Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-09-03
The Rerorn,crs. f,) Meeting,

ty organization, just because "thci
man" was not nominated. After
two months tramp over the count,
by about dozen of these would-b
rcformors, soliciting signatures to
printed petition found below, Capt
Jack and his band of Modocs, to th
number Of from thirty to forty, me
in tho public School House, in Cur
wcnsvillc, on Thursday, the 2Sth Q
August, for the purpose Of rcctiyin,
all party wrongs in this comfy. Lik
the old Jews, they want somebod,
stoned to death, for doing just wha
they have probably often done them
selves. These men esteem il Grim
for Republican to vote at our Pri
mary Election, yet il is notorious tha
these same individuals have entere,
into bargain and sale with a portion
of the Republican leaders to carry
their point, and arc holding daily eau
cuses with them. II these men ar,
honest in their movement, they are
wonderfully impolitic at all events
because, who ever heard Of reforming
a party BY going outside Of that OF
ganization and eoquetting with il,
enemiesg This alone is enough Ia
shake tho confidence of thoughtful
men who love and revere the princi-
pies of the Democratic party.
These retormcrs say that ''thcy will
not submit TO a clique in the borough
OF Clearfcld and the wirc-workers in
thcir employ" We know nothing OF
the ''ring," although we have resided
here for fourteen years But, suppose
we conccdo that there is q "clique''
here, how much better is the one at
New Washington, for il is said there
is ono doing business there To this
we presume there will be but little
objection so long as it does not enter
into partnership with the Radicals for
thepurpose of defeating our nominees.
1t is the right and duty of every
Democrat to denounce wrongs within
the party, II he has just grounds for
his belief that they exist, and to ad-
vocate and suggest reforms, but to go
outside of the party organization is
rebellion, and never corrects evils or
strengthens the party. The move
ment under consideration would be
right If made at the right time and
within the party organization. But,
under tho circumstances, it can do
the party no good, and if the move
ment is made for the purpose of strik.
ing at a few individual members of
the party, then this is still a bigger
"clique' than We have in Clcardeld,
and if one "cliquc" is wrong all are
wrong and deserve to be denounced
by the party organization. Upon this
point we may have something TO say
before the election comes around.
The following are the proceedings
of the Curwensvillc meeting:
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The undersigned members of tho
Democratic party of ClcarfeId coun-
", believing that the recent Primary
Election, held for the nomination Of
candidates TO be supported at the 0c-
-ober Election, was unfairly conduct
ID, are not satisfied to be bound by it. |
Having heretofore supported every
.icket placed in tho field, aud having |
stood by the party and its organiza. |
ions under good and evil report, VIC
eel It to be our duty to-sec that fair
nominations are made. At the re-
'ent election Republicans were allow
ID TO vote in most of the townships,
minors aud persons not citizens, voted |
they belonged TO "the ring"
md would promise TO vote in tho right
way. Tho result was that all the
'andidates for tho important offices
we're selected from the borough of
jlearfeld. 4
In somo Of tho townships more
'otes were polled at the Primary
election than can be polIed at the
iencral Election, and ought, under
he rules Of the party, to have been
elected by the Return Judges.
The undersigned are in favor of
Convention Of Delegates, from the
iflerent Election Districts, for the
'urposo Of placing on the ticket can
idates who are tho choice Of the
eope.
They are satisfied that the election
vas unfairly held and conducted. and
hcrcforc respectfully ask that a Con-
ention OF Delegates, representing
very Election District, assemble at
he Court House, in CIearfeld, and
hen and there nominate candidates
Dr. the several offices to bc supported
y tho Democratic party at the com
1g October Election, and of which
iearfeld borough will only be enti
led to her share. Irll1 1.
And we do hereby appoint and au.
horlze any twenty or more persons
hose names appear hereunto TO call
Convention as aforesaid, and TO name
no time of holdingj also the number
Delegates from each Election Dis
-iet. -f ra .f s r.r.r.ri |,
All persons signing this paper show
heir Willingness TO have another eff
,rt made to nominate candidates and
leir desire to harmonic the action
t the Democratic party in Clearied
DuBty. ~ nnl aia ..fa.
The present preliminary meeting
as assembled in pursuance OF the OK.
ress wish Of hundreds, who have
gned a paper authorizing il for the
urpose Of considering what is best TO
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