Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-28


corded? In every one of the instances
of the dodging charged against him
that is OF being present but not vot-
ing-he is recorded as answering to
his name at the opening of the ses-
sion.
Dreaded Any Antagonism.
But at least one instance of his be-
ing officially caught at his dodging by
"a cell OF the house was on November
22, 1888, when he was present, but did
not vote upon an ordinance relating
to projecting street signs, show cases,
etc. There being no quorum voting,
were present and Stuart answered to
his name. Some well-known ring
sters" who had been dodgers with
Stuart also answered, and showed not
only the presence of a quorum, but
that one of the men present and pre-
venting the chamber from doing bust
ness was Stuart. Amy reader who may
consider this comparatively small
matter should accompany the search
er through the journals and strive to
study the motives which Stuart had
for dodging votes in 21 different ses-
sions on bills for erection of frame
buildings, and in as many more meet
ings on important street Improvement
measures. not to speak of other do
Zens of sessions in which he was pres
ent, but failed to vote upon those pc
culiar sorts of bills that are likely
to stir up local antagonisms.
These records prove that Stuart, as
q rule, was afraid to vote on measures
that were likely to involve him in
controversy, or perhaps to make enc
mics for himself 1t has been said of
him that he has few, if any, enemies.
The journals of select council give the
explanation. Any pubic nonenity can
gain such reputation by simply be-
Ing man Of putty and never doing
anything. But the fact that such a
man leads an exemplary private life
is no reason why the people should
want to have him in the chief execu-
tive position of the commonwealth,
where, particularly In these days of
bringing the corporations to terms
1aati,a 80 that hoa II, ,,
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aitos oro not ,,rsonoI. ou,tatiI;t, 49,
private integrity, but viriie vigor and
,,,;ii aaatsso 49,, air,to,.' ~, -
''0 's-'''
- ~ '"o p''p'o'
no" he Kept Out OF Hot Water.
Take a few specifications OF Stu.
arts dodging. All the details weuld
fill every page of this paper, and then
would not he half told.
September 27 1886. absant from the
session that fixed the tax rate Mt 81 so
when there was a fight 10 make il 81
DCceIaher 9 nreeert b,lt NOT votfny
on bill TO let the Western Union Tsln
graph Law underground ccpluits in cor.
tain strests.
February II 1897 present but nnt
voting on bill repealing tho p7Drl,r
checking rider Of oDnronria ticn tn I've
commission erecting the new city hall
He voted On the very navt hill an in.
nocuors measure howcvcr and iust
hero II nav he said that in nearlv ev
e,,, cpo oF tha bundreds of coeas or
soriors dodsiry Inv Ctrart ti,, i,,,rr,,s
chow tbat on tho hi1 i,rnniiotel,, fol
Io,yir,- ig II wa, ono NOT Iixol,, IN eot
him ir+o hot weter ba iDvoriably
March 81, 1887, present but not re.
coraed as VotihS on appropriation tcr
continuing '"e un"ersrouhu e!eCIflc
SES'Vih "i'0e' ID ioa' s'' eI'' ne very
tiSN' 'i' 40 usual ho' i.'9 WIZ N"S
49, VIC" J"'t 'no"' Va anu i''i..'''''
a''ly "itSr' pu' "o' UPON 'Hs S's"!iica-'
reSoiutl"t' 'eHuGs. .tHs tHs governor Z
approve HouSe plII experimenting the
act ot 1905 ior 'he ior r''a'loh ana reg
uIatlon OF rallroad corpoFatiCAs' lhat
hili was tle Kappa transit measure
1or the enactment OF "hich people
were clah'orlhS' May 10 underground
conduit donseu py stuart June b,
special meeting Tor which stuart had
''s'H~'' 0 '' 49,
cd, aithouSh ne dodsed votes on
sidewalk vault Dill ana Dill Tor con.
frmation. Oh police appointments. The
elevated ral!road Dill came up then,
but on that as well as on many sub
,sequent occasions OF the same Kind In
relationyto the rapid transit question.
Stuart was on the ''postponinS' or hes
hating or hon-commlttal side.
.s For Death of Rapid Transit.
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w"S t'ue ~ MS ieoo'u VI an iiluia-
luoo'i O"INooiie hi@h' men, On june
a. d iiio'ioii was in'ue " poStpohe
lui'ner coliSiueiatioh vi lhe iapiu IRAN
si' question uL'ii oepIeilplr' otuaIt
httllAtu very Bltu W NOIt aye. II