The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-01-27
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having voted last winter against the
Matroi olitan Police bill, was threaten
ed with death by Philadelphia
roughs, and ofcourse they were anxious
that some other man should come from
this District, as they expected TO bring
up the same bill this winter. And Mr..
Cessna having promised, il is alleged,
to give an appointment under the Rev
enue, to a franklin County man he
was desirous of getting Mr.. Stutzman
off the track, and Mr.. Scull on, so that
an appointment could be made for
Franklin County. And Mr.. Russell of
Bedford had probably an interest in
the matter, which caused him to take
the part he did at Bedford at the pub
lie meeting, against StutZman.
John Cessna having been fairly de-
feated, in his choice in the Conference,
determined to force the regular nomi-
nee off the track, and put on man
who would answer his purpose. He
had proposed the name OF Mr. Scull
during the Conference, and the same
reason was given by his friends that he
himself had given before the pri+
mary election, why he did not want
the nomination. Namely: That it
would not pay him, to give up an
office which he held for four years, and
probably for eight years, which paid
him a salary of about $4,000 year, for
one that would pay only 81 600 year,
for three years, and would have to pay
about 81 900 for expenses during the
compaign. But this was no obstacle
in John Cessna'S way. Was not John
CovOde, his friend, for whom he hsd
made an Infamous report in Congress,
Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee? And did he not have control
of the campaign money? Anyhow,
Mr.. Cessna showed a letter from Co
vCde, or dispatch, requesting him,
Stutzman and Scull to come to Phila-
delphia, To six" up the matter. They
went, aud when they came home, Mr..
StutZman withdrew, and Scull'S name
was substituted. Mr.. Stutzman's eA-
pensts were paid, we were informed
but whether Mr.. Scull received enough
to balance his loss or not we don't
know. OF course il was nothing to
Mr.. Cessna, this little arrangement
So outrageous was this proceeding that
the honest voters of Somerset County
utterly refused to vote for Mr.. Scull.
They knew it was a trick of John
Cessna's, and that Mr.. Scull and StutZ-
man had been duped. 1t was for this
reason, and no other, that Mr.. Scull
was not elected for it is not contended
that he had majority of votes cast.
Mr.. Cessna tried to explain Sculfs de-
feat, by ascribing it to some oil specu-
latiOns, and because Stutzman had
helped to defeat scull but this is not so,
as he well knows. Mr.. Stutzman rode
day and night after his return, urging
his party to support Scuil.
If Mr.. StutZman was an Objectionable
candidate, and the nomination was to
60 to Somerset County, it should have
been given to Mr.. Schrock, as he was
next on the list at the primary meet
ings held.
When the Legislature met, John
Cessna, was at Harrisburg manipula-
ting the affair, and we may say, that
had he not been so justly loathed and
contemned by honest members, Mr.
Scull would have probably received
his seat. But any mans connection
with JOnn Cessna, politically. will
surely politically damn him.
We believe Mr., Cessna is responsible
for the defeat O. the District, and we
believe that he has also defeated him
self for denomination for Congress.
We advised him some time ago that if
he wanted denomination, he should
attend to his Congressional duties, and
not engage so assiduously in fixing up
the District for denomination.
We have now given the facts ia this
case and leave the people to judge who
Is responsible for our defeat.