The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09
JUDGE KELLER
ANSWERS THE
CRY OF FRAUD.

So long as the contemplate false
hoods published by Krickbaum and
Vanderslice in the Sentinel, and cir
culated by the two men who, only
a few days ago, swore to be my true
friends, viz Herring and Rhawn,
were directed only against myself
and family, I have declined to ans
wer the same, preferring rather to
treat such malicious connections
with silent contempt.
But now, when their vile attacks
are directed against the honest men
who constituted the election boards
of the 4th ward of Danville and
Mayberry township, Montour
County, and when to account for
their crushing defeat, they attempt
to cast a criminal reflection upon
the honest citizens of that township,
by alleging fraud in the casting
and counting of their votes, I am
compelled to speak in their behalf.
The Senhinelis saying that I carried
Montour County by a fraudulent re-
turn from Mayberry township. Little,
Krlckbaum, Vanderslice, Rhawn,
Herring, and all their underlings, are
trying to deceive the people with the
report that the vote of this district
should have been Little IS, Ikeler 10.
Read tie a6faaOit at tile close efkAis
article. Tile mdialaualname of every
Keler a0ker is giaen, and I openly
defy my enemies to show that any
one of these IS men did not support
me. l only ask the public to pay no
attention to the stories published at
the last hour, when l have no oppor-
tunity to deny them.
In this contest 1 am simply asking
for my second term, and am only op-
posed by men who are my personal
enemies. /ha0e no newspaper wiM
aohieh 10 sIanaer my opponent and
mil net reS0yt to sucA eontembH6Le
mekA0ds. They may abuse me as
they will, but I shall not indulge in
their newspaper war. l have already
carried one County, honestly and
fairly, and in the late Montour County
convention, when the Krickbaum-
Herring-Little combination were
crying fraud, Sheriff George Maiers
openly told the convention that as
chairman of the investigating commit
tee he had been fraudulently ap-
preached nearly dozen times by men
who sought to influence his conduct,
but that in eae,y instance this wzain-
Gus e0nauet aoas 6e,1ormed by Little
men, andneSer BY an Keler SUPPORTER.
And yet they cry fraud! Why,
at that convention E. B. Tustin,
cashier of the First National Bank,
a bitter Republican, was present
with the Doodle. 1t was used, and
used freely, to influence the chair
man of the convention to appoint a
committee who would throw out
enough of my districts to elect the
tool of Krickbaum and Vanderslice.
They tell the people that the re-
turn from Mayberry township was
fraudulent, and yet at I o'clock,
on Sunday, Herring and Rhawn
were at the house of the delegate
from Mayberry, pleading with him
to bring them the official paper. He
was an honest man and refused.
Read the following affidavit con-
tanning the names of the IS Ike1er
voters, procured by the outraged
election officers as vindication of
the charges brought against them
and backed by the individual affi-
davits, the originals of which are
now in my possession.
MoMToUR COUNTY, IS
Emory S. Kimble, being duly
sworn, deposes and says -
Ist.-That he was the regularly
sworn and appointed clerk of the
election board of Mayberry town.
ship, Montour county.
2nd.-That at the late Democratic
primary election, E. R. Ikeler re-
ceived IS votes for the Office of
President Judge and R. R. Little
received IL votes. That no otAe,
report or ay6erent figures a0srs e0e,
sfsen 01f BY tie election eJfeers.
3rd. That in order to absolutely
refute the charges of fraud now
being circulated, 1 herewith append
the names Of the IS electors who
cast their votes for Judge Ikeler
1. Emory S. Kimbel.
2. Joseph Swank.
3. M. A. Pensyl.
4. T. o. Vought.
S. H. A. Bennett.
e. James Brofee.