Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-05-29
Dill, Toss, Periig aud Africa.
A HEATY CONVENTION.

lAA4N Wv A<N A0AH
Ere, venanso and Warren r'unlss
compose the XXvII Congressional
district. aud IS. Of rvsrs-. Rsdieal 70
the eOrs Ttq EDITOR II The Warren
says
Two ye4rs since, when coi1scl L.
r. Watson was nominated for Con-
srcss Ia this district there Ea- = fear
iOl strife. and the Convention met a
score or more times, and bailntci seg-
eral hundred times. without any salts
factory result, Till The candidates bad
agreed upon a basis II futsre nOmiua-
tons Without any consultation with
their constituents, the three candidates
then before the Convention. ms. Re--h
Of Erie; Mr.. Watson, OF Warren, and
Mr.. Osner, Of VenaDgo), agreed that
hereafter the Congressional Conven.
non should be composed OF seventy
seven delegates from Eric, thiry-two
from Warren and forty i~o from We
mango. and thus these high contract
ing parties have dislnDchised Warren
and Yenango By giviag to Erie more
votes than the combined vote II the
two remaining counties.
al a 6rs; giance this liitlc Tx %
might seem fair enough. but when IL
Is moro carefully examined, II carried
the brand on its face, OF = grand pipe
laying iraud. for every . a zee It
Is gotten up for q money making cog-
'eem. No candidates in either War
rem or Nenango can ever secure a nom
~inaiion EifkoT' p.ayiag doxa he olA
when the goods the deicgalcs-arc
delivered. and from oar knOwledge OF
politicians, and especially Of Erie coun-
~ politicians, We fee. warranted 10
saying that prices will correspond
with the capacity u thr candidates
pockets. A grand pow-wOw, or In
dian g~resn-eorn dance. 0f lhesc dele
eaie-. will assemble Il CORY on thu
nisEh Of July, and all thesc x the OH
candidates am again on band, ready.
~ they we're SAID to have been tWO.
yeans ago, Il aidGcc sEbadHsial aFgu-
ments in favor Of their nomination
Will il not be q sickening. and even .
disgusting spectacle TO see these dele
gates pulled and hanIed about. and 10
ses lkcm ultimately yield, as one Of
Old, 10 . certain namber OF pieces OF
silveri Yet this is certain and lcgit-
innate sequence 10 this bargain made
by these candidates, for an Office the
salary Of which does not pay bali Of.
tie expense of 4 sojonTn al MASKING
iou during the sessions Of Congress.
ToRkADoEs-MADIsos, Wis. Nav
p Last night = heavy rain storm
was accompanied By the remarkable
phenomenon Of a rain OF sticks, stones,
boards and twigs Of various sizes and
large bail The cyclone came from
the southwest. probably from Mineral
Poini, between Mount Vernon and Or
eg0n- IL wAs especially sever. and
fifteen 10 twenty barns arr reported
destroyed. A Norwegian living near
Moant Vernon narrow y escaped death,
aud bis iather-iE-law, NaruO BergL
and brother Herbsri Bergl, were kill
ed instantly, while bis m~Otherin-law
IA seriously injured BY the dessrac
ton Of their dwelling. o. b DAILY, a
wealthy merchant OF Mount Vernon,
was also killed Aramher al prairie
tires siarlOi dunHg the evening. a.
report form OFon, Wisconsin, says
that many houses ser torn down
near Paoii aud thrsc or four persons
killed. Greai Distraction OF property
and loss Of LIFE unsloablcdly nsuitcd
from the storms Ness conlas 10 slow
y, = t~clegrzphie COMMUNICATION with
that rzrt Of the State Is xantin-.