The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-07
THE OFFICIAL BALLOT.
The Question Now Is whether Ringrose's
Name Shall be Printed on II.


Before the ballots Tor the primary
election were printed Chairman
Yetter of the Republican county
committee filed paper with the
commissioners stating that only one
candidate for county commissioner
was to be nominated. In accord
ance with this the commissioners
had the Republican ballots printed
with instructions to vote for only
one. When the votes were comput-
ed it was found that c. Fred Len
hart had the highest number, and
he was returned as the duly nomi
mated candidate for that Office.
Elisha Ringrose, having the next
highest number of votes, claimed
that the party was entitled to two
candidates, and served notice on
the commissioners demanding that
his name be printed on the official
ballot for the November election.
The matter was submitted to So
licitor Rhawn for an opinion, and
on Saturday the opinion was rem
dered, deciding that under the law
two names must 60 on the ballot,
and therefore, Ringrose's name
should 60 on. The opinion is a
lengthy one, and goes fully into the
legal aspect of the case, and its con-
clusions appear to be we'll founded.
On Monday the commissioners
held a meeting to consider the mat
ter, and after some discussion the
following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, Elisha Ringrose who
with c. Fred Lenhart, w. O.
Holmes, and James Fairman were
the candidates of the Republican
party, at the recent primary cleo
ton for nomination for the Office of
county commissioner in said county
of Columbia. and
WHEREAS, it appears by the re-
turns of said election as computed
and certified by the said commi- :
sioners, that said Elisha Ringrose
and c. Fred Lenhart received a
plurality of the votes cast at said
election by said party, and
WHEREAS, said Elisha Ringrose
has served written notice upon the
county commissioners, that under
the returns of said election as COM
puted and certified aforesaid the said
Elisha Ringrose with said G. Fred
Lenhart are the nominees of said
Republican party for said Office and
accordingly entitled to have his
name printed upon the official bal
lots, in the Republican column with
said c. Fred Lenhart, as the candi-
dates of said party for said ofice,
and
WHEREAS, said board of COM
missioners has been advised by
their county solicitor that said Eli
sha Ringrose was with said Fred
Lenhart nominated for said office
as aforesaid and is therefore entitled
to have his name printed upon said
official ballot. Therefore be it
Resol0ed, That the name of Elisha
Ringrose be printed upon said bal
lot, in the Republican column ac-
cording to law with the name of
Said Fred Lenhart, as candidates of
sad Republican party for said office,
at said November election, and that
certificate of nomination as afore-
said be issued by said commission
ers to said c. Fred Lenhart and
Elisha Ringrose as candidates afore-
said.
Hess and Ringrose voted for the
resolution, and Pohe against it,
The matter now stands as fol-
lows: If no further action is taken,
Rlngrose's name will go on the bal
lot with Lenhart. BY a petition
asking for an injunction to restrain
the commissioners from printing
!Kingrose's name, the question can
De brought before the court, and
the decision of the court will deter
mine what is to be done. 1t is a
nice legal question.