The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-08-29
Radical County Consentton.

1iO dPpOlltSu time the Convention
met at the Court House, and was called to
order by the Chairman. Mr.. Georoe n
( Swank. Mr.. S. opened the bali in a
decorous and dignified manner. He is a
gentleman of considerable longitude. but
very little latitude. 1t would have re-
qulred clear day and strong sun to
have thrown shadow for him.
A. Nj. Gregg, Esq, presided, and was
quite courteous and fair in his decisions
which he had acquired while running as
Register and Recorder for the Brccken-
ridge wing Of the Democratic party a few
years since.
Samuel Henry, Esq, was nominated for
Assembly, but an East Ward, Ebensburg,
delegate declared that Samuel Henry
would not take the nomination. Another
delegate, with knowing look. asserted
that Mr.. Henry would not decline if a
strong ticket was nominated. The Con
ventlon, not seeming disposed to risk this,
Mr.. Swank (who from Chairman subsidized,
or rather, enlarged into a delegate), pro-
posed that he be nominated by acclama-
tion, and a committee of three be appoint
ed to wait upon him.
a recess of ten minutes latter 20 minutes
discussion) was taken, which seemed to be
well improved by some of the delegates,
and the committee reported that they had
procured the acquicscence of Mr.. Henry
John T. Harris was then unanimously
nominated for Sheriff.
Nominations were then made for Treas
urer, and Thomas Griffith was the un
lucky man. Two first-class candidates
were offered from Observation-Disclosures
Berg and William II. Connell-and. while
Berg had "A votes and Connell 19. Griffith
had one majority over both. Both these
gentlemen had canvassed actively for the
nOmlnation-both are very fair men-but
the Johnstown delegates nominated Grif
WI n n
didate till that morning, when Adams
township voted first on the list. Her dele
gates, both Germans, voted for Griffith
though they could not pronounce his
name and did Tot know him from the
Shah of Persia.
The fact that Griffith is worth s1OO 600
may account for this, as the other gentle
men, more popular. are com paratively poor.
Mr. Griffith wOuld not serve, if elected.
We will ''bet $40, and prove it - that he
will not be elected at all, as the people will
not vote for a man who does not want the
office, and will not fill it.
Commissioner came next and Georre
Myers whe ran last fall very high vote.
was named, and undertook to follow Hen
rvs course and have the nomination pressed
upon him but the Convention had set up
another idol, and, instead of Myers who
was beaten only 6S, they put up James
Conrad, who has been repeatedly beaten
500 or 900 votes.
For Poor House Director the northern
delegates tried hard to nominate Henry
Hopple, Democrat, by way of creating a
diversion, but here again they faile6. as
the Youngstown forces rallied on Tobias
Stutzman and made him the candidate.
John Cushion was then nominated for
Auditor. He is man of much weight
drawing some 200, and good speaker.
For Jury Commissioner E. p. Barker came
in. 1t is thought by many that he can be
elected.
John H. Fisher, Esq, an excellent man
was nominated for Coroner, defeating JAS.
Cunningham, of Carroll, because in that
locality there would be no dead-heads to
sit on and John d. Barkley ffrst-rate
man, who was defeated on account of the
"Unholy Traffic"
committee was then named, whose
chairman We did not learn, and resolutions
were passed in favor of giving the radicals
the offices.
The subject of local option was not
touched upon, and practically ignored by
the delegates. They did not undertake to
explain why radical Legislature forced
1t upon the people. 1t was clear it could
not be forced on the members of the Con
vention.
The Convention was nearly full-some
OF the members Cery. Two of the dele
gates addressed the chair twenty-six times
each, and always followed each other
In the main, however, the Convention
was composed of honest and intelligent
gentlemen, but the nominations were
mainly agreed upon before the Convention
met.
The Convention was held on Monday.
At the present writing "Wednesday even
ing) all the delegates have left, excepting
one, who, as We write, is calmly repOsing
on our steps, in the consciousness of hav-
ing performed his duty.
For the facts in the foregoing we are in
debted to friend-the deductions are our
own.