Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-10-26

eu upon /. FREDERICK ROthermel,
who was personally unobjection-
able, and who is now in good stand
ing and repute in the regular Re-
publican organization. The rela-
tions between Mr.. Wanamaker and
Mr.. Rothermel were suddenly ter
minated because Mr.. Rothermel.
wishing to pay a pretty compli-
ment to his close friend and loyal
supported, Norris S. Barratt, went
to the judicial convention that
nominated Judge Barratt, who had
been appointed to succeed Judge
Pennypacker, for the full term he
is now serving. Being of the most
conspicuous of the many great law
yers sitting in that convention,
Mr.. Rothermel was called upon to
preside. 1t must be quite well un-
derstood that there was no politics
in this convention. The only can
didate before the convention was
already upon the bench, and his
nomination was a mere matter of
form, just as was the recent nomi-
nation of Judge Biddle, who is not
even known as a candidate before
the people at the coming election.
All the parties in interest have
long since agreed that a sitting
Judge shall be renominated as long
as his conduct on the bench shall
be above public criticism. Mr..
Rothermel, still having in mind
his desire to personally felicitate
his near and dear friend Judge
Barrat, presided over the conven-
ton with becoming dignity, and
left the hall with the plaudits of
the delegates still ringing in his
ears. When he reached his pri-
vate office he received a TRADE of
abuse from John Wanamaker, who
presumed to criticize his actions
Mr.. Rothermel at once submitted
his bill "for professional services to
date, and there and then ended
the relationship between John
Wanamaker and p. Frederick
Rothermel. This circumstance re-
calls the fact that it was John
Wanamaker who financed the
Union party fight againt John
Weaver, who, at the time was the
regular Republican nominee for
district attorney against Mr.. Roth
ermel. who was Nh. Wanamakers
personal candidate. When Mr.
Rothermel declined to further serve
him, Mr.. Wanamakor sought new
counsel, and strangely enough sell
ected the celebrated and capable
law firm of Weaver & Drake. The
Mr.. Weaver in this firm is none
other thansthe mayor Of Philadel-
phia, who was elected district at
torney, according to this same John
Wanamaker, "by the most corrupt
and criminal methods ever employ
ed to debauch the ballot" A
mere tyro in politics can see the
farsight of John Wanamaker in
this election.
Be it known that John Weaver
was mayor of Philadelphia when
the selection was made.
THE CHAIN OF NEWSPAPERS.
The Wanamaker chain of news
papers is notorious. He controls
directly and all the time every line
that appears in either the "Record"
or the "North American" By
patronage he has more or less po-
tent voice in the editing of the
"Press" and the telegraph"
Through the North American"
he uses a large number of newspap-
ers in all parts of the State. To
accomplish this d news syndicate
was organized not unlike the AS
sociate Press in it's plan, but, for
political purposes only, restricted
in this State. News other than
political is huckstered all over the
country by this agency, which is
directly and always controlled by