The herald., 1894-10-14
Independent Republic ans In
dorse Legislative Nominees.
The Story of a Primary That Caused
Rebellion.
III. q, Firebaugh, Indepsndent Nominee
for the Senate, Tells OF Two Bal
lot Boxes Used at tho PrI-
mary Election.

their independent nominations oil candi-
dates for the legislature. They cheefsd
Ii. O. FIebaugh, the independent Re-
publican nominee for the senate in the
Twenty-second district; Lawrence w.
Coe. tbs Independent Republican caudi-
date for the assembly in the Forty-first
district, and John J. Calish, the inde-
pendent Republican candidate for the
Assem- oily in the Fortieth district.
Oscsr Lewis called the meeting to or
der, and after reading long list OF vice.
presidents, spoke briefly OF the wrongs
suffered by the Republican voters OF the
Twenty second senatorial district by the
arbitrary course of the boss.
James McNabb, the non-partisau can
didate for sheriff, was introduced and
cheered, and then Edgar Briggs WAS
called upon for few remarks.
who 10 Burma" said he, land where
does he come from? Is he man noted
in the state for his purity? He 10 un-
worthy OF your support"
He praised the non partisans and NJ.
NJ. Estee, but only one man clapped his
hands when he concluded his eulogy of
the Republican nominee for governor.
ii. b. f. Miller also congratulated his
hearers on their independence. and de-
nounced boassm in the strongest terms.
He asked all to vote for III. G. Erebaugh
for senator and said no one could put q
collar around his neck.
III. X. Mitchell also spoke.
IL. q. Firebaugh, the independent sen.
atorial nominee, was introduced 1--WE
are here" said he, because we had no
voice in the election OF delegates to ths
,tov, ,al
cheated out OF voice in the selection,
and if we are to be disfranched we are
but serfs.'
He said the primary election in the
Fortieth assembly district WAS fraudu-
lent and that two ballot boxes were
used. Into one, he said, the honest
voters put their ballots, but when the
polls closed that box was put aside and
in it's place WAS substituted one which
was filled with ballots by handfuls by
hench men OF the colonel.
He read the following note, which he
eaid had been sent to a friend OF his:
Inclosed find tickets. Work" will
be done at Geary and Buchanan streets.
Jesse Marks will be there aud have two
ballot boxes.
The word work" he said was under
lined. 30 as the recipient of the note
could not mistake its Specification.
'Snch proceedings," said he. "are
some OF the causes which led the Re-
publicans OF this portion OF the city to
bolt the colonel's programme ticket"
John J. Calish and Lawrence w. Coe,
the assembly candidates, then made
short addresses.
j. Preston read an appeal to the inde-
pendent Republicans and residents OF
the rwenty-second senatorial district,
which met with the appreciation OF all
present. The beginning is as follows:
La the preparation for the aelecton OF
candidates for delegates to the late Re.
publican state convention two clubs were
formed in each OF the assembly districts,
with the avowed object that the mem-
bers of said clubs should select the can
didates to run at the primary for dele-
gates to eaid convention. Under the
herald OF "pure politics" the beat ele-
ments OF the districts were induced to
enroll in said clubs. When the time
came to act in the selection Of candi.-
dates for delegates in said clubs, Mr..
Burns and his henchmen 80 manipu-
Lated matters that the members OF the
clubs and the people were cheated out
OF any voice in the selection of candi.
dates for delegates. This action of the
boss was taken by design at time so
coon before the day fixed for the primary
that it was too late for the offended peo.
pie to put up ticket, and it resulted in
the boss selecting the delegates himself,
and ignoring the people altogether.
The appeal continues that the boss
deemed it advisable to form a central
club, instead of using the regular club
in the selection of delegates to the mu-
nicipal convention. 1t recites that when
these central clubs were organized the
people of the Forty-first won the organi-
zation against the boss wishes. and he
therefore ordered new election. A
mock election was held and the boss
eected the officers. The people were
refused inspectors and judges in this
district, as we'll as in the Fortieth, and,
in consequence, only men affiliated
with the boss were selected as delegates.
The appeal recltes that several hun
dred electors attended these independ-
ent conventions, and concludes with the
declarations of the voters of the dis
tricts:
We assert that the people who repu-
diate such methods and maintain the
right OF the electors to have their voices
Il6hru HTt lOb DOlb0td, Dub
who practice such methods and so cheat
the electors out of their right of fran
chise, are themselves the bolters. When
the bosses indulge in such methods they
themselves go out OF the party and the
people should not follow them. Free
government cannot exist If the princi-
Piles for which we contend are ignored.
Those guilty OF the outrageous frauds
upon the elective franchise to which we
have alluded above tell us that
they themselves bathed in the
waters of n-partisanship two years
ago, and came out 80 pure
that they are immaculate, and 80
better fitted to select delegates to con-
ventions than the people themselves.
We reply. that ticket selected by the
people themselves. and which expresses
the average sense of the electors, is good
enough for us, and we deny the right oil
any persons, however pure. not chosen
by the people. to exercise our right oil
franchise. We appeal to the people, re-
gardless of party, to unite with US in as
serting the above principles, and to that
end we ask them to vote for our candi.
date, above named, at the election on
November 6, 1894.