The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-07-16
Unpleasantness Among the Democracy.

IL Is WIN ieellhBs Vi ueep regret, tnat we
are called upon to record the fact that the
Democratic county Convention which met here
on the 18th inst. was not as harmonious as it
might have been.
We regret this from the fact that the ex
ample SET last Monday, may induce young men
10 join the party early in life and thus lead a
long life of sin, unless they see the error of
their ways because other smart young men, get
themselves hooked TO the party, and like the
load which the old man of the sea carried
they can never be shaken off
1t is entertaining to listen to the way in
which the convention was managed, what is
known as the Ridgway faction, finding that
the St. Marys faction had majority, were
compelled in order TO carry their plan to get
control of the Convention and place some one
in the chair who would carry out in manage
ment, what they lacked in strength, and thus
appear to be the majority. The whole thing
was SO plain fraud, and a cheat, that any
body about the Court House, could see through
it. Nothing savoring of rascahty was ever
more plain. Thinking that some might have
been present who were blind and could not see
it, they published their infamy, by brag-
ging and boasting over it upon the streets, so
that all whether present or absent could hear
how smart they acted and how crawling low
men can get. The object was attained how.
ever. All tn townships in the east end of the
county, including st. Marys Borough and
Benzinger tp. bolted the Convention. Those
who remained admitted bogus set of delegates
from one of the townships, and then went and
made nominations TO suit themselves.
The fight originated in an early effort by
what is known as the Ridgway ring to defeat
Prothonotary. The man who was proposed to
be put up as candidate against him, was SO
repulsivc to all feelings of humanity, that the
parties bringing him out were compelled tc
drop him but the load being SO useful, an
effort was made to get n man who was as re-
rec,ablc as he could be- nnd belong to such q
party to be a candidate and be elec;e and
appoint " dead beat " deputy. but thus
would not work. This enraged the bette
portion of the party, and in order to beat al
those engaged in the attempt to rule or ruin
and ioist such loads upon the party it was deter
mined, by some of those representing the
voting element Of the party and not the Office
seeking part, TO come 20 the convention, ant
see if some of the representative men o. the
county could not be placed in nomination an'
he ri. G smashed for once. The effort to de
feat Schoening was given up, it was too mucl
to do, with the .ool= proposed to be used bu
ia endeavorng TO defeat him, it bccam
necessary to defeat c. II. Farley who was
candidate for the Legislature, and for this pur
pose John G. Hall became n candidate for tn
same position. Before the Convention met tn
farley men had the Convention but the trio
Sas TO manage them out of it which was done
and in such an outrageous manner that thos
who had any respect for thems Ives had t
cave the Convention. Eleven delegates let
it, the Rldgway ring part of the convention
hen made nominations. and were smar
-nough to put in nomination on the couut
ickct, for Prothonotary and Treasurer, th
mtn whom they knew the St. Marys faction o.
he Convention would favor and nominate
for assembly JOHN &. Hall. After the Ri 2
way ring convention adjourned the boilers or
,nnzcd, and made a very acceptable count
icket and laced in nomination C. r. Earle
or Assembly. Both Conventions will brin
heir claims before the District Convention fo
seals The boilers Convention was addressc
y Hon. z. C. Schultz, of st. Marys, and I'll
litter scalding tears he shed, and the dee
eart felt emotions he gate vent to, sho
leaIly the deep feeling and regard in whic
the party is held by its true friends. His e1
ample is well worthy of imitation by ii
ou men who have carly in life commence
TO ride the party here, and who believe til;
so long as ST. Marys votes as it does now
hey can secure nominations they will land
> good offices, and that while she gives Il
. whole Democratic majority in the county, al
is the party in the county SO far as voting
concerned yet size has really no citize'
qualified for Office and her preferences Oug
Y not 10 be regarded.
WHEN are skipping lambs like literal
volumes When they are boundin' shee