Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-12
ADDRESS or THE DEMOCRAT
IC co. COMMITTEE
70 the Democracy Of CleardeN Co.

surrounding ncpOiitlchi nlstorl vi lOui
party during the past two years. For
many years prior TO, and inclusive of,
the nomination of ticket IN 1879, the
Democratic party of Clearheld county
was governed and made its nomina-
tions by popular vote, under what is
known as the Crawford county system.
Up to and including the elections of
1872, the organization was a unit,
working harmoniously, and in October,
1872, polled for Mr. Bucalew, the DEM
ocratic candidate for Governor, the
largest majority it ever gave to can
didate for State Office. j. Blake Wal
tcrs, Esq, was the Chairman of the
County Committee.
At the convention held June 18th,
1879, he rendered his resignation and
David l.. Krcbs, ESD, then Secretary
of the Committee, was elected TO fill
the vacancy, Mr. Krcbs conducted
the campaign Of 1879. The entire
Democratic county ticket was elected.
On the 7th of May, 1873, he issued his
call for the holding Of the primary
election ON the 9TH day of June. This
was in the usual form it contained the
rules of the party and the names of
the vigilance committees appointed TO
hold the elections in the different dis
tricts. The names of candidates were
announced in the county newspaper,
and the elections were held on the day
fixed. Many of the offices were hotly
contested, and more than three thou
sand votes were pollcd. The whole
party acted in making the nominations.
n. ]. Boyer was nominated for the Le-
gislature by majority Of 1907 evar
J. w. Potter W. Ross Mcpherson was
nominated for Sheriff over James Saw
age, his principal opponent, by a ma
jority of 267 votes, and VIM. w. Wor-
rell was nominated for Treasurer over
d. w. Wise, by majority of 209
votes. All of the candidates shown to
have the highest number of votes were
declared nominated, and their names
placed at the head of the Democratic
county newspaper. Nowritten charges
or formal specifications of fraud or IL
legality in holding the elections were
ever presented to the County Commit
tee, and the mass of the organization
settled down into acquiesccnce in the
result AT the convention held June
10, 1873, for the reception of these re
turns, in accordance with the rules,
VIM. M. Mccullough was elected Chair
man of the County Committee for 1874.
His term of Office commenced ON the
LIST oil January, 1874
On the 2sth Of August, 1873, meet
ing of some forty persons, who had up
TO that date acted with the Democracy,
met at the school house in Curwens-
vile, and proceeded to organize them
selves into meeting and TO pass reso-
lutions looking TO the correction OF
wrongs alleged TO have been committed
in the primary elections. No official
connected with the organization of the
Democracy had asked this meeting,
nor did any such or any member of the
County Committee as such, take part
in the proceedings. A committee was
appointed TO draft resolutions They
reported a preamble and resolutions,
which were duly passed. In the pre-.
amble il was stated that the meeting
was not for the purpose of discord OF
distraction, but that il had assembled
in pursuance Of the express wishes OF
hundreds who had signed the call; that
the primary elections had been conduc-
ted in violation of the rules of the par
ty, and that while they intended to act
as Democrats they would not submit
to dictation. The resolutions passed
We're six in number. The first asserted
that the nominations made lrTe not bind
ing, becduse The rules Of the party ,cre
diregartled. The second declared that