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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16
THE BUToHERY AT CHICAGO.

The massacre of Republican Tnno-
cents at Chicago was terrible and
blood-curdling, in political sense, OF
course
Grants forces were marshaled with
extraordinary skill by Senator Conk-
ling and maintained their corps intact
throughout the battle, A Republican
National Convention has done for him
what the "rebels" were never able to
dot has defeated him and driven
him in disgrace from the field We
would have been glad TO have seen
him nominated, for he would have
been q candidate who could not posi-
bly, have been elected, but we rejoice
in his defeat because il ends (and we
hope forever oil attempts to defy the
unwritten law of the land, the legacy
Of "the Father OF his Country" that
no man shall be permitted to perpetu'
ate himself as President beyond a sec
ond term. The country has certainly
made an escape from a calamity that
was fearful to contemplate, but the
idea of Empire will not be fully ob!it'
Grated until the Republican party has
been crushed and consigned to politi'
cal oblivion as efIectually as Grant.
But the Republican masses have not
had their way. Their voice has been
treated with contempt by their Ma
tional Convention. The idol they wor-
ship, he who is so proudly called then
"plumed Knight'-Blaino OF Maine
the mere mention of whose name
would excite any Ropubliean gather.
ing anywhere to the widest enthusi,
asm, has been stabbed to the heart and
murdered in the political house of bis
own friends His mangled remains
will yet command more enthusiasm in
his party than will the name of the
nominee.
Cold-blooded John Sherman met
with a deserved fate. He depended
altogether upon the money-shaving in
terests of the country, which he had
served so well in opposition to the in
terosts OF the public, for success, and
they gave him only a pitiful strength
in the Convention. He will go to bis
political grave without tear,
Amongst the most gratifying result;
of the Convention is the crushing de
feat of the sleeping" candidates, such
tricksters as Edmunds of Vermont and
Washburne of Illinois.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16
LETTER ERoM IA IYRENCR.


Mn. EDIToR In the last Cti-en !
find a Proclamation signed by "John
Ray Bixler, Chairman Of the late
Greenback Committee, OF Cloarleld
county," in which that doughty Chief
tain declares the organization dissolved,
and calls upon the individual members,
whom be styles his friends," to "dls.
perse" and betale themselves to their
"homes" This announcement is Of
itself sufficiently startling, but is in.
tonsificd by some admissions which
the public little expected.
"The Greenback cause" says Bixler,
"will be remembered in years to come
as merely a burning torch, by the
light of which your leaders seek to win
themselves place and money" Now,
| take it for granted that J. r. b.
knows "whereof he ailirms." He is
about the only "lcader" the Green.
back party ever had in Clearfeld
county, and as ho not long since aban.
doned it and joined that OF the Democ.
racy, which he now wants to "lead," ="
it is iair to infer that he has done so
for the purpose of gaining "place and
money"
He also makes another confession
which should not be overlooked, He
says; "Tho Grcenback cause has been
so bmglingly conducted, and the party
so multitudinously divided on the sim.
plest questions" that "it is now sign
ofthe want ofgood sense to see men fol.
low the leadership OF Kcarney, a
Kilgore, a Kallooh, or Devices" A."
Why he did not also add the name OF
80 Bixler" can only be accounted for
on the suppositiou that hisunexampled
modesty restrained him from speaking
ofhimself in connection with the chung.
ling manner in when the affairs OF
the defunct party were conducted dur
ing the time he was its Acknowledged
"leader."
And right here, the question arises
If the 0Grcenback cause" was as
"bunglingly conducted" as be alleges,
what advantage can the Democracy
expect TO derive from the acquisition
of such a stupendous "bunglo" as the
editor Of the Citizen writes himself
down? The individual who can give
q satisfactory answer to this interro'
cation will be entitled to an appropri,
ate premium. Lawrence.
four correspondent has placed us
under Obligations for the time he has
consumed in noticing this "dead duck
Chairman, who had been removed by
his party friends a good while ago
We did not intend to notice this BON
bastic bungler until drawn in as above
but were content to let him drift and
vanish like the party he led a yeai
ago. We understood that he had beer
deposed as Chairman, but his epis
tie seems to indicate otherwise. ED
REPUBLICAN.
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to give said firm paving contract for
100000 yards Of wood pavement, his
share being contingent upon the aiore-
said award by the Board By the ex-
press terms of the award, Dc Golyer 4
McLelland were TO await an apprOpri.
alton by Congress before being paid,
Garfield, Chairman OF the Committee
of Appropriations "holding tho purse
strings of the Treasury"
Garfield, under his official oath,
stated that he filed brief, or opinion,
with tho Board OF Public Works and
made an argument before the Board
in his professional character, aud il the
parties in interest intended TO secure
hls official services for the insignificant
amount proposed, they did not in any
manner communicate their purpose TO
him. Therefore he Garfield did not
think he was bribed.
Colonel Glover requested Mr.. Nick
erson, who was familiar with the whole
subject, TO cross-examne General Gar
field. ........... .....
Question by Mr.. N.-"General Gar
field, did you file with the Board of
Public Works, Of this District, brief,
or opinion, written, printed or other
wise, upon the subject of tho De Col.
yer patent pavement [Aiter Mr..
Garfield had attempted TO evade re-
lply, Mr.. Niokerson required a categor-
ical answerl A. 81 could not say |
did"
@, "Did you at any time appear be.
fore the Board and make any argu.
ment whatever A. 81 do not re-
member that did but did speak to
Governor Shepherd on the subject,
giving my opinion in its favor"
Q "Governor Shepherd has testified
that you once spoke TO him causually
on the subject How much cash did
did you receive from De Golyer and
McLelland, or either of them, or their
agents, at any time, for your agency
in the procurement of this particular
contraCt?' A. GIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS"
/ IlNtNN hul . uiAti Aut lulVul hhlNut
Of Congress, Garfield sought TO inter
polate into the package containing the
evidence taken before Colonel Glover's
Committee, an &c parte affidavit OBJ
tanned from the notorious Chittenden,
ante-dating it so as to appear as hav.
ing been given before the Committee,
generating Garfield from having re-
coiyed the $1,000 bribe from the agent
of De Golycr in his official capacity
Garfield, accompanied by his protege
Chittenden, sought to influence Col.
Glover's clerk after the Committee had
gone home TO nnseal the evidence and
surreptitiously place the forged afiida.
Wit with the official evidence of his
guilt.
1t might become pertinent in this
connection TO inquire what further
portion of the missing s72, 900 corrup
tion fund found its way into the ia
nous Ohio farm or bis Washington
city mansion.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

Nor so LovELY.-It Is said that the
Grant family especially Duke Fred }
is not SO happy now as it was fort
night ago. Wewould not be surprised
TO learn that the Great Defeated would
call around him the Bolknaps, Bah
cocks, etc, and take another jaunt
around the world, and on his return,
"boom" from San Francisco, pia Cuba,
TO his Galena home.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16
THE GREENBACKERS.

The day after the Radicals aban-
doned Chicago, it was infested with
Greenbackers for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for President and
Vice President.
The Convention encountered some
difficulty in organizing. The Socialis.
tic wing of the party, lead by Hoyt,
Brick Pomeroy, Kearney & Co., had
1877 delegates on hand, and were seek,
ing recognition, That element was
ton closed, these high.toned reformers
were admitted to seats. At l o'clock
on the morning of the llth the candi.
dates for President were put in nomi'
nation, and by 4 o'clock A. NJ, the
first ballot was concluded, resulting
as follows:
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

The foregoing table shows where
the votes came from, and will enable
the reader to locate the influence of
the several candidates, Below will be
found a tabular statement Of all the
ballots. 1t will be observed that every.
thing moved smoothly until the TWEEN
ty.ninth ballot, when Washburnes
friends struck for Sherman, The
steadiness of the Grant forces was re-
markable, and they made up in zeal
what they lacked in numbers.
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ployes,

Ho FOR CINCINNATI Before the
next issue Of tho REPUBLICAN appears,
the Democrats will be in National Con.
yention at Cincinnati, for the purpose
Of selecting candidate for President
and Vice President. We hope our
friends will not be as unfortunate as
our opponents at Chicago were, and
give us two OF the worst "soiled doves
in tho flock We want no salary grab.
bers, Credit Mobilientes, bribed Chair.
men Of Congressional Committees, etc.
The other side has monopolized those
practical characteristics.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

General James A. Beaver, Of Bellefonte, could
have had the Vice Presidency II he bad wanted 1t.
II was sdered him, but he declined the honors,
preierring to be the next Governor Of the State
Altoona Tribune.
This is what may be called "frce and
easy" Had we been present, we
would have advised the General 10 &C.
cept; because he will never have the
Governorship offered to him. In his
trip to Chicago he has saddle-bagged
himself, and cannot be utilized by his
friends in the future.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

On the first formal ballot the most
Of the votes were transferred to Mr.,
Weaver, and before the close of the
roll.call, he having received over 500,
there was a general stampede to him,
and the Chair announced that General
James b. Weaver, Of Iowa, was the
nominee of the Greenback.Labor par
ty for President on the first ballot,
For Vice President there were only
two nominecs-A. NJ. West, OF Missis.
sippi and B. J. Chambers, OF Texas.
West received $50, and Chambers
414, and Chambers was declared the
nominee of the Convention.
The Socialists insisted on their reso.
luton regarding the inherent right Of
man to socialism, and il was adopted.
The Convention was very turbulent
throughout the night, and adjourned
at G;45 A. NJ.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

SoUSD.-A Louisiana Congressman
impudently warned Senator Bayard the
other day that il he voted to sustain
Kellogg he would got no support from
Louisiana in the Presidential Convcn.
tion. "Sir," replied the Senator, "phen
il is a question Of doing my duty, as a
I count neither gains nor losses"
That's the ring of the true metal.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

1t is little rough on "the loyal
millions" that the ten days job at
Chicago developed the corruptest men
ever put up for President and Vice
President by any party.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

Garfield is being "skunned" as no
candidate ever before was, for his a.
gantic smartness. When fully devcl.
opod, he will turn out to be nothing
but a smart dcmagogue instead Of a
bright "Christian statesman Poor
Garfield
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16
THE RADICAL NOMINEES.

James Abraham Garfield was born
November 10, 1881, in the township
of Orange, Cuyahoga county, Ohio,
obo,.t fCtacn milns from Cleveland
us father, Abraham Garfield, came
from New York, bat, like his mother,
was OF New England James was the
youngest of four children. The father
died in 1888, leaving the family depend.
ent upon q small farm and the exer.
tions ofthe mother There was moth.
ing about the elder Garfield to dstin.
guish him from the other plodding
farmers of the rather sterile township
ofOrange. No one could discern any
qualities in him, which, transmitted to
the next generation, might help to
make a statesman, unless 1t was indus.
try; but his wife, who is still living at
an advanced age was always fond
of reading when she could get leisure
from her hard household duties, and
was thoroughly capable woman, of
strong will, stern principles and more
than average force Of character Of
the children no one besides James has
made the slightest mark in the world.
The elder brother is farmer in Mich.
gan, and the two sisters are farmers
wives.
James A. was industrious, worked
as farmer, carpenter and boatman.
He earned for himself an academic
education entered Williams College,
Massachusetts,, at the age Of %, and
two years later in 1856, he graduated
carrying Off one Of the honors. In
early life he connected himself with
the Disciples or as il is commonly
called the Campbellite church, relig.
ious denomination quite numerous IN
that neighborhood, and though not
ordained, was recognized as minister
of that faith, preaching to several con-
gregations in the neighborhood of his
home. In the struggle to get an edu-
cation, it is generally believed that the
members of the denomination who
could afford TO do so volunteered
assistance to him, with view thereby
to hettcr qualify him TO discharge his
ministerial duties and advocate the
doctrines of the denomination.
During the period of Garfcld's alb.
sence at college a small academic
establishment was built up at Hiram,
Ohio, called Hiram Institute, under
the auspices and management of
the Disciples church. Upon receiv.
ing his diploma he returned TO Ohio
and at once assumed the professorship
OF Latin and Greek in this struggling
institution. Two years later he was
made President OF the establishment,
and in both capacities he labored assid-
uously and intelligently TO advance the
interests and promote the growth Of
the institute.
As sympathy with his surroundings
brought him within the pale OF the
Disciples church, he also joined the
popular clamor ofthe Western Reserve
against slavery. Ills first prominent
identity with politics was in 1909,
when he was chosen to the Ohio State
Senate from tho district comprising
Portage and Summit counties.
AT the breaking out of the rebellion
he entered the army as Colonel of the
Forty.seoond Regiment, Ohio volun-
tecrs, and was speedily promoted TO
the rank of Brigadier General In
the Fail of 1862 ho was nominated by
the Republicans OF the Nineteenth
Congressional district and his election
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

BALLoTTNo-THE DEATH OF BLAINE,
The Chicago Convention closed out
on the Both ballot AS areminiscence Of
1876, we give the ballots taken in the
Cincinnati Convention in that year.
The result has peculiar interest at
this time
CANDIDATES. lst. I'd. Sd. 4th. 5th. 9th. 7th
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

The LIGHTNING HAS Struck. The
removal Of Tutten, the Collector o.
the Port at Philadelphia, and the ap
pointed Of Ex-Governor and Postmas.
ter Hartranft is "a dig below the belt
on the addition, Division and Silence
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

A CHILDISH INQUIRY.-"Pa,
what does the printer live on ?"
"Why, my child ?" because l
heard you say you hadn't paid
him for six years, and you still
take the paper"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16
schedule.

HIS FULL NAME.-Tho Radical nom.
inee for President has an awful long
name. Rev. General Credit Mobilier
Salary Grab No Eight De Golyer
James A. Garfield, of Ohio. There
never was a man nominated Tor Presi.
dent who was 50 notoriously pock.
marked as this Buckeye Yankee The
facts are all recorded in Congressional
reports, dotted down by Radical en-.
ployes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

SOLD AaAIN.--"0ur colored brethren"
all over the country took a decided
interest during the past year, to have
one of their race put on the ticket for
Vice President at the Chicago Con
vention. They had settled on the col.
ored Senator-Bruce-of Mississippi.
But when n ballot was taken, poor
Bruce had but eight votes. A white
man, named Arthur, was nominated,
who had been dismissed from the New
York Custom House by Hayes, because
he was public robber, A nice man !
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

GARFiELD's PLATFoRM.-Credit Mo.
bilier stocks and Dc Golyer pavement
contracts, as well as a $4,000 attorney
fee while he was Chairman of an i'm.
portant Committee of Congress.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

A BIG DIssoLUTIoN.-The Venango
Spectator contains the following cute
"ad," anybody should send us an
advertisement like the following we
would publish it three times for two
dollars:
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16
Notice 10 BOndholders |

UNHB owners Of Clearfeld County Jail Bonds
IL will please take notice that the County Com
missionors have authorized the payment of the
outstanding Jail Bonds, numbered from 1876 to
ISL, both numbers inclusive, dated January,
1878. The owners Of the said bonds are hereby
required to present thom Tor payment at my
office, in the Court House, at CleArheld, on MON
DAY, the 5TH day Of JULY, 1850, at which
time they will be paid. Interest thereon will
cease after that date PHILIP DOTrS,
Attest; Treasurer.
JonN W. HowE, Com'rs Clork.
Clearheld, Pa, June 10, 1850 st.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

The first day the Enumerators in
New York city took 100000 names,
and they found greater difficulty in
getting answers to their questions from
the upper crust people than the poor
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

THE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EX-
listing between the undersigned, under the
firm name Of Cameron, Conking and Logan, IN
the business Of Pipe Laying, with main establish
ment at Chicago, and branches at Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, Utica, New York, aud Spris gheld,
Illinois, was dissolved June s., 1850, By mutual
disgust. j. d. CAMERON,
ROSCOE CONKLING,
10 June 3tE JOHN A. LOGAN.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

Whitaker, the lacerated West Point
Cadet, did not receive a single vote for
V. P. at the Chicago Convention.
Ungrateiul Radicals
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

Hayes and Secretary Sherman have
recorded it at Washington, that Ar
thur, the Radical nominee for V. p, is
q rascal
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

o Bx- United States Senator james A.
Bayard, father of Hon. Thomas F,
Bayard, now Senator from Delaware,
died at Wilmington, in that State, on
the 18th inst.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

FoR THE WHrTE.-Although there
were sevcnty.cight negro delegates in
the late Chicago Convention, the col.
ored nominee for V. P.-Bruce-only
had eight votes Tailed for him, and
four Of those wore q white skin.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

Back Pay Salary Grab Garfield is
his name. A nice "Christan states
man."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16
aytw Advertisements.

TINO FARMERS THE Fourteenth Annual
l. Exhibition of the CLEARFIELD COUNTY
SOCIETY will be held
At Clearfeld, Sept 10, 16 & II, 1880,
LIBERAL PREMIUMS will be offered and
made public in due time for which every Farmer
in the county is invited to compete. Forinforma-
tion address LEANDRR DRNNING, Prest,
Or AL. NJ. ROW, Secretary,
Clearield, Penn'a.
Executive ommiitee-Philip Dots (Co. Treas
urer), Becoaria twp; Elisha NJ, Davis, Penn twp;
John Smith, Bloom twp, Levi r. Dressler, Union
twp; Wilson P. Tate, Lawrence twp.
June l6, lsSO-td,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

De GoLYER GARFIELD AS this in
dividual has been thrust into peoples
faces as o candidate for President, il
becomes our duty as journalist to
post our readers in relation to bis
"crookedncss" in the past as Congress
man. Elsewhere will be found an ar.
hcle detailing one of Mr.. Garfelds
public acts in the robbery of the
Treasury, for the purpose OF paving
and grading the streets of the Federal
Capital. Read the facts, and then
hand them TO your neighbor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16
THE BALLOT.

The first ballot taken in the Chicago
Convention stood by States and Terri
tories as follows.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

1t seems as though Congress had
some notion Of adiourning this week.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

PENNSYLVANIA PRIDE.-The dele
cation from this State went to Chicago
determined either to nominate Grant
or Blaine, and proud and saucy ct
that, but subsequent events changed
their sauce into wrath. A cotem,
porary in alluding to the case, re.
marks 1t must have been gratifying
to the delegates from this great Gem
monwealth of Pennsylvania at Chicago
to sit and see each day the enthusiasm
that greeted Mr.. Conkling as he en-,
tered the Convention. Even that re
morseless but cher of the English Ian.
guage, Blatherskite Logan, was moi
without his admirers, who cheered him
Justify, while our own statesman, Boss
Cameron, made his entrances and his
exits without exciting any more atten
tion than the peregrinations of lem
onade peddler in circus.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

FLYING PIGEoNs.-The Huntingdon
Globe, of the 9th inst, says: "of the
fifly-six pigeons let loose IN the dia.
mond at s o'clock on Tuesday morn.
ing. Of last week, nearly all reached
their cotes in New York. MIR. Van
Opstal had fifteen birds among them,
and they all found their way. The
first arrived at 1885 p. NJ, and at l:44
fourteen were home, the fifteenth not
getting there until 4 o'clock. On Mon.
day they flew from Cresson, and on
the 10th will fly from Blairsvillc; then
from Steubenville and Columbus, Ohio"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16
THE BUCKEYE STATE.

The Commonwealth extending from
the banks of the Ohio river to Lake
Erie, called Ohio, is a great State, and
embraces more statesmen than any
other three of her sisters. To be an
"Ohio man" politically means more
than-that State having the de fdcto
President, the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury, Minister to France, the head Of
the Army, and the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court-that a now candidate
for such high political honors from
Ohio must be received with suspicion
that the Buckeyes are overriding the
thing. The Ohio Republicans have been
notable for their twistings and turn.
ings, their sllpperiness and evasivc dis.
position, their duplicity and unrelia-
bility. Sherman and Hayes and Gar
field are as troachcrous as quicksand /;
and of them all there is none who has
been more uncertain than Garfield.
Quitting the dangers of the field In take
a seat in Congress, he merged the
soldier in the politician soft and hard
money! by turns; Campbellite preacer
and a Credit Moblier beneficiary a
"Christian statesman" on the Western
Reserve, and a DeGolyer lobby agent
at Washington volunteer to defend
the assailed constitutional right of a
Democrat before the Supreme Court,
and was one Of thc eight infamous
Electoral Commissioners who prosti.
tutcd justice to serve partisan exigen.
cies a stalwart and conservative in
quick succession-he is entirely too
many,sided To be called up higher.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-16

sherrard Clemens, for thirteen years
q member of Congress from Virginia,
has died q pauper at 81. Louis.