Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-12-12
sflNEL &REPUBLTCAN
MIFFLINTOWN. PA.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. u, 1900.
B. T. sCHwEIER,
EDITOR AND PROpRIFroR.
ELECTION CONTEST.

In the contested election case Of Hack.
endorn against Beaver for a seat in the
Assembly at Harrisburg few people
can be found, who believe that Mr..
Hackendorn Is the prime mover in the
case There are men behind the bush
out Of sight Of the public eye, who are
pulling the strings. Mr.. Hackendorn
stands in the light Of the public glare.
Men behind the bush in this town have
been working to lead strings that run
out to Ar. Hackendorn. Days and
days ago they declared that Hacken-
dorm should contest Beavers seat The
behind the bush men do not care for
reform. How many tax receipts candi-
dates have they worked in their day?
How much booze have they employed
10 influence voters? When the side
hghts are turned on how will the situ.
ation appear? 1t is true if men vote
fraudulently, the fraudulent voter
snouid be punished, but the behind the
bush men are not hunting the men who
tney aiiege voted fraudulently. They
are hunting the candidates. or course
II may prove satisfaction to know
VINO they are that cast fraudulent votes
at the late election and it is presumed
that the men who petitioned in Mr..
HackendOrn's behalf can come and
point out the fraudulent votes and make
their charge good. If they cannot,
what then? BY and by the men who
are behind the bush working Mr.. Hack
endorn and his petitioners will have
some light thrown behind their bush.
such an event would scare them worse
than streak Of light scares a lot of
rats In grainery. The unfortunate
and yet the most fortunate for the be-
hind the bush gang is, that the district
mad no President Judge before whom
TO start the proceedings in contest. The
Associate Judges for this county held a |
court for the transaction of such busi-
ness "a may be transacted by a bench |
OF associate Judges and the behind
the bush refOrmers made the venture of |
pushing Hackendorn aud his petition
ers into the Court Of the Associate
Judges. The Behind the Bush Hack
endorn election reform seance will cost
The Taxpayers of JunIata county any,
where between one hundred dollars and |!
twenty thousand dollars, for the county
has to pay the costs Of the movement
Of the behind the bush Hackendorn
election fraud reformers. Following is
the list Of petitioners:
Ii. F Crozier, ST., S. H. Kell, W.R.
Harris, b. G. Kell, b. P. Clark, T. A.
Harris, Mcclellan Foltz, Harry Panna-
baker, ]. &. Kinsloe. Harry Swartz,
X. l.. Boon, HI. w. Milliken, ]. NJ.
relfer, w. l.. Teller, John Fitzgerald,
D. Stewart Allen, E. E. Hackedorn,
J. l.. Kunkle, s. C. Woodward, John
King, w. g. Diehl, Thomas Armstrong,
Frank Armstrong, C Weibley, John
Bryner, J. F. Bryner, G. F. Tressler,
David Beale, John c. Beale, T. d.
Barnard, Thomas Hockenberry, VIM.
". Bender, T. A. Fitzgerald, Henry w.
Sailor, 1. VI. Bailor, w. H. Donahey,
!. F. BOusum, W. B. l.. ellison,
Jharles B. Crawford.
The petition was sworn to by w. H.
)Onahey, g. F. Bousum, w. b. l..
iilson, d. Stewart Allen, Chas. B.
,rawford
Thirty of the names are signed in
encil and nine in ink.