The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-04-06

The above letter was received by Chairman
Biesecker Saturday morning, April 2ld. 1t
will be observed that Mr. Hicks says after
having been notified that you had decided
that could not be candidate under your
rules, and having since seen the rule, l at
once wrote 10 your County, and stated that
could not permit my name to be used"
1t will be remembered that c. J. Harrison,
| in his published statement in regard to what
occurred at Chairman Bieseeker's Office Tues
day evening, March % said, 81 will tele-
graph Mr. Hicks in the morning 10 come over
and attend to the matter in person" Mr.
Harrison evidently did telegraph Mr.. Hicks
in the morning" but instead Of that gentle
man coming over and attend ng TO the mat
ter in person" he at once wrote Captain
Charles J. Harrison the letter referred to in
bis letter printed above, in which he stated
that "he could not permit his name to be
used" That this letter was received not later
than Thursday evening, March 3lst, is born
out by the fact that the paper issued that
evening did not contain the announcement
card Of Mr. Hicks which it dill contain the
week previous, and If was only after Mr..
Hicks discovered that bis name was still be-
ing used by this paper in defiance of his
wishes that he wrote the above letter TO
Chairman Biesecker
Mr.. Hicks telegram 10 which he said:
Urge Kooser all you can to run, if he
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that effect, was promptly made public by
the receiver. Why was no publicity given
10 his letter, in which be stated that he could
not permit his name to be used" with the
same promptness and alacrity2 Was it not
because the party receiving it hoped by keep
ing it secret to nislead the Republican vo-
tiers Of the County and deceive them, by max
ing Il appear that the use Of Mr.. Hicks
name was put to was being done with his
knowledge and consent. Was it because Mr.
Hicks was 'an old soldier fcieni' that this
shameless duplicity was resorled to in the
belief that be- Mr. Hicks, would condone it
and would not write to Chairman Bieseck-
er. Is this the sort OF treatment that on e
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Of another We trOw not.
If THE ancient maxim, ''Flllsus in tnio, fat
sus ia Onlaib,,s,' is not to apply, but the eues-
ton OF veracity raised By Mr.. Harrison is to
be settled. according to bis request, by
length Of residence in the county, then the
scales viii go quickly down on the Chair
mans side as he has been resident Of the
county for more than thirty years while the
Captain only claims credit for twenty years.
The cold facts in this entire matter boiled
down are these: A few old-time party
wreckers, led by the Colonel and Captain"
bent upon disorganizing the party because
they could not boss it, determined to have
'candidateof their own" for Congress Fail
ing to securea tool suitable for their purpose
in Somerset county, they, by misrepresenta-
ton succeed in inducing gentleman from
Blair county TO lend himself TO their use
When he discovered the use being m sde of
him by these professed friends he promptly
writes them ard req7ests them to desist In
spite ofthe request of their ''comraien they
persis. in their unma anly efforts till they are
called down by their ''old soldier friend, -
in an open letter to Chairman Biesecker.
And these be honorable men.