The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-08-09
Republican County Ticket.
NEXT CONGRESSMAN.
Outcome of the Recent Political
Conference at Kittsnning.
sneclnl Corresnondenoe of Prorress.

Special Correspondence of Progress.
KrrTANEING, Pa, July %, 1882
As you must be aware the Democrats
and the Groenbackers held their Con-
gressional COnferee meeting here yes
tsrday. The Democrats and Green.
hackers had each three conferees from
each county Of the district present
either in person or by proxy. Some
of the counties had but one or two
conferees, but they cast their three
votes of the county all the same. This
made fifteen Democratic conferees and
fifteen Greenbackers, making thirty in
all. They met together, and | am in.
formed, agreed that two.third vote
that is fifteen Democrats and five
Greenbackers, or fifteen Greenbackers
and five Democrats, or any twenty of
the whole e-would nominate. So you
see it wasn't the case of Democrats
meeting separately and making a
nomination, and Greenbackers en-
dorsing this, or vice versa, the Green.
hackers nominating aud the Demo
Gratis endorsing, or each Of the parties
meeting separately and nominating
the same man, as they did 10 1880,
when Mosgrove was nominated, but
the Democrats lost their indentity and
SO did the Greenbackers.
How do you think old fashioned,
General Jackson, hard money Demo.
Gratis will like it to have Greenbackers
control the Democratic Convention to
nominate candidates for Congress
And how will Republican Greenback-
ers like Democrats to set up candi.
dates fer them to vote fol-? Perhaps
none of them care.
Well, Mosgrcve was nominated first
and declined. Indeed, although Con-
gress is yet in session, Mr.. Mosgrove
left there some months ago, saying be
would not 60 back. He says himself
he has enough-that he is not the man
for the place, and will have nothing
more Of it. The confeerees then went
to work and presented several names.
Finally the fiftesn Democrats concen-
trated on Lockwood, Democrat, of
Clarion, and the Greenbackers on St.
Clair, of Indiana. St. Clair was on
the ground and very anxious. They
balloted all afternoon without result,
then adjourned for supper. John
Montgomery, an ex.Sheriff aud wild
Greenbacker from your county, got to
talking to some GreeAbaek conferses
about fixing it up. "There," said
Jehn, Gas ! am told), sis Don Patton,
Den was near by), "let's take him
the old lady CHS mother meaning) is
rich and she'll give several thousand
dsllars to help the election" This
was noised about aud when the con.
feFees met j. d. Patton was agreed
upon. The news soon got out in town
that Patton, OF. Indiana, was nomina.
ted. 1t was amusing to hear the re.
marks everywhere from Democrats
Who in h-ll is Patton? ?" "Who in
the d--i is Patton ?" | was walking
up street, just after the news got out
behind two Democrats. | was amused
te hear them talk. One seemed tc
know Mr.. Patton, and was evidently
mad winding up his remarks, saying
Well, by -, the Democratic party
must be id hard up when it nomin
ates Dan Patton for Congress p
| suppose you kRow Mr. Patton anC
all about him. Yeu asked me t,
write you what was done now pleas,
write here in reply and tell me VIII,
and what Mr.. Patton is and has been
Some say he is big merchant; hoV
is this? R****.
Our reply to the foregoing lette
may as we'll be given to the public a
our correspondent, for we have moth
ing secret about it. We may say, O
all men in this town Mr.. Patton
about the last one that would b
thought Of for such an Office as Con
gress. We know no qualities tha
show him suitable for such a station
He is, we are informed, about fifty
four years Of age is the son Of Johl
Patton, deceased, and Mrs. Banks