Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-30
NO. 40.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

hhfC bLlCAh tOUSIT COSEgSTIos.--
The forlorn hope Of Centre county
assembled in convention in the Court
House on Tuesday last, and gave undoubt-
ed evidence Of the decentralization existing
in their ranks by the character Of their
proceeding. 1t has been an open secret
for some time that the party exchequor
has been in depleted condition for weeks
past-in fact ever since they exhausted them
selves on their torch-light parade in Au-
gust. Their aim consequently was 20
nominate a ticket which would at least
have "A financial status. But in 80 doing
they have sacrificed everything else,-es-
pecially all claims 70 popular support For
Congress they recommended Daniel Rhoads
Esq, whose chief claim 20 support IL that
be is President Of the Bellefonte and Snow
Shoe Railroad Company, and liberal cit
izen whose purse strings hang somewhat
loosely and would be liable to become even
more elastic II touched with the doubtful
compliment Of Congressional recommen-
dation. As a politician he has always been
a bitter and incorporating partisan, and
the Democrats for whom he has voted even
in local contests are few and far between.
If nominated in the district, which is
hardly probable, he would be about as easy
man TO beat a. any in the district, having
no strength whatever outside of his own
party, and his connection with a railroad
corporation tending TO ALLEVIATE the labor
ing men in his own party.
Not satisfied, however, with this slap at
the people in their fight against corpora
tions and monopolies, they next nominat-
ed a. one Of their candidates for the legis-
lature John 7. Harris, who will be known
TO the citizens Of our county more promi-
nently H. the Cashier gf the Fret National
Bank of Beil,foHte What he has ever
done 10 better the interests Of the masses,
or to benefit the labOring and voting class
es We are at loss 10 know What special
qualifications he would bring into the con-
test which the people Of Pennsylvania are
now waging against the corporations and
monoPolies which are yearly trying 70
swallow up that virtuous body known AS
the Pennsylvania Legislature, VIC are un-
able 20 divine Where lac would stand
! in the contest between the people and the
/ Standard OH Companies, on the 81 600, 900
/ steal Of the Penn a. Railroad Co, aud the
store-order system, does any laboring man
| or mechanic doubt. His voice on all oc-
casions would be for the corporations and
monopolies and against the people. The
other candidate nominated for Assembly
was w. J. Thompson, Of Potter township,
a storekeeper aud capitalist, who likewise
/ is able to do bis little mite towards giving
the ticket financial status.
For District Attorney they also attempt
ed to nominate John B. Linn, ESQ, IN the
vain expectation that he would give their
treasury another little "boost," but for
some unacoountsble reason this part Of the
slate was smashed. S. d. Ray, Esq.,
young lawyer, who is clearly ineligible,
(even If there was the shadow Of shade
Of chance Of his election), as he was only
admitted to practice last May, and the law
requires that he should have been a prac-
tieing attorney for one year, carried Off the
prize.
The ticket was completed by the uomi-
nation of Joseph Devling for County
| Surveysr-the best nomination on the
entire ticket, and the only concession in
the entire programme 10 the "bone and
sinew" and the "hsrdy cons of toll" about
whom we hear Republican orators centin-
ually prating.
Such is the work Of the Republican
county convention Can you iaboring men
Of Centre county support il Is there any
concession or hope or promise Of anxiety
for your interests in it7 Or is tia plain
bid for the financial aid and support Of the
money bags and corporations Of Centre
county We fear the Bellefonte managers
have ovorshot tho mark, and while tickling
the purses Of monied men have thrown
away and alienated the votes of the masses.
The funeral cortege which proceeded
from the depot at this place yesterday
morning to the Hebrew burial ground was
for the little two-year-old child of Mr..
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