The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-04-18
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Having vnln thrcasihare Az me NAl''''.s
l;se.i.es 81. The psliti al chaflaiau, i. ).
Ks-sser nos appears tneeF tbs s1ozy Gov
-s.r,.f a party barmosizfr,' ~ = sh'@"
hr the r. sifier le;teIs iie has caused - ne
sr..i,.,. 4 hr,ads,est aser the courfyr IN
ths circular referred % Mr. kooser ne
gins: After thesndarssnient hase I're-
viously hst hcpe.l 4" 10 conee's's '''s
privilege II the Ss;-ssion Of the cor res
foneressiousl3 his year wiihln' ~ M
sition. bn. csptest hss be-a ioaf ID
UPON me Could mols EresnIuifin''@
statement than The stove etnlnste frs.sH
any other source thsn ir.In eandi''s's
who has three siares failed To rseei,. ne
Congressional nomination and = h. siene
is responsible fer havicg this great eis-
tries represented ~ Washington hy a
''sarpet- taggel'' tom The eastern section
OF the stab?
A contest has been FORCED upon Ar.
Kooser, iorsooth. Are the Republican
voters Of tue county willing to submit 10
the humiliation Of having any ons man
preempt the eoGnty's claim 20 representa-
ton in Congress until he has been elevat-
ed to.the judEsshipg
Is it possible that the people OF Somer-
set county have delivered one OF their
birshrights. the privilege OF selecting per
sons w hon they desire to represent them
at Was hinglon. into The hands Of a single
individual until bis ambition IS satisieds
Afssr assuring the persons addressed
that he is not a candidate in tho interests
OF Thropp, aud smoothing over the
cbarges preferred by his political assoei-
a.es and allies to The effect that he could
have secured the Congressional nomins-
ton four years agl, had he made the nee
essary effort, the circular continues: "As-
suri1g you that my best efforts shall be
given in the work for party harmony,
party strength and party success, ETC.
eic..-F. ]. Kooser."
Now, we submit in the light Of his po-
litical conduct during the past twenty
years, that few of Mr.. Kooser's friends
will recognize him in the togs Of a party
harm0nizer.~ Il is true that Messrs. \.
L. Bersey, Bent. K. Pnlliu, +. J. Dickey
aud others, who were last sprin g driven
from the field Of candidates for Prothon-
otary with Mckinley League club in
the hands Of Mr. Kooser, Geo. +. Kim
nell and Ed Leonard. in order that J. g.
Emert might have n clear track, may en-
tertain different views Of Mr.. Kooser'.
| barmonizing schemes. but they Will ad
I NIT, If honest with themselves. that Mr.
Kooser FORCED them to surrender ans
claims or aspirations they had to appear
before the voters Of the county 10 the ca
pacity Of candidates
1 When this same Mr.. Kooser abetted
and assistsd committee, appointed Al
the notorious compare notes. meeting
to FORCE Joseph Horner, Peter Bow
man, James Baush. and other avOwe6
candidates for Commissioner, TO relin
cuish whatever rights and claims they
possessed or believed themselves to b,
possessed Of 10 Announce their names %
candidates, be was spreading party bar
mony" with iedder.
And again, when in the capacity O
Acting Secretary OF the McKinle.
League" be allowed the use OF his nami
TO an open attack on the Republican can
didate fer State Treasurer Colone
James f. Misunderstanding that he iav
ored the candidacy OF "a State Treasurer
Who Owns HinselLr be was singiDl
party harmony" in basso prohIndo.
And now, to go back a few years, wheI
this same Mr.. Kooser stumped the coub
" in the interests OF an Independent Re
publican candidate for Governor ant
against the regular Republican nominee
declaring THAT if they could not elec
Stewart. they al least could elect PATTI
son, - Mr.. Kooser as guilty of preaching
party harmony Of a secession brand.
Mr.. Kooser shonld be true TO Kooser
He should acquaint the voters with th.
fact that be is an avowed candidate 70
President Judge next spring; that he dis
not consent e. a-s candidate this spriDl
until after Har.ey II. Berkeley had an
noaueed his candidacy for that position
and until after Assemblyman ). A. ken
dall bad fatty refused to staud a. a car
didate for reelection unless Kooser vii
be candidate for Congress-
In order that Kooser may prove trui
20 Kooser. he should discourage the inter
course between the Chairman Of al
County Committee and Joseph Z
Thropp. who boldly asserts thai k ose
is a candidate in Somerset County in IA
behalf"