Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-01
COMMISSIONER ACCUSED.
PROSECUTED BECAUSE HE WILL NOT
SUBMIT TO A PARTY BOSS.

schuyIkill County Republican Joins
With His Democratic Colleague in
Making Appointments-Now He Must
Suffer for His Independence.
Sam Losch, the big Republican boss of
Schuylkill county, is posing as citizen
who is offended by the actions of Com
missioner-elect Charles F. Allen, also
Republican. Losch was not allowed TO
dictate the appointments made by the
incoming commissioners, because Allen
Is too independent to be bulied and
now the county committee, through
Secretary Losch, has Allen arrested on a
charge of promising money and offices
Tor votes at the recent election The
Importance of the movement is mirrored
in the fact that So, 900 bail was demand
ell of Allen at the hearing.
This fight against Allen is UNIQUE. He
was Republican county auditor during
the recent investigation in the affairs of
the old board of county commissioners.
That board consisted of Deturk, Bowes
and Reed the last-named being Re-
publican. Reed and Deturk combined
to control the offices, and great scandal
ensued involving great expenditures on
the new courthouse. County Auditor
Allen did fine work in prosecuting these
men and the county recovered $50, 900.
This service was Aliens great card at
the election last fall and he was sup-
ported by many Democrats. The COM
missioners elected were Charles f. Allen |
and Frank Rentz, Republicans, and John
P. Martin, Democrat. The Republican
leaders expected to have full sway in
the county commissioners office.
The astonishment of the bosses was
unbounded, therefore, when several
weeks ago it was announced that Allen
had Joined with Martin, the Democrat,
to control the appointments Rentz
and the leaders were left out in the cold,
and as result of this deal, Allen was
able to select p. II. Dunkelberger. a
Tamaqua Democrat, as prison warden,
and John o. Ulrich, Tamaqua Demo-
crat lawyer, for county solicitor. 1t was
expected that the board of commissioners
being Republican, would appoint John
F. Sessang and Charles A. Snyder, the
choice made by Boss Losch, to the two
offices.
When the first caucus of the commis-
sioners was held Losch and his followers
were surprised to find that Martin and
an Ill al. |
ses' appointments were rejected. 1t is
alleged that Allen and Martin entered
into sworn compact to stand firmly by
each other.
The Republican county committee, un-
der direction of Losch, met and de-
nounced Allen for treachery to the party,
and asked him to withdraw from the
compact with Martin. This the COM
missioner-elect refused to do. The
county committee held several meet
ings, and each time made its demand
more forcible, but ALLEN was firm
Then other measures were adopted, '
and on Friday Losch made the formal
charges against Allen. He is accused of q
Fioi"uhS 1ho oieCtiou laws ny promising q
to pay money and Offering offices to GER =
tain persons for their influence to get
votes. Allen was taken before Squire
Fister, where Attorneys d. c. Henning, =
W. ID. Setzer and Charles A. Snyder +
for the prosecution Allen was /
represented by J. o. Ulrich, the pros
pective county solicitor. 1t was alleged
that Allen and Martin had made their
combine before the election, and then i
promised offices accordingly. |
There have been numerous rumors C
for weeks past that Allen would be ar t
rested or that he would be proceeded h
against by quo warranto to oust him u
from the office. 1t was very much of a C
surprise that any move should have i
been made against him before he was is
inducted into office. Allen has retained L
Hon. j. w. Ryan as one of his counsel.
There is no doubt but that this case will
be pushed against Allen with consider
able vigor if he fails to submit to Losch c
and agree to the appointments demanded b
by the boss. o