The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-10
Indignation Over the Printing
Exposure Continues High.
SOME INFERR RSTING FACTS
The Actual Terms the Controller and
Commissioners Made For the Printing
of the Election B ,llots Has Leaked out.
some Tales of oIden Times Unfolded.
specInl HrnAIp eorrespondenee.


PoTTsvILLE, Feb. 9.-The indignation over
the printing scandal has not subsidized The
public, especially of this place, seems to he
thoroughly aroused by the exposure. It is
the all absorbing topic in this town and none
seem to be more aroused or seen to give more
time to the condemnation of the affair than
the business people.
Much sympathy is expressed for Harry
james and Barron and Hartman, of Ashland,
the proprietors Of the Ashland Local and
Record They formed the Ashland syndicate
and do not deny that they authorized Zerbey,
of the Republican, representing the Pottsville
syndicate, to go before the County Commis.
sioners and represent them in the matter, but
they had no idea that such bold demand
would be made.
have it from a good source that Harry
James is as hot as a red hot coal over the ex-
posure and is intensely embittered against
the Potisyille clique for pulling him into
hole and | sympathize with him 10 this con.
neCtiOn, but it seems strange to me that after
his several years experience with various poll
tical affairs in this county that he should
have given this clique c0rte biuUchs to act
| in the matter lie seems 70 have forgotten
the many lessons he learned
As the dsys pass by the details of this out.
rageous affair become clear They are con
stantly dropping by the waysido. As the
story goes now Zerbey, after securing James
consent to represent the Ashland syndicate.
went before the County Commissioners and
told them that the printing of the ballots was
worth $4,000, but as the work was being
| done for the county or in reality, the tax
payers, the bidders would not mind losing a
| little money and s. 600 would be price.
Tho more the matter is discussed the worse
il looks.
Details concerning the contract made by
| the County Commissioners and the Controller
with the Allentown printers are also leaking
out. The present contractors have agreed tC
print all the ballots, make them ready for use
and deliver them in PottsviIle free of any ex-
| press ur freight charges for 81 295 But there
| is prOvisO that in case there is a ropulist
ticket, or any tickets in addition to the re
| gular Democratic, Republican and nomination
columns there is to be an extra allowance Of
| So 75 for each district This, / understand
has been considered and with all possible ex
| ira charges the contract price cannot run
over 50 600, in fact will not reach that figure
By their independence and strict adherence
| to their promises of reform Controller Severn
| and County COmmis siOners Allen and Martin
| have exposed one of the most baretaced
attempts to gouge money out of the publi,
! treasury ever unearthed in this county and
l will attempt to cite few ia IT'S to show it.
| have it from undOubted authority that in
| 1892 a prominent gentleman OF PottsvillC
had an agreement with the chronicle and
| N Hers Journal by VIII Ch the latter were ia
PRINT the fall election tickets, which were
double the size of the specimen ballot. The
terms Of the agreement We're that the two
papers were to make returns of the actual cost
OF the work, covering labor, cost of paper,
wear and tear on presses and type ink, and
everything else and with this ascertaned %
per cent. was TO be added and that wOu d
he the contract price This program was car.
ried out, and what do you think the ballots
for the fall election of 1892 cost2 Just 81 600.
And l have the additional iniorma ion
from equally good authority that the Chr0uj-
Gle made an offer last fall to print all the cleo
tiOn ballots for 5000
Is that any wonder that there should be so
much indignation over the printing exposure?