Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-01
COUNTY POLITICS.
Two Calls ON tho Investigating Committee
to ReAsSemDl0.

Two Calls On tho investigating Committee
to Resssemble.
"Jake'' Halbach and "Larry" Burns,
both late Of the city water department.,
and members Of the Republican returning
board investigating committee, give notice
that twenty five Republican voters of Lam
caster county having made affidavit, ac-
cOrding to the rules of the party, that they
believe there were sufficient frauds ut tho
late primary election to change the result
in tho vote fer prothonotary declared ut
the meeting of return judges, the commit
tee Of investigation is hereby called upon
to recOnvcne, to hear all evidence that may
be presented, on Saturday, the fourth day
Of June, 1881, at 10 o'clock a. M, at Grant
hal in the city Of Lancaster"
Samuel Evans, esq.,. the "bOb-taiP'
secretary Of the committee, makes similar
announcement.
Samuel Pool, who ran for judge of the
First ward election on behalf of the Sem
senig party, has been somewhat tarlily
telling the New Era how he was scoOped
by the Hiestand- Muhlenberg party "We
(thc refOrmcrs) had q clear majority of
ten, but, before the organization (which
was put Oft until the bulldOzers and re-
peaters arrived), DR.. Hen. Muhlenberg
approached me and offered me $s5 if 1
would withdraw as = candidate for
judge, promising me, in addition,
that l should be first inspector.
l Indignantly rejecte1 the proposition,
which implied, further, That Twas to with
draw in Bill Boards favor. At ten min
utes past three o'clock the vote was taken
and tho Blossom Bricks each held up two
hands, and both hands for each were
counted. Two policemen, who were held
in readiness, were called in by Johnny
Martin, of the Relay house, who said he
owned tho house and wanted it cleared of
tho gang as he called it. The gang
consisted Of the Reformers, who were un-
tremendously elected"
The NcW Era gives notice to Hiestand
and his people that they can get into the
Reform congregation on probation
whenever any or all Of them give pub
lie assurance that they will reform those
methods the NeW Era will he ready to sink
all past differences and accept their CO.
operation"
DemOcatic County Convention.
Columbia Herald.
In response to number OF inquiries the
1NTELLIGENCER, speaking for the chair
man of the county committee says that no
convention to nominate q county ticket
will be called until after the state ccn-
tral committee meets and fixes
time for the state convention. That
is right. There can be no good rea-
son for holding two county cOnven.
tiOns, and the later the convention can
he held the better. 1t will be time enough
in September to nominate county ticket,
and at the same convention delegates to
state convention can be elected, for we do
not believe that the Democratic state con.
ventiOn will he be held before tho last week
in that month.
The Start Of tho knights Templar.
This morning Lancaster COmmandery
No. 13 Knights Templar started for Scran-
ton to attend tho annual state conclave,
which is to be held there. Tho command
cry met at their asylum shortly before 10
o clock and headed by tho Keystone band,
they marched to tho Pennsylvania depot,
where they boarded two special cars,
which were attached to the 1910 train.
The band did not accompany them, as
band from Pittston has been secured by
them to play while they are in Scranton.
They will return Oh Friday evening at G:25
when they will he met at the depot by the
Knights who remained here and the Key