Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-09-10
The Whig Ticket.

The whig county convention, which assem-
bled in the Town Hall ON Monday last, having
duly weighed what they believed to be the in
terest of the party in the ensuing campaign,
deemed it their duty to nominate full ticket
for State and county officers. In the per
formance of the task, they accordingly
brought into the field 81 men fresh from the
ranks Of the people" who had no aspirations
to Office, and who had taken neither lot nor
part in bringing about such a result-the
nominees being all sterling farmers, of unex-
ceptionable character, and we must say,
without meaning any disparagement to 9th
ers, that few tickets have ever been presented
for popular suffrage by any party in this
county, more deserving to be placed in the
posts for which they have been named. No
combination Of faction was brought into play
here-no rival interests clashed to mar that
cool deiibcration essentially necessary in
matter Of SO much importance-no g heading
of Of candidates was required so as to make
a choice accidental-but the delegates con-
sidered well, and Wen the work was DONE
it was at once pronounced Ito be well done"
AUGUSTINE WAEEFIEL5 the candidate for
Assembly, Is we'll known throughout the
county, and in his immediate neighborhood
possesses an unusual degree Of personal pop
ularity which cannot fail 10 tell in his favor on
the day Of election. But three years ago,
when the locofocos had nominated a some
what unpopular candidate for Director Of the
Poor in the district composed of Wayne,
Newton Hamilton, Oliver, McYeytown Gran
Vile, Decatur and Derry-alI then considered
democratic strgnghulds-Mr. Wakefield was
run and actually beat the nominee lie is
that same old coon who caused the Aurora SO
much uncasiness as President Of the late
Scott meeting in front of the Lewistown Ho-
tel, and having previously smoked out a rat,
we have no doubt he can now smoke cut
possum.
For Commissioner, SAMUEL COMFORT, Of
South Granville township has been named.
1t will hardly be denied by any one that he
possesses peculiar qualifications for this I'M
portant office, one to which none but the best
men should at any time be elected, because .
the duties are 50 various and Of so much in
terest to the taxpayers, that too much care
cannot be exercised in making proper Sc
lection
We do not know whether it is necessary to +
say word in commentator of DAVID ZooE, /
the nominee for Director OF the Poor. 1t is .
probably not generally known that law has .
been smuggled through the Legislature abol- .
ishing the district system and substituting .
a general ticket in It's stead so as to give the /
dominant party full swing in managing the .
Poor House hereafter; but it is yet to be .
tested whether the People will sanction such .
proceedings. OF one thing we
feel confdant namely, that no man in Mii- !
fin county is more suitable for the post of
Director, or will stand the test Of scrutiny in
uprightness and all the attributes that consti-
tute the man, than David Zook. If the poor
had choice to make, we should have no doubt
Of their decision, and we think it extremely
probable that the taxpayers will also desis
nate him as HteH' choice.
For Auditor, post with little pay and lit
tie honor, but nevertheless a most important
one, Col. WILLIAM CUMNINs has been named.
This gentleman is conyersant with public af-
fairs, and 50 well known to the people of the
county that naught we could say would add
anything to his reputation. If elected, he
vail unquestionably perform his duties Alright,
and faithfully examine all the county accounts
himself
With such a ticket the wings deserve sue
cess, and We believe if they do not succeed it
will be their own fault On the surface our
opponents appear united, bur until we see oil
and water freely commingle, we shall enter
tain strong doubts of that harmony said TO
exist among them. Be that however as it
may, we hope all good wings will at once lay
aside all private chickering's and 90 to work in
earnest. As we before said, there is not a
man on the ticket who directly or indirectly
sought nomination. and even if private OBJ
ections exist, though we know Of none they
are entitled, under the circumstances, to an
energetic support of every whig and indepen-
lent voter in the county. 1t is only by such
l course we can ever hope to succeed, for any
)ther would not only be suicidal, but both
simple and foolish.
TEMPERANCE.-The citizens of Centre conn