The times., 1898-10-15
HARRISBURG'S SENSATION
Sheriff Crow Reflects Upon a
County Courts Integrity.
CITIZENS PARTY TICKET
The Witness Snys the Reason 1t Was
Nominated ny Papers Was Because
1t Wnx Said Secretary Martin Had
influence Enough to Have the
Certificates Thrown Out by the
Tribunal.

Harrisburg. Pa, Oct 1t-Sheriff Alex
ander Crow. jr., the head and front OF the
Citizens party in Philadelphia, today
made the sensational statement that the
chief reason for nominating the State
ticket by nomination papers was because
it was reported that Secretary Martin had
sufficient influence with the Dauphin
County Court to have the certificates of
the Citizens party thrown out. This was
a direct reflection upon the integrity of
the court of last resort in contests over
nominations and created n sensation.
Judges Siuonton and Mcpherson quick
ly resented the charge and Sheriff Crow
tried to explain. but the court announced
an adjournment until O'Clock this even
ing. Then the climax came. the judges
refusing under the circumstances to pro-
coed further with the case. Judge Stew
art, of Chamt ersburg, will be asked to
specially preside next Thursday.
II was during a hearing on the objec
uons to the certificates of nomination filed
at the State Department by the Citizens
party of Philadelphia that the scene was
enacted
t$N-ptPuAS hAtotACy fhooSAs
Snodgrass of this city, had been plying
Sheriff Crow. who was on the stand, with
questions, and was especially insistent in
trying to discover the purpose of the
citizens party in nominating a State tick
ct. 1t led up finally TO this coloquy:
What interest had your party in nomi-
! mating Il State ticket when il had been
previously nominated by the Republican
| party?''
II presume for the same reason that
| the honest government party had in NOM
| mating Mr.. Swallow after he was nomi-
| mated by the Prohibition party
THAT was by nomination papers, was 1t
not?'
Il could not say"
You have nominated the same ticket
! throughout by nomination papers. Is
that not for the purpose of getting an
I other place on the ballot?"
'If you want to know l will tell yo,i-
! because IL was stated In Philadelphia
| that the chances were that the secretary
! Of the Commonwealth would have sufl-
| cient Influence to prevent our getting our
| certificates OF nomination passed upon
| favorabiy by this court"
| ''Who made that statement"
| at was broadly made
| by whom was it made to you? Can
| ycu name one man.
| No: l cannot"
| BY Judge Simonton: "You made the
( nomination because you did not trust this
court?"
No: your honor. we did not That Is
! the inference We took extra precautions
for having our certificates passed en-
| favorabiy-'
| Judge Simonton: you thought 1t prob
able they would not be passed on favor
ably through the influence of the secre-
tary of state?'
| mo: your honor: did not think SO: no:
but We are in a desperate conflict In Phil
| adelphia. and we took every precaution
! We could
When the court reconvened tonight
| Judge Simonton announced that tine court
thought it a duty to decline to hear the
| case further.
| Secretary OF the Commonwealth Martin
and Sheriff Crow are political enemies
and It is thought his statement in court
was aimed at Martin.