The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08
two REPUBLICAN TICKETS.
Democratic Election Commissioners
Put Boilers Ticket Under the
Eagle.

Democrats of Marshall county are
m a quandary. After the boilers had
ben defeated in every court to which
they had applied. and had denounced
Everly and Jones as dishonest, and
had made affidavits in three courts
that these men did not intend to put
their ticket under the emblem of the
eagle, the election commissioners
met at 1880 Thursday evening and
placed the earn boilers ticket under
the emblem of the eagle, and the reg
gular Republican nominees of the
convention held September IS, under
the emblem of the elephant and under
the name of Republican Reform
Ticket"
This was done after the election
commissioners had spent over two
days of the previous week in hearing
evidence which proved conclusively
that the ticket nominated June 2, was
not the regular Republican ticket.
Instead of deciding the question
Saturday they waited rntil Monday
and then announced that they had de-
cided and would announce their de-
cision at 7:30 Monday evening. but
did not do so.
Attorney Logan was not there and
that was given as the reason. He was
in the city. Why was he not present
at that meeting? Logan went to
Knox Monday morning. He told the
commissioners before he left if they
received any notice from the boilers
not to act until he came back. Why
did Logan expect such notices
Then a notice that an application
for mandate would be sought in
Judge Bernetha's court at Rochester
Tuesday evening was given the COM
missioners.
They appeared; dilatory tactics
were pursued by Parks and Moores
and only one witness was examined
at 1890 o'clock at night when the
court adjourned.
Examination of witnesses began at
9 o'clock Wednesday morning and in
the afternoon when it became appar-
ent that the judge was going to
throw the case out of court Attorney
Logan for the election commissioners
joined the attorneys of the boilers
and waived all errors and tech7icali-
ties of the complaint.
Charles Kellison had been employ
ed by Everly and Jones and had been
told what they intended to do and
authorized to state the facts in his
opening argument which he did but
Logan refused to allow the commits
sioners to testify and they acquiesced
in his objections. 1t was then appar-
ent that the election commissioners
and Moores, Parks and Holman were
all working together to get a man.
date from Judge Bernetha for the
earn ticket But Judge Bernetha
heard the evidence ard it seemed evil
dent that no mandate to place the
earn ticket under the eagle could be
obtained. The election commission
ers then went home and made the
decision as given at the head of this
article
Why did they do so? is the ques-
ton B. F. Shively wants answered.
Why did they not decide Monday ev-
ening? Why did they not decide
Tuesday afternoon, as they had prom
Used? Why did Logan go over to
earns side of the case when the bolt
ers had not a thread left to sustain
them unless Logan and the election
commissioners would assist them?
Why did the commissioners wait
until all the weekly Democratic pap
ers in the district were printed and
could not inform Democrats in the
county of this action?
These and number of other ques-
tons are being asked. We do not
intend to answer. Look at the space
between the lines of this article and
read between the lines.