Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-06-07


tee, and the said general State com.
mittee shall meet at such times and |
places as may be designated by the
State Executive Committe and the |
Chairman of the State Executive Com
mittce shall preside at all such meet
ings.
Fourth. All vacancies in the said
State Executive Committee shall be
filled by the Chairman aud the re
naming members of the said commit
tee.
Mr.. Ellis offered the following.
Resoired, The Convention now proceed to the
election of Chairman of the State Executive Com
mittco.
The following named gentlemen
were nominated.
W. A. Wallace, of Clcarfeld.
w. NJ. Randall, of Sehuykill.
j. ID. Davis, of Berks.
V. Il Piolett, of Bradford.
Mr.. Davis returned thanks to his
friends for placing his name in'nomi-
nation for the chairmanship Of the
State Executive Committee, but most
respectfully declined to be a candidate.
The name of V. L. Piolett was with.
drawn.
The Convention next proceeded to
ballot for chairman of the State Ex
ecutiyc Committee, when w. A. Wal
lace received SO votes, W. NJ. Randall
30 votes. Mr.. Wallace receiving a
majority of the votes cast was declared
elected Chairman of the State Execu-
tive Committee.
Mr.. MFadden moved that the cleo.
tion of Mr.. Wallace be made unani.
nous. Agreed to.
Mr.. Boyle moved that committee
of three be appointed to wait upon the
candidates and request them to ad-
dress the Convention. Agreed to.
Messrs. Boyle, Putney and Boileau
were appointed said committee.
After a few minutes absence the
committee returned and presented
General William MCandless and Cap
tain Cooper, the nominees, who were
received with demonstrations of the
highest delight on the part Of the Con
vention.
Capt. Cooper, tho nominee for Sur
yeyor General, said that he had al
ways recognized the orders of his
superior officer, and as General NJ Cand
less had asked him TO speak first he
would do the best he could. He was
no speech maker, and, therefore, would
content himself with the grateful duty
Of returning his sincere thanks to the
Convention for the honor conferred
upon him, and he was now ready to
go TO work and achieve a victory Mt
the polls, which he had no doubt would
be the result in October next.
General MCandlcss said he joined
his comrade, Capt. Cooper, with all
his heart in returning his sincere and
heartfelt thanks for the honor tho
( Convention had conferred upon them
both, by making them the standard
bearers of the great Democratic party
in this commonwealth during the cam.
) paign just inauguralcd-a contest fol
the supremacy of the great party tc
which he was proud TO belong 1t is
true that Captain Cooper and himself
had gone through campaign, on quite
another field OF warfare, whore they
. had poured out their blood like water
in defense of the supremacy of the
laws and constitution of their com
mon country, but even in those try
ing times those campaigns were not
as important, or so vital to the liber
r ties of the people as the contest now
3 opened before them, when by fedora
, encroachmcnls, through proaigat'
i Congress, they were threatening th,
+ very citadel of our liberties.
lie said : l see before me the rep
resentatives Of at least a quarter of
: million Of frcemen of this State. ! SCI
r before me an army of whtc frecmel
n who are advancing TO grapplc will
r those living issues that, like principles
' are eternal.
q 1t is but week ago since stoo
It 10 these balls and heard the annuncia
4 ton, from ;ho lips Of my opponent
d DR.. Stanton, of a charge which was
slander upon the pure and patriot
j men who had perilled everything +
n defend their country in her hour Q
Of need But such statements need n
p other refutation than the fact tha
D. both bis colleague, Captain Cooper
&c and himself wero here, against who's
:, characters no tongue Of slander dar
IS wag, for their record is spotlcss in a
le the relations of citizens or soldiers
&c lie commended the action Of Govei
ne nor Geary in his rebuke TO the admir-
cs istration and TO tho Radical party
when ho [thc general] took groun
'e against the federal interference of tn
., general government in the election
D oftho peaceful citizens Of Philadelphi
last fall, and said that these usurpi
'e tions had become so glnring that eve
= Governor of the great State ofPenl
sylvania had to administer a rebub
ol to them in The hope Of staying Il
y tendency Of that party 90 centraliz
lion Of power and the establishmci
le of military dcspo,ism 10 this coui
try. After again thanking the Co
Is vention for the high honor conierrC
y upon him, he retired amid the appaui
u, of the members OF the Conventio
I'd who were vociferous in their demo
IN strations of appreciation of the Gen
rats remarks.
O. After which the Convention
y motion adjourned sine die
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4 Col. A. NJ Taylor, formerly Sta
ganntor c.om the Beaver district. l.