The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-10-16
". f. FISHERS OBJECTIONS.
te Claims that he was unlawiully Defeat
ed for Commissioner and Seeks 10 be
Placed on The ticket.

County Commissioner w. H.
Fisher was a candidate for renomi-
nation, aud was the only candidate
from the south side of the river. As
the rules OF the Democratic party
provide that one candidate shall be
chosen from that side, he had every
reason to believe that he would be
named. But there were certain in
tiuences working against him, and
the counting of the votes disclosed
the fact that William Bogert and
G. w. Sterner each had more votes
than Fisher, and they were de.
clared the nominees notwithstand-
ing the fact that they both reside
on the north side OF the river, and
Mr.. Fisher is contesting for that
reason.
AS matter of precaution Bogert
and Steiner have both fled nomi-
nation papers, so that in any event
their names will appear on the
ballot.
Mr.. Fishers petition was filed
OH Oct. Sth, and the following is
copy of the notice served on Bogert
and Sterner on Oct. 9th.
To George w. Sterner and Will
lam Bogert, candidates for County
Commissioner Of Columbia County
named i'll the certificate filed By
the officers of the late Democratic
Convention of Columbia County
held June tenth 1902, said ceItif-
cate being filed July IS, 1902, in
the office of the County Commits
sioners Of Columbia County,
Sirs:-
You and each OF you are hereby
notified that w. H. Fisher of Main
township, said comfy, by his at
tcrneys J. G. Freeze, w. H.
Rhawn, 7. J. Nanders,ice and
Grant Herring, will this day file
with the said County Commission
ers and i'll the Court of Common
Pleas of said county, the following
objections to the certificate of nomi-
nation filed July IS, 1902, in the
office of the County Commissioners
of said county by William c. Johns
ton, of Bloomsbury, presiding Off
Ger, and w. A. Evert, of Blooms
burg and J. X. Sharpless, of Cata-
wlssa, secretaries of the Demo
cratic convention for Columbia
County held at Bloomsbury on the
tenth day of June, 1902, viz
Said certificate is defective in
that It certifies that George w.
Sterner, of Hemlock township, and
William Bogert OF Scott township,
were on the tenth day of June,
1902, nominated by said Demo-
cratic convention as the candidates
of the Democratic party OF Column
bia County for the office of County
Commissioner, for the following
reasons:
Flrst.-Said nominations for
County Commissioners were made
in violation of ARTICLE ?, SECTION
4, of the Rules of the Democratic
Party of Columbia County, as
adopted August tenth, 1897, and
amended June IS, 1899, which said
rule and Amendment is as follows.
SECTION f. The candidate who
shall have received the highest
number OF votes, as shown by the
approved returns, shall be declared
the nominee. III case of a tie vote,
the nomination shall be determined
by casting lots. Where two per-
sons are to be nominated for the
same office. the two candidates re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
shall be nominated.
AMENDMENT.
That hereafter, when two candi-
dates are TO be nominated for the
same Office, as two members of the
Legislature, two County Commits
sioners, or two County Auditors,
each voter shall vote for one candi-
date from the district lying North
OF the Susquehanna river, and one
candidate from the district lying
South of the river, and the official
ballot shall so designate
Second,-The official ballot used
at the primary election held in said
county Of Columbia on the seventh
of Iune. 1902. at which the said