The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-09
WILL DEMAND OFFICES.
Polish, Lithuanian and Hungarian Voters
Organize for Politics.


Organize for Politics.
Yesterday afternoon about four hundred
Poles, Lithuanians and Hungarians as
sembled in the basement Of st. Georges
Lithuanian Roman Catholic church, on South
Jardin street, and inaugurated movement
which they intend shall play an important
part in the borough election next spring.
The notices of the meeting were issued from
the pulpits Of the Lithuanian and Greek
Catholic churches last Sunday, and the object
of the meeting was TO make arrangements for
an organized demand for recognition of the
uationalites named in the nominations for
borough officers to be made next spring
The meeting was presided over by Rev
Melukas, one Of the assistant priests of the
Lithuanian church. Among the speakers
were A. p Tabor, p. w. Bierstein, Charles
Schwartz Charles Radziewicz, John Makof-
ski, Frank Greblich, Mike Brunza and
William Rakles The principal addresses
were in line of explanation of the number
and character of borough offices and the
manner in which they were filled. Special
attention was given to the duties and emol-
uments of the offices Of Receiver of Taxes,
Chief Burgess and Borough Justices as well
as certain influences attached to the positions
of Councilmen and School Directors Mr.,
/ Bierstein devoted himself especially to this
subject and said that the reason the Poles,
Lithuanans and Hungarians have no repre-
sentatives on the police force OF on the corps
of school teachers is that they have none of
their people ON the Borough Council or School
Board.
The addiesses having been concluded it
was decided to appoint committee of twelve,
four from each of the three natonalities, to
wait upon the standing committees of the
respective political parties and demand sub
stantial recognition in the election to be held
next Spring. Eight members of the COM
mittee, four from the Polish and the same
number from the Lithuanian elements were
at once selected. The appointment of the
remaining four was laid over to afford time
for consultation with Rev. Cornelius Laurisin,
the priest of st. Michaels Greek Catholic
church, who is absent from the town. The
appointments will probably be made by next
Monday.
1t has been learned that the committee will
first wait upon the Citizens party and il
that wing fails to give the recognition de-
manded, the Democratic will then be asked
to give it.
The nature of the demand will be fixed by
the committee, but it has already beer
hinted that the committee will ask tha
some one of the nationalities be given tbs
nomination for Receiver of Taxes, or Chic
Burgess, and possibly one or two nomination.
for Borough Council and School Board. 1t il
stated upon the same authority that th'
nomination of A. P. Tabor foE Chief Burgess
will be asked
The members Of the committee as it stand
= now are Polish-Walter Rynkawicz, Michae
Mocarawicz, Peter Macufski and T. Fad
rowski. Lithuanisn-A. p. Tabor, p. w
Bierstein. Andrew Meluskey and William
Snyder. 1t is understood that P. w. Bier
stein will seek nomination for Borougl
| Justice. A meeting of the committee is t
be held to night