Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-25

| each group of candidates nominated by cer-
tificates OF nomination. in all the Congress.
| slonal, Senatorial, representative, judicial
/ districts and counties in which the Prohibi-
| tion party polled 3per cent of the largest en-
tire vote for any Office in the electoral dis.
| trict OF division thereof"
HENsEL's decision revised the Baker
ballot law, and now there is an apparent
necessity for somebody to revise Hensels
| decision.
IN the letter of Chairman Patton to Sec
| retary Harrity, after quoting the law as
| noted above, the Prohibition leader names
| ten Congressional and larger number OF
| Senatorial and representa- districts, in
| which the cold water party is entitled by
| the proportion of the vote to file certificates
of nomination. He concludes his communi-
| cation thus: "One of two things is inevita-
Die under the present form of ballot-that
| you must refuse to certify and throw out all
those nominations made by the Prohibition
party by certificates of nomination in those
Congressional, Senatorial, representative
| and judicial districts and coun ties that
had 8 per cent of the largest vote
cast and that have made nominations in
that way, and thus disfranchise the Prohi-
bitionists in those districts contrary to the
plain provisions of the law, or else you must
certify nominations made by certificate of
nomination as having been made by NOM
ination papers, contrary to the plain pro-
visions of the law, depriving the Prohibi-
tionists in these several districts and coun-
ties of the right to vote their ticket by q
cross mark opposite the political party
name or group. In. the name of the q. 900
Prohibitionists of Pennsylvania 1 enter my
protest against the present form of the bal
lot that you propose to certify TO tho COM
mfssioners OF the several counties of this
Commonwealth" Chairman Patton has
made out a good prima facie case against the
Reeder-Hensel form of ballot. and it will be
strange If he lets the matter rest in its pres
ent shape. The courts may have an oppor-
names on the official tickets before they are
used in November.
THERE are two Congressman at large to
be chosen in Pennsylvania this year, but
yesterday there was printed In Pittsburg q
so called sample Baker ballot, for the pur-
pose of ting the voters, which con-
tanned the heading, "Congress at Large
The Harrisburg Star Independent expresses
its opinion of the Hensel ruling very vigor-
ously, saying: "Let those who are doctoring
the Baker ballot law have O care least they
distort its phraseology, alter its modus
operandi garble Its plain wording and SO
mix it up generally as to render astute
lawyers unable to comprehend what it en-
joins on q voter, and as consequence max
ing it utterly beyond the capacity OF the un-
learned in such matters to proceed in the
exercise of the ballot 1t would not surprise
many people if before the November elec-
tion the Supreme Court is called on" The
Harrisburg Telegraph is not behind in point
ing out the faulty features OF the
revised form of ballot. 1t says: "For some
uuaccountable reason Chairman Reeder and
the Phila delphia politicians, who man1pu-
late things, did not consider Secretary Har-
rity's action with approval. Possibly they
may have found in the ballot, as originally
constructed, difficulties in manipulating the
vote of Legislative and Congressional dis
tricts. Possibly thew may have anticipated
an increase of trouble in completing the bar
the shame of every decent Republican, is
put upon a Republican ticket But, what
ever may have been their reason, they fur
nished Attorney General Hensel just the
opportunity he desired"
If the question of the proper arrange
ment of the official ballot is to be taken into
the Courts, the test should come as soon as
possible. Election day is now only few
weeks away.
The Republican managers In New York
are watching every move of Tammany, and
are letting no opportunity for work escape
them. State Chairman Keohet says: I'VE
are not hunting Democratic ballot thieves
with torchlight procession and bras
band. There will probably be a con-
ference every day between Republican
leaders from now on until No
vember s." Joe Manley, OF Maine.
who will be at national headquarters until
election, says: "I have not been in New York
long enough to become thoroughly &C.
quainted with the situation, but I have
great faith in the general outcome of this
political contest. OF course, 1 believe that
Mr.. Harrison will be reelected President
The Blaine Republicans, as you are pleased
to term portion OF the Republican party,
will do as earnest and effective work in this
campaign as they would have rendered had
Mr.. Blaine been the standard bearer. We
Blain men have been educated to loyalty to
the party. We believe that our duty is to
stand by the principles OF the party regard
less of the candidates to be elected to fill the
various positions of responsibility and trust
do not know OF q single prominent Blaine
his level best to secure the election Of n Hsr
rison and Reid and the triumph of the
party. We believe with Tom Reed that the
best thing in the world is the Republican
party"
PRESIDENT JACK ROBINSON, of the Re-
publican State League, is endeavoring to
get all of che prospective Gubernatorial 4
candidates to attend the club convention at
Williumsport this week. Invitations have
been sent to Hastings Stone, WARES, Mon
tooth and others, whose names have been
mentioned.
THE Democratic State Convention in
South Carolina was SO much afraid that its |
own electoral nominees might vote for |
w eaver or some one else but Cleveland, |
that the following resolution was adopted: |
"That any and every person dominated by |
this convention as Presidential eleotor |
shall, within ten days after the adjourn
ment OF this convention, file with the Exc |
cutive Committee of the State Democratic |
party at their Office in Columbia a pledge in |
writing that he will, if elected as such elec- |
tor, cast his vote for Grover Cleveland as |
President and Adlai E. Stevenson rs Vice |
President of the United States. and in case |
any such person so nominated shall within |
the said time refuse or fail to do so the said |
Executive Committee is hereby authorized |
and required to nominate in each instance |
some other suitable person, who shall by |
them be required to give such pledges; and
such person SO nominated shall he the nomi-
nee OF the Democratic party for Presidential
elector." The Democratic party in South |
Carolina must be in u precarfouS condition |