The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-22

The fugitive reached the New York State
side and was half way up the mountain be-
fore he was caught. 4 boatman stopped
him. lie was handed over to his pursuers
They tied his feet and hands, and carried him
back TO Pennsylvania, threw him in the wag-
on, and started for Milford They reached
that place in the middle of the night. They
drove diIcct to the jail. Il took them an hour
to arouse the jaior. When he appeared they
went to take their prisoner out Of the wagon
lie wasn't there. Their empty whisky bot
tie was all the wagon contained. They drove
to a hotel and went to bed. 1t was learned
next day that the prisoner had managed to
free himself before they were within fifteen
miles of Milford, and had taken to the woods
at once unknown to his captors. This cpl
sodc worked against the candidate. IIecame
in fourth in the race He disappeared soon
afterward. His accounts as County Treasu-
Ter We're $4,000 short-neary the entire
amount OF the countys yearly taxes. lie
has never been heard OF since
TIE PLUCKY STAN CHOSEN.
The Republican candidate Tor County
Treasurer thought I've had a sure thing OF it
that year. He was r Presbyterian deacon,
and had never been in politics. As the Office
OF Treasurer had been managed, it was worth
s., 600 a year. 10 make political capital one
Democratic candidate announced that he
would perform the duties of the Office for
$500 a year. All the other Democrats but
one pledged themselves to do the same. The
one excepted said plumply that if elected he
expected to take all the Office was worth.
The Republican, to make assurance dOuby
sure, announced that if he was elected he
would do the work for $3.50 a year. When
the votes were counted the candidate who
had avowed that he was going for all the Of
flee was worth was elected by 4 large major
ity. The Republican candidate and cham
pi0n of the strictest economy had less than a
hundred votes in the county. But Oliver
Gresham, the Republican candidate for
County Commissioner, was reelected. 4
Republican had been elected the year before
as Associate Judge Of the county, and tliro'
Democratic disscnsion, the President Judge
was Republican.
These things began seriously to alarm tire
Democrats. few months ago the only re-
manning Democratic Judge on tie county
bench died. Gov. Hoyt at once appointed
Republican to fill the vacancy, and the iu-
dicial machinery Of the banner Democratic
county of the State was a unit against that
party. Alarmed for the future, the Demo
cratic leaders hit upon plan to save them
I selves in the important local election Of 1880
and for all time The old time custom OF an
undiscipliucd field Of candidates against one
OF the opposite side would no longer do. The
plan adopted at a county convention in May
last did not, however, deny TO Democrats the
time-honored privilege OF appearing in force
before 5heir fellow citizens as OF old. The
danger ef the system was to be plucked from
it by the fact that this style Of election was
only 20 give the party an opportunity to
choose from those who appeared for is suf-
fraucs, one FOR each Office to bc filed. and
to hc voted for at the regular election in
November Ths new 'rues" simply pro
vided for a primary election ut which the
candidates should be voted FOR direct, those
elected to bc called the regular nominees of
the party. Politicians OF the old school de
clarcd tie thing wouldn't work. for the pri
mary election would make one or more OF the
unsuccessful candidates mad, and they woul5
run anyhow. But the rules were adopted
and the announcements of the candidates il
the Milford D5spatc', this fall bad to b,
changed i'm phraseolocy for the first time since
Jackson administration. The provision
subject to the new rules adopted by th
Democratic County Convention" was addc'
? this time n pledge.
q Under these rules two Dem0cTats-one tn
present incumbent, Carlton A. Smith OF Mi
{ ford, who was elected in 1875 by the niReteeI
{ foolish Republicans, and Judge WcstfaH o
= I.ackawaxen-came ont for Representative
T. Seven others were willing to discharge th
= duties OF the Sherif's Office with fidelity.
T Ono Of these had been candidate for Sherii
= since 1854, always unsUecessfuiiy- Anon
/, his opponents this year were his two cousins
| who are brothers. Only two Democrat
e wanted to be Associate Judge, E J. Bake
a and Dr. John Sehimmel, both OF Milford.
c Il was supposed that the issue i'm the ear
e vass for Representative and Judge would b
d the Pike county game law. Two or thre
r Years ago a game protective association Wa
II formed in Milford l. J. Baker was lea'
o ing spirit in the much-needcd organization
!. Through MS efforts and those of others
II very rigid game law was passed for PHI
1t county, restricting fishing ard hunting to
> great extent, and furnishing infractions wit
Is great severity. This law set very close to
is large portion of Pike county's voting pop
n Iation, and the members of the game assoc
81 alton became extremely unpopular wit
ID them. Carlton Smith, when he went to q
q Legislature in 1878, voted fors measure mo
" flying greatly the provision OF the law. Co
ie sequentIy it was supposed that this Won
II carry him through again this year, and tn
u Bakers connection with the matter won
III swamp" him. But the cccentricities OF Il
IL Pike county voters pass all understandin
II. Baker was declared the nominee of the p'
lie ty for Judge by majority of over 6oo, al
or Smith was defeated by nearly one hundred
-c- SIX POUNDS or PORK AND = PAIR OF Owe
on ALLs.
e, And now the prophecies OF the old-ti'
eT Pike county politicians arc made good
to Smith will not abide the result Of the prin
IN ~ election, notwithstanding his acceptan
81. OF the new rule. and IS out as stump CO
he didate against Judge WestfalI- The prin
nd ~ was not a satisfactory arbitrament 70
he ses Detrick, one Of the candidates for 81
tn iff-who is a brother, by the way, OF the
in Publican candidate for County Treasurer
Ger 1875, whom the people rejected at $3.50 a J
tic and be announced himself an oppon
me of the regular candidate, j. wilson Van
,ei- den. The lattcr's brother, who was eal
Ia date at the pri. airy, intends also TO con
ue- again on the stump, it is said. Smith
ork Detriek alcce fraud and bribery at the 2
IND rs their reason for taking the stump. \,
a a is openly charged ON the street now that
the election day ono OF them had posted al
1au tho polling place in Dingman township