Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-08-20
Democratic County Convention.

met in the Court House on Monday at 9
o'clock =. NJ. Every district in the
county was represented. 1t required no
sentencing look at the faces of the
members as they sat Inside of the bar to
convince that they were earnest workers
in the political cause which they espous-
ed. They are earnest men and fight
vigorously in whatever cause enlisted,
whether it be in holding aloft the banner
and interests of a favori,e chieftain, or
in hunting a foe, believing always that
they are right, and never yielding till
they are convinced that they are wrong,
which once reached they as readily and
gracefully turn from their former course
as Paul turned from the prosecutions of
the Christians, to be their most earnest
friend and advocate. They are made Of
the same stuff as those WHO waged the
long wars against the In6del Turks,
prosecuted John Huss, and summoned
Martin Lu,her at Worms, or when ar
rayed against kingly prerogatives. drove
Charles the first from his throne, and set
up the Cromwellian government, or es-
tablished on a permanent basis on Ply
mouth Rock in 1920. the foundation of
our present great Republic.
We honor their pluck, but would if we
had our way. have them fight politically
in another direction. Mr.. VIM. Jack
man, Chairman of the outgoing commit
tee, called the Convention to order, and
babe them adieu in an official capacity
and thanked them for the many kind
nesses they had extended to him during
the year,just closing. and closed with the
motion that Prof. A J. Patterson of Airy
View, be elected President of the Con-
vention. Harmony prevailed throughout
the Convention. and Mr.. Patterson took
the chair without a dissenting voice
Cornelius BARLEY of this Borough and
Samuel Beaver of Perrysville, were
made Secretaries.
The President called for credentials,
and the following gentlemen presented
their certificates and were admitted to
full communion on the floor of the Con-
vention.
MiHlintown-Cornelius Barley. Jesse Howe.
Fermanagh-John Mccoy, Simon Ulsh.
Patterson--John Copeland, w. B. Crawford |
Milford-Cloyd Iiorning, John Meloy.
errysville-Samuel Beaver. A. J. Patterson. |
Fayette-Abraham Leister, BENZ. Stuck.
Monroe-D. G. Winey, D. Markley.
Susquehanna-R. II. App. Lewis Wilt.
Greenwood. J. Castles, II. S. Dimm.
Walxer-M. Rogers, John Dietrich.
Delaware-M. C. Farer. NJ L. Heller.
Thompsont' n-S. NJ. Kepler J. r. Dougherty. |
Turbett-J. J. Weimer, S. F. Hench.
Spruce Hills. II. Gibson, II. NJ. McCormic. |
Tuscarora-J. VI. Mcdonald, David Beale.
Lack-Thomas Murphy. J. L. Woodside.
Beale-John Mcdonald. Jchn Mrwilliam..
Black Log-Samuel Lauver, s. Hoffman.
The following business as per an
nouncement of the President, was the
nomination for State Senator. DIR. ID.
NJ. Crawford was nominated by acclama-
ton. This was followed by a resolution
by John Dietrich, endorsing the Doctors
course in the Senate and urging him in
the district conference for district nomin-
alton
Next in order was the nomination for
which was accorded by accla-
nation to Jerome He,rick, of Mexico.
Both he and DR.. Crawford, were allowed
the privilege or right to choose their own
conferees
At this juncture second resolution
was offered and adopted setting forth that
the Convention hoped yea, more than
hoped, it expected that Miflin county
would endorse and confirm the nomina-
tion of Juniata, for the reason that Milf
fin county was honored with the last
in the lower branch of the |
The next business in order was the
of Sheriff The announce
ment Of the urder was received with quite
a buzz, which plainly indicated the in
terest that centered in that nomination
The nominees were announced and |
ballotted for as follows
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