The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-10-28
NO NOMINATION YET.
The judicial Conference Is Stul In
Session.


Session.
The Judicial Conference has draeeet
through another weary week Of balIotins
without producing nominee. At wedness
day evenings session Mr. Longenecker sub
raitied = resolution. Offering 70 let the mat
ter Of nomination to the Republican mem.
bers Of the bars Of Bedford and Somersei
counfies-
This. Mr.. Longenecker said. would be bis
final proposition.
L Was promptly rejected by Mr.. KOossr-
on the ground that the candidates had no
right to delegate such power 70 the Repub-
lean members Of their profession in the two
COUNTIES, and for the further reason ths. a
nomination 50 made must prove disastrous
to the party accepting H.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Jonsenecker's dec
laration that be hAd submitted bis final
proposition 70 the conferences. al Thursday
evenings ssz.icn one of his eOnferees, Hon
Scott Mullen. offered the following
WHEREAS. Il is now too Iate to hold pri-
mary election throughout the district on the
question,
Resogusd That the nomination Of a candi-
date for the president iudg.hip be referred %
a joint convention OF the two Republican
county committees Of Bedford and Somerset
counties, 10 be assembled BY the chairmsn
thereof at once 81 HyEdmsn or other con-
veaienI place
This proposition was also rejected By Mr..
Koo.ers conferees for the following reasons,
accompanied by an offer on their part.
To the C0aferecs from Bedford County.
GESILENES in voting against the reso-
luton 20 refer the nomination OF candidate
for The president. judgship 70 the county
committees Of Bedford and Somerset corn
ties TO be assembled in joint convention, We
desire 10 say that, like Senator Lonsenecker's
first proposition. il i unfair and without
authority. Senator LOngeneeker has for
several yesrs Al least been chairman Of the
Bedford county COMMITTEES, and one of bis
cOnferreeS now is its chairman. Mr.. KOoser
has not been connected with the committee
Of Somerset county for a number Of years,
and probahly does not know who constitutes
IL Besides. the committee of Somerset
county. and we do not know the rules Of
Bedford county, was not vested with such
power nor chosen for such purpose.
The resolution seems to be based upon the
several propositiOns-thatt the proprietOTship
of the right of nomination Belongs 10 the
candidates. and that they may dicker in il
Is they ike; that the candidates can erect
some tribunal outside Of this conference and
outside Of the party rules which they the
candidates) can invest with power 10 bestOE
a Nomination. We believe that all the
members of both committees could not be
brought together and that II wOuid be quite
Ig Ia ks.HN Il
you well know, Somerset county, which
holds the heavy majority Of the district, has
never had = Republicans candidate for Judge
since the organization Of the party. and this
fact we and the voters OF or county think
should control, aud have confidently ex-
pscted would control the s~tion OF this con-
ference without either the trouble or expense
OF = primary election.
IL however. you refuse 10 be governed by
this plain, just and unanswera5le argument.
then We have this one suggestion to make
We viii agree to submit % the party voters
Of both counties 10 decide whether Mr
KOoser or Mr.. Longsnecker shall be the can
did4te; the election 10 be held not later than
Wednesiay the 18th inst: each candidate
70 pay one-hslf the total expense. This viii
Al least have the merit Of giving the voters
an opportunity 10 express their wishes in 4
matter peculiarly their own, and besides viii
be free from chance
". II. SGNSER,
lsAfAH GOoD,
Somerset. Pa, Oct - HM. BEEKLEr.
Senator Longenecker asked for time 70
consider Mr.. Kooser's offer, and at l. O'Clock
Thursday night accep,e1 il Internationally. /
An appeal to the people Is unqusstioaA5ly
a proper way Of solving the question, and
Of giving the party 3 eazdilats, bat the
chsirmen Of the Republican county com
mittees Of the two counties. to whom the /
praeticzbiliiy Of holding s primary elsotiOn
was submitted, promptly agreed that il was
and made the following report /
to the conference
WHEREAS, NJ KO0ser's cOnferees offered |
10 the conference the proposition that the /
question Of whether Mr.. LOngenecker or Mr. /
ko0ser be the nominee for Judge Of this /
district be submitted TO the party voters Of /
both Bedford and Somerset COUNTIES 70 de- /
eide at a primary election 10 be held not Ia 1
ter than Wednesday, the 2sfh inst. which |
proposition Senator Longenecker accepted
and. whereas, the conference has submitted /
10 rs the cbairmen Of the Republican couu-
" committees Of said counties. the question 1
of said election snd its details, We desire 70 /
report 10 the conference that in our judg- !
ment, and upon sdvics taken, such cleo |
ton would not be beneficial in its results |
and az this stage Of the campaign IS not de- |
sirable.
The chairman OF the county committees
upon whom the labor Of arranging for phi |
msry would have fallen, are undoubtedly |
correct in the position taken by them
It would have been utterly impossible 70 |
have polled exceeding one fourth fthe Re
publican votes in either Of the COUNTIES on |
such short notice and even had the primary |
been deenld f.ssibie it is not probable |
that the votes oAs,-three fOuTths Of which |
would have been polled in the boroughs-
could have been taken Is an expression Of !
the party in either county.
The conference adjourned Friday after |
noon to meet al Hyndmsn, Bedford county,
Monday, where balloting has been contin- |
ued up until the hour Of going TO press,
Tuesday evening.