Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-11-01

| was sent for to go to the Office. L
went to the Office in a short time, ex-
pecting to get a calling down. When
Preached the Office SenatorHall met me
very cordially and introduced me to
Judge Gillouly. / was given chair
between Senator Hall and Judge Gill
ouly, when Mr.. Hall said, in the pres
ence of my employer, "Mr. Bottorf, l
understand that you are working for
Mr.. Green for President Judge" | re-
piled, eyes, Mr.. Hall, | have been talk
ing that way for some time, but on the
start it was a good deal of ''hot air."
thrown at me than anything else, but
the fact is l am and always have been
n Republican, though for the sake of
Mr.. Mead's interests / have voted the
democratic borough and county ticket
for a number of times since | have
been in his employ-and intend to
vote for Judge Green" Mr.. Hall re.
monstrated with me and stated that l
had been with Mr.. Mead long time
and had voted with them before and
that they would like to have me with
them this time. He claimed his broth
er is as fit a man for the position as
there is in this district, and | admitted
that he was man of ability. He also
said, "Mr. Bottorf, you might he
brought to Ridgway some time and we
are in position to do you a whole lot
of good" After some other such per-
suasive arguments Mr.. Hall said, ''now
Mr.. Bottorf, | want you to make me a
promise-I would like you to promise
me that you will support my brother
for Judge" l replied, ''No, Mr.. Hall,
am for Judge Green" But he per-
sisted in having me answer that l
would support his brother, and | re-
piled that he was taking me too sud
denly; that l had no time to think the
matter over and l would not make him
! such n promise. | told him | would
! make him the samefpromise that | had
made Mr.. Mead the day before, and
that was though was going to vote
for Judge Green / would not do any
more shouting for him, and then Mr..
Hall said, "Well it is quite while yet
till election, and in the mean time if
you make up your mind to support my
brother, let Mr.. Mead know of your
dec ision in the matter" l replied that
if made up my mind TO do 80 would
inform Mr.. Mead to that effect. This
ended our conversation at that time
and we parted.
The next morning | was met on the
street and told that the democrats were
| advertising that they had fixed me up,
and they were using that argument to
get others into line. This made me in
| dignant, but | still kept my promise
until the following Monday night,
many other little things coming up in
| the mean time to show that they were
not satisfied, but still determined to
pursue me and make things uncomfor-
table for me.
| sincerely tried to keep my promise
after this, but to make matters worse,
Mr.. Mead was again taken to task the
following Monday by Democratic
| emissary from Ridgway and told that /
was peddling copies of the Gazette
| Times containing articles against the
Democratic organization ofElk county.
Mr.. Mead took me to task about the
paper, and replied that had not been
circulating the paper, but now that /
would do 30. l told him the man l had
made the promise was not there, but
he ought to have some representative
| there as / wanted to withdraw my
promise, for hereafter it was all off and
! was going my clip to the limit Our
| conversation was renewed on the fol-
ling Friday when told Mr.. Mead that
abuse from him in all the years I had
worked for him, and every time some
man came up from Ridgway to COM
plain of me, | did not feel that deserv-
ed it and did not propose to take it.
He told the bookkeeper to make up my
time and l received my pay and de-
parted. Afterwards l told Mr.. Mead |
had handled greet deal of his money
while in his emplay, but that | never
got dollar of it except what he had
and he replied, s'Frank, know it."
can also truthfully say that l have
not only been square and honest with
Mr.. Mead at all times, but also honest
ly protected the interests of the manu-
facturers from whom he purchased his
beer when unscrupulous retailers would
try to take advantage of them when
they were not present to protect their
own interests, especially in one in
stance when the retailer wanted to re-
cork and return to the brewery two
half barrels from which he had wasted
great deal of beer by his own care
lessness in tapping the cask
want the people of Elk county and
the whole judicial district, and especi-
ally the workingmen to know l how
l had been treated in this matter, and
hope enough of them will resolve on
election day to 60 to the polls and vote
to defeat the Hall ring and give us q
new deal in this district, SO that there
may be at least little political free
dom in our much boasted free America
f. f. BoTToRF.
Four great plays are to be revived
this year for which the theatre going