Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-09-14
THE OCTOBER ELECTION.

" ulOu incU Vi MlLllu County On L o00
day, 1lth October, having been com
pleted, it may not be amiss to call at
tention to it. ABRAHAM A. BARKER,
of Cambria county, our candidate Tor
Congress, is emphatically working
man-one of class seldom nominated
for such an office, the lawyers, doctors,
generals, colonels, &c, having general
ly managed to secure it among them
selves-and as such ought to be sup
ported with more than ordinary zeal.
Mr.. B. possesses talents Of good or
der, sound judgement, is of untiring
industry, an unquestionable Union
man, and will not only be found at his
post but ready to support the govern
ment and our noble soldiers in all mea-
sures necessary to settle up the rebell-
ion which is even now crumbling to
pieces under the vigorous blows of
Grant, Sherman, Farragut, and other
heroes. The peace party OF course
nominated a lawyer of Ebensburg, who
besides being an intriguing politician,
a peace on any terms man, and ultra
on the slavery question, possesses little
notoriety except that acquired as ''big
canal break" manager in 1888, in Nor
ris township, Huntingdon county, un-
der the Ritner administration, where
if he was half the rascal the democra-
cy always made him out, he must be a
sweet one, and hard to swallow with
democrats who have any principle left.
For Senators, the cOnferees nomina-
ted KIRK HAINEs of Perry, and LEWIS
w. HALL of Blair. 1t was of course
a work of considerable delicacy to Sc
lect two candidates from six counties.
but having done so to the best of their
ability, we cheerfully accord them that
support which every Union man in the
district ought TO give them. Captain
B. X. Blair of Huntingdon, Edmund
Blanchard of Bellefonte, and D. w
Woods of Lewistown, were presented
to the convention by their different
counties. The first named failed only
we think from the fact that it would
have given Huntingdon t1co out of tour
candidates for Senate and Assembly,
and left three out of the six counties
composing the districts without any
members at all-whereas by the course
adopted the least possible number are
in that situation, namely, two, and al
though our own is among the number
we shall not complain. Mr.. Haines is
pretty we'll known as citizen Of New
port, Perry county, Of sterling integri-
ty, well-informed, and industrious ha-
bits, recommendation which strongly
commend him to the people. Mr. Hall
has had three years experience in the
Senate, of which body he was Speaker,
and being one of that class who has
raised himself from comparative OBJ
security to prominence, of course has
made enemies; but the best evidence
of his character and standing can be
formed from the fact that his fellow
citizens of Blair county have invaria-
bly, given him larger majority by
hundreds than any other candidate on
the ticket, and no doubt will do so
again. Such facts speak louder than
words.
For Assembly, the district conven-
ton nominated JOHN n. SwoopE of AL
exandria, Huntingdon county, and
JOHN BALsBACH, of Port Royal, Juni-
alta county. The first named enjoys a
nigh degree OF popularity as an exem-
plary citizen, of good attainments, and
the latter, who is not unknown up the
river creditably represented Juniata,
Snyder and Union in the last LegisIa-
ture. Being sound Union men, who
will faithfully take our interests in
charge, we cordially recommend them
to the people as worthy of support.
OF JOHN W. WILSON, of Memo, our
candidate for Commissioner, it is hard,
ly necessary to say word in commen,
dation, as no man in the Valley stands
higher in public estimation. lie is but
continuation of that class. of men
who have for ten years past been Sc.
lected for that office, and who have
managed the affairs of this county with
Sinpnlar wisdom nnd onon IT.