Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-11-01
4 Hall Ring Outrage
An Honest and Industrious Work.
ing Man Taken to task by
]. K P. Hall in Person
AND LOST HIS JOB
Because he Would not Promise to
Vote for Harry Avian Hall for
President Judge.
AND LOST HIS JOB
JoHNsoNBURG, Pa, OCT. 30, 1906.
Editor Ridqludu 4 0UOcate:

JoHNSoNBURG, PA, OCT 30, 1906.
Editor Ridg,Udy AdUocate:
DEAR SrR;-The Democratic organi-
zation of Elk county, under the leader
ship of State Senator, j. K. p Hall, is
notorious for its disreputable methods
of forcing poor people to do their bid
ding and drag their chestnuts out of
the fire, but they are very smooth in
their manner of performance and it is
hard to5 fasten direct charge of this
kind against them personally, and
they deny with great indignation
every charge that is brought against
them and brand such rumors as
venomous lies. The articles recently
appearing in the Pittsburg Gazette
Times describing some of their out.
RACES are known to be true by nine
tenths of the people of Elk county, and
yet the Hall ring have the nerve to
deny these charges most emphatically
In the public prints.
have specific case against them
that cannot be truthfully denied, and
with your permission would like to
have it explained to the public as a
sample of how they will impose on a
poor workingman when he dares to
raise the arm of rebellion against them.
am victim of their wrath, and be-
cause have dared to declare that /
for President Judge of this district /
am to-day out of work, with large
family de. ending upon me for support
The story (. my loosing my situation
Is as follows:
L was employed for nearly six years
lu the wholesale liquor store of g. M.
Mead in JOhnsonburg until last Friday,
October 26, 1906, when / was taken to
task by Mr.. Mead, who was being SER
ioasly embarrassed by the democratic
organization nagging him because |
had on several occasions declared my
self in favor of Judge Green. In all the
time had worked for Mr.. Mead he had
treated me as a perfect gentleman, and
when / saw ! could not have my poll
tical freedom and hold my Job without
imperiliug his business, / told him /
would take my time and quit, which ]
did.
The circumstances leading up to my
loosing my situation were as follows:
On returning from a fishing trip re-
Gently, Mr. Mead was informed by
some of the Democratic watchdogs
that had been shouting for Judge
Green. Mr.. Mead asked me about this
report and stated the Democratic
workers blamed him for instigating my
talk. [ told Mr.. Mead that / was sure
he was innocent of such a charge, as
we had not talked any politics what
ever this fall, and that if necessary /
would make an affidavit that he was in
no way to blame for my sentiments,
but at the same time l told Mr.. Mead l
was for Judge Green and proposed to
vote for him, but if my talking was en-
barrassing him / would cheerfully re.
fraiR from further talk along that line,
for his sake.
On Wednesday, Oct. II, the next day
following the circumstances related
above, Senator j. K. p Hall and Asso-
ciate Judge Thos. b. Gillouly came to
the liquor store of Mr.. Mead and after
having talk with Mr.. Mead, 1 was
sent for to come to the office. AS Sen.
ator Hall and Judge Gillouly had met
me twice during the afternoon and
recognized others who were with me