Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-18

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that he knew Of some delegates that
had been approached, but shey must
knsw that Miffl;ntown has not money
enough to buy Tuscarora township.
] Meanwhile all efforts that bad been
made to get the amendment before
the convention failed. Finally the
President got it in shape and stated
it thus:
".4H Uho don't rant the Crnuford
County System rote for the amendment. ="
The question was first put rrra roce,
but no one could tell which was
which, so it was ballotted for. Be
fore the ballot was taken James
Howell arose and said that he could
not, with justice to himself or the
people whom he represented, vote for
such important changes unless the
question had first been submitted to
his people, and as the question had
not been an issue in his district he
declined to vote.
The result of tie ballot was, %
against the amendnents and II votes
for tie amendments.
The question then REQUIRED to the
adoption OF the original resolutions,
Offered by Beidler, which John Nc
Connoll called the revised delegate
system.
The vote was 90 for and II against
the adoption of the resolutions.
Beidler now suggested that the
convention proceed to appoint COM
mittees, &c, as provided by the reso-
lutions just accepted by the conven-
ton. He said instructions had been
given to do SO.
! A delegate moved that the resoiu-
tions as adopted be submHtedto the poters
Of the Democratic party for ratification
Doty dashed like burning fame
70 the support Of the notion. 1t was
Democratic doctrine to submit ques-
tions to the people for their accept
ance or rejection, and all questions
of Importance that concerned the
whole people should be submitted to
a vote OF the people. As to instruc-
tions having been given, a great mis-
take must exist somewhere, for GER
tainly no instructions had been given
to him, and both he and MIR. Beidler
were there by one and the same au-
thority. If his colleague had instruc-
tons, they must have been received
from some private source, and not
from the poll of votes on Saturday.
Beidler proceeded to reply, but the
excitement ran so high that he made
slow progress, and before he got TO
focal point with the speech, some
one got the Chair to entertain n mo
ton to adjourn. The motion carried.
The convention adjourned without
fixing time to reconvene to dispose
of unfinished business. Quickly af-
ter the announcement of adjourn
ment by the Chair, Mr.. Ard called
MIR. Beidler to preside. 1t WAS a
strange piece of procedure to call a
man to preside over an adjourned
convention. Ard withdrew, and Mr..
Beidler took the chair and remarked
as he did so, "Now am President of
this convention" and everybody there
that thought they knew little about
how conventions usually are conduct
ed inferred, that he WAS about to call
TIE convention from its adjournment
to order: but no such call was made,
and the convention still stands adj
journel with parcel of unfinished
business on its tables. The men IA
vorable to the OLD WAYS, crowded up
to the chair, and seemed to be en-
gagged in transacting business among
themselves perhaps this is what was
intended to have been brought about
by the adjournment If it was so
intended, 1t was completely carried
out if it was an accident, u was well
calculated TO suit the people of the
old ways; but it was getting rid of
those who favor reform in an unpre-
cedented manner. What business
took place with the convention in an
adjourned state around the chair has
not been made public. The com
mon run of conventions, when they
have business that cannot convenient
ly be disposed of at one sitting,
take recess of a few minutes, or
adjourn h q stated time, or, when
their bus,pess has been finished, ad-
journ sine a,e but this convention
id Lot finish its business as a con-
ven iion, did not take recess, did
) n adjourn to a stated time, did not
adjourn sane die, but adjourned, and
as an unorganized body, fixed up the
balance of the business that was left
when the motion to adjourn was put.
1t must have been run under a new
system of rules, under a system OF
; rules revised to suit the occasion.
Perhaps the intention is to recall
the convention at some early day to
finish the business that was left un-
finished. 1t is question for those
who favor REFORM and those who
favor The OLD WAYS, REVISED, to set
tie. Perhaps the convention will be
called to regularly dispose of the
motion to sabmi. the series of rules
I-Revised Delegate System, as read
by Mr. Beidler-to vote of the
Democratic party for ratification
The meu in favor of the old ways,
iu all probability, will attempt to put
INTO operation the system which Mr.
Mcconnell, of Richfeid, nicely called,
the "Revised Delegate System" TAX
en- all III all, it looks like piece Of
bitter sar casm on the efforts of the peo-
pie of their party who favor reform.
They asked for system that gives csn
didates chance to get before the peo-
pie of the party for nomination, and in
stead of that, they compel ;hem to ac-
cept a system that multipiies the num-
ber of delegates, and en'arges the field
of delegates for candidates to struggle
through. Candidates now have a bard
time of it to get through the circle OF
Sc delegates how much harder will it
be to get through when the circle is