The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-01

Hon. f. d. Miller, John w. Mostoller
and James NJ. Cover, the three duly elect
ed delegates from this county to the Re-
publican State Convention, held in Har-
risburg. on Thursday. discharged their
duty in a manner that will meet with the
approval of large majority of the Re-
publican voters of the county. Mr.. Mos
toller was elected one of the Vice Presi-
dents of the Convention and Mr.. Cover
served on the Committee on Resolutions
As was anticipated, the right oftMessrs.
Miller, Mostoller and Cover to sit in the
Convention was contested by Messrs.
Chas +. Cook, III. +. Barron and Isaiah
Good, who claimed 10 have been elected
delegates at the fake" primary election,
held on June 26th. Ii is needless to add
that their claims were laughed at by the
highest representative body of Republi-
cans in the State, although their spokes-
man, +. j. Kooser, Esq, who perhaps
enjoys a greater share of responsibility
for their making a contest than any one
else. was given a respectful hearing.
Mr.. Kooser went to Harrisburg the
previous Sunday night, presumably for
the purpose of getting the lay of the land
and consulting with the Wanamaker
agents. II is further presumed that he
met with chilly reception, since he re-
turned home on the morning train, Tues
day, and Immediately went into caucus
with his local followers at the Take pri-
mary. As a result of the caucus, Messrs
Kooser, Cook, Barron and Good left for
the State capital the same evening ''for the
purpose of keeping up the show of a
fight,- as one of the ''fakirs'' put it.
Arriving at Harrisburg they file1 no.
tice of contest with the Chairman of the
State Committee. The State Central Com
mittee met al o'clock Wednesday af
ternoon when a committee on con-
tested seats was, appointed. The sub
committee met in one of the parlors of
the Lochiel Hotel, the same afternoon.
When the Somerset county case was call
ed, Geo. II. Scnll. Esq. presented the facts
to the Committee briefly as they are ia
miliar to readers of the HERALD and the
Republicans voters of the county. Mr..
Kooser followed i'm an hours argument
in behalf of the delegates elected at the
flake" primary. No outsiders were ad-
mitted 10 the committee room, but there
is every reason to believe that Mr.. koos-
er used many of the same arguments
brought into play at the fake conven-
ton, such as claiming that because he
had carried the county for the nomina-
tion for Congress, he should be permitted
the primary was properly called by a
majority of the Committeeman, and that
tremendous vote was polled at it, con-
sidering it was an ''off'' year.
The subcommittee submitted their re-
port to the State Committee at 10 o'clock
Wednesday night, in which they unani-
mously reported in favor of awarding the
seats to Messrs. Miller, Mostoller and
Cover.
When the report of the Committee had
been read by the Secretary, Dave Martin,
the eminent Philadelphia Combine
leader. was recognized by the Chairman
and made rattling speech against the
adoption OF that portion OF the report
| which awarded a half-yote each to the
contestants and contestees from Martin $
ward in Philadelphia. He was followed
by Frank Willing Leach, who had charge
of the wanamaker bureau during the
late Senatorial campaign, and was re-
piled to by Senator Penrose. At this
juncture Mr.. Kooser arose from his seat
near the middle of the hall and called
out:
"Mr. Chairman ~
"For what purpose does the gentleman
arise?" inquired Chairman Elkin.