Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-08-27
Democratic Primary Nominations.

The Democracy held their primary
election on Saturday, and on Mon
day afternoon the Return Judges
met and counted the vote and an
nounced the result. 1,303 votes were
polled. A. j. Patterson is the nom
inee for Congress, John B. Selheim-
er for Senate, James North for As
sembley, J. Warren Plette for Pro
thonotary, e. 5. Doty for District
Attorney, John /. Dimm aud 0. P.
Barton for County Commissioner,
John M Copeland for county Treas
urer, Howard Kirk for Chairman of
County Committee.
THE VOTE
A. J. Patterson received l, 275 votes
for Congress.
For Senate, J. B. Selheimer re-
ceived 972 votes, Robert McMeen re-
ceived 34S votes.
For Assembly, James North receiv
ed $50 votes, ". L. McCuiloch re-
ceived 252 votes, Henry Titzel $50
votes.
For Prothonotary, J. W Plette re
ceived 3l1 votes, 5. Q. Meyer receiv
ed 293 votes, J. W Hibbs received
201 votes, II. Reynolds received 124
votes, B. f. Burchtield received Isl
votes, q. 5. Conn received 249 votes.
Ezra c. Doty was elected District
Attorney without opposition by
vote of l,2SS. He declined the nom
ination. His brother, E. S. Doty, jr
was nominated by acclamation by
the Return Judges.
For County Commissioner, J. I.
Dimm received 1908 votes, G.. w.
Lyter received 271 votes, d. K. Su-
loutf received 400 votes, A. Wallace
received 30S votes, o. z. Barton re-
ceived 59i votes.
For County Treasurer, John NJ
Copeland received sos votes, William
kohler received $40 votes.
For County Chairman, Howard
Kirk received 1903 votes.
THE NOMINEES.
4. ]. Patterson. the nominee for
Congress, is a native of Juniata,
man in middle life, lawyer by pro-
fession, was once Republican and
since he joined the Democracy he has
been a regular.
James North, the nominee for As
sembly is a native of this county, and
a few years past middle life, he has
been quite successful IN business, has
been inclined to independence in
politics, or in the common language
of the day, has been given to kicking
when it suited his political fancy.
He is pleasant gentleman.
John b. Selheimer, the nominee
for Senate is citizen of Lewistown,
and was the commander of the Lo-
gan Guard, one of the first compan-
les that marched to the rescue of the
nation under the first call of Abra-
ham Lincoln. As far as is known of
him in this Office he has always been
a democrat.
J. Warren Plette, the nominee for
Prothonotary, is native of Juniata,
aged about 40 years, a lawyer, was
once on the Greenback ticket for
Assembly, has been given to kicking
occasionally. Heis pleasant man.
E. S. Doty, Jr., the nominee for
District Attorney, is a native of this
town, and has been engaged in the
practice of law. he is credited with
democratic kicking proclivities.
john I. Dimm, one of the nomin,
ees for County Commissioner, is a
substantial farmer, a native of Junia-
ia, a regular.
Oliver p Barton, one of the nomi-
nees for County Commissioner is a
member of a substantial family of
that name in Tuscarora valley. He
is said to be a regular. Independ-
ents, however, say that he has been
known to kick.
Howard Kirk. the nominee for
Chairman of the County Committee
is genteel young man, doing busi-
ness in Patterson, and a strict regu-
lar
John NJ Copeland, the nominee
for County Treasurer is a man in