The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-03-30

NJ. Hicks 10 be candidate in this county
raised, then why did Mr. Harrison say that
Mr. Hicks was announced in Cambria coun-
ty, which statement, by the way, hsYe since
learned to be false, as the lime for the Cam
bria county primaries has no; been announc-
ed and their convention will not be held till
some time in June The allegation thar I
tried TO avoid Mr.. Harrison is 50 childish as
10 scarcely call for q denial. was in nv
Office almost continuously from o'clock
till after eleven OF the night of the last day
for handingin announcements. / was not
absent from it to exceed fifteen minutes at
any one time and stayed there nuch later
than is my custom for the reason that l
Knew an effort was being made to get out
another candidate for Congress and that
there was also talk of candidates being an
nounee for the Legislature. in opposition to
Messrs. Miller and Weller, and also for
delegates TO the Stste Convention. II was
between half past ten and eleven O'Clock
when Mr.. Harrison came into my Office and
the conversation between us occurred sub
siantially as you have reported it. There
was no telegram or anything else shown me
to indicate that Mr.. Harrison had authority
from Mr. Hicks, nor would it have made any
difference He did not even seem to know
Mr.. Hicks name be said John Hicks and
| have since learned his name is Josiah. !
have never hada word or line from Mr.
Hicks in regard to the matter and have no
knowledge save what Mr.. Harrison told me,
that he had any knowledge of the effort
made TO announce him or that he ever con-
templated being candidate in our county.
In company with John r. Scott Esq call
ed at Mr.. HarrisOn's bank Monday noon,
when he showed Us telegram signed, 81.
d. Hicks The telegram showed Us differ
ed materially from the one Published by Mr.
Harrison. The one shown US to the best Of
my recollection, read as follows:
ALTOONA Pa. s-la
Received a. 10 ,. m.
t. e J. HarIfs0a, Seiaersst, Pa
Urge Kooeer all you can 70 run. II he won't
IDHieks
have since spoken to Mr. Scott and he is
positive that the telegram shown US was
substantially as have quoted it, As TO what
occurred at my Office Tuesday evening,
when proffered Mr.. Harris on his check,
the statement published is entirely untrue
as Mr.. Harrison well knows"
The above statement by Mr.. Biesecker
fairly raises question of veracity between
him and NJ. Harrison.
Thus, Mr.. Harrison causes to be published
in his organ the following: "On Saturday
afternoon last the following telegram was
received:
To C. }. Hsrrisors, Somers,t, Pa.
Urge KOoser all you can II be will not, you
have authority 10 announce my candidacy;
He afterwards shows Messrs. Biesecker
and Scott an entirely different telegram, but
both show that they we're received in SOM
erset after O'Clock at night and not in the
afternoon. Again Mr.. Harrison tried to in
duee Mr.. Biesecker to announce Mr.. Hicks
by saying that he Hicks bad announced in
Cambria county. when in truth and in fact
he had not done so. ''Faiats ia laO, f;ILals IN
oln,,ib,s,n IS the ancient Latin maxim.
False in one false in all things Or, in
other words, if Mr. Harrison deliberately fal-
siiied in these two instances, is it not fair
presumption that his entire statement is
false.
lNOTE.-Mr. Harrison showed a copy of the tel
egram he caused to be published TO the Editor OF
the HERALD and Il was marked - Received a.
Somerset March ls, 40 P. Nj
Suppose Mr. Harrison, or any one else for
that matter. had called up n Chairman Bic
seeker with telegram from 'Mr, Barnes, of
New York, or, from " Mr. Potter. of Tex
as" or, from /" Mr.. German, Of Maryland"
or, from General CofIroth, Of Somerset -
reading as follows: Urge Kooser all you
can; if he will not, you have authority to
announce my candidacy. would the chair
man have been justified in announcing as
candidate for Congress the name ofthe party
signing the telegram? Certainly not