The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-01
The J.K.P. Hall Convention.

ments regarding the convention of,
was going to say Democrats, land on
second thought ] will leave it stand
and write Democrats) which met in
the Borough of Ridgway, Tuesday
last, and which placed in nomination
county ticket; and for the parties
named thereon, as one of the un-
terrified am expected to vote, or for
ever after hold my peace rs Demo
crat.
Having nothing better to do the
day of the convention, and as / was
interested in the matter | strolled into
tie Court House at the appointed
time, and prepared to enjoy a feast of
reason (the flow of soul could be had
in the neighboring bar rooms.) The
convention being called to order by
Deputy Chairman of the County
| Committee Healy, nominations for
temporary chairman of the conven-
ton was in order when Mr.. J. X. P.
| Hall was chosen chairman without o
| dissenting voice, and he took his seat
accordingly. After the matter OF
eecting secretaries was disposed Of
and the certificates of J. Knox p.
Hall, l forget the other name, duly
approved the next thing in order was
the permanent organization, when
James *. p. Hall was retained as
chairman having unanimously voted
| for himself, and the temporary secre-
| taries made permanent. So far so
good. Nominations for county
! Treasurer were then made, and in
about five minutes resulted in the
nomination of Mr.. Weidenbmrner of
st. Marys at least that was the name
given to the people, but it struck me
that james Knox p. Hall was the
candidate. And right here, Mr.. Edi-
! tor, | would ask, why was it neces-
| sary for Ills 10 shout ourselves hOarse,
and drink ourselves maudlin last
Saturday evening, to help elect the
delegates from Ridgway Borough
when it would have been great deal
! cheaper to have stayed at home for as
! for as | could see James Knox Polk
Hall held the convention some time
ago in st. Marys, and only had the
farce of going through an election so
rs to keep the people amused, and
help the landlords. 1t was hardly
necessary for Mr.. Alphabet Hall to
make the remark he did at the hotel
when taking his dinner that "that
fight was done with thank God" He
knew there was no fight. he knew
that the delegates elected by the
people, as far as they were concerned,
might as well have been stoughton
bottles. They never opened their
heads except as they We're told by J.
K. p. Hall. True, they gave Captain
SchRning a unanimous call to the
ProthOnotary's Office again, bat that
they could not help, no thanks for it
either, Captain Schmning being
man whom the people would elect
anyway. But look how Captain
Smith of Spring Creek was knocked
down. He being white man could
expect no other fate. Mr.. Messenger
too, who would have made so good
Treasurer, had to stand back. True
they gave him the Ass. Judge "a sop
to Cerbeusi and he must he thankful,
for the great James X. Polk Hall
Goodness gracious, what n name
To stand upon the scroll of falne)
gave it to him, and if he is Il good boy
he shall have something better after
awhile, meet gear perhaps.
But seriously, Mr. Editor, this So
called Democratic convention as far
as / could see or judge, was a St.
Marys convention engineered and
ot1icered by the great james X. p.
Hall. (If his name was only as big IA
his name Elk would be too small for
him. And | will say further, that as
near as can see ever since | have lived
in the county of Elk, James Il. P.
Hall has run the Democracy of the
county, and we might as well say no
more, but quietly set down and vote
the Benzinger and ST. Marys crowd.
There is no other remedy. Did say
no other remedy? l am mistaken.
There Is Il medicine which will scotch
this mischief, and one which will
prove effectual if applied in the right
spirit and that is voting for whom we
please whether the great MulhOOly,
\. b. c. Hall, likes it or not. / for
one, my fellow Democrats, have got
tired of this thing and tOiU not follow
the dictation of any one man, if he il
the great Jim Hall, and | would adj
wise the people when next they send
delegates to the County Democratic
Convention, to try and send those
who dare rise and say what they We're
sent there for, and vote as near as they
can for the principles of the Demo
cratic party, and not in the interest of
the Elk county "Imfur'im." / will
vote for whom and how | please, and
if Hall runs the convention he can't
run me. Yours, truly,
DEMOCRAT.
Ridgway, Aug. Slst, 1881.
A Great Enterprise.
The Hop Bitters Manufacturing
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