The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-06-26
MORE DOUBLE DEALING.
Democrats in the Legislature Talk
One Way and Vote Another,
THEY DeFEATEpBALLorREF REFORM
Legislative Apportlonment Was Also
Slaughtered Through the Action OF
a Democratic Leader In the House.

Harrisburg, June 25.-ln the closing
week of this legislative session there
is a great amount of work being done
Is a gerat amount of work being done
in order that by Thursday next, when
the final adjournment shall take place
there will be no bills on the calendar
which have not been acted upcn.
Leaders of the Republican organiza-
ton feel that they have done the best
that could be accomplished under eX'
listing conditions, with the Democratic
members OF the senate and the house
acting in harmony with those insur-
gents who have refused up to date TO
recognize the fact that their position
is untenable.
Certain appropriation bills require a
two.thirds vote of all the members
elected to the house. and under such
circumstances the Democratic insur'
gent combine has frequently been en-
abled to defeat bills to which the Re
publican leaders were committed.
DEMOCRATS PLAYED DOUBLE.
The insincerty of the Democrats in
many of their proclamations for re-
form has been shown during the asst
week in several striking cases.
During the last two years they have
been harping upon ballot reform"
They have sought TO create the I'M
pression that the entire state was torn
up over this issue and that there would
be a political revolution unless some
new system of balloting were adopted.
After many weeks of conferences
and exchanges of views between Col.
Quay and Col Guffey a bill was framed
which embodied most of the PROPOSE
tions that came from the ardent ballot
rcformers. This bill was the measure
introduced at the instance of Col Cuff
fey himself and subsequently amended
so as to include recommendation
made by Col. Quay regarding the open
ing of ballot boxes in case of suspected
: fraud.
The ballot form was made smaller
and simpler than the present ballot.
The names OF the candidates were
grouped according to the Australian
system under the headings of each Of
fee, with the party name or appella-
ton after the name Of each candidate.
There were circles at the top of the
ballot, one for each party, and the wild
est latitude was allowed for indepen
dent voting and for fusionnominations
Upon petition of 80 citizens, voters in
any precinct the courts were TO be re
uuired to open the ballot boxes of such
district to permit of a recount in or
der to detect fraud.
THE RESPONSIBILITY PLACED.
This bill was brought before the
state senate on final passage last
week
In presenting the measure to his col
leagues Senator Focht, chairman oI
the committee on elections. said that
an honest effort had been made &c
meet the issue of ballot reform and
that here was a bill which every
one desirous of a change from the
present ballot law could consistently
support He wanted the responsibility
for action upon the bill a matter OF
record
The vote was taken and the result
was that every Democratic senator
and all the insurgents present voted
against the bill and thus the bill was
killed for the session. The vote was
10 in favor of the bill to IA against it
ANOTHER CASE OF DOUBLE DEAL
ING.
Another evidence Of Democratic du
plicity was given in the matter of leg
islative apportionment. The Demo
Gratis had been crying for a monti
about obeying the mandate of the con
stitutlon for a legislative apportion
ment The Republicans got togethe
and framed a bill which they believed
to be fair to all parties. They recog
nized the fact that they could not draf
| a bill which would be satisfactory t
all of the members of their own party
| for in revising the lines of the di:
tricts they would necessarily have {
crowd two or more of the presen
: members into one district and thu
; create dissension in their own rank.
: They confronted this situation as bes
they could. however, and the legisl,
= tive apportionment committee report
5 ed the bill out. When it came up o
; final passage, however, RepresentaHv
l Haag. of Schuylkill, one Of the Den
! Dcratic leaders on the floor of tn
= louse, at once moved to indenitel
postpone consideration of the bill an
= With practically the solid Democrat
5 vote, along with the insurgents. an
= some Of the dissatisfied regular Rapu,
= licans. Haag succeeded in carrying hi
point. and the bill fell.
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