The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-07-05
INDEPENDENT DELEGATES.
CHAIRMAN COOPER TELLS HOW
THEY WE'RE SELECTED.
Reports From the Various Counties
Most of them Said 10 be ScIf-Ap-
pointed-No Conventions and No
Constituents--Were They Reprcsen-
tatives?


tatives?
| Ever since the meeting of the In
dependents at Horticultural Hall
on Nav oath last, when a State tick
ct was nominated, which. 1t was
claimed, represented the choice OF
the Independents in Pennsylvania,
Chairman Cooper. of the Republi-
can State Central Committee, has
been corresponding with gentlemen
well known in the various counties
of the State, with the object of learn
ling how the delegates to the May
l24th convention" were really elect
ed, and whether the Independents
who met in Horticultural Hall rep
resented a following of any size. In
answer to his inquiries, he has re-
ceived letters from AZ out of the 66
counties of the State. The letters
show that in almost all the counties
from whish delegates were sent they
were self-chosen. In one q man was
returned as a delegate who cannot
be found in the county, and it is
stated that no such man resides
there; the delegate from another is
said to have been chosen by the In
dependent leaders in Philadelphia,
and in a third case the delegate
was a resident of another county.
AS is shown below, most of the
nominating conventions were held
| in back rooms and private offices,
and the only meeting of any size
that has so far been heard from was
in Tioga county. Below the reports
from the various counties, SO far re-
ceived, are given and a few facts
presented for those who claim that
the Horticultural Hall meeting was
a representative body TO consider:
Adams-Was represented by four
self-appointed delegates.
Armstrong = The delegates are
supposed to have been appointed in
Philadelphia. One OF them was a
member of the Independent State
Committee. There was no public
meeting held.
Allegheny-Twenty persons met
in lawyers office and selected is
delegates to represent the county.
Bradford-There was no conven-
ton; the delegates were self-ap
pointed.
Blair-There was 10 primary cleo
ton. About fifty persons met at
Tyrone in a mass convention and
selected the delegates
Bucks-Fourteen persons, disap-
pointed oifice-seekers, met in hotel
at Doylestown and selected dele
gates.
Clarion-A caucus of four indi-
tviduals met aud selected delegates.
Crawford-Notices were sent out
to sixty districts and Of this number
eighteen met in response and select
ed delegates.
Carbon-There was no county
convention. Seven persons met IN
caucus and nominated delegates.
Cambria-This county was repre-
sented by George Z. French. No
such person lives in this county.
Cumberland-Eight persons met
at Mechanicsburg, pursuant to
call issued few hours before the
meeting and selected delegates.
Dauphin No convention held
here. The delegates We're selt-ap-
pointed.
Delaware-Not half of the town
ships were represented at the meet
ing. The delegates were appointed
by the chairman of the meeting.
Elk-No delegates from the ceun-
ty unless self-appointed ones.
Erie-One self-appointed delegate.
There were no notices and no elec-
ton.
Fayette-Not represented,
Greene-Not represented.
Huntingdon-No caucus; no con-
vention; represented by self-ap-
pointed delegates.
Indiana-Four or five persons
met in caucus and nominated dele
gates.
Juniata.-The representative dele
gate is unknown in the county, and
the Senatorial delegate halls from
Duncanon, Perry county. The New
port Ne,os, a neutral paper, tells how
they were chosen, as fellows: THE
Perry county delegates from this
Senatorial district to the Independent
Republican convention held in Phil
adelphia on Wednesday of last week,
Prof. J. L. McCaskey and DR.. ]. l..
Johnson, were selected by them
selves and r. J. Fighter, who had a
consultation for that purpose in the
school house in Duncannon the Sat
urday evening previous. This was
truely great uprising of tie mass
es!"
Lancaster-Six men met in Thorn
as Hallahan's law office in Lancas-
ter city and appointed eight dele
gates.
Lawrence-Eight delegates repre-
senting the four wards for the city of
Newcastle we're elected as follows:
First ward by caucus of four per-
sons; Second ward by caucus of
four persons-those from the Third
ward were self appointed, and those
from the Fourth by a caucus of sew