Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-07-19
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Meeting of the County Committee.

Meeting Of the County Committee.
The Republican County Committee
has been called to meet at Wills hotel,
in this borough, Oh next Saturday. the
22nd inst, at o'clock L. NJ.
At meeting of the County Commit
tee, held in the Court House. on the 18th
of June. 1870, the question Of the man
ner Of electing return judges was die.
cussed The system under which the
nominating or primary elections are held
in this county provides for the opening of
the polls at 2 clock in the afternoon of
stated day. Those present at that hour
shall elect judge and clerk to bold the
election, and the judge then and there
elected shall be the return judge at the
County Convention convened to count
and declare the votes cast for the differ
ent candidates, and it was said at that
time. that when factions exist in a dis
trict, whichever faction gets the most of
its adherents at the polls at ? o'clock
secures the return judge for that district.
1t was stated that the industrious, the
business men, the better class of people,
will not and cannot drop their business
10 attend to the primary election precise
ly at the hour of clock. and that they
must, in consequence of their absence, be
deprived of a voice in the selection of
return Judge in their respective districts.
These defects in the system are apparent
at glance, and were spoken against, and
the Committee were asked to make
change, and lengthen the time for the
election of return judges. The Commit
tee entertained the opinion that the change
was desirable and needed, but that, as
the system was established by the mass
of the Republican party of the county.
the mass Of the party only had the
power to change it. The Committee,
however, passed the following resolution.
and suggested that the elections be held
in the various districts under it's provi-
sions:
"Resoiped, That on the day of hold
ing the primary election, after the choice
of judge and clerk. pro tenn by the
Republicans present, an election shall be
held for judge and clerk, which shall re-
main open for thirty minutes. after which
the ballots shall be counted, and the
parties having the highest number of
votes shall be declared respectively the
Judge and clerk, and after the election is
held, the same to receive the votes for
candidates. certify the same to the Coun-
ty Convention and the judge so elected
shall exercise the same powers as pre-
scribed by the Crawford County System"
The elections in the various districts
were held in accordance with this resolu-
ton last fall, but as that resolution was
only applicable to last falls election. the
election this coming season must revert
to the hour originally appointed, namely.
2 clock, if the Committee do not pro-
vide for the submission of a change to
the people, or if the people do not rise
and make the change themselves.
The time Of half an hour for the elec-
ton of return judge ia too short; one
hour is not long enough, neither are two
hours. No time short of the time allot-
ted to the election of candidates, which
is from the opening to tie closing of the
polls-from o'clock P to 7 o'clock !
P. NJ. is proper and right. The Com
mittee at their meeting next Saturday |
might pass resolution of change. ex.
tending the time for electing return
Judges to the full time given for the elec.
ton or nomination of candidates, aud
thereby give every Republican voter an
which every voter has right
Toto have voice in the selection OF
judge, and then submit the resolution to
the people at the next primary election.
A majority, as large as that which well
coined the nomination of candidates by
the people, will greet it.
The following named persons compose
the County Committee
NJ Wemer, Capt Mcclellan
Permanagh-Jos. Rothrock, A Stambaugh
Fsyette-J Graybill, ] NJ sharon
Helm, G Shellenberger
Long, Elias Crawford
Woodward, G W McElwee
knight, W Smith
v WAiker-M Coldren, W P Thompson
Strayer, W A Groninger
Cunningham, N Sterrett
lurbett-Esra Barkey, K Z Flickinger
Wharton, (ehsirman), "
Stevenson.
Spruce Hill-Thomas 7 Patton, N J Evans
Beale-David, Adams, r L Laird --.-
Morrow, s Pannebsker
-sck-Wm Morrow. r H Patterson
Black Log-J Lane, John Watts
-Saml Hostetler, Geo S Mills
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