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AprU 11. 1UUX
Abe Koontx and Kendall Republi
cans? fcee tiiis week's Somerset County
Democrat.
Personal spite and malice can not
destroy the Republican party in bom
erset county.
The call tor the Republican Primary
Election Is not published in the
Herald at the request of County
Chairman J. A. JVrkey.
A pointer to Messrs. Kooser, KoonU
and Kendall: Money will not do every
thing. You must have the people w ith
you to win. I "ulc Bedford county.
Kooxtz and Kendall are largely re
pponsihle for the fact that the great in
dustrial Slate of Pennsylvania has only
one Senator to attend to her important
interests at Washington.
Assemblyman Koontz's action on
the school bill was very ruuch like that
of the fellow who says: "I'll vote for
you, but I'll not say anything to en
courage others to do so."
Hats off to the honest Republican
voters of old "Mather Bedford," who
on Saturday last achieved the inost
notable victory for honest and decent
politics ever won in this congressional
district.
The older voters of the county w ill
be amused when tuey learn that paity
wreckers Koontz and Kooser are re
peating the disastrous aud treacher
ous course they pursued towards the
Republican party in l&si
Wh en Chairman J. A. litrkey says
the immense Republican mass-meeting
heid in Somertet last fall was held "iu
direct violation of the Republican par
ty rules'' be utters a falsehood and dis
plays an ignorance of the party rules
thvt is astonishing.
When Chairman J. A. Berkey says
that he furnished the Hekald "a copy
of all the announcements of candi
dates at the Republican Primary Elec
tion to be held April 21st," he simply
adds another to the long list of false
hoods that he will be called upon to an
swer for.
A vote for F. J. Kooer for Congress
means a vote for Joseph E. Thropp and
a continuance of the humiliation and
disgrace of having the great Twentieth
Pennsylvania District represented iu
Congret-s by a perwn who is not of us,
but is a resident of another district,
biid a Mranger to our wants and needs.
The Herald believes that the Re
publican Vetera of the county are true
to the principles and traditions of their
party. They have always been in the
past, and they will not swerve in their
allegiance to the party nor sacrifice
their cherished principles at the dicta
lion of a few men who are influenced
entirely by personal bate and spite.
As.sEMnt.YMAN Koontz ii traveling
up and down the county, avoiding all
the big towns, where his record is
known, exhibiting a certified copy of
the legislative vote on the seven
months' school bill. "The wicked flee
when no man pursuetb." Kooutz vot
ed againt the bill, but he did not utter
a word against it. He was too busy
trying to "lick old man Quay" to at
tend to the interests of t is constituents.
Messrs. W. H. Koontz and F. J.
Kooskr, who are at present engaged
in holding alleged Republicau meet
ing! throughout the county, are the
earns gentlemen who engaged in a sim
ilar campaign in 1H82, when the one
legged veteran, James A. Beaver, was
th-; Republican nominee for Governor
of Pennsylvania. At that time they
w.-re able to muster only !R vote for
th cause of the piratical crew who
were endeavoriug to wreck the Repub
lican party, and we do not believe tlifj
will have as many followers on April
21, 1900, they had in November, 'S2
The party fealty of Assemblymen
Ko istz and Kendall is well illustrated
ly iheir securing the services of Insur
gent, Populist and Democratic newspa
pers to disseminate the news, at this
late day, that the latter delivered a
schoolboy declamation against the pas
ture of the seven months' school bill.
-No intelligent or honest citizen of the
uuty will be deceived by such chaff
as this. Why didu't Assemblyman
Kooutz rise to the same point of elo
quence when the obnoxious measure
was under consideration as he did on
the occasion of presenting a "loving
cup" to "Bill" Fiiun, the millionaire
"boss" and city contractor.
Si rfai E indications all lead to the
conclusion that the large "wad" con
tributed by the Bin" Men's League
for the purpose tf turnipting the hon
est Republican voters of Somerset coun
ty has not been entrusted to the keep
ing of Chairman Berkey. This must
l humiliating to the prospective pres
ident of a national Lank. It is said
that Chairman Berkey is only allowed
f "O. K." drafts on the corruption
fund, while the Vice CLairnjan handles
the cash. Pretty hard ou Berkey, to be
thus distrusted by bis political associ
ates. But, "there'll come a time, fonae
day," aud it's not tar off, when the
"compare notes" bosses will be pulling
each other's hair.
In thtir foolish attempt to ignore the
Herald Chairman Btrkey and the
" compare notes meeting'' candidate
K'wser, Koontz and Kendall are bav
iug great difficulty in disweniitiatiug
audi information as they desire to gie
the public. The two "ofiu-ial organs"
were found to be of little account;
" Pop " Marshall's Berlin " Rc-ord "
was fired up ; the Windber " Journal "
was bought, and now a large amount
of space in the Somerset " Democrat "
t;as been purchased and all combined
they do not have a circulation equal to
that of the Herald, and their combin
ed political influence is niL The peo
ple read aud believe a paper whose po
litical opinions can not be bought ; that
speaks the truth no matter a horn it
hurts, and decpise ard abbor-a pur
c-hasable and subsidized prexs.
If anything more was needed to es
tablish what the Herald has frequent
ly asserted, that Messrs. Koontx and
Kendall are not in harmony with the
Republicans of the county, but are
merely assistant Democrats, it is fur
nished by this week's Somerset County
Democrat, whose columns have been
called into use to aid them in procuring
a rencmination. Colonel Guffey is the
Democratic candidate for United
H ales Seuator. The Herald firmly
Relieves that should KooaU and Ken
K, W I sT- - .
dall be re-elected, they, iu company
with other loourgeot Aseemblymeii,
will vote for Colonel Guffey for United
States Senator ia preference to the g n
tleman who will be named as the nom
inee by the caocas of a large majority
of the Republican members of the next
Legislature.
AntkH'ating that their legislative
records would be looked into by their
constituents, Assemblymen Koontz aud
Kendall, w ho violated the confidence
reposed in them by the Republicans of
the county, have raised the cry of "stop
thief," declaring that their opponents
are charging them w ith having voted
for the bill increasing the common
school term from six to seven months.
No such charge was ever made, and
when Assemblyman Kooatz's personal
organ declares that it was, it is guilty
of absolute and unqualified falsehood.
The charge has been and is made,
however, that Assemblyman Koontz
did not raise his voice in protest against
the adoption of the measure, which
was bitterly opposed by ninety-nine
out of every one hundred of his con
stituents, and it is therefore presumed
that be was in full Sympathy with the
frieeds of the bill.
In view of the fact that Assembly
man Koontz has gained wide notoriety
as an orator, that bis ability to plead
the cause of a client la undisputed, that
it is claimed for him that be has been
known to exercise, by the magic of his
Wic, such an influence aud power over
jurors as to compel them to decide in
favor of his client, it is somewbat re
markable that he would sit quietly in
bis seat in the halls of legislation lis
tening to the discussion of a bill in
which bis constituents were vitally
concerned, and whose interests be was
paid to represent, the same as he ac
cepts fees to defend the Interests of bis
clients, without offering a single word
of protest, There can be no defense for
his action in this matter. The fact that
the enemies of the bill were able to
muster only forty-one votes against it
does not speak well for the silver
tongued orator, who, at the command
of "Bill" Flinn, the millionaire Pitts
burg contractor and politician, and
"Dave" Martin, the dethroued million
aire "boss" of Philadelphia, neglected
the interests of the people be was sent
to Harrisburg to represent and protect,
and traveled up and down the State de
livering appeals to the people to help
them destroy the Republican party in
Pennsylvania.
We misjudge the people of Somerset
county if they do not retire party
wreckers Koontz and Kendall and elect
W. II. Sanner aud Fred Iiowe to repre
sent them in Harrisburg. Sanner and
Row e will do so w ith fidelity and abil
ity, and will not bring discredit upon
their constituents. It was largely
thaough the efforts of Mr..Sanner that
the present method of distributing the
State appropriation to the public
schools, whereby the schools of Som
erset county receive 3.000 more annu
ally than ever before, was made law
Rei'CBLIcans of Somerset county.
Harvey M. Berkley is one of jour own
people. He is bone of your bone and
flesh of your flesh. His name is a sy n
onym of every manly virtue. He is a
gentleman of education, and is the peer
of any of the candidates in the several
counties for the congressional nomina
tion. He comes of honest Pfnnsjiva
nia Dutch stm t, and bears himself w ith
the same absolute honesty and integ
rity in hi political as he does in his
busine-w life. He is not a caudidate for
the purpseof handing the nomination
over to a caudidate from another coun
ty. Give him the indorsement of Som
erset county and he will go into the dis
trict conference with every prospect of
success and will exert every honorable
effort to secure the nomination.
And what can le said of his oppo
nent, F. J. Kooser, Esq.? Conceding
everything that his most ardent admi
rers can claim for him, the cold fact re
mains that be Is not a candidate for the
purpose of securing the nomination.
He is not acting fairly or candidly with
the Republicans of the county who
have so frequently honored him. He
does not expect, nor does be desire to
go to Congress. He is, and for years
past has been, an open and avowed can
didate to fucceed Judge Longenecker
as President Judge. He is a caudidate
for the congressional nomination at
this time, and we can but judge him
from what he has done in the past, for
the sole purpose of assisting in the nom
ination of a mau who has been utterly
repudiated by the people o! the county
be claims as his own. By their votes
at their primary election Saturday the
honest, decent and self-respecting Re
publicans of Bedford county declared
by au overwhelming majority that Jo
seph E. Thropp was not their choice as
a lU-pre&entative in Congress. No can
didate in this district, within our recol
lection, was ever so ut?rly repudiated
aud humiliated by th members of his
party. Yet this is the man that Mr.
Kooser represents, and in whose inter
est he is a candidate in this county.
Republics on, you owe it to yourselves,
you owe it to the honest, manly sntl
ment of the Republicans of the dit-trict,
and you especially owe it to your Re
publican brethrt-n of Bedford county
to cast this insufferable interloper from
Montgomery couuty aside and to place
in the pot-ition he has so unworthily
filled one of your own people. A vote
for Francis Joseph Kooser is a vote for
Joseph E. Thropp. A vote for Harvey
M. Berkley is a vote for one who is
ine of your bon and flVi-li of jour
tlesh. Chora jt!
Tn remarkable spectacle now being
witnessed in a Dumber of towns and
villages of the county of three aspirants
for nomination for office holding alleg
ed political meeting", is doubtless more
amusing than edifying. The privilege
of being a candidate for political office
is the birthright of every American cit
izen, but up until this and last spring,
we believe, no Republican candidate or
wt of candidates bad the assurance to
call public meeting for tlw discussion
of bis or their personal merits. All
of the candidates announced claim to
te mmibers of the Republican party,
but it U well understood that the three
randidates now holding meetings are
opposed to the cardinal Republican
principle of majority rule. This is the
one predominating question to be set
tled at the primary on April 21. The
personality of Representatives Kendall
and Koontz aDd of Mr. Kooser is not at
issue. The fact that Kendall delivered
a schoolboy address against the adop
tion of the seven months' school bill,
and the fact that Koontz was so un
mindful of the interests of bis constit
uents as to let the obnoxious measure
become a lav of the State without of
fering a word of protest, are known to
all intelligent men. It is also well
known that both of our Representa
tives opposed the principle of majority
rule and consorted and acted with the
Democrats throughout the entire legis
lative ftssioa. Mr. KoonU tells his
small audi juoes that his voice has been
raised in defense of Republican princi
ples in Ohio, Marylaod aud West Vir
ginia, but be niUht with equal propri
ety add t!at his voice and influence
have frequently been utilized in behalf
of Democratic candidates in Somerset
county. Was he acting the part of a
loyal Republican on the night of the
'.compare notes meeting" when, in a
gathering of his close tmlilical friends
and' followers, be proposed that the
"question of selecting State delegates
be taken up," which was later done by
a committee of five, and then brazenly
a.-ked the unfettered voters of the coun
ty to elect them? Is he acting the part
of a loyal Republican now, when be
maligns the character of Republican
leaders now dead ?
Away with such hypocrisy!
Mr. Kooser's piea that be has been a
successful barrister for thirty-five years
is not at issue. He is recognized as the
candidate of one Joseph E. Thropp,
who is seeking by every possible means
to be re-elec'ed to Congress. Mr. Koo
ser Dominated Thropp two years ago,
and it is only fair and reasonable to pre
sume that he will endeavor to renom
inate bin if be is given the indorse
ment of this county. Thropp has been
repudiated by the voters of Bedford
county, where he claims to reside, but
be has secured the indorsement of Blair
county, aud, with Kooser in the con
ference, he would control six votes, or
one-half of the cenferrees.
Mr. Kooser Should Withdraw.
Now that Mr. Thropp has been repu
diated by an overwhelming majority
of the honest Republican voters of Bed
ford couuty, and his nomination Id the
district rendered impossible, if Kxm r
is true to Kooser he will withdraw and
put an end toTbropp's farcical candi
dacy in Somerset county. Thropp, by
the result of Saturday's primaries in
Bedford county, has been eliminated as
a disturbing political factor in the
Twentieth Congressional and Sixteenth
Judicial Districts. He may be an inde
pendent candidate this fall, but bis can
didacy would scarcely create a rippleon
the political waters of the district He
will be powerless to fulfill his part of
the contract to aid Kooser in securing
the judicial nomination in return for
the Somerset county congressional con
ferred. Mr. Kooser bas twice deliver
ed the cjuferrees from Somerset, bound
and gagjred, to Mr. Thropp, but he can
not, and should not, attempt to do it
again in the face of Saturday's verdict.
Mr. K)oser has been highly honored
by the Republicans of Somerset coun
ty, aud be owes it to them and to his
own manhood not to further persist in
the attempt to deceive them by his can
didacy for Congress in the interests of
a mau who has been rejected by the
voters of his own county. Sure defeat
aud humiliation are in store for him if
he persists In bis present course. If
Kooser will be true to Kooser he will
withdraw.
IS SOT A CAKDIDATE.
Joseph F. EhodfH Withdraw! ai aCandid&ta
for Jury Commitiio&tr.
Jowph K. ltbodea, of Lincoln town
ship, hi had aid the required fee and
a-Weil the County Chairman to announce
bis name as a candidate for Jury Com
missioner, subject to the rule governing
Republican Primary Elections, has de
cided not be a candidate at this time,
an will be seen fmm the following card .
To J. A. Bkrkkv, Cm. Co. Com.
You will pleasn not priut my name on
the tickets an a caudidate for Jury (Vim
missioer at the Republican Priinarv
Kleetion to b beld on the 21st dv f
April. 1!K a I have withdrawn from the
contest and will not be a candidate for
aaiti oil) c at this time.
April 10, Jos. F. Rhodes.
Wirtleit Telegraphy.
It ia said that successful experiments
have at last been aooomplished in wireless
telegraphy, and thin would undoubtedly
be a good thing, and revolutiouize many
ways of doing businem. One writer has
gone so far as to aay that wireleM teleg
raphy ia the greatest disoovery of the age.
We brg to difTer. Don't overlook Hn tet
ter's Stomach Hitters when yoo talc about
the great things of this world. This peer
less medicine ban done more to promote
health and settle stomach trouble than
any other medicine in existence. It cures
dyt-pepsia, indigestion, malaria and con
stipaiion. It never fails. Try it, and be
aire and get the genuine, with Private
Revenue Stamp over the neck f the hot
tie. Don't let the draggUt palm off a
Substitute,"
Itching piles? Never mind if physi
cians have failed to cure you. Try Doan'a
Ointment. No failure there. 50 cents, at
any drug store.
Political Notei.
The announcement made by Admiral
Dwey that be is a Democrat and a can
didate for Pranident haa not awakened
much enthusiasm for the hero of Manila.
It ia matter of notoriety that Assembly
man Koontz ntver loot an opportunity to
m-ikea apeerk until the aeven months'
school bill waa before the House of Rep
resentatives. For the past two or three
years be has attended almost evrry harvest-home
and Sunday achnol picnic in
the county Tor the purpose of delivering
an addrea, and during the preeent week
hi eloquence ia on tap at varioua towns
and villages throughout the county. It'a
mighty queer, isn't it, that he couldn't
find hi- voice when it came to defending
the interests of his constituents.
During the paMtvix weeka thousand of
copies of the Redford Hawkeys, filled
with columns of fulvom laudation and
praise of the alleged owner Joseph E.
Thropp were acattered brodHt over
Somerset county, evidently for the pur
pose of winning votes for Mr. Tim. pp.
who waa then au avowed candidate for
renomination before the voters of this
county. The Somerset county organa of
the "McKinley League", were alao sing
ing the prmise of the millionaire from
Philadelphia. If Mr. Kooser intended
announcing bis candi lacy for Congress
how d e it come that none of his fellow
"McKmlev LiaguerV' were onto the
aecrel? Why were they ItooiningTbropp
attbtDmMof Kimr? Iiriewofth
turn d wn Thropp g.t in Bel ford county
Saturday, Mr. Kotiwer should withdraw
and save himself from defeat. The Re
publican voters of S internet county are
opposed to Thropp and Tbroppism. They
believe in clean politioa and home can
didates. EiSTEa S3CVEJIEJ.
Two RemarkableGiOa Which Ever; body
t an Have for the Asking.
Everybody can have beautiful Easter
lilies next Sunday without charge, for the
great "Philadelphia Sunday Press" an
nounces that every reader of the Eaiter
number will receive free a splendid pic
tore of Easter liliea. The picture ia by a
famous artist in tea colors and ia 14x40
iochea in aire. It will not be creaeed by
folding, ao that every person who gets
next Sunday's "Press" will get a perfect
picture fit to adorn aay borne. An t in
addition lo the picture there will be a
finely illustrated booklet containing a re
markable love eury the kind vou will
sit up all uight to read. Thia will alao be
tree with next Sunday a prees." An
nouncement ia made that the auoolv of
pictures and books ia limited, Lence it
wil De web. to send in your order early.
ANOTHER "LOST CAUSE.
Insurgents, Alreadj Defeated, are
Fighting Desperately with Cor
rupt and Abhorrent Means.
THE PEOPLE 7AT3S DECEBT F0UIICS.
The crushing defeat of the insurgents
and party wreckers at the primary on
April 21 tt is certain as doomsday.
Nothing can prevent their being carried
down by the avalanche of Republican
rotea and tbey are now trembling on the
briuk fighting despurately for a chance
to avert the rout which they can not
fail but see is in store for tbem. Their
rauka are torn and distracted, threat of
retaliation and revenge fill the air.
Business connection and business asso
ciations of long standing are strained to
tha point of breaking and will snap in
twain as soon as the voters have started
the disorganised and jealous army of in
surgents to the rear. The Chairman
of the County Committee ia distrust
ed by his slated candidates. Berks; baa
been Thropp's reoogaizsd agent in Som
erset county. He has boastingly written
in bis letters: You know I have the
ear of ou: Congressman." With the ap
proval of F. J. Kooser be named the post
masters for Elk Lick and Uraina. HeUfor
Thropp to-day. He bas paid repeated
visits to Thropp during the last few
weeks. It was iu the interests of Thropp
that he juggled with the rights of the
voters and deferred calling the primary
until the lt day. lie only announced
the candidates for nomination on Thurs
day last, and then in the most obscure
manner possible. He has plaoned to de
feat the will of the majority, and in de
fiance of party rules and precedenta, bas
called upon the voters to send the names
of candidates for Committeemen to biin
twenty days before the election. He baa
attempted to remove duly elected com
mitteemen, because they would not do
his bidding. He has been shorn of tha
privilege of handling a large portion of
the big corruption fund sent into this
county for the purpose of debauching the
voters.
The insurgent ranks are distracted,
and certain gentlemen who are travel
ing up and down the county with welf
lined pocket book, ostensibly for the
purpose of leasing coal lands, might aa
well abandon their efforts to stein the
tide.
The Republicans of the county are
through with hypocrisy and sham. They
have watched with amazement the ex
posure of those who have declared tbey
were governed by pure and high motives
in political affairs. The voUva can not
be bought like aheop with the money of
millionaires who are seeking to enslave
tbem.
The insurgents are licked, and mighty
well tbey know it.
Character Aitattiai.
In their wild ambition to secure polit
ical orUct-s the insurgent leaders of this
county, following in the footsteps of the
corrupt and malicious "bosses" of Phila
delphia and Pittsburg, stop at nothing
which they thtnk will influence a single
vote in their favor. They have secured
control of four or five priuting press ee,
from which the vilest and inoMt indecent
charges and innuendoes are cast at any
and every individual who chances to
stand in the way of their success. The
latest outburst from thia malignant
source is directed against all Poor Direc
tors who have been elected to office
during the past score of years, and tbey
are charged by innuendo with theft and
corruption while in otfica. No defense of
the well-known gentlemen assailed
Jacob W. Peck, Manaasea Shoemaker,
Adam S. Miller, William J. Olessner
or their predecessora in office, or of
Steward William Roam and Clerk and
Attorney L. Col born, all of whom are
honorable and upright citizen of the
couuty, elected and selected for the po
sitions they occupy on account of their
fitness and high integrity, is rqu;red
among thoughtful people. Individual
citizens and business firmrtare not spared
by thia desperate band of guerrillas, who
follow the profession of character-assassination,
it seems, from sheer love of the.
nasty business The alleged editors of the
foul sheets referred to should not be beld
respouaible alone for these indecent aud
uncalled-for attack on the best manhood
of the county, but the aignnrs of the
"compare Doles'' letter, nearly all of
whom have promoted and sustained the
newspaper presses mentioned, in the
hope that tbey would reap personal ad
vantage from their vile emanations,
sh ould ahre tha omdeinnition ofth-t
people. No man ever won distinct! n
by dragging down the reputation f
bis honorable aud honest neighbors, but
thousands of aucb have won the richly
merited contempt of self respecting pec-
pie. The opportunity is at band to det-1
iudecent politics a death blow in Somer
set county.
Tha Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad
The First Railroad to Introduce Auto
mobile Service,
The Baltimore A Ohio Railroad bits en
tabissbed Electric Automobile Service at
Washington, D. C, in connection with
its train service, being the first railroad
to introduce thia mode of transportation
regularly to and from its railroad station.
The automobiles are of the latest electric
pattern, absolutely noiseless in regard to
machinery and running gear. They are
provided with luxuriously deep cushion
ed seats, with electric lights and time
pieces. Two amall trunks can be carried
ou tun supports at the rear of the vehicle,
and the top of the cab provides ample
room f.r amall traveling bags and band
luggsge.
1 be rplendid street of Washington
are particularly favorable for tbia high
plana transportation, aud the vehicles can
i safety reach a speed of from ten to
fou rteen miles an bour on any of the
atreet, except In the business portion.
It baa t een arranged, when Fpeclal ser
vice la desire ), passengers On trains ap
proaching Washington from the Eat
wiil notify conductor before arrival at
Baltimore, and on trains from the West
will noiify conductor before arrival of
train at Watbirgtun Jcncilon.
The rates for Ibis extiiordinary service
are extremely reasonable, and the Haiti-
more Ohio Railroad, with Its adrancrd
ideas and methods, is to 1 congratulated
in being the first to inaugurate regularly
this latexl inveulion in transportation
service.
Statu ok Oh to. Crrr or Tolkuj.
I.i-cas CorsTV. j "
FRANK J. CHEN EY makes oath that
he is the -riior partner of the linn of F.
J. CilKNY t X , doing busitiesw in the
City of ToleOo, County and Stain afore
said, and that said firm will psv the sum
f ONE HUNDRED DOLLA IW for each
and every ea of Catarrh thai tun not l
enred by the use of HALL'S CATARRH
CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before tne and euos. r;:e. in
my orenoe, tbia fl:h diy ol Dscember.
A D. ltU.
, A. W. OLEAS1N.
jaKat. j Xutury I'ubltr.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internallr
ad arts directly on the blood and mu".
ens aurfuvsi of the ay stem. , tjetid lor
Ualillioiiials, fre.
F. J CHENEY A CO, Toledo. O.
Sold t,T DrntrgiBis. 7jc.
Uah's Family Pill are the beat.
Xotie to Contractor.
Notice ia hereby giveu that sealed pro
posals for the erection of the Municipal
Building will be received by the S-cret
ry of the Town Counc I, aud opened on
April a's 1M0 All builders and contract
ors are Invited to call at the otlice of the
Secretary, where the plana and ep irica
tionacaa oeseou, and other Information
furnished. f
R. E. Meters, Secretary.
Souieraet, Pa April 4, ISM.
Thropp Knocked Out.
Bedford County Repudiates the Montgom
ery County Carpet-Bagger by an
Overwhelming Vote.
STALWARTS MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP FOR DS:ENT FOLITfCS.
Thropps Friends Claim that He will Carrj Somerset Couaty with
His Troxj Candidate Kooser.
BUT THE WH0LS 0UTTIT WILL BE EKTIKE3.
Joseph E. Thropp, the Montgomery
County carpet-bagger, who represents
the 20th Congressional District in Con
gress, waa humiliated and overwhelm
ingly defeated at the Bedford Republican
pilirary last Saturday. John M. Rey
nolds, who contested the county with
him, elected 53 out of 90 delegates, de
feating Thropp two to one. Reynolds'
majority on the popular vote was about
1,500.
' Dr. W. C. Miller, who voted for Quay
in the last Legislature, was renominated
by a largely increased majority, the Re
publicans thus emphasizing their disap
proval of caucus boiling and party wreck
ing. T. C. Sanderson, the other nominee,
will go into the legislative caucus and
abide by the reault of the majority.
Thropp's crushing defeat was not un
expected by those who have watched the
course of the millionaire carpet-bagger,
who bas ignored the Republican senti
ment of the district. It is said that
mouey flowed as freely as water, but the
sturdy Bedford Republicans could not be
corrupted. Thropp resorted to all the
questionable and unfair means known to
dirty politics, bis newspaper organs at
tacking all who stood in bis path, in ad
dition to making an uncallod-for and
outrageous attack on Judgo Longenecker.
Thropp is said to be still hopeful of
being renominated, confidently expect
ing that bis ally, F. J. Kooser, wLo
nominated him two years ago, will carry
Somerset county and will repeat the
compliment in the Congressional Con
ference this year.
When word of Thropp's defeat was re
ceived in Somerset early Saturday even
ing the iusurgents, who had been bo ant
ing that be would have an easy mark
with Reynolds in Bedford, shut up shop
and went home. News of Thropp's de
feat waa telegraphed to the spell-binders
who were holding an alleged Republican
meeting at Coufljence. The Confluence
meeting, which was a decided "froet,"
turned into a regular arctic "freeze."
Moi-d ly ui jrning the iusurgents redoubl
ed th ir efforts in behalf of Kooser, and it
is rejKirted thatan emissary was dispatch
ed to Washington to secure another bar
rel. Surface indications point to the
barrel'a having been received.
In Westmoreland county, where the
insurgent forces were under the personal
command of Hon. (Jeorge IIuiT, and au
immense corruption fund was expended
to accomplish the defeat of Hnn. J'irea
S. Beacom, the latter won nut by UjO
majority and carried two of the three
remaining Stalwart legislative candidates
with him. Hon. Cyrus Woods, the Stal
wart candidate for Senator, won out by
5U0 majority.
STALWART VICTORIES.
The primaries held Saturday are a se
ries of stalwart nepubiican victories
resulted at the frimary elections held
on Saturday last. The Flinn Martin
it es are being turned down at a great
rate. Not a single candidate running
upon their platform bas been success
ful at the primaries except in cases
where the insurgents, through local
conditions, have absolute control of the
machinery of the party through pa
tronage and other influences. It was
to be expected that Flinn, with his ar
my of officeholders in Pittsburg, would
make a showing there, but surprise was
expressed when, after the hot fight be
made and the boasting of his followers,
Flinn did cot make a single gain in
Allegheny county In the nomination of
candidates for the legislature. On 3nt
urday last the Republicans of a number
of counties went to the polls, and the
stalwarts have reason to con?ratulr.te
themselves over the ontccme. In Lack
awanna there was but one legislative
district in which primaries were he'd. ,
That Is the rlisrrjot in which resides
Dr. Mackry, a rank insurc?nt, who.
after going into the Re-mblican caucus,
ultimately broke away frcm the caucus
nominee for United States s-enr.tor at I
the last session and Joined the KVini
Guffey combine, which succeeded s.
preventing an election of a senator.
Mackey came up for reiicminnti-jn and
arpecled to the Republicans of M3 dis
trict t fctlorse his articn bv seiid'ne
him tcck to HsrrisVjr;.. The Issue
was squarely met. with Lis opponent
for the nomination, Edward James,
running on an out and out Quay plat
form, with fealty to the Republican
caucus nominee bis campalini slogan.
SORROW AMONG INSURGENTS.
Great efforts were made by the Pitts
onrg and Philadelphia insurgents to
back up Mackey, who is a relative of
one of the Wanamakor attorneys.
Mackey made a house tobousecanvass,
and the people had every opportunity
to study the issue involved. The re,
lult was that Dr. Mackey was defeated
sy over one thousand majority In one
Of the largest rotes ever polled In the
district at a primary election. There
could be no mistaking me sentiment of
the Republicans of the district as In
favor of majority rule and adherence
to the other fundamental principles of
the Republican rarty. Mr. James, who
defeated Dr. Mackey, lives in the only
precinct in Scranton which Is embraced
in the Third legislative district of
Lackawanna. The balance of the dis
trict is rural and Dr. Mackey played
for the votes of the farming element
upon the pica that be lived among
tbem and he should be supported. The
personality of neither candidate waa
not the question before . the voters.
Party loyalty and fealty to the Repub
lican organization won the aay. and
the caucus bolter and the pirty wreck
er got another set back.
A case which involved the same prin
ciple was that In Bedford county, where
Republican primaries were held on
Saturday last. From this county In
the last legislature there was one
member of the state senata. Waller,
who sided with the insurgents, and one
member of the house. Dr. Miller, who
was a regular Republican. The other
member of the house was a Democrat,
the Insurgents having defeated a Re
publican by voting part of the Demo
cratic ticket. Senator Welter's term
does not expire this year, but Dr. Mil
ler's does. Dr. Miller announced his
candidacy for renomination as a stal
wart Republican who voted for Colonel
Quay and who would again abide by
the action of the Republican caucus.
There were four out and out Quay men
running and two men were supported
by insurgents. One of these. T. C.
Sanderson, agreed. If elected, to go Into
the Republican caucus and abide by the
action of the majority. The result was
that Dr. Miller carried the county by
a eplendid vote of endorsement of his
action at the last legfalature. while the
big Ceid of Quay men permitted San
derson to win second place. The stal
warts say they are entirely satifled to
have Sanderson win, since hia agree
ment to iro Info the caucus, and they
are predicting the election of the entire
ticket. The r"Tites to the Republi
can state convention from this county
ere s'alwar. In this county the ln
snrge's r'"-'1 Ccn-reirr-.aa Thropp
f.ir Trrf'tirry fce lvrts
f0,,rf t.i Tjaynoia,. Hr. Rey-
-.-.. ...
Armies ef Starving.
Sas J can ik Puerto rh-o April 5
Long processions of half clothed men
and women, beaded by little girU carry
ing black flags, are coming into the city
nearly every day from interior towns.
A proefssiou of 150 came from Aguas
Buenas yesterday.
All tell the same elory or strva'.ion
and want, ami tbey aik for fxid and
work.
Austin. Tex., was visit! ly a dis
astrous lloo-l Saturday afternoon, not un
like the Jobnatown cataxtpbs in that a
raging river, already swollen far beyond
its capacity by three days of continn nia
rain, br-re too heavily upon an immense
dam spanning the Colorado River, break
ing it and letting loose a reservoir of
water thirty miles long, half a mile wide,
and sixty feet deep, to aid in carrying
death and destruction through the valley
below. 50 persons were ,'rowned.
The big department store of Joseph
Horned: Co., Pittsburg. waa wiped out by
fire Sunday night. Loss $I,000,0(iO. Tre
proprietors expect to resume business in
two weeks.
THINK IT OVER. There's a rea
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that liitlcss, 'keep-away-froin-uie"
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the whole system feels the effect, jiut
aa a whole town feels the effect of a
blockaded sewerage system.
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Mrs. 1. Johnson, of 159 South Mill
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April 8, The Times will preent ita rt ad
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Carol, printed iu regular abeet music
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Tbefctoryof EaMcrwill be told in hand
some half lonea, piloted in crdoron heavy
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mas'ers in Sacred History. The fJreat
Eanter Number of the Times will be the
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Noneof the regular features m ill I13 drop
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She -t Music.
The Story of F.-wter in Half T.mt s.
A Magazine Section.
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OTICK TO COXTRACTOlM.
Hel"t miHvala w III hr rrrlvrd at Iheof
flrw of tli- ounty t'oiiinil-loners, -om.-r-.-t
lw , until one ovinrii, p. 111., TumUiiv. May I
II, lor the construction of either so.xl.-n or
Iron lirlilmsHt the loilonius plucc vl.-
lirtdlfoacus. r'Uoifcherty cret k, tilaue C!tv.
t uinnut township. '
Hr.!-e across W lll'a creek at Gleucoe
orih lUipton township.
rlrldirt acr-ino. (juenmhonlnf; erwlc. nnr
Joe KtiiliKi r', tju.-nu honing township
Masonry for kat.l hrlda will 1. MM to
lowest bidder at place IM bliilnn.nl fol ows-
tlladeOty, April iih; il.-no.s-, April "7th
Riiilngr', A pi II ?ib.ut lOu'c'ock, p. iuiji,
brli'g -a will be sold on same flajs and place-,
reapocilvely. oinmi-Moin-r reserve the
riuhi to rrj.t any or all proposals and bids,
peclllcailouH lor brhln.a and masonry n.
be awn at the olttce of O u n t y 1 0111 n Usionrra.
WM.N. MOSKK,
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April i.lkoj. JillIN 'AiiAMN.
County CoiutniaaiuuerF.
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5prin
Opening
Occurs this week ; really tlie show,
display, or whatever it is termed,
deserves a better name than Spring
Opening. A Ijier stock so well
displayed wa3 never before shown
in the county. Trices are such as
make them popular, and all new
and up-to-date goods.
See our large new line of
Carpets,
Rugs,"
Lace Curtains,
Portiers,
Mattings,
Wall Taper,
"Window Shades, etc.
also Dress Goods,
Silks,
Table Linens,
Napkins,
Tour's,
lied puads,
Percals,
Ginghams, etc.
We have succeeded in purcha-s
ing at a very low price 4000 yds
of 27-inch Omar Cachimere3 to sell
at 5c.
New Ginghams at 5c.
Four-uartcr-yd Muslins at 5c
extra good tjuality.
3G inch-wide Torcals at Cc.
An entire new stock of UiMinn.-.
Laces, Embroideries, Corsets, KM
Gloves, t'trckiugs, etc.
ass
Gents' Furnfshin;;
Stock
The correct thing in Shirts, Collars,
Cuffs, Cows and Ties for rpritig,
open for inspection
Paiier & Flips'
NEW STORE
ON TI1E DIAMOND.
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DRY GOODS ?
Just Like I
I Silk
S The most popular cotton material
of the aeason in the East is the new
at Mer.frized peau uo Mills
g can't 'urn it out fa-st enough tosnp
m ply the demand in Mtw York.
2 A i.d there's little wonder. It bsa
a Hilk finish that is really niarvel
J otis. It wears better than an? i!k
you ever aaw, and is really the
jj martet, ilref-stet cs tton fabric
tbitt was ever prodnc i.
Comes ia black, nivy, roy
al blue, garnet, heliotrope
aid pip ; 1 1 1 1 i
polka dots, bow - knots
and figures in white
35o and 50c a yard.
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a want yoti to e and appreciate ji '
while it is new and frtb.
J 233 Fifih Ave Pitt burg.
UDITOR'S NOTICE.
In re rstata or Barry O. Coleman, (Wd '
The ondorsia-nnlMtf'Miur appointed br ih.
Court, on motion of . L. Wr ' '
a d.slrlbuuo., of the ,,!
oil J. brant, surviving lmiUr "n mut
and also to a-c-rlaln who ih" pari arTni
drr the will, ll.st will partlciiJiu. " i
trtt.uilon. as h! aH ,UV tnler ,1 m!
entitled to. h-r. I.y K,v-s ?,o,7. "t i'wm
IIUdlvhin..ll,..l..,i . . . "B Will
athi.offlc i
April Ktr,.t one VI.V ' M h'UT
CEO. R. RCl-Lt,
Auditor.
Onr complete f'lnstrat! eotaloeue, showing-many ttv'esof hth
irnula vaiiicies, barnaea. robes, blackvta, and borss 'ulpni'ni.
wlitt dataile-J licript.iou of eacb. niailnl rree. Wrttn fur it j
learn bow cheap! uu out tuy wlioa tLo Jobbcr'a aud deitr ,
proilia are cat olT.
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