The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-09-22

A FULL COUNTY TICKET NOMINATED AND
CONGRESSIONAL CONFEBEEs CHOSEN

What was known as the Greenback-Labor
convention of Cambria county met in the
Arbitration room Of the new Court House
this place last Monday afternoon. Ninety
two delegates comprised the body. which
was called TO order at 2 o'clock nv Jonas b
Kaufman, Chairman of the County Commit
tee. Mr.. Kaufman made a lengthy intro
ductory address, in the course Of which he
threw hue which was truly rOSeate on the
future of the G. LIS. He said, in effect, that
he had attended some late State Convention
and that he knew il for q fact that the
KNIGHTS of Labor endorsed the attitude of
the G. LIS in this State and presumably in
this county. "Let us stick shoulder to shoul-
der" he said, "and march arm in arm, and
all will be we'll with us ="
Henry Mellon was named for temporary
chairman, but he declined to show up. On
motion. Mr.. Kaufman was thereupOn chosen
both temporary and permanent chairman,
and a very good one he made, too.
Peter IlitzeIl and Anselm Bradley were
appointed Secretaries.
The list Of delegates was then called, and
the following gentlemen answered TO their
names Allegheny Twp. .-Anselm Bradley.
[ Cambria hOrOugh-W. II. Miller, ID ward.
CarrOlltOwn, James G. Easlv. Chest Springs
Henry Mellon, John +. Mckenzie. Clear
field Twp.-.IOhn Durhin, John A. Storm.
opersdale-Bartlev Hileman, East Cone
maugh-J. 3. Kaufman. Ebenshurg, East
ward. 7, Rodgers, w. T. Davis: West ward,
Peter Reighard. Franklin-G. 5. Paul.
Gallitzin-Jotn T. Dempsey. JOhnstOwn-
John w Seigt 1st ward Jacob g. Davis, I'd
ward John T. FIattery, Sd ward Peter
Litzell, sch ward. Summerhill Twp.-John
Mccormick Washington TWP. ohm Max
+ we'll WOOdvale-M J. Mccoy. Lower Yo-
der-F. $. Dysart.
The national platform and the State plat
form and ticket were endorsed.
There was some diversity of opinion
amongst the delegates on the question
whether a full county ticket should he placed
in nomination, or whether a ticket struck
from the Democratic and Republican tickets
in abOut equal proportions wouldn't answer
the purpose better. Finally, on motion OF
NJ j. Mccoy It was concluded to nominate
a fun county ticket.
Prior to getting down close to business,
Mr. Dysart called on Delegate W. T. Davis
-"Chaplain" Davis-tO give his political eX-
perience. Mr.. Davis responded as follows
want too git ought of these infurnel cor
Iupt wrings everything is rotten-bOth the
luther parties. Let ms cary the starreS and
stripes to victoria draw on me for emmy
amount
Anthony VIII. Of Chest Springs, and Jacob
! Treftz of JOhnstOwn, were nominated fol
Assembly by acclamation.
After John Fla.tery, NJ. J. Mccoy, John
w. Seigh and John Durbin had declined to
run, John Arthurs, Of JohnstOwn, was
named and unanimously nominated fOI
Sheriff.
me 0tner CdndldareS nominated were
Poor House Director, Lewis Rodgers Of Eb-
pnshuTU: Jury Commissioner, Jas. Q. Easily,
Of CarroIltOwn: Coroner, Samuel w. Miller,
OF Juhnstown. All these gentlemen were
chosen by acclamation.
Messrs. NJ. J. Mccoy, Henry Mellon and
John Flattery were appointed cOnferees to
meet other cOnfereeS from Somerset, Bedford
and Blair counties to place in nomination a
candidate for Congress. They were not In
structed
John w Seigh was declared Chairman of
the County Committee for the ensuing year.
All delegates present were declared mem
hers Of the new County Committee, the va
cancies in which will be filed hereafter.
IL was Given out that Mr.. Armstrong, the
q. l. candidate for Governor of Pennsylvit-
MIA, will speak in Cambria county twice dur
ing the campaign. He will speak once in
JOhnstOwn, and once in Ebensburg or some
other northern point, providing enough
grncnhacks can he raised TO nav expenses.
T. p. Rvnder. of the Altoona AdrGnce who
was not a delegate but n lOoker-On in Venice,
said few words, followed by gentleman
named Taylor, who seemed to want an invi-
tatiOn TO stay and stump the county for the
period of a week for a consideration, but
didn't get it; when, at the hour of $40 o.
clock the convention unrav veled itself and
calmly and quietly dispersed.