The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-27


smell" No offense, Doctor but, as
the BOYS say. it has been "chawed
over in this town by small bevy
of politicians for some time past,
and coming to US now, by way OF
Meyersdale, it looks as if somebody's
heifer was being ploughed with.
'Tis not many moons since, that
our friends at Meyersdale came over
here in force, intent on capturing
mass meeting called to elect Chair
man, a row ensued, riot was i'm
minent, and solely with the intent
of avoiding future troubles. mass
meetings for business purposes were
abolished, aud by vote of the party
the rules were amended, and the
County Committee empowered there
after to select its own Chairman.
Moreover the rules cannot be amen
ded in mass meetings, but only by
the County Committee and submit
ted to the voters for approval or re-
lection at the primary election. (See
Rule 49, As TO the Republican
papers of the county taking the
responsibility of calling a mass
meeting" why, my dear Doctor, the
first question that would have to be
determined would be, which are the
Republican papers and therein is
the material for endless discussion.
Besides this probable trouble at the
starting point, the HERALD don't
want to play "Boss." Our multi
tude of friends at Meyersdale have
on several noted occasions given
striking evidence of their apprecia-
ton of our counsels, and would
doubtless follow our lead, but then,
with humiliation we admit it, there
be eminent politicians in this village,
whose sight has been SO preternat-
urally sharpened by peering into po-
lltical gimlet holes, that were the
HERALD to meekly intimate that
two and two make four, would turn
the proposition over and over, up
side down, inside out, and then de-
terminedly reject it, as containing
some occult and dangerous device,
not now discoverable, but presently
to be exploded to the injury of the
party. Then again, suppose a meet
ing was called and a Chairman cleo
ted, who will guarantee that the
"darned thing will stick % Some
people have gone so far as to prac-
ticallv insist that nominations do
not nominate" and your man, or
our man, or somebody else's man
not being nominated, straightway
the howl would 90 up, who gave the
HERALD power to call the meeting?
1t is not so nominated IN the rules,
&c, &c. See!
Now, let Us look at TIE proposition
in another light. 1t will be admit
ted without dispute. we assume, that
the rules provide for a primary cleo
ton at a date fixed by them, when
and where committeeman can be
elected, who will afterwards elect
their own Chairman and take charge
OF The coming campaign. But says
the Doctor, who shall receive the
fees OF candidates at the coming pri-
mary seems to be the difficulty"
To us there seems to be no trouble in
this. Let candidates deposit their
assessments ia the Somerset Count 4
bank, subject to the draft of the new
Chairman when elected, and the
funds will be on hand when needed. |
But there is one Difficult lty, and one
only. that has apparently escaped
our friend There must he some
body to see that the tickets and |
blanks are printed and distributed 1
so as to be on hand on election day. I
This would be the sole duty a Chair
man would have to perform, if one
was elected. Now, suppose-and
We merely suggest it without con-
sultiGg any of the gentlemen named
that, instead of calling a meeting
outside the party rules, and running
the risk of further strife in irving to
elect Chairman, ex-Chairman Kel-
Ter, or Pile, or 0gle, or Scott, or any
other gentleman familiar with the
work, be invited to discharge this
sole duty. What the objection? Or,
suppose when the spring time
comes, gentle Annie" the gentlemen
to be candidates-and
they are really the only ones inter-
ested-meet in Somerset and agree
upon some one to discharge the sole
requirements of holding the funds !
and procuring and distributing the {
tickets and blanks. What the OBJ
ection?
We merely make these sugges- ,
ions, are not welded to them, and {
ire willing personally to accede to
my other and better one. But we {
10 deprecate the Unauthorized call
ng OF a mass meeting, with its vide ,
loors for present and future bicker- I