The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-08-25
ii Convention at Cresson.

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"e Is and Twenty-Etght
pemOer raa.a,,rescuting TWen-
sIiean.s,, rjcfs, in Council
81 o,0NATIoN FOR ASSEM-
TT, ,TAIFiED AFFiiIEzD AT CREssoN'
~ropy-"We 90 lrhere DEM
EISIL ~ Pc I,.oirt the lrGy: arhen heB
Piastt Piat'iptii 'iosi ire cease 70 folto'e!
p, ,ryoRM-"To h-1 nit dc
E9SFEGy E93S;FFi5yss-gifs me Dc m0"'SH
anrof the PROCEEDINGS.
| having withdrawn his name as
P0ts 1Is' ,%s otice of Assembly on the re-
ioE Ling ~. as reason therefor that
Fss' Ar'9 i'S would not permit him TO give
1S.l'r ,S.t undivided and energetic atten-
= In'' ,rag ge Importance of the ques
= D IpS S5ssmand. it devolved upon the
% ~ o' ,re seeking a little cheap and
? SDy 'n,oriety in a harmless sort OF way
y" aY' otber and more popular candi-
'Out ,be lists in opposition to the reg
a'oI ,ic ,i nominee. II. D. WoodI uff,
ha Iobustown DEMocRAr. and up to
'Ie Is,, time ago q leader in the Demo
,.'' rss at once pitched upon as the
~ ~, vas to be sacrificed on the altar OF
"a /, asserted that W. has long
1,.i ,be step he has taken. yet it is
20 f.rt that until the day of the nomi-
aysrtiou at Ebensburg his friends
[:isn, that he was misrepresented, and
T seem to confirm them in this be-
| net that he was judge on the pri-
t..io1 board, on the preceding Satur-
1. Jslspates we're chosen to represent
b, IN Ebensburg. Mr.. W. exerted his
"a secure the success of the delegates
although their election was closely
E'ndidate having been secured and set
y a,ipq" who control matters connect
'iis i:sue, the next step taken was the
n convention to meet at Cresson, on
|, last and several prominent gentle
d JohnstOwn we're despatched to the
E,ric,s in that vicinity and to Northern
/ 70 drum up a sufficient number of
|, m give this movement an appear
s,rength and popularity. How we'll
.sesiej in their efforts will be shown
.ygeHled list of
I" DELEGATES.
r;-H Shaffer, c. Orris; Cambria bor.
cEsrnan, NJ. Conway; Chest Springs
,szio, J. Watt Clearfeld-V. Krise /;
sugh twp.-Alex. Cover; Conemaugh
v. Goaghnour, John Devlin, Is! w'd ;
sur,z ". Cushion, u W'd; Coopersdale
,Ovn, ". A. Krise; Z Conemaugh-T.
!. J. Pearson; franklin bor.-J. B
Jackson-H. Ely, Vt. r. Davis; Johns
4 Bradley, c. Elder, lst ward; 7. s.
]. F. Barnes, % ward; r. b. Gageby.
heiser, 81 ward; J. Fend, j. Swank, 4Ih
Mclaughlin, Geo. IcLane, 5th ward ;
1T, 9Th ward; Millyille-J. Darby, J.
Smith, J W Lewis; Rich
Gehrhart, j. Martin Summerhill-
re 4 Walters: Taylor-J. Warner, G
Washington-F. NJ. George, n. MaTtz;
fe-D FaIber, J. Miller; Woodvale-
lucas. c KaylOr; Yoder-D. Hamilton.
chel..-i5.
tcs lot represented-Allegheny Black
,rOye, Cambria, Carroll. Carrolltown,
Ebensburg, Gallitzin, Loretto, Munster,
ilyI.le, Susquehanna, White. Districts
.atel BY ouly one delegate each (Repub.
-CIeaEfeld, Conemaugh twp, Franklin
b ward, JOhnstown.
u the fact that a considerable number OF
) residing in and about Johnstown were
led With free tickets, some seventy five
aTliled themselves of the opportunity
les Flde to Cresson free gratis for moth
iHvIng there in due time, the delegates
emitted to stray around promiscuously
e "lIng Interview ed the proprietor oI
..aiail House to secure place in which
's'a!e A summer house in rear of the
'ai placed at their disposal, and thitheI
saTenuoR' wended its tortuous way
ie boiled AVth amendment brought 9
OF chairs and tabIe-and the meet
: organized
lei Mclaughlin, Esq, called the Con.
10 order, and briefly stated that thi;
mass convention" for the purpose o.
u nomination ticket to be supported
'0Ieis' irrespective OF party, who wer,
y ol 'Ae removal of the seat OF justice Il
Us Elder, Esq, and F. NJ George wer,
= Secretaries. The names of the dele
!, Sele called and no credentials insistet
N.Y.. ..'usl al indignant representative from
I'IuM \ M.,i strongly objected to the veteran
:. :, AI1e' oeHg permitted to have a sea
}, - SoI' !, enhoh, as it was violation of tn
" 4s eail-both delegates from Viii
,eIg ,ir rAePQblicans. The question, "Shal
=. : I1.teF ~ be received as delegate fron
s ,,;. was unanimously decided in tn
.I'e, .1 and tie Squire took his seat &C
~, uesplte the reiterated objections O
- --erhlll delegate, who threatened t
~ 10y having at length been restored
= .N-u shlin proceeded to state that a
. ], IereI! an adjourned convention,
= -, suggested that the same resolution
"a. d ogen read at the original conven
Il ba. =. onlon Hall, Johnstown, should b
se'e' ,Ss Delegate from Chest Spring
i,r. a' was rather a one-horse way Q
Ci'lSs q as this was q new convention
>, ~ Fotts had withdrawn his name
rant p any second hand resolutions fo
ior 'his reason he was of the opiu
,,s ~ enIire set of new resolutions shoul
,iat, T%.I. Ferhaps the gentleman froI
s"' -. IaVe been gratified had there bee
e.. ~ mandy, but if these were goo
;, OTIS there was no reason why the
~ answer Woodruff nevertheless tn
,r;naI n'Aue lew remarks explanatory c
spS S' sentiments embodied in these resC
,ba;, sue sue southern delegates having rt
Dit,ao 'ue' The question was put: "Wi
80; oh resolutions be appointed !?
.,s I'lon ,h decided in the mega tive, an
h. ;n.. .u read The preamble sets fort
tho a,erests t of the people of Cambri
|. and an 'enovai of the county seat to IL
the E,';,ii numerical centre of the county
,.b, oui!oing now in course of erectio
! pr.s Is q penitentiary, and not a iai
,eIisvap ipulstieated individuals have bee
|, ,iSsI!hat in ,Ss that a bill in equity is no
nd Is M common Pleas Court at Eben
he 4 IsnA.esly mKely to continue pending for a
2 Of 5sn . OF period) to restrain Il
Iers woI .G penitentiary-that the Con
L kpow Uu g ! stop II, although they can
tons No" rom the interminable numb,
nd c,IIaI T1tn which they have been inur
Of ersn,; Gu on to answer, that it is still
Neeuon-that a tsr oF To-, III. =