Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-09-21

three days, our force of % was not what
t we expected, but such as it was, was hurl-
ed upon the little cuss Watts with the
venom of several disappointments. And
we got licked. But didn't "let on" Got
, out of the door as soon as Watts got out
of the way and "blowed''-goodness, but
didn't we blow. Reynolds cane assisted
us nightly. This fandango didn't last
more than couple Of hours, as Traugh
of the Hollidaysburg Sanaard, had his
usual programme 20 60 through with. We
arranged Traugh on a dry goods box,
showed him Petrikin, and he commenced.
1t would be difficult to tell which is
Iraugh's best "holt"-he has several on
which we will so our pile, and did-but
the sight of water never affected mad
dog, as the sight of Petrikin did Traugh
Tie gained as he proceeded. He com
menced with the comparatively conser-
vative statement that he would lick Pet
rikin in Blair 700 majority. Us fellows
backing Traugh knew that was nothing
to what Traugh could DO. and were not
as surprised as Petrikin's friends were
when Traugh successfully beat Petrikin
by 1000, 1,2OO, l,5OO, 1000. and "By
Cd by 5000 if you call me liar"
Leaving Traush figuring on the dry
goods box, we went to dinner All ef-
forts to breach Petrikin's forces in favor
of Everhart or Alexander, proved abor-
tive. We were little amused, on re-
turning to the clerks desk, to find five
gentlemen engaged in an angry discus
sion each energetically insisting upon his
right to pay for everybody else's dinner.
BY this time Traugh had beaten Petrikin
6,720, and threatening 1000. Petrikin
didn't bite. Cornman, of the Hunting
don Monitor, Bonsall, Jackman, and other
Democratic editors paid their own bills
omnibus fare, etc., 1--WE" paid for their
other luxuries, mostly-as Petriken
threatens to start a paper of his own, and
be independent of editors. Well, matters
looked little blue, after dinner, as the
hour for Conference meeting approached.
Doc Crawford looked wise, bat kept his
mouth shus; Bruce kept sober and his
mouth open-something in his favor =
Moore, of the Sun. energetically passed
up and down the pavement but was
not "subsidized," as he expected; Alex
ander of Centre, was humning
If so soon sm to be done for.
wonder what was begun for?
Everhart looked as cheerful as Magona-
gle. Woodkoll and others conld make |
him; and Traugh had reach 10000 /
Before any other demonstrations could
be made, Jim Burns sent messenger
from the alley ordering the immediate
converting of the Conference. And it
convened. And in the organization Blair
and Centre got not even Chairman,
Secretary or Teller. And were useless
warts. And were insulted, and rode
over, and brow beaten and spat upon, and
will show 'em in October. As the con-
ference met, Petriken conference came
down stairs and said to the halting dele
gates If you want to take part in this
convention you had better come up, as we
are going to make the nominations, now"
In the convention, us fellows from Cen
tire and Blair, seeing that our cake was
dough, thinking to get the party to DO
honest, presented series of
resolutions which were not ordered prin-
ted in the HERALD, nut are, said resolu-
tions taking strong grounds against the
of all sorts ; protesting against ,
with and squandering of the
Sinking Fund, and generally intended !
to commit the party to an honest policy {
and allow us to go before the people ,
with a good record, if it was on paper,
And would you believe it, the convention c
voted those down 7 to II ! Every i
5ugger of them said they personally fa- t
favored the resolutions, but eleven ,
hcught it the hight of impolicy to tie G
he hands of can didates. Good, wasn't ,
t.? And new. Tying tee hants os BAN t
lidrte in attempting to homeitp! Well, s
We pocketed the insult and brought it I
,ome with us. Crawford told US just be- +
ore the nomination that he had made no +
wiah Petriken, or anybody T
Use. But he had. tel days before. And r
hen to see Bruce smiling at us poor in y
locents. Oh, it was exasperating. We 6
elt mean, spurned' secuted, insulted,
mad. and as we rejourned without adopt
ng any platform, a resolution or anything !,
lee, there would have been a row, but
hat lust as we reached the street, we
eard the cheering accents Of Traugh as
lie comdleted his poll of 22,327 majority
n Blair against Petriken The poor but
onest minority were fearfully slaughter ;,
d. SO fearfully so, thae Centre, for one
,ade the Senaiotial District an everlast- :,
ng goodbye 1t was no GO that Centre .
aid 300 Democrats in that county |
wanted to know whether that convention :,
avored honesty. As no resolution
Hedging the candidates to an honest