Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-02
The True Story.

lrreconcable conflict between the
for the Democratic nomination side Republican
candidate reasonably certain of support of his party on
the other The district substantially if the party
had been allowed to make nomination nothing have been
left to conjecture Even it Mr. Harman who majority
the votes the primaries and received the
the State Executive committee has than fighting chance for
the election estimated that he will evenyve per cent of
the Democratic votes Columbia county he get
least sixty cent of the Democratic of Montou His per-
son popularity and eminent fitness for the Office will him
say that the contest between Mr. Judge Evans
with the chances of victory in favor of Harman.
With respect to the merits of the dsbute between
and Herring for it hardly designed any other way Mr.
arman has everything in his favor His majority the
control Strictly within law he paid only legitimate expenses
Even after Mr. Herring had carried Montour county
money! Mr.. Harman Columbia county in which
both candidates reside by majority large enough give
majority he made every reasonable concession order the
party candidate But Mr. Herring conertees were mpac
no man under any circumstances other than Mr. Herring
because of this that the State Executive appealed to-
man again offered to compromise terms honorable both and
certain give the party candidate and victory Herring
refused to acce Ihereupon the committee acting
validity and regularity of which has by some of the
most distinguished lawyers of the State unanimously
arman Five of the nine members of the committee
of high tandng least of them being recognized authority
election and they certified the nomination Secretary
the conditions favored Mr.. Harman up until that point
they have been decidedly in his favor Immediately a
ph county court He knew that the court could not him
nomination He had nothing under the upon which base
claim Tor nomination All that he could possibly do deprive
the party to which he processes allegiance of canddat for Judge
and awaken in the breasts of the Republican
hope of securing the judicial seat for Republican His o
the manger attitude 1t the political perfd
But the hopeesne of he entered upon
campaign of mendac First he declared that he had himself with
drawn from similar contest eight years which false He
had carried Monour county been voted for that county
for Judge and he had not carried the district Next he false
claim that he has majority the primaries this year alleging
majority in voting precinct greater than the early and fin
ally he set out to vf his opponent and other leading Democrats
the district
Besides it is the of public opinion among Demo
Gratis OF the district that Mr. Herring couldn't be elected if he
had the nomination The account of his expenses in the primary
campaign has already been challenged and half that alleged
against him true he will be disqualified under the law What
there in voting for candidate thus involved vote
for him simpya half the Republican
be willing to sacrifice the interests of the party that
the rank and file of the party To the
Democrat there something politics than greed for Office
1t is matter OF principle and the has right stand the
way of party