Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-14

- SSssSA tn3u Al otner-S t0e De3I
should be taken, but that is one thing and
having few fellows grubbing around in
dark places, setting up things, and carrying
them through BY packed committees, and
packed conventions is another thing. The
last is what Old Hickory called boss rule.
That's the question that has caused two
Republican State tickets, and my word tor
II, unless You fellows agree to call a new
state convention, which will have deleg ates
elected by drect vote of the people OF the
party to the convention, no good can come
To your great party. know that you favor
the election OF delegates by the people, for
you have ever been the advocate OF such
elections here in Juniata, and you did great
service in SO advocating the sy stem In this
county that the delegate 10 the D tate CON-
vention, aud Senatorial conieree and county
Chairman must all BE- elected by popular
vote OF the party. Ali state and national
nominating conventions must rise to that
plane OF genuine representative government.
l am glad that ex Attorney Genera. George
Lear. who was president OF the convention
that nominated Beaver, is in favor Of that
true representative system. He is in favor
oi new convention elected by that system.
With such sys.em adopted and correctly
carried out the Republican party would be
invincibie tor another quarter OF a century.
Such a system may be adopted and violated.
will in another ietter speak Of how it has
been violated in Juniats county and the re-
suit Of the violation.
Yours, truly,
BARTON SPEAK.
A fire In the roof of the Keystone
hotel In Patterson, last Thursday,
raised considerable excitemeLt, and
no wonder, foI brisk wind prevail
ed at the time. The railroad hose
we're run up to the roof, and the tire
was outened by the water that pass
ed through them from a railroad wat
er plug.
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What is the matter, Alfredo What
do you find so Interesting in the
river that you stare at it so tixedly ?"
MY wife Is In bathing, and took a
dive from that boat out there, and
she has been under such a time that
l am getting uneasy" How long
has she been under?" about two
hours-it was not quite three o'clock
when she went in.
The chance for wedding trip is
revealed III the following item; The
managers of the Mckean County Ag-
ricultural Society announce that they
will furnish minister, wedding
cake and the travelling expenses to
and from the fair ground TO any par
ties matrimonially inclined whJ viii
be married III the presence of the as
sembled multitude during the COM
ing county fair.
Two editors, E. A. Burk of the
New Orleans Times, and q. II. Parker,
OF the Ptcayune of the same city
fought duei, with duellng pistols at
the distance of 20 PAGES, last We'd
nesday. In the 5th round Burk was
shot through both legs ABOUT s inch
es above the knees. The duel grew
out of denunciatory articles in the
newspapers edited by the men nam
ed.
Part of the Allegheny delegation.
The Wayne county delegates Part
of the Lawrence county delegation.
The Venango county delegates. Part
of the Beaver county delegation will
not assemble at Harrisburg to attend
upon the resurrected convention.
The Tioga Republican county com
mittee declares that the Harrisburg
convention is dead beyond resurrec-
ton, and advises a call for a new
convention: the delegates to which
shall be chosen by the people of the
party, IN the manner III which candid.
ates for Representativesof the Legis-
lature are chosen-by popular vote
The following, from the Tyrone
Times will do for the Spiritualists to
catch onto. An engineer while riding
on his engine in front of train down
the mountain sleeps of the Clearheld
branch the other day, after testing
the quantity Of water in his boiler
by using the two upper gauges
which indicated that all was right
heard voice, Try the lower gauge.
The voice was loud and distinct, and
he says it was the voice of his faith
er, VINO has been dead for some years
After looking around to see him he
opened the lower gauge, and to his
surprise found no water. The boil
er was foaming, and the engineer
says but for this timely warning al
would have been blown to atoms IL
ten minutes.
1t is a fact known to few people il
Juniata, that James Law, the frs
Register and Recorder that Juniat;
County had is still living. Juniati
county was separated from AIiffiil
county in 1881. George Wolf
Democrat-was then Governor of th,
| Commonwealth. Law was appointed