The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-08-31
The State Contention.

1t could not be otherwise than that the
nominations made last week by the Harris
| burg convention would receive the hearty
approval of the Democratic press through
out the State. 1t is seldom indeed that a
State convention has been so fortunate in
The selection of a ticket. This was owing
mainly to the fact that the drift of Demo
cratic sentiment in the State had pretty
clearly designated taco at least Of the NOM
nations as proper to be made, in advance
of the meeting Of the convention.
The candidate FOR Judge Of the Supreme
Court, John Turnkey, of Nenango county,
has made for himself record, as an able
and an upright judge, second to that of no
other Common Pleas judge in the State,
while his election to the bench in 1865 in
The strong Republican district Of Mercer
and Venapgu counties emphatically attests
the high esteem in wh ich he is held by the
people amongst whom he was raised and
who know him best.
William p. Schell, of Bedford county,
the candidate for Auditor General, was
elected to the Assembly in 1851 and 1852.
from the district composed OF Cambria,
Bedford and Fulton counties, and is well
known by many of our citizens. In 1857
he was elected to the State Senate from
Somerset, Bedford and Fulton counties
a strong Republican district. In 1872 he
was nominated by the Labor party for
Governor, but declined in favor of Charles
Il. Buckalew, the regular Democratic can
didate. Tie is member OF the present
been elected last November. In his legis-
lative career Mr.. Scheli has displayed sound
judgment aud solid ability, while no man
has ever impugned his integrity. lie is a
most competent man faithfully to guard
and protect the interests Of the State rs
her Auditor General.
Amos c. Noyes, OF Clinton county, the
nominee for State Treasurer, is New
Hampshire man and settled in this State
Mirty years ago. He has always been en-
gagged in the lumber business, aud SO well
established is his character for honesty aud
fair dealing among those with whom lie
has had business transactions, that he is
famllially known all along tho Susquehan-
ma river by the name of Square Timber"
lie has served several terms in the lower
House Of the Legislature and at the Eric
convention, two years ago, was a prominent
candidate for the nomination for Governor.
Col Noyes is an experienced business man,
and his management of the State Treasury
would be marked by the same prudence
and good judgment be has shown in con-
struc,ir'g his own private affairs.
The platform adopted by the convention
is broad enough and strong enough TO en-
able every true Democrat i'll the State safe
ly TO stand upon i. 1t is not necessary
that we should refer TO it in detail, as eyerv
one who reads it will be able to easily un-
derstaud it. II possesses the rare merit Of
not putting forth any new doctrine that is
either startling or dangerous, but is based
on truths as old as they are well establish
ed. To shape a platform is comparatively
an easy task, but to nominate a first class
and unobjeciiouable ticket is a much more
difficult work. The convention, however.
succeeded in both these undertakings, and
even If it bad failed to some extent in the
resolutions, The Democracy of the State
would willingly accept the candidates even
without any platform. as it is, the con-
vention has placed strong candidates on
sound platform.