The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-22

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shaking hands across the bloody chasm"
with their Southern Brethren in arms
and were certain of a common victory
aud moved a committee of conference to
confer with their Lib-Rep. friends.
The committee Of conference was
appointed by the Chairman, aud con-
sisted of Messrs O. 3. Grant, of Ridgway,
Maj. Kretz, of St. Mary's, and Julius
Jones, Of Benezett, whereupon Que of
the committee read the chairman short
essay on parliamentary law to appoint
the mover to raise committee chairman;
Mr.. Hall however obviated all difficulty
by declining, so the committee stood and
the convention took recess for half an
hour, to allow the committee to do its
business and report.
At the expiration Of the half hour the
president called the convention to order
to hear the report of the committee OF
conference who reported that they had
performed the duty assigned them aud
found that the Lib's asked for nothing
but to lie identified as with, aui being
part of the Democratic party. To be
identified, is to be like, like in feeling,
in word and in action, hence the Lib
Rep. and DENIS are one and the same
party. The report on motion of Mr.
Hall was received and adopted and the
committee discharged. The convention
then proceeded to nominate candidates
tor county Offices as follows, for Pro
thonotary, Fred. Sohoening, Dem.
present incumbent, for county com
missioner George L. Wels, Dem. and
then come the farce; the Lib,Reps.
wanted nothing but to be identified as
recently converted Dems., but or motion
of Mr.. Hall there was another stretching
of arms, and a shake across the chasm
was had, and Thos. Irwin Lib-Rep, of
Spring creek was put on the tail Of the
ticket by receiving the nomination for
county auditor Next in order was the
election Of delegates to the congressional
convention to wit; G. r. Farley, o. B,
Grant Dems., another shake and w. S.
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Hamlin Lib Rep. Delegates to the con-
vention to nominate Delegate to the con-
stitutional convention as follows, j. p
Hall, and Maj. Kretz, Dems., then the
shaking process and j. L. Brown Lip
Rep. was appointed as delegate. Then
come the choice of Delegates for the
representative convention and resulted in
the choice of G., G.. Messenger, Hon.
Geo. Dickinson Dems., and then came
the last great shake, and l. Horton Jr.,
Lib-Rep. was made a delegate, and all
this out of compliment to the Lib-Rep.
converts. Next In order was the selec-
tion of members of the county committee,
this was done notwithout some sparring,
but it was done, by the choice Of the
following persons to wit:
Benzinger-Martin Sorg, Fox-C.
R. Farley, Benezett-A. H. Dixon,
Jay--I. R. Spangler, Jones--M. Wydott,
Millstone--Chas. Hoffman, Ridgway-
Il. j. Miller, St. Mary's-L. II, Garner,
Spring-creek- Elliott.
Maj Kretz of st. Mary's was chosen
chairman of the county committee by
the unanimous vote Of the convention.
The Major on assuming command OF the
Elk county Democratic Brigade took
the floor, Strengthened himself so as to
be little crooked backward, and made
declaration of his purpose, which in sub
stance was that he was going to leave no
stone unturned te secure a Democratic
majority In Elk county, he intended to
commence ten days before Election to
bring Democratic voters to the polls,
(Which means to "vote early and often')
and he wanted all his Lieutenants to go
and do likewise, and 80 issued his first
order. After all this work was done the
President declared the convention ad-
journed sine die, aud the delegates went
withersosysr they listed.