The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-30
guqeIlue CONDEMNED


A Second Wan Democrat Bolts His
PartSiY's Ticket.
EDITOR EVENING R.ERALD 1 would like
to say a few words in ra5gard to the political
situation in the Second waqrd nd also ask the
Democratic bosses n few's questions. The
Democratic primaries were .theld on the 22nd
inst. Almost 200 votes wttere cast for the
several chairmen in that wal I'd. Pat Seaman
being the successful candida te for chairman
after being elected, left the place stating that
the making up of a ward tsicket was placed
in the hands of a commis tee. The people
present objected, and tried to induce him
to call a meeting, but he refused
They then called a T. meeting them
selves and nominated Ill ward ticket.
Mr.. Seaman and the y committee an
pointed took this as a grdsat Joke. A few
days later, however, they found the Joke
had become q boomerang. Z They came TO-
gether for their little meeti, NO on the 2stb
inst. The candidates NOMINATED At the
primary were sent for, and this is the man
ner in which the meeting Was held Mem
Der of standing commit re. two mem
bers of committee appointed and three can
didates nominated at the primary present
Enter third member Of appN ointed committee.
Meeting not called to orderf Entering mem
Der takes the floor at once knd asks for the
fourth member. Finds he( has not vet ar
rived. Says he don't likel to do anything
unless the absent one has a sny. Further
states that the next day wqsuld do as we'll,
Also, he intends going to I'll e theatre. Makes
his exit and the rest followt suit. without as
much as a Good night u and in such a
mechanical way as to leay6 the impression
that it was well reheflrsed. After the
stage was cleared tho two candidates
roarean 81 ~ 40 os SllST Tni LOT d
NV 80 ~ far9n Ill "noV were
onoe - onezeored bis %caliea3 Pi's.ny "ppeaI-
"a faal ~ and no " w. 10 inaue
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rnaaDiebo5 ~ 40 LII aS Unese 10 70
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80 insult to that injury. AM low IIsh'
here wish TO ASK by what power naS any
chairman to taSe from the people the HgnJu 10
vote for candidates Tor ward oinces2 NNno
gave nm the aulhorJy TO place IN the'
hands OF a committee the work OF nomlnat-
ing a ward uckeJf was III the people them
s%elves7 No! Most emphatically no! Had
they this right, would meeting have been
called at once (which was the CASE to enter
protest against such proceedings? Is the will
Of those 200 people who cast a vote at that
primary for chairman to be placed at naught,
or are four people or, might say, one, to
govern the Democratic party in the Second
ward? such transactions have gone ON so
long, and the people have submitted SO often,
that the ring believes practice to be law.
Well, II So we lntend TO become law-breakers.
And why Simply because we have become
tired OF the yoke placed upon us by the
bosses tired OF being told this, or that, is
for the party.s interest, and then see it
turn out for individual interest. in fact, we
are tired of being humbugged, and have
come to the conclusion that it IS time to
wean some of the persons who would, if
possible, suck from the public breast until
they grow stronger than the mother, and
would threaten her Iitelt she failed to fur
nish the milk. Lot every honest voter re-
member that he la- ere same right and priv
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