The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-07-28

THE Crawford county system Of max
ing Democratic nominations for county
Offices will be put 10 its second test in
this county three weeks from tomorrow
The primary elections held under it last
. year for the first time, resulted in the
/ nomination of ticket which gave more
/ than usual satisfaction, and was ssuppor
/ ted with the utmost cordiality. We
are not now and never were specially
welded to the system, but we have al
ways been in favor of giving it a fair
and full chance in order.to see what Ylr-
tue there is in it before any hasty effort
is made to supplant it. There was ho
allegation of fraud at last years pTimaT-
les on the part of any Of the officers who
conducted the elections, nor was there
any illegal voting, and every mans bal
lot was counted just as he had cast it.
1t IS true that after the return judges
declared the result. one of the candi-
dates for County Commissioner insisted
as he had a right to do. that the return
from Wilmore, so far as he was concern
ed, was incorrect, and that the final
footing up of the vote was erroneous :
but thorough inspection OF every one
OF the returns, made by persons compe-
tent to do so, showed that none of the
returns had been tampered with and
that everything had been done on the
square.
The Democratic voters can make the
preliminary elections a success this year
if they resolutely determine to do so.
The first thing for them to do is to re-
fleet lCsLl before they Uots, and not be car
ried away by wild enthusiasm for the
men of their choice, nor to permit their
votes to be controlled by feelings of To-
cal pride, but to vote for men who are
admittedly qualihed-men who have
strong claims upon the suffrages of the
Democracy and whose nomination. TAX
ing every possible view of the question.
would result in giving general satisfac-
tiOn. The FREEMAN of course espous-
es no mans candidacy, that being a mat
ter exclusively for each voter to deter
ulhS lOI ullllSelI. w e are JUSTIFIED, :,
however, in saying that it will be a
grave mistake to nominate both candi-
dates for the Legislature from the same
part Of the county, and some fears are
entertained that such result is posi-
bic, The dividing line of the county is
usually referred to as North" and
"South," p" and ever since the county has
been entitled to two members the rule
has been to give one to each section,
and any other decision now would be
attended with serious and it may be dis
astrOus consequences. We deem it our
duty to bring this matter to the careful
consideration of the Democracy of the
county now. so that they NAV reflect up
on the possibility of such a contingency
If such should be the result a desire for
the success Of the ticket ought and we
think would induce the forrest in vote of
the two nominated candidates to with
draw from the contest. his place on the
ticket to be filed bv the candidate from
the other section Of the county who rel
ceived the highest vote We trust. how
ever, that no mistake of the kind will he
committed-that every Democrat will
interest himself in going to the election.
and that ticket will be put in nOmina-
ton that will receive the willing and
earnest support of every Democrat in
the county.