Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-02-07
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The situation as rolatsg to othq spfing
election this year will be wholly 'un-
ique i'll Anthony township, asa there
will be but one ticket in the feld,fhat
Of the Democrats. 1t is rather re-
markable state of affairs, one SO far as
can be recalled by any one about the
court house, without a parallel during
many years past, if at any time in the
history of the county.
The Republicans. as we'll known, are
in hopeless minority in Anthony
township. This will be the better un-
derstood when it is explained that of
the 230 votes polled at any erection
nearly, it not quite two hundred of
these are cast for the Democratic can
didates. Under the circumstances it
is only natural that in Anthony town
ship the launching of ticket by the
Republicans is attended with less en-
thusiasm than by the Democrats The
party leaders were a little too luke
'ttA AA WAS y VStL anu pOSbpOAOd tlIC 1udt
ter until they unoonsciously passed the
limit, later than which certificates OF
nominations can not be filed. The
election will be held on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 10Th. For candidates for all
township and borough offices and cleo
tion officers and school director the
election laws provide that i'll the case
of certificates of nomination, at least
eighteen days. and, in the case of
nomination papers, fifteen days, must
elapse between the filing of the same
and the date of the election.
With the close of last week, there
fore, the limit was passed when any
nominations could be made. Both
parties in the several districts of the
county have held their primaries with
the exception of Anthony. Finding
that they were shut out the party lead
ers in that township have announced
that they will not put ticket in the
field this spring.
This action will give the Democrats
a walk over aud, as above stated, will
make the situation in Anthony un-
ique. With no opposition in the field
it is difficult to foresee just what kind
of vote will be polled by the Demo
Gratis There will be no inducements
for the Republicans to attend the cleo
tion. Defeat being out of the question
it is not unlikely that many Demo
Gratis will regard voting as an unneces-
sary expenditure of time and effort and
will initiate the example of their Re-
publican neighbors and remain az
home
The failure to form ticket is like
ly to lead to some complications as re-
CARDS minority inspector of elec-
tion, to which the Republicans are
entitled, and which should be chosen
at the spring election. There is way
out of the difficulty, however. It ia
not generally known how an inspect
or may be chosen at the last moment
when an omission of this kind occurs.
For general enlightenment the follow
ing extract from the election laws un-
der the head of "filling vacancies" is
appended:
If the minority Inspector does not
attend ON election morning the person
who received the second highest vote
for judge at the preceding election
shall take his place; if the majority
inspector does not attend the judge
shall appoint an inspector in his stead
if the judge does not attend the maj
ority Inspector shall appoint a judge
in his place aud if any vacancy con-
tinues until s o'clock the qualified vot
ers present at the voting place shall
elect one of their number to- fill such
vacancy,