The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-04-08

1t viii be noticed that in the townships
of Black and Lincoln, the vote cast for
KoOser and Biesecker was greater than
that polled at the last Presidential cleo
tion for the Republican, Democratic, Pro-
hbition and. Peoples party candidates
combined, while in other districts such
as Jenner, Somerset, Stonycreek, Stoyes-
town, etc, the vote cast for KpOser and
Biesecker is almost as great as that poll
ed at the last Presidential election for the
respective candidates of the four parties
named.
Nor is this To be wondered at since it is
an open secret that General A. III. Cof-
froth. and dozens of other leading MEM
bers of the Democratic party were untir-
ing in their efforts to bling about the
nomination of kooser. Republicans from
every district in the county bear testime-
nv that Democrats were unusually active
in the interest of Mr.. Kooser, and the
total vote pOlled bears conclusive evil
dence that from 500 TO l20O members of
the Democratic party voted at the Repub-
lican primary election. On the other
hand it can be said that the Democrats
who gave Mr.. Biesecker their moral sup
port can be counted ON the fingers of two
hands.
The reason for all this requires no seek
ing. Mr.. Biesecker and the Republicans
who supported him have always and con-
sistently made aggressive and uncom-
promising battle against the common
foe-Democracy. They have never ask
ed quarter and they have never given
any.
How is it with the professed friends of
Mr.. Kooser? They voluntarily left the
Republican party and worked and voted
in the interests of Democratic candidate
for Governor. When Mr.. kooser suffer
ed defeat for the nomination for Congress
on a former occasion these professed
friends labored to defeat his successful
competitor in the district conference, and
subsequently joined hands with the DEM
ocrats, in fruitless effort to accomplish
his overthrow in November. At later
day Mr.. kooser received the endorse
ment of the county for Judge without op-
position and received the earnest support
OF the entire party up until the night be-
fore the election, when he voluntarily
withdrew from the ticket, against the ad-
vice of his professed friends who wished
to see "A Democrat elevated TO the bench.
The most recent recourse of these de-
/ lectable gentlemen and professed friends
of Mr. Kooser 10 Democratic influences
/ is laid bare in the last issue of their per-
sonai organ in the shape of an untruthful
and slanderous extract culled from the
columns of Democratic journal. in
which an effort is made to convey the i'm
preston that Mr.. Biesecker's candidacy
was in the interests of one Joseph +.
Thropp, of Bedford county. Mr.. Bieseck-
er and his friends care nothing for this
I vile insinuation and are loath 10 believe
that Mr.. Kooser countenanced it. but in
the interest OF truth they desire To state
| that he or none of his friends ever made
an agreement of this or any other charac-
| ter with Mr.. Thropp or any one repre-
senting him.
Can Mr.. Kooser and his professed
! friends say the same in regard to his be-
/ ing a candidate in the interests of Mr..
Hicks, the present representative from
this district? VIII his conferees be
thrown to Hicks after making sham
battle for the nomination of kooserY
Time and the district conference will de-
velop this?
Mr.. Biesecker and his friends are not
attempting to inspire hostility against
Mr.. .KOoser and viii give him cheerful
and steadfsst support, bat. 'Let the truth
prevail though the heavens fall" and
may he be speedily delivered from his
prolesscd fool friends.