The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-02
LAG, Equity AND FAIRzEss ARE
AGAINST TIE THREE rs

and kooser 70 say thu ssy VI ghesn
have Elr = single moment believed tl,sz
they sre the nominees Of the Repnblis-n
party Of Somerset county fsr The Offices
of ASsenbiyrnen and Congress. re<pec-
rivsly, bg virtue OF ths primary -Iection
held April 2Isz. but since the asn=s 81
the two gentlemen first mentioned APP
pear npon 4 certificate filed with the Sec
retary Of the Commonwealth. zttested
BY the officers OF a. Illegally conducted
convention, We presume that they mean
70 make an effort 70 prevsnt the names
Of their successful eompstitors-w- Il.
SAnner and Fred Rowe-from appearing
in the Republican column on the ofaeisl
ballots 10 be voted ST the general election
Mr.. Koontz's legal knowledge and
sense Of fair play must tell him-ss a
sense Of honesty and fairness tells every
man oonverssrt with the facts-that he
aud ais colleague received a minority Of
the votes east ar the primary election,
and they are therefore not. and have no
right 70 claim % be. the nominees of the
party. L IS presumed, also. that they.
! before announcing their names as candi
dates and paying the usual snno1nee-
msnt fees, attached their signatures 70 a
pledge presented them by the Chairman
Of the County COMMITTEES. whereby they
agreed 10 abide BY the result OF the pri-
mary election and support the nominees.
sanner and Rowe. their opponents. suS
seribed to such pledge and they mean
70 abide By il
Mr.. Koontz's knowledge Of the law and
his sense OF fairness must tell him-ss
the honest dictates Of conscience has told
every fair-minded man in the county
that the Chairman Of the County Com
mittee was powerless to remove the Com
mittsemen OF Jefferson and Larimer
townships, the former on the night pre-
ceding the election and the latter on the
night OF the election amer the polls had
been closed and the vote counted, without
giving them an opportunity % be heard.
aud that he votes cast ~ the polls con-
Quoted by Messrs. Schlsg and Smith
must be counted. while the votes cas-. AZ
the voting places Illegally established by
Chairman Berkey must be thrown out
Schlag and Smith were elected Commit
teemen By the voters Of their respective
precincts, were recognized as such. and
both performed their duties under the
law and the rules OF the party. and Chair
man Bsrkey or no other authority had
ths right 10 depOse either Of them without
fair notice and an opportunity to be
heard. merely thst he might retain con-
troll Of 4 committee. majority Of which
WAS unaiterzbly opposed to him.
Mr.. Koontz's legal knowledge and
sense Of fairness must tell biin-as the
dictates Of honest conscience has told
every fzir-minded msn in tie county
that the Chairman OF the County Com
mitsee and his unscrupulons agents had
no legal or moral right 70 procure by
fraud aud direct purchase the resigns-
tiOns OF Committemen who were hostile
70 the reelection OF the Chairman or his
brother -in-law, and that the honest
voters. who saw that their confidence was
about 20 be betrayed and their rights sac
riiced. acted clearly within their rights
and within the rules Of the party when
on the morning OF the election they pro-
eseded to elect judges to conduct their
elections The mockery Of decency and
justice in the case OF New BsltimOrs bOr-
ough, where q nonresident Is alleged in
sworn afidavit to have. by deception
and unlawful means. procured the resig
nation Of the duly elected Committeeman,
must appeal to General Koontz's knowl-
edge Of the law As well ss TO his sense Of
fsiroess, as il hss already appealed to the
sense Of fairness OF every man cOnyer- |
SAINT with the facts. This agent OF Ber-
keys, Aftsr securing the resignation Of
the Committeeman by the methods and |
means alleged-himself 9 nonresident of
the district-On the morning Of the cleo
don set up an Illegal poll, Of which he |
was the only officer and Al which his was |
the only vote cast This same bogus and |
illegally appointed Committeeman, a
non resident Of New Baltimore. had the
brszen effrontery to present himself as a
member OF the body OF return judges and
10 nominate brother -in-law Barron for
Chairman OF the County Committee.
Mr.. Koontz's knowledge Of the Law and
his sense OF fairness must tell him-as the
conscience Of every honest man has al
ready disclosed-lhst the vote Of Ogle
township, which Chairman Berkey and
his illegally assembled committee chose
10 ignore, in order thst Berkey might
figure out majority for part Of the in
sargent ticket, should have been counted,
=. it will be counted when the matter
comes before the courts. where il will be
finally decided solely on it's merits.
Mr.. Berksy or no other power On earth
has the power TO disiranchise the voters
Of Ggls township. simply because the
Judge OF election. Illegally appointed by
the Chairman, failed to obey the Chair
mans illegal orders. Under such cir
camstanees the rules provide that the
electors shall proceed to elect judge
Of election. This was done and the
election was held in strict conformity
with law and the votes were lawfully
counted. The fact that an illegally APP
pointed Committeeman attended the IL
legAiiy-eonducted convention and cast e
vote for Brother-in-law Barron will not
yitiste the return from ogle, which give
majority Of IS votes in favor OF the Stall
wsrt ticket.
Mr.. Koontz's legal knowledge and
sense OF fairness must tell him, what has
already been made manifest 70 every lay
man and fsirminded msn in the county
that the vote Of Garrett borough, where
the electors denied the right OF the Chair
man Of the County Committee to trans
cend his powers and name a judge to
hold their election, bat elected judge Of
their own choice, must be counted
Sixty-eight honest and Intelligent voters
who cast their ballots IN strict conformity
with law and party rules cannot be dis
| franehised at the whim or County Chair
man because they refused 10 recognize
his unlawful assumption Of power in order
that be or his brother law might be
elected Chairman OF the County Com
mittee.
Mr.. Koontz's knowledge Of the law and
his sense OF fairness must have tcld him
Iarg ere this, a. the facts have impressed
! every honest and faiT-mirded man in the
county, that il i Is in the power OF the
| Chairman OF the Committee to remove
members Of The Committee al his pleas
ure, tha, nothing stands iu the way OF
designing aud uGSc-uynlous officer keep
ing himself in power indefinitely, max
ing ap a committee Of persons absolutely
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