Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-04

Becoming More Strongly
Democratic.
The following is another chapter from
the Pittsburgh Chronicle TelegrapHs de-
scription of the great political fraud per-
petrated in this county in the interests of
Delamater. 1t shows the methods used
to defraud the honest people and glorify
the tricky politicians. 1t is fearful and
terrible story, and shows a state of things
that is dangerous and demoralizing.
The following are the details
PECULIAR CASE.
CaTrolltown borough-This was a Pc
culiar case. Chairman Barker wrote to
Peter Campbell, fair-minded, honest
man, and asked him who was to be the
delegate from the borough. Campbell,
in reply, said he would probably come
himself, and declared he was for Hast
lngs. The Barker crowd evidently
thought it well to have some Hastings
men in the convention for they did not
oppose him. He went up to the conven.
tion and was quiet until Davis sprung
his resolution. This he said was taking
snap judgment, was unfair and did not
represent the feelings of the people.
When it came to vote he cast the two
votes of the borough against the resolu-
tion. He was always friend of Barker
and his gang and they got the Carroll
town postolice for him, but he declared
he could not swallow such dose as they
were giving tht convention and he was
the only ofliceholder or candidate who
took this manly course. Trained in the
Barker school he made out his own Gre
dentials.
Carroll township held sort of sug-
gestion meeting at which it was agreed
to send Vincent Reig and Thomas B.
Davis to the convention, they having
been both appealed to by Barker, James
and Tom Davis tJackson) There were
no election officers sworn, no formal
voting, and two unauthorized persons
signed the credentials.
Clearfield township-Terance Delozier,
at the written desire of Chairman Bar
ker, made out his own credentials, with
out taking a single vote, and cast two
ballots for the Andrews-D -Delamater set
up.
Coopersdale borough--Acting under
Chairman Barker's direction, Clerk
Loughry voted twice for his borough
having made out his own papers, there
being no primaries.
Croyle township-No primaries, no
votes, nothing but two sef-constituted
delegates named John Wendroth and
Aaron Sherbine.
Dean township-There was nothing
which savored of an election here. Henry
Marlitt made out his certificate and voted
twice for Andrews, Delamater s. Co He
was trusted lieutenant, for through the
influence of the Barker crowd he was
made paster and folder in the last legis.
lature. He, no doubt, had met" An.
drews and Delamater more than once.
IN BARKER's HOME.
Ebensburg, East ward-Not even in the |
home of Chairman Barker did Andrews /
hired men pretend to give the Republican |
voters chance to express their opinions. |
Primaries Not much. Election board |
Certainly not. Wha Is the use The
oath? Bah Oaths are all non.
sense. When the time came on Monday
Thomas ID. Evans and William
Jones, two trusty henchmen of Bar
ker, went to Ed. James drug store and
made out their credentials. Not vote
was cast for them, not even the skeleton
If an election was held.
Ebensburg, West ward-This is the per
onal property of Tom Davis (Jack-
on.) He does not care for elections un-
ess there are opportunities therein-Con-
,ressional election preferred. When the
anitor of the building ordinarily used for
lection offered to start fire and get the
'lace ready on Saturday afternoon for a
ollar, Andrews worthy representative
eplied that there was no need of the room
s there would be no election. The papers
fThomas Davis and T, NJ. Richards were
lso fixed up bv themselves in james
rug store, and somebody signed them as
ldge and inspector. Perhaps Barker
'as one. Nobody outside the guilty ones
now this point, and nobody ever will.
lst think of it In the two wards of
which cast 1877 votes for ]
oyer in November, 1889, and 1866 for
yers for Poor House Director, who led ]
le county ticket in that town, not soil |
ry vote was given at the January pri- ]
aries under the Andrews-D -Delamater- i
arker-Davis management. s
Franklin borough was represented by Y
single man-John b, Murphy, ex-con- b
able. He wrote himself into two votes v
T the Andrews-Delamate scheme with v
n M nariac T.