The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-20

As WAS surmised by the HERALD
last week the "fakirsn backed squarely
down and did not file their nomination
papers as they first intended to do, and,
in consequence, the names of their can
didates will not appear upon the Off
cial ballot. Just what brought about
this change of heart in the flake" lead
ers is not certain, but it is generally un-
derstOod that the matter was submitted
to General Ccffroth, who advised the
abandonment of the scheme, and the
nomination papers for Messrs. Miller
and Shaffer, which had been so labo-
riously prepared, were reluctantly laid
aside. Because the HERALD made pub
lie the fact that nomination papers for
Miller and Shafier were being circulat-
ed by the ''fIkirs" and prophesied that
they would take water and would not
file them, the organ Of the ''fakirs''
charges US with falsifying, and in al
effort TO eXtricate itself from its fool
ish and humiliating plight, loudly
squeals:
There has never been any intention to
| nominate such ticket
And then in the same breath gently
squeaks:
"A nomination paper was prepared tC
be used in case the Court snould declare
both certificates of nomination, 10 which
there were objections, invalid"
How dUes this accord with the state
ment of the leading attorney of the
"fakirs" that he would "stake his pro
fessional reputation" on Judge Barker's
sustaining their certificate of nomina.
ton, or the solemn assurance delivered
by Mr.. Kooser to his hearers at the
flake" conventions:
The rules of the party have been exam
ined with the utmost care. and our entire
proceedings, from the beginning 10 the
! end of this unfortunate difficulty, are in
exact conformity with the rules and the
law, and have no shadow of doub; that
the ruling of the question will so deter
mine. When Won go to your
homes rest assured that what has been
done has been done honestly: that il has
been done in the interests of the Repub-
licans of the county and that it has been
done under their rules and under the
law"
Orwith the maundering of the fake
organ in its issue after the regular Re.
publican county convention, in speak
ing of which 1t said:
"Just what was done i'm this rump meet.
I II
in fact, il is of little importance what
transpired at this rump meeting, for al
the most il could only be an hours diver
sion for a very sick ring of politicians"
In the face of the above and the blow
and bluster and swagger Of the fake
leaders before, at the time and since the
holding Of the ''fake" primary, the
latter day assertion that ga nomination
paper was prepared, to be used in ease
the court should declare both eertifi.
Gates of nomination invalid" is par,
alyzer
Is it possible that Mr.. Kooser was
simply ''faking" his hearers when he
made his flake" convention speecht
that when the flake" leaders were pro.
claiming and protesting that they were
right, and that their position would be
sustained by the court, were knowingly
imposing upon and taking" their
credulous followers; that the ''fake'' or
gan was all this time willfully taking
its readers? If not, then why were
nomination papers prepared? Were
the flake" leaders honest and sincere
in their first position, and were only
taking" when they got up their nom.
ination papers, or were they taking
/ from start TO finish?
The friends of Messrs. Shoemaker
and Coleman were fully satisfied as tC
the legality of their nomination. They
did not get up nomination papers. Had
the court decided against them they
would have gracefully submitted. They
are not "fakirs."