The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-13
Republican County Convention.

County Committee of Elk County, at
Ridgway. on Thursday, the 3Oth day
of August, 1877, it was resolved that
the members of said Committee for
the several Townships and Boroughs
In said county named below, shall
compose the election boards at the
primary meetings in the election dis
tricts where they reside.
Chairman.--J. o w. Bailey.
BenezettS.-Erasmus Morey, G. H.
Winslow, r, w. Petrikin.
Benzinger.-James r.. Snadden,
Joseph Eddy, David Leslie.
Fox.-J. J. Taylor, Silas Meyer, U.
w. Rogers.
Highland.-Levi Ellithorp, Emmett
Hovencamp, VIM. James.
Horton.-Thos. Burchfield, George
Clinton, Joseph Chamberlain.
Jay.-Jas. NJ. Brookins, L. E. Leg
get, Justus Weed.
Jones.-John Ernhout, James Ma
lone, A It. Aldrich.
Millstone.-Capt. VIM. Kelly, H.
Catz, John Moore.
Ridgway.-J. o. w. Bailey, II. NJ.
Powers, Henry A. Parsons, Jr.
Spring Creek.-Hiram Carman, Ed.
Rogers, A. Fulman.
st. Marys.--W. C. Spafford, John
A. Logan, w. w. Ames.
1t was also resolved by said COM
mittee that the Republican voters in
each township and borough of Elk
County meet on Saturday, Sept. Is,
1877, at o'clock p. NJ. at their respec-
tive places for holding elections, for
the purpose of electing delegates to the
Republican County Convention, to be
held at Hagerty's Hall, lover the
post-otfice) on TUESDAY, SEPTEM-
BER IS, 1877, at 2:3O, o'clock P. NJ.
In conducting the primary meetings,
the various election boards will attend
to their duties thoroughly and see that
no persons are permitted to vote for
delegates except such as are known TO
be of good Republican standing, or
who shall pledge themselves to support
the county ticket put in nomination
by the Republicans.
1t shall be the duty of each election
board at the primary meetings to keep
regular poll list and tally sheet and
return certified copy of the same
with the credentials of the duly
elected delegates to the County Con-
vention.
In case any member of the said elec-
ton board shall be absent, at the time
and place for holding said primary
meetings, the two members present
shall appoint substitute who shall
act in place of the absent member. If
two or more Of said board shall fail to
attend as Aforesaid then six or more
Republican voters, who shall first
reach the place of meeting, shall at
the expiration Of one hour, from the
appointed time for opening the polls,
proceed to fill the vacancies, and the
acts and certificates of the persons SO
appointed shall be recognized as if
done by the regularly constituted
election board,
trust the members of the County
Committee will attend to their duties
thoroughly, and see that the duly
elected delegates come to the conven-
tion with properly certified creden-
tials, as in case of failure to produce
such credentials the delegate is not
entitled to seat in the convention.
Let the Republicans of each and every
township take an active interest in
this matter and send a full delegation
to the convention, for there are mat
ters of importance to the Republican
party of this county to come before
this convention, and every part of the
county should be represented. Let us
see that the party is well organized
for the campaign, as without thorough
organization, which we now lack, can
we hope to advance the interests of
the party to whose principles we are
attached or to gain strength in our