The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-27
ONE CENT.
AN Address.

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test for President Judge is concerned. Al the
late Democratic County Convention, Judge
Porshing received thc nomination for the
Judgeship, receiving 5,O-2 votes to l52 cast
for John W. Ryon, his opponent, clear ua-
iority Of 1929 votes Mr. Ryon is now an
independent candidate for Judge and al
leges that he was not beaten fairly in the
convention.
In statement made by Mr. Ryon, and
published in some of the newspapers Of the
county, he claims that the farming distrists
voted solidly for him. aud the mining dis
tricts for Judge Pershing. A reference to
the official vote in the convention will show
that the statement is not correct, and not
being correct, the inference is plain that it
was made to mislead
There were 25O delegates in the conven-
ton From the farming districts there were
II delegates 49 of whom voted for Mr. Ryon,
and 2S for Judge Pershing than ouo-
third From the mining districts and towns
| there were 173 delegates, ia of whom voted
for Judge PeIshing and SO for Mr. Ryon--
nearly one-thrd.
From these figures it can be readily seen
that the statement made by Mt Ryon that
the country districts voted for him, and the
mining districts for his opponent does not
agree with the official ballot, which is at all
times open for the inspection of any person
| OF persons desiring to examineit
In this connection it is proper to state that
an the delegates from Ashland, ten IN num-
ber all those from Shenandoah, ten in NUM-
Der, also, seven delegates out of ten from
/ Mahanoy City all the delegates from St.
Clair borough delegates from three wards
iu schuylkill Haven; both walds Of
Mmersvle the delegates from Palo Alto,
and a number of delegates from Tamaqua,
Pottsyilie and other boroughs iu the county,
voted for Judge Pershmg the total vote from
the several 5orouehs I'm his favor, being 3 ,G62
or 2lO votes more than Mr.. Ryou received
altogether, So that without counting the
votes Of the townships in the mining
districts received by him, Judge Pershiug
got more votes from the several borouehs iu
the county, than Mr.. Ryon received through
out the whole county. Does this look as if
John W. Ryon was not beaten fairly in the
oonvenrion2
f MI Ryon also alleges that the Reading
Company influenced the convention so as to
defeat him.
If the Reading Company was interested in
the Judgeship contest TO the extent that Mr.
d Ryon would have the public believe and
were disposed to coercc their employees. as he
lnsinuates, does any one suppose that en-
ployes OF that company would go into the
convention and vote for Mr. Ryon knowing
that their votes would be recorded. and that
the records Of the convention would be open
for public inspection? And yet the fact is
as the official vote shows that large
number Of delegates who were then and now
are employed by the Reading Companies
voted for Mr.. Ryon
OF the delegates in the convention. rs
were employed by the Philadelphia and
! Reading Railroad and the PhiladelphiH and
Reading Coal and Iron Companies. Most of
TIE 70 by the latter company in and about
the collieries or these IS delegates, 81
voted for Judge Pershing and "a, or about
one-third, voted for Mr.. Ryon.
Does this look as if the Reading COMPANY
influenced the convention? There was mo-
such influence by the Reading COMPANY. and
the parties who make the charges know there
was not.
Mr., Ryon also says that bosses in the
employ Of the Reading Company were ON the
floor of the convention to see that the en-
ployes voted for Judge Pershing.
How singular it is that if the bosses re-
ferred to were in the convention, for the
purpose stated, that so many Of the employees
voted for Mr.. Ryon. The statement is made
for the purpose of creating prejudice in the
minds Of the voters, and not because it is
| true.
There were no bosses Of the Reading Com
pany on the floor of the convention for any
purpose whatever, either as delegates or in
any other capacity, and no tickets were
/ issued to bosses Of the Reading Companies for
admission to the floor of the convention as
stated in Mr.. Ryon's address.
Mr.. Ryol also alleges that delegates were
bribed to vote against him Apostive denial
is made to this statement. There was no
bribery or corruption rosoried TO by any one
in the interests of Judge Pcrshing and the
charge is made for the purpose Of rejecting
ON the nominee for Judge, and the parties
who made it knew that il was unfounded.
The allegations ON the part Of the Ryou
people about corporate influence boss inter-
ference, and the like, are for the purpose Of
misleading the voters, and with a view Of
insinuating that Judge Pershing's nomina-
ton was secured by undue means
He was nominated fairly, in a convention
that was made up OF as orderly a set Of dele-
gates as ever assembled in SchuvIkiU county
and there is no reason why amy Democrat
should oppose him.
There is one remark in Mr. Ryon's address,
that is to say the least, very remarkable.
Speaking of Judge Pershing the address re-
fers to him as "a man who had defeated the
Demoemte nartv for 20 vears.n