The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-22
The Last County Convention.

The Last county conventions
Our readers are aware that after the
failure of the county convention. on the
Both of June and 1st of July last. to
a ticket, and its sine die adj
jOuTnment, we advocated in two num-
bers of our paper, as the only safe and .
certain escape from the serious difficult (
ty which then stood in the way of union .
and harmony in the Democratic party /
in this county. new delegate election
and another convention. which was sim
ply going back to the place of beginning
and taking a new departure. That this
position was sound we never for one
moment doubted, and that it would
have been satisfactory to nine-tenths of
the Democracy of the county subsequent
events have cOnclusively demonstrated.
The County Committee, which met
on the 9Th of August, thirty-seven of
it's full number (fifty-one) being present,
oleren of whom were substitutes for that
number Of its original members, saw
proper. however. to issue a call recon-
vening the convention. which by its own
deliberate act had proclaimed itself dis
banded and without any future official
existence. Fire of the eleven substi-
tutes came from fre Of the sic wards of
Johustown. and as a protest against
wholesale substitution hereafter. we now
say some of the best and most intelli-
gent Democrats of that place being our
authority for the statement). that when
they voted for and 10y their votes carried
. the resolution offered in the Committee
rcassembling the old and dead conven-
ti1u. they fatty misrepresented the well
known wishes of the Democratic voters
Of the several wards for whom they as
sumed to speak.
In pursuance of the resolution of the
. County Committee, adopted by the
votes of substituted members, the con-
vention again met at the Court House
on Monday last.
If prior to this second advent of the
convention, any Democrat who has the
union and welfare of his party at heart
questioned the propTiety of the course
we originally recommended, his doubts,
we think, gave place to unqualified be
lief inits wisdom, in the light of the delib-
eratiOns of the convention, which lasted
from two o'clock. P. NJ, with a recess
from six to half-past seven, until short
time before midnight. Its proceedings
will be found at length in another part
of our paper. 1t was not the entertain
ment to which the true and unseliisl
Democrats of the cOunty-men to whom
the success of the Democratic party il
this county is of infinitely more conse
quence than the qualification of the per
sonal aspirations of the different candi
dates for nomination for Sheriff, or o
the friends of any OF of all the candi
dates who sought it--had a right to eX
pect they would be invited.
IL will be seen from the proceeding
that ON the twentieth talIot Nh Kirb!
received 81 votes t0 36 cast for Mr. Nagle
and that the former was declared uomi
mated. If H0' had ended the ~heuTr
contest. this 2. per would not have recog
Nor did the convention when it met
again at half-Uast seven regard Mr.
Kirby as having been nominated. bu
once more reversed itself. and decided
that Is-t.-. votes. uciug majority %
thu frH convention. were necessary q
make valid nomination. Nine addi
ti0ral ballot were taken under thisrule
and uu tLe 1Eh lauol MT Nagle re
ceirUI precisely that number. For thi
reason ue place his name go tGc head o
our Iapr jus. as ve would the name o.
amy uac of thc other candidates uuder
thg same circumstances.
The uames OF John Rorajaugh. John
J. Houick, and Henry Scaulan, VIII,
were respectively nominated for Poo
House Director. Jury Commissioner anC
County Surveyor, viii also be found il
their proper places. That all the gentle
men named. from Sheriff down. are full,
qualified for faithful discharge of tn,
duties Of the Offices for which they hav,
been nominated will not be questioned
10y amy one who knows them.
, And now we are done with county
conventions for the present. Our cours,
throughout the controversy has beel
plain and outspoken. as it always vii
be touching any question affecting tn,
harmony and success of the Democrat,
party in this county-an object fo
which we will always battle, no matte
who may seek to obstruct or oppOSe it
T, But the Democracy OF Cambria cannot
afford TO go through another ordeal lik,
| the one through which they have jus
I passed, and they must remember that i
Is the last straw placed upon the camel'
back that weighs down that patient
, willing animal, and crushes it to tn,
T earth.
! WE haven't yet seen an explanation
in any of the Republican papers Of tht