The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-06
Republican County Convention.

Ridgway, on Thursday, the 8Oth 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.
Notwithstanding Morey, G. II.
Winslow, r. w. Petrikin.
Benzinger.-James II, Snadden,
Joseph Eddy, David Leslie.
Fox.-J. j. Taylor, Silas Moyer, U.
w. Rogers.
Highland.-Levi Ellithorp, Emmett
Hovencamp, VIM. James.
Horton.-Thos. Burchfield, George
Clinton, Joseph Chamberlain.
Jay.-Jas. M. Brookins, l.. E. Leg
get, Justus Weed.
Jones.-John Ernhout, James Ma
lone, A T. Aldrich.
Millstone.-Capt. VIM. Kelly, II.
Catz, John Moore.
Ridgway.-J. o. w. Bailey, H. NJ.
Powers, Henry A. Parsons, Jr.
Spring Creek.-Hiram Carman, Ed.
Rogers, "A. Fulman.
st. Marys,-W. c. SpafTord, 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, (over the
post-of1ice) on TUESDAY,, SEPTENI-
BER Is, 1877, at 2:30, o'clock 2. M.
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
a 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. II
two or more of said board shall fail to
attend as aforesaid then six OF 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 il
done by the regularly constituted
election board.
I trust the members of the County
Committee will attend to their duties
thoroughly, and see that the duly
ton with properly certified creden'
tials, as in case of failure to produce
such credentials the delegate is not
entitled to a scat in the convention
Let the Republicans of each and every
township take an active interest in
this matter and send q 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, us without thorough
organization, which we now lack, can
we hope to advance the interests ot
the party to whose principles we are
attached or to gain strength in oui
county where we are at present in {
most decided minority. Organized
effort will do much to strengthen us
while continued disorganization will
efiectually weaken and destroy il
course of time the party. Other
counties make organization their ain
and in time succeed in overcoming
as decided majorities as we now have
to contend with. Let every Republic
can do his whole duty and good results
will be sure to follow.
Following isa blank form for dele
gates certificate:
TO the Chairman of the Republican
County Convention of Elk County.
This is to certify that at the Repub'
ican Primary meeting held at. .......
.....-........ for the Township Off,.
................on Saturday the 10Th
day of fSeptember,l 1877. ..".................
nd........................ ..... having re-
ceived majority of the votes polleC
at said meeting are duly elected dele
gates to represent said township in
said County Convention.
..................., Election Board
............ '.....
j. o. w. BAILEY,
Tho Da,, 10 (,on,