The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-01
MR. T1NNNY.s oANpIpAoY.
The views Of Chairman Boyer on 1t Sc
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There has been so much comment on the
candidacy Of Mr.. John F. Finney in the
Second ward, and so many inuendoes have
been sent adoat concerning that Independent
Republican candidacy in connection with
Mr. H. G. Boyer's relations with Mr.. Finney
and his position as chairman Of the Citizens
Standing Committee, it has been deemed
advisable TO give the public the full benefit of
all the facts concerning Mr. Boyer's status
The following facts were CLEANED in an in
terview and noted and written In the same
manner as If MIR Boyer had no connection
with the HERALD.
When asked what he knew and thought
Of Mr. Finucys candidncy Mr. Boyer said
" l heard several days ago that Mr.. Fmney
had declared his intentions Of becoming an
independent candidate for Council in The
Second ward and when consulted 1 advised
against it. Mr. Fnney and myself have
always been the closest friends, both IN
political and business affairs but we hay'
differed on many matters beside this candi
NdtNs NfN dN llO Nllllt IbFt 4 lN1l MY lhiNh ~
| him, OF questioned his ability or integrity.
Hence it was not because 1 thought him
incompetent or in any manner unsuitable
represent the people in the Borough Counci
chat ] advised against his candidacy.
81 am sull one Of Mr.. Finney's most in
innate friends and / am chairman Of th,
| Citizens Standing Committee. This, surel,
cannot subject me to any criticism. But Il
any citizens are trying to place me in falls,
light by saying that ! have violated my du3
to the Citizens PARTY as its chairman by ad
vocating Mr. Finney's candidacy, | need
only refer them to what / at first stated THAI
I advised against it, and had nothing what
ever to do with bringing it about. This
should be sufficient for any man of ordinary
intelligence
"But have right to an opinion Of ny
own, and the right 20 express it. / want to
the men who are attempting to give my
position an inconsistent color and are creating
so much fuss over Mr.. Finneys ster
are the very people who need watching
and are guilty of the very acts Of which
they charge others. They are insincere
rasping, jealous aud two.nced. Some OF
these very people tried by indirect means to
get Mr.. Finney before the Citizens conven
tion as a candidate for Council and chuclIed
in anticipation Of the glorious opportunity
they would have to knock him down foi
once But these people were disappointed
oh To ba l,A cif
for the henchmen, were of no avail. Mr.
Fiuney was not in attendance at the primary
aud when his name was presented to the con.
vention the friend who did so promptly and
wisely withdrew it, To let it stand in such a
meeting would have been like giving the
Lamb to slaughter
While the subject of my political status
is up may as well go a step or two further
[ have had the belief and still adhere to it.
that the Citizens party has long since
departed from its original course and have
abandoned the purpose for which it wat
organized. When such Democrats and Re
publicans RS George A. Herring, Jonathan
Wasley, Thomas J, Foster, John Gather
William Kimmel, Philip Berman and Others
were upon the ticket it was a Citizens ticke
in every sense. Examine the tickets of the
Citizens party in the Second, Third, Fourtl
and Fifth wards to-day and what do you
find Two Democratic candidates and al
the rest Republicans. This shows but very
little work on the part of the citizens They
are Republican tickets made up of men VIII,
conspire for power with Democrats ant
receive their votes at the primaries
On election day the Democrats piol
their favorites. Why the scheme il
clear. Editor NJ. E. Doyle worked and voteC
in the making up Of the ticket in the ThirC
ward Citizens primary last Friday. On Sun
day his paper published threat that if tn,
German Democrats supported the Citizens
ticket this year they would suffer for it il
the next fall election.
"The great trouble in the past has been tn,
t people have been misled by the cry of 'Stol
thief! The guilty ones have been in tn,
chase and the people have failed to see it tha
way.
r "As far as 1 am personally concerned
have been maliened and misrepresented be
cause differed with Mr.. Lamb on the methoC
of running my paper and the course tina
should have been pursued in the establishment
of public water works. I was condemned
be ,ause declared the Council had no righ
TO establish the works under the specia
election of eleven years ago and maintainet
that special election was necessary. NJ,
position was sustained by subsequent devel
opments, but that notwithstanding l wa
boycotted by de Ate" and Mr.. Lambs owl
words my paper was to be run out of tn
town. am still here and my paper is issue,
daily al one cent copy.
"The source Of the whole trouble is tina
Mr.. Lamb is naturally suspicious He got i
into his head that rhe gang was against hin
from the time he received the nomination
for Director of the Poor few years ago
when, as a matter Of fact, there were non,
more loyal to him i'm that campaign than tn
gang, and had be not been SO stubborn anC
unwanantedly suspicious he would hav,
been elected, and perhaps reelected. Laml
! has biuself ia blame. He is a oOod fallopy