The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-07-20
The Pittsburgh Times Sample EIec-
ton in Somerset

ton in Somerset.
The Pittsburg TTmes sample election sg-
gregaiion, consisting oftvo yoang men car
rying all the paraphanalia Necessary to hold
an election under the rules laid down by the
Baker Ballot lAw, arrived in town on the
noon train wednesday and pitched their
tent in the Court House hall. Representa-
tiyes Of number ofthe election boards in
the county attended the sample election and
we're g-eatly benefited by the instruction re-
ceived. About one-third ofthe voting pOpu-
Iatiou Of the town east their ballots during
the afternoon. It is only the fellows who
want 10 vote scratched tickets who viii
experience any dinicuIty in making up their
ballots.
Following Is what the T7nsss' representa-
tive lelegraphed ais paper concerning the
election held here
If the people Of Somerset county do not
all make whisky lawfully, they ought hence
forth 70 know how 70 hold lawful elections
under the Baker Ballot act Representatives
from election boards al over the county at
tended The Times sample election which was
he'd in the court house here to-day. Even
ths famous moOushine district was repre-
senied- No greater interest wzs displayed
anywhere that these elections have been held
than vas shown here to-day BY the members
Of tha several election boards
a large crowd Of people were collected in
front Of the c0urt house a1xiOusly waiting
for tie polls 70 open, and when tie election
commenced thsy all seemed 70 want 10 vote
AZ once During the lrst hour fully one
third or the entire vote Of the day was poll
81. This-the highest county seat IN the
State-seefns 70 be the great watch tower OF
the Republican party, as the count showed
that tie Republican voters outuumbered the
Democrats nearly four 70 one
Adam Fogle, Of Salisbury; John Bieseck-
er. Of Jenner township; G. N. Shaver of
Somerset township; J. D. Swsnk, Of 6Omer-
set, and Robert Cochran, Of Elklick town
ship. composed the local election board.
The three County CommisSiOners-W. r.
Uhi. :. L Shober and G. N. Kimmel-
watched the election with great interest and
are now prepared 70 arrange the election
looms in the several districts in the county
in strict accordance with the Law.
= u. Miller, q member OF tie Legislature
from this county. was one Of the first 20 try
the law he helped 70 make, Attorneys \. J.
COlborn, I.ewiS Colborn, J. q Uhl. II. Schell
and 2 " Biesecker also tTied their hands
AZ the new law George P Scull. Editor OF
the HERILD, cast his ballot, as did the Revs-
J. A HMkey and F. p. S2ylOr. When
Daniel Z. Davis, = venerable citizen under
the shadow Of 80 long years, was told that a
cross marked IN the square a. the right of
the Republican party name indicated vote
for every candidate OF that party, he stopped
the instructor right there, saying: That's
rrhaf I srausa-4 a Fruur I fana r1evtar rfarf
any other than the straight Republican
ticket since that party has been in existence,
and don't care 70 learn how to vote any
other now" 50 putting his cross where II
would count as q straight Republican ticket
he went away satisfied.
The coun; resulted as follows: Repubii-
can %, Democratic -, splitl L. Prohibition
I, defective is-nearly Il per eent-a little
more than the average"