The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-13
CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
The Court Called Upon TO Decide Who
Are the Republican Nominees
fer School Director IN the
Mother of Townships.


The Republican voters of Milford town
ship held their annual primary election
on Saturday, January II, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for the vaFious
! township offices. Among other candi-
dates to be nominated were two for School
I Director for a term Of two years and one
/ for term ofthroe years. There were four
candidates for the office Of School Direc-
| tor, namely: Geo. Sechler, l.. II. Bridi-
gum, Alex Markle and Geo. F. KimIneIl.
The count of the ballots disclosed that
Sechler had received - votes, Bridigum
35, Kimmeil 81 and Markle 80. OF the B
votes east for MarIlle on - Of them the
words Tor two years" was written OppO-
site his name, thus indicating that he
was the choice OF the voters for the two
year term. The remaining ballots east
for MaIkle did not designate the number
other three candidates. The election Of
ficers certified the nomination Of Sechlcr
and BridiguIn for the three year term,
they having received the highest number
Of votes, and Markle tor the two year
term, he being the only candidate whose
tickets specified for which office lie was
a candidate. Mr. Kimmell and his
friends at once got up Nomination Pa
pers, 10y which, under the appella.iOn OF
"Ciuzcns' Republican Party they plac
ed on their ticket the names of all the
other candidates nominated Tor the vari-
Gus offices AT the Republican primary
with the single exception Of Markle, in
whose place was substituted Kimmell's
name.
Kimmeil also flied objections to the Ger
tiGcate of Nomination fled by the elec-
ton board, alleging that Marbles name
had been enormously placed upon the
certificate as candidate for School Direct
or for the two year term, and praying the
Court THAI ii be stricken oil and his,
Kimmeli's, name be inserted in It's stead,
giving as reason that he had received
one more vote than had Marille. \
hearing in the matter was had before As
sociate Judge Horner, in the law library,
Monday afternoon, which adjourned to
meet al the same place II o'clock Fri
day evening, at which time President
Judge Longenecker will be present.
After Kimmell had fled his objection
70 the certificate Of the regular election
officers MarSie concluded 10 try his hand
in the same line and promptly filed oh
iections 10 the ticket OF the "CitiZsns'
Republican Party" prayingthe Court 10
restrain the County Commissioners from
printing the ticket of the Citizens Re
publican Party On the official ballots for
Milford township for the following rea-
sons. First, that the words used To desig-
nate the party or policy are used in con
traveusion OF the fourth section OF the
Act OF June 10Th, ls9i, Baker ballot
law Second, that the Nomination Pa
pers were only filed seventeen days he
fore the election, whereas the Act re-
ferred to requires that they be fled
eighteen days before. Both petitions
viii be heard by the Court Friday even
ing AIossrs. Kooser * Kooser appear
for Mr.. Eimmeil and Messrs. Scott, Bic
seeker aud Scull appear for S!r. Markle
and his associates on the ticket.
Of the thirteen candidates placed on the
ticket OF the "Citizem3' Republican Par
"" all but four have fled withdrawal
papers with the County Commissioners.
leaving but Mr.. kimmell and three 9TH |
ers on the ticket Is the representatives Of
that party or policy.