Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-01
DEFEAT STARES
REPUBLICANS
Leaders Concade the County
to the Democrats.
Inner Circles of the Machine
Have Abandoned All Hope
of EIecting Their Candi-
dates Next TUESDAY,.


Defeat, hopeless defeat, stares the
leaders of the Republican machine in
Luzerne county, and the word has gone
out from Republican headquarters that
each candidate on the machine made
ticket is to do what he pleases to save
himself
In making this statement the Tribune
is not giving publicity t. any expression
Of opinion from some Of the candidates
opponents to whom the wish would be
father to the thought. We give it as
an actual fact-a matter OF news-after
having had it verified through sources
which permit of no further doubt Of its
reliability.
In the inner circles OF Luzerne Re-
publicans three OF the county candl-
dates are considered hopelessly defeated
These men are Mayor Nichols. candi-
date for Judge; Arthur Dick. candidate
for controller, and Jonathan Davis, can
didate for sheriff.
In the eyes Of the leaders the battle to
be fought next Tuesday is over, so far
as these men are concerned, and the
formality of rolling up and counting the
majorties recorded against them Is now
only detail which the election officers
will perform.
The Republican leaders will not admit
the defeat of Messrs. Holcomb and
Biehl as they hold in their sleeves a
''last card" which they propose playing
in the interest of these two on Monday
evening and Tuesday morning.
This winning card" as they term it,
is one Of the oldtme roorbacks which
none but the INSCRIPTIONS men who are
backing Holcomb and Biehl would stoop
to make use Of, but, unless their man
hood soon obtains control of their iudg-
ment, they propose to play the game to
the end, foolishly hugging the delusion
that their schemes are fostered in secret
and unknown to the Democrats and in
dependent Republicans.
However, the Democrats are ready to
meet any move which the Luzerne
machine dare make, and are prepared
to counteract any reaction which "last
cards" might produce.
Through their literary bureau at the
county seat, the county committee is
endeavorng to bolster up courage
among the thick and-thin party men,
in the hope that something may yet
happen to alter the present condition of
affairs. Their desperation is shown in
the character Of the matter their organs
are asked to publish. Feeling that the
fusion movement has sounded the death.
knell of the state machine, they are
ready to sacrifice all else to save the
county nominees from the onslaughts
of an outraged public.
Among the Democrats who are ac-
quainted with political conditions this
year there is a feeling of confidence
which is founded on bedrock estimates
Private assurances from men who stand
high in Republican circles and who here
tofore have been the obedient servants
of the courthouse clique give sufficient
evidence of the trend Of public sent-
ment to show that one of the greatest
revots in the history of the county is
due on Tuesday.
The Fusion candidates on the state
ticket, Messrs. Coray and Yerkes, are
counted upon to sweep Luzerne by at
least 5000 majority. Some of their sup
porters claim that 10000 is more
rightful figure to give them.
On the county ticket it is IL question
whether Freas for judge or Mclean for
controller will lead. There is friend
ly rivalry among them to see which can
give his opponent the greater defeat.
Jocobs for sheriff will surprise the
county and may lead all his colleagues.
He will at least 90 into office with the
largest majority given sheriff in recent
years.
Barrett for recorder and DR.. Berge
for coroner are safe beyond all doubt,
in spite of the nefarious schemes which
are being hatchcd to injure them on
the eve of election. Both of their OPP
ponents are pets of the Quay contingent
in this county, and the gang" has int-
mated that their nominees will be elect
ed ii vote-buying, vote-stealng, trading
and lying can accomplish their object.
ANDREW NJ. FREAs.
OF all the members Of the LuZerne
county bar no man is better fitted for
the Office of orphans court Judge than
Andrew M. Freas. He is IN the prime