The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-12-23
POLITICAL POINTS.

a. d. Gable has been mentioned AS a candi
date for School Director iu the Fourth wnrd
shenandoah will certainly secure A plgc,
on The Republican county ticket next fall
Foor Director or Jury Commissioner seems .,
be about our size.
lhefe IS strong opposition to the reappoint
ment OF the present clerk at the Almsbouse
Among the political announcements in TO-
days HERALD will be found the card of
| Frank b Williams, who seeks the nomtna.
tion LOT Chief Burgess, subject to the rules OF
the Citizens party. Mr Williams is At pres.
ent - member Of the local oorps of publir
school teachers, has always evinced An inter.
est in che Affairs Of local government and IA
young man Of many qualifications. His
friends are already active in his support in
every ward in the town. Mr. Williams is a
son Of ex-Chief Burgess Daniel Williams
Senator 3. A. Losch, who has been Al "A
Fhiiadeiphia hospital and at Atlantic CITY
Tor the past three or four months, returned
to his home in Schuylkill Haven greatly i'm.
proved in health. His many friends through.
out the county hope for his permanent re-
covery.
Says the Tamaqus Courier: Although il
is stated that a strenuous effort will be made
TO elect maohiue-pledged candidates for the
Legislature from the Schuylkill county DIS.
tricts next year the futility of such an At.
tempt becomes obvious when il is known
that all the Republican newspapers In SchuyI.
Kill county Of any importance and power
are anti-Qusy in sentiment The Republican
Miners Journal, Shenandoah HERALD and
the Courier, the leading Republican news
papers of the county, are all clamoring for
pure politics and the dethronement of ma.
chine rule"
The contest for Chief Burgess. so far As
the Democratic nomination is concerned
looks favorable for Michael Durkin. His
friends say he will carry three of the wards
and when they make that prediction tbey
appear very confident Mr.. Durkin is
young man who is a faithful party worker
has many warm personal and political friends
Michael Graham, one of the old wheel.
horses of the Republican party in this town.
announces in to'day's HERALD his candidacy
tor the nomination Of Chief Burgess by the
Citizens party voters Mr.. Graham is a large
property owner has been prominently identi-
ned with every progressive movement in the
interest of the local government, aud as the
borough's chief executive would no doubt
naugurate many desirable reforms in that
department. The town has been sadly in
need OF Chief Burgess who would enforce
the borough ordinances, without discrimina
ton, and the friends of MIR. Graham say he
would be the right man in the right place.
J. Harry Filbert has been selected as Mer-
camille Appraiser by the County Commis,
sioners. This is his second term. and the
position pays about 81 500.
Representative Evan Grifiths, of Nah.
anoy City, is again candidate for the Legis.
lature' William Calvin, of town, is another
Democrat who would appreciate the prefix
Hon" to his name.
What Will the Poor Directors give Shenan-
doah is question just now worrying the
local Democrats,
The mention of Frank Schmidt's name in
connection with the Citizens nomination for
Tax Receiver is not fsvoraby received by
the Democrats. The reason is plain-his
nomination would mean his election.