The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-08

THE GRFEEBACK LABOR CONTENTION
AND Irs RK.-Pursuant to the call of AIr.
Jacob TrpftZ. chairman of the County Com
mitr-c. the trreCuHaCk Labor convention met
in the Court House in this place on last Mon
daE afternoon. at the hour OF l.5o O'Clock,
for the purpose of taking action looking 20
the welfare of that organization III Cambria
county. The delegates from Johnstown and
points adjacent, to the number OF eighteen,
were favored with excursion tickets over the
p r r. and special train from CreSSOn
brought them to this point at o'clock, A. VI.
As to the other delegates-those who live
where the screech of the locomotive was
never heaTd-theV got to the place OF rendeZ-
youS as best they might. Mr.. John McCOr-
mick. of Summerhill township, for example,
rode into town on fine bay horse, and MI
Harry Mellon. of Chest Springs, and Mr.
Tom Dumphy, of St Augustine, each trav-
ersed intervening distances in buggies with
springs to them, but the strictly solid Green
back Labor element, as eXemplihed IN the
person Of Mr.. Evan E. Evans, spuTned all
artificial modes of lOcomotion and boldly
walked the entire distance. Perhaps 1t may
as well be noted here as elsewhere that Mr.:
Evans place of residence is only quarter OF
a mile removed from the Court House;
1t was mOOted question with the delegates
whether a ticket should be nominated ornot.
As before stated in these columns, many op-
posed such a scheme, and advanced potent
arguments in support of their position we
have only 1000 votes in the county, sald
these, and why should we precede the Demo.
Gratis and the Republicans in the matter OF
nominating a ticket? Is it not possible that
one of those parties may nominate candidates
acceptable to us? But the idea advanced by
others that in politics each tub ought 10 De
required to rest on its own bottom, intensified
bv the desire of several persons to get before
the public with quasi official recognition,
in the end prevailed, and in caucus held
Immediately after dinner it was resolved to
nominate a full ticket.
Rfr.a,r 70 nc rnl TVI1f
in calling the convention to order, rcfrained
from making a speech. This Is to be re-
gretted, for that gentleman has occasionally
been charged with being the pOSSeSsOT OF
knowledge beyond the common lot. Messrs.
John Flattery, of Johnstown, and John
Mccormick, of Summerhill township, were
appointed temporary secretaries.
The list of election districts was called, and
the following delegates answered to tEeIr
names
Allegheny Twp.-A ]. Bradley, A Il. Parrish.
Carroll Twu-W. SNYDER.
Chest Springs Bor.-Hcnry Melon, Anthony
Chest Twp.-Anthony GIN.
Concmaugh B0r., 1St W--Samucl Dumfee, n.
Conemaugh Bor, 2d W.-John F. F1attery, John
Snyder.
Conemaugh Twp.-.Tohn Murphy
East COnemaugn Bor.-John Hoy.
EbensbUrr, +. W.-Evan L. Evans Lewis Rod
Ebensburg. W. w.-Bcrt Grouse. I. J. Williams.
franklin Bor.-Johnston CObaugh.
lOhnStOwn 1st W.-John W. Logan. Simon
Pereguin
Johnstown Sd w-wm. slater E I.oughry
JuhnstOwn 4tH w. =. Uysart =. W. Miller.
Johnstown, 5th W.-John Arthur, Peter Lttzell.
Johnstown. eth W.-.Tohn Best. Franklin Stearn.
Stonycreek Twp.-Jonathan Horner, +. 4. Joy.
Summerhill Twp.-Jesse II. Snyder, John
Mccormick.
Susquehnnna Tvp.-Chas. WeakIand John G.
WI man.
Tunneihin Bor-Michael Sisk
WooGvalc Bor.-WIn. PcnrOd.
Wilmorc BOr-.John B. Flock Peter Stroup.
1t was agreed that i'll districts where one
delegate only appeared, he should be allowed
to cast two votes.
The usual method of voting direct for per-
manent officers seems to be repugnant to the
average Observation-Disclosures and according
ly, on motion, committee on permanent or
TreftZ, as follows Messrs. Dysart, Will
man, Mellon, Flick and Litzell.
On motion, a committee on resolutions was
also appointed. \ Greenback-Labor con-
VcntiOn without resolutions, and plenty Of
them, would be an anomOly in politics, and
SpOntaneity of thought and language being
therefore a prerequisite in this committee,
the following gentlemen were drafted into
the service: MessTs: Miller, Mccormick,
ATthurS, Rodgers and Hoy.
Both committees retired to private room,
and for the space of an hour the delegates
remaining We're at liberty to sample the town
pump or the quality of the beer in adjacent
saloons.
1t was ) o'clock when the committee on
permanent organization returned and re
ported the following officers: President,
John Flattery, of COnemaugh borough
Secretaries, John Is. Flick and Henry Mellon
Mr.. FlattcTy, on taking possession of the
chair, uttered the customary formula of
thanks, and proceeded to assure the conven-
tlOn that, reports which somewhere obtain to
the contrary notwithstanding the Green
back-Labor party is not dead 1t is alive and
kicking, and the number of votes il will poll
next November viii astOnish the oldest in
On invitation, Mr.. SharrettS DVSart killed
time by reciting the speech which he deliver
ed a dozen times here aud there throughout
the county last fall. It was Characteristic
and consequently laUghablc. Listening to
him, one Is irresisTibly reminded of the Hon
Robert II. Singer, who unfortunately was
absent from this gathering Of his political
friends-SingeT, accurate in nothing but
Biblica quotations.
SHERIFF
y flash OF common sense peryaded the per
son of Delegate Rodgers at this iuncture