Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-14

nounced, q motion vas made aud see
onded that the name of Mr.. Stone be
Withdrawn from the convention Mr..
Plett spraug to his feet and interposed
an objection to the disposal Of candi-
date in that way. A candidate had q
right to be such Is long as be chose,
till choice had been made. To dis
pose of = candidate in that way was
fundamentally wrong. The President
thought as did Mr.. PIett, aud ruled out
the motion to withdra. the name of Mr..
Stone.
After the 3lst ballot, the convention
again dropped the District Attorney
ship aud was about to proceed to ballot
for
AUDITOR,
when Mr.. Plett moved tha, the conyen
tion declare iu favor of Mr.. Stenger for
Congress, and he proceeded to speak to
his motion. The President called him
to order, but shout of $50 on, 60 on''
encouraged him, ard caused the Presi-
dent to say no more against his deliv-
cry. He said there had been set up
for Magee, Of Perry county, and it had
been made three years ago. Mr. Die
trick called secretary to the chair,
and took the foor, in vIndica.ion of the
friends Of Mr.. Magee, and so Impress
ed the Democracy, that when he put
Mr.. Plett's motion that the Congress
sionsl conferees be instructed to sup
port Mr.. Stenger, the convention almost
unanimously declared against the
motion, after which Mr.. Bonsall
moved that DIR. G. d. Arnold, W. d.
Walls, and DIR. A. j. Fisher be elected
Congressional conferees, with instruc-
tions to vote for John Magee for Con
gress. Adopted.
The Congressional question was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Plett offering a resclu-
tion to change the system of delegate
nominations in practice among the Dem
ocracy of JunIata county, for the Fay
cite or Crawford county system of nom
mating candidates for office. HIS earn
est manner, aud his charges of corrupt
practices under the delegate system,
raised the audience to their feet. The
President, Mr.. DIetrick again came to
the rescue in a speech, that had merit
in it, for tact, and earnestness, and be
certainly proved himself the Bismarck
of the Crawford people, on that critical
occasion. So intense had the excite
ment become that it was necessary to
call the roll of delegates to get the
sense of the convention on the question
of reform, and The interest manifested
clearly indicates that at no distant day
the Democracy of this county will adopt
and enjoy system Of nominations sim
liar to that in practice among the Re-
publicans. The vote stood: For a
change of system, 8 against a change
Of system, %.
The nomination of Auditor was then
proceeded with. Messrs. Gibson. Al
len, Randolph, McMeen, Hoffman and
Kearney we're nominated. On the first
ballot Mr.. Allen received 81 votes, and
was declared nominated On the gee
ond ballot NJ. Hoffman received "A
votes, and was declared nominated.
The convention again fell back on
the candidates for the District A,tor-
neyship, and on the announcement Of
the 33rd ballot, which stood: Jacobs
10, Doty l6, Stone |, MIR. Jacobs was
declared the nominee for the Office of
District Attorney.
By resolution, A. g. Borsall was ,
elected Chairman of the County Com
mittee.
Resolutions, endorsing the platform
and candidates of the late Democratic
State Convention, Senator Wallace,
Stenger, Senator Craw-
ford, and Representative Garman, we're
offered, but before the resolutions could
be put the lastnamed gentleman asked
the privilege TO speak. The request
was granted. He spoke Of his Democ-
racy, which he declared to be of the
j Jeffersonian quality; of his record, on
which he was willing to stand, and he
wished not cheap endorsement. He
was listened to attentively, and on the |
of his speech, the conven- |
tion passed all of the resolutions with
out dissenting vote.
The County Committee was then ap-
pointed By selection of the delegates.
The turnout was unprecedented in
the annals of the politics of this county,
and proves how the Democracy we're
shaken up. The refusal of the candi-
date for Assembly Of the Parker peo-
pie, TO 60 before the convention for
and their utter failure to
contest for the Cha.rmanship, prevented |
the spectators from forming an opinion
as to the relative strength of the con-
tending parties. Why the stength of
the Parker people vas not developed on |
a eontes. for Chairman, or on the can
didate for Assembly is a question for |
conjecture. If the test of strength of
the contending parties was made on the |
candidates for District Attorney, then
the contending force. we're nearly bal
anced: If the machinery Of the con-
vention is to be considered as a test,
it was entirely in the hands of the
Crawford people. If the vote on the
proposal to change the system of nomi-
mating candidates for Office is to be con- |
sidered a test, the Parker people were |
in great minority. 1t was a great
shaking up, without any certain inform
alton, by action, as to the numerical
strength of those who shook the Dem
ocratic camp to so remarkable degree.