Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-02-14
The Republican and the Governship.

The mountebank Of the Repu6hices
indirectly said that we did not reflect ths
wishes Of this equity, when We did not
hoist the name Of Hon j. B. Packer for
Governor. Tosustsin thisindirect charge.
he states that the meeting of return
judges to count the votes cast by the Re
publicans at the primary or nominating
election held last summer, passed reso-
luton favoring Mr.. Packer Cor that place
Because the men who composed that con-
vention allowed The noudescript to have
aresolution of that nature grouped with
other resolltions and passed as whole,
withor. a separate consideration, or
scarce..y thought. does not prove that
the people of this county were in favor
of such an endorsement That meeting
was meeting Of return judges to count
up the votes cast for the different candi-
dates for the various Offices to be filled
at the October election and declare the
candidates who had the highest number
of votes to be the nominee Of the party.
Mr.. Packer was not before the people for
any Office. There was not single vote
anywhere in the county cast for him -
His name was not mentioned; he was
unknown as candidate to the parity
The convention no more thought of nom
mating a candidate for Governor or
pledging the county 10 any man for that
Office, than it thought of swearing allegi-
ance to the Emperor of Germany or to
the dcthroncd Napoleon. To have done
either would have been to pass beyond
its power, for the power or right of such
nomination or declaration had not been
conferred on it by tbs people of the
party.
We have always adhered to nomina
tions strictly which is not what is said
of the mountebank of the Republican.
We do not just here purpose to introduce
the record Of the nondescript on that
score We leave that for a future time.
We talk of the convention and his pro-
fessed adherence to his pet resolution
in the interest of Mr.. Packer, and take
glance at how the nondescript served his
master and his masters friends during
the past ten days.
If the resolution was binding on the
Republican party of this county-it was
mott should have been doubly binding
on the nondescript. Surely he should
have clung to it and Mr.. Packer and Mr.
Packers friends through sunshine and
storm. He failed to do SO, in less than a
weeks time from the issue of the paper
questioning our right under that resolu-
tion to hoist the name of General Hart
ranft for Governor lie repudiates the
resolution and Mr.. Packers friends, and
prevails on the only one man of the
Senatorial conferees for this county-,he
gentleman from Thompsontown-whom
be could influence, to vote directly
against Mr.. Packers friends at the Sena-
toriai conference at Huntingdon.
1t is well known that OH Thursday a
week the 9th inst, the Senatorial confer
euce met at Huntingdon. to elect dele
gate to the next Republican State Con
venton. The nondescript went to that
conference. On the way up, soon after
the Miffiin county confcrees got on the
cars it was understood who they were
for, for Governor. 1t was also rumored
that the Huntingdon county conferees
favored the same man, Col. Jordon, for
Governor. 1t was known. too, that
two Juuiata county copferees favored
General Hartranft for Governor. Here
n the eyes of the nondcscript is a
chance in another direction. He instructs
he Thompsoutown gentleman whom he :
30 nicely gathered under his wing,
where he has ever kept him since they
we're both "cheek by jowl'' in the inter-
,st of Andy Johnson his willing tools
md admirers The resolution talked
'bout loses it's binding effect; they
urn their backs on it; slap. as it
we're, Mr.. Packer and his friends in the
ace, and form com bination to instruct
md elect a candidate for Col Jordon.-
We have not a single word to say
lgainst Mr.. Jordon he is a worthy Re-
publican. We are dealing with the ac-
ion of the mondescript and his friends.
The conference met, and, in accordance
With the arrangement. ''set up" the John
onite's friend favored resolution of in
truction as above stated, thereby repudi.
.ting Mr.. Packers friends and spewing
'ut the resolution that he professed SO
much attachment for, the week previous.
Where is the fidelity to Mr.. Packer
md bis friends? DO they see itl
"Optics sharp have they ween
To see what's not to be seen" ,
Do the Jordon men take stock in the .
Let them have care as to ,
he amount. Fluctuaiion is bis weak +;
less. He can change like an April day.
'erhaps It's natural, and he cannot help 9
{.
For what the fates once decree
'ot all the gods can change, nor Jove him
self can free"