The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-04-06


permanent organization.
Presideut.-Elward MPherson,
Of Adams.
Mr.. MTherson was escorted to
the chair bv Hon. John Mitchell!
aud w Z. Wilson. tho band playing
Hail to the chief
The following gentlemen were Sc
lccted rs Electors
ELIctoRs Ar LssdE.
benjamin II. brewster, pbil.l.lpLia.
John ". CaCliant. Allegheny.
ltscroEs.
John Welsh. rhil,ielrhia.
= Henry Di-.ton. phladclphia.
3 Christian J. Hoffman, Philadelphia.
Charles Thomp>on Jones. Philadelphia
Edwin \. tit!-r. Philadelphia
pr. Benjamin Smith, Bucks.
J. W. Bernard. Chester.
& Jacob knabb. B,rks.
9 John u. Warfcl Lancaster.
10 Dr.. Joseph Tboms.. Bucks.
II Ario ParIce. Luterne.
II Lewis pugbe. Luserue.
l3 Edward : SillnAn. Schuyllill.
II William Calder. Dhuphin.
ID Miles b. Tracy, Wayne.
l6 s. ". .Starkweather. Lyconins.
II Daniel J. Morr.ll, Cambria.
Is jeremiah Lyons. Juuiata.
10 william Hay, York.
20 william Cameron, Union.
n J u. Done,ly. Fayotic.
y Daniel ONcill. piirshurg.
- William Neeb, Allegheny.
~ Andrew u. Berger. Lawrence.
- samuel VI. jackson. Arm.t.Vng.
70 James Westermau, Mercer.
~ W. W. Wilher, Warren.
The following were elected dele.
gates to the Cincinnati Convention
Delegates at Large j d. Cattle
ron. W. Il. Leeds, Ii. ii. uoyt, II.
w. Mackey.
Delegates from this the 18th Com
greSsional district; John Stuart,
John Wister Alternatives, W. II.
Wood, Frank. Schoch.
Mr.. Strang, from Committee on
Resolutions, offered the following
resolutions
Rssolccl, That we hereby reaflirm
the platform adopted by the Rrpub-
lican State Convention ut Lancaster
in 1910. and, in WOW of recent events
at Washington, wo cmphatically en-
dorse that part OF which demands
"honcst men in oGicc-men with
brains enough to know dishonesty
when they sec it, and have courage
enough to fight it whenever they
find it," The Republican party is
committed by its origin, its tradi-
tons, it's history and its duties to
an intrepid and honest admnistIa
ton of public affairs, and wherever
in National, State or municipal
life -maladministra,;ou has existed
or does exist, we dcmanl that it hl
exposed and corrected, and the guii
ty punished aud to this end W,
pledge the full measure of our sup.
port rs citizens and ns voters.
HeSDlreL That we look to the Gin,
cinnati Convention to give us candi
dates for President and Vico Pres!
dent who are above suspicion, ans
in whose personal integrity the na
ton can most surel; trust; and that
we also look to our friends through.
out the State to make sure that, il
presenting candidates for Congress,
and the Legislature, they select thos,
only who arc known to be honest
capable and faithful to the Cons.itu,
ton.
! Resolred, That the Republicans o
Pennsylvania, having nothing il
their past history which they wish t,
blot 60 or to apologize for, o
would have The nation forget, ar
raign the Democratic leaders in Con
gress, and their abetturs, for th,
preference shown to the deadly pYiu
ciplcs, and for the subseryiencl
shown to the defiant leaders of th
late Confederacy, now dominatiu!
them; for their removal from oiiic,
of Union Soldiers and appointment
of Confederate soldiers for the re
Ipeated indications of n purpose, oml,
controlled by fear, to open tin
Treasury Of the nation to alarlniu;
and unjust pecuniary demands from
tho insnrlectionary States for fxei
persistent effort to force amnesty w
en- men too proud or unrepentant {,
ask it, or too guilty to deserve it
and for the combined rccklessues
and cowardice of their course OF
financial questions-a recklessnes
which mischievously holds out
threat to overthrow existing laws
and cowardice or incapacity t.
originate Il substitute for them-al
which expose tho Democratic part
As without Il national instinct, or al
unsectional impulse, or an aiiirma
tive policy, and as unfit to be trust
cd by the country which, when las
under their control, they madly hui,
ried into the vortex of Civil War
ReSoicod, That recent events /,
the late slave States clearly expose
purpose on the part OF the Demo
cratic party to seizo them all, an,
WELD them. us unit, in tho mex
Presidential election that 10 TIL