Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-27
Greenbacker's Mass Nominating
Convention,

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affirmative, to which Koons replied, 90 And
so aT l." Koons also interrogated Cspt.
/ tain Mcclellan, but the Captain held hi:
, peace and said nothing.
W. F. Snyder suggested that as the work
, Of the committee ON resolutions would be
, soon competed, that he hoped that the
, nominations will be put off till they come
] in, so that they have a voice in the nomiua-
, tions." fhe Chair gave nod of assent
TO the suggestion, and the convention was
! in state of rest until the committee came
in. Meanwhile, Johnnie McNplty, who had
been prominent participant in the conven-
tion last year, now occupied a back seat,
and was having quite a jovial time with
James Anderson, Patrick Hagan, and those
around him generally.
The committee on resolutions came in
and reported. II reiterated the platform Of
The STATE Conrenfion, he'd al. .4itoo-d, which
was published in these columns July 23Td,
last
The resolutions as read We're adopted.
Fhe next business was that Of nomina-
ting ticket.
On motion it was resolved that I. there Be
more Than one candidate, the nomination
be reached by ballot, otherwise by accla-
nation.
| A candidate for the Office Of Sheriff was
the first nominated. W. b. McCahan, of
. Mflf.r.f hf, r..I h,- ascf.
m ,tion.
| The next nomination was for Register and
Recorder. 5. W. Allen, of Fermanagh
township, and J. l.. Stewart, of Milford
township, were put in nomination. A. W.
I Long and Jacob Kaufman we're appointed
as tellcrs for the ballot BY which il was to
be determined which of the two nominees
should be the candidate of the convention.
The President announced that all Green
hackers present hld the right to come for
ward and vote for one or other of the men
for Register and Recorder.
w. +. Snyder delivered a short exhorta-
tion, and earnestly hoped that all who are
Greenbackers are not afraid 10 show their
colors on this vote.
While the voting was going on Johnny
Men ulty came forward and wanted to vote.
The President gave him ticket, but John
nie's speech ran away with him TO such
degree that he forgot to deposit his vote,
but proceeded to deliver a speech, which
brought II. II. Snyder to his feet, who earn
estly hoped that the President would main
tain the dignity Of the convention and pre-
serve order. Johnnie took the hint. Exit
McEulty with his vote in a pocket. If
Johnnie had voted, the poll would have
numbered So votes. Ii is said McNuity
county.
The vote, when announced, stood, for S.
". Allen, l9; J. L. Stewart, Is. Mr.. AL /
len Vas announced aS the candidate for Reg
ister and Recorder.
Nelson Night. of Delaware township, WAS
nominated for Jury Commissioner.
Daniel Notes.-The, of Patterson, was nom
mated for Coroner.
". F. Snyder stated that Mr.. Cullen,
member of the State Committee for Juniata
county, is sick and will be unable to at |
tend the meeting OF the Committee at Scrln- !
ton next wednesday, and therefore a Va
cancy exists that should BE- filed. Mr. Kel
IL nominated Jacob Kaufman to fh the .
vacancy created BY the sickness OF Mr.. Cui- /
: n L. -,
vent him from accepting the place. Kelly |
then nominated Mr.. Long. Long expects I
to be in New York on Wednesday and /
could not accept. W. +. Snyder then ncm- |
mated John Kelly but, like Kaufman and !
Long, Kelly declined Mr.. Creswell nomI /
mated ". F. Snyder TO go to Scranton. |
Snyder accepted the mission.
W. F. Snyder was continued as Chairman 1
OF the County Committee. Mr.. Snyder ac- 1
cepted the charge, but hoped that, as he is
out of pocket by the operations of last /
years campaign, the Greenblckers will /
reach into their pockets for funds 10 help I
hIm on in his war against the two old par
ties. The assessments that are sometimes
mlde on office holders and Office seekers TO I
pay for campaigR expenses have been fhe |
fruitful subject for denunciatiOn by Green 1
back writers and speakers; but if a retlec- |
ton NAV be cast on an assessment levied on !
an Office holder and an office seeker, what |
may be cast on proposal to lay assessment !
en- masse on a party .
The thanks of the convention was ten |
dered to such papers as published their call
for the convention for nothing.
The Snyder brothers had good deal to /
say on the question of the selection of
State delegate and Senatorial conferee.
The organization of the new county CON-
mittee came quite nearly going into the
control of the Chairman of the Committee, |
when II. II. Snyder interposed an objection |
and said that if things keep on in this way |
it win be said that the movement is Sny- |
der ring, a one-mln power. The question |
was settled by leaving the organization of
the county committee TO the chairman and
the old committee.
The President introduced E, S. Watson,
Chairman of the State Central Committee,
who proceeded to deliver speech. He is
neither bad or a good-looking man. nei-
ther blond or brunette, about 5 feet 8
inches in height, and comes nearly being
stoutly built. He wore suit of blue-col-
ored clothes. In speaking, his manner is
easy, but verses closely on the aggressive.
His tone of voice is masculine, strong. His
speech, as a speech, without considering
what he said, may pass; bat what he said
was so old that the present events, or the
events Of the past year have shelved it, and
showed its threadbearness so clearly that II
was painful to behold. When the green
back question was first raised his speech
was new, but since resumption has GENE in
it has been made old, and worn out ltre
minded one of the old speeches of the Dem
ocracr when RpbeIlion broke ont. For two