The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02

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WIN. MURRAY & Son,
1919 Eleventh avenue, Altoona. 2m.
The Republican Convention.
Pursuant to a call that was not published /
in the Herald, the Republican organ in the i
north Of the county, the Republican primary /
elections were held on Saturday last. Those /
who were known to be in accord with the /
wishes of the bosses were notified by letter
to attend, and delegates were chosen or aP-
pointed from almost every district In the
county. Although everything promised to
look lovely, on Monday when the delegates
assembled, it was found that
The best laid plans of mice and men
gang aft aglee
?. NJ. Brown, the chairman, called the
convention to order at Armory Hall, in this
place, on Monday last at l O'Clock, P. NJ,
and in short speech took upon himself the
responsibility and as the immortal -. N"
used to remark, assumed the pressure"
for not giving notice to the northern dis
triCts
DR.. y. Q. Luke, Of CUUyle township, was
unanimously elected president of the con
ventiOn and John H Fisher, OF Johnstown,
and @. Kerr, of EbensburQ, were elected
secretaries.
Jacob NJ. Campbell, of Johnstown, was
authorized to select cOnferees that would
stand by him as the choice Of the Republi-
can party of Cambria county for Congress.
The selection of delegates to the State
convention was next on the programme,
and the names OF John D. Roberts, J. G
West, L. w. Buck, Thomas Monroe, f. Il.
Barker and Charles G. Merits were placed
in nomination. = ballot was then proceeded
with and after several districts had recorded
their votes, all being cast for gentlemen
from the southern end of the county, Nr. F.
I H. Barker. who was not a delegate, took
. the floor and told the convention that they
ought 70 vote for one from each end Of the
county. DR.. Luke agreed with Mr.. Barker
/ and said he would commence again. The
/ roll was again called. and a majority Of the
delegates who had caught on to Mr. BarEer's
/ brilliant idea, voted for Mir. Barker
and NJ Roberts. AS the roll Of del
/ egates was being called everything moved
sereneiy until the name Of Mr. Jonathan
. Lewis, a delegate from one of the southern
districts was called, who, after voting for
/ Barker and Roberts, announced to the con-
/ 7eutjou that his colleague. 4 gentleman
. whose name we could not catch, had reached
that crisis in which ne, as Dean Swift once
. expressed it, "must either void or burst,
and req lested a short delay 10 the proceed
ings. As soon as the smiling countenanct
OF the relieved delegate appeared in tins
room Dr.. Luke continued the call OF the rOl
and at the end Of the ballot the secretaries
announced that MessIs. Barker and Robert
were the choice for delegates
Nj Barker, who. although no delegate
+ appeared to occupy the same position Ia th'
convention that a drum major does 20
brass band, moved that the name Of Thoma:
Monroe be substituted for delegate instea,
Of his. Nj Barker's motion was carried.
For Assembly the names Of Isaac E. Chan
dler, Of J1hnstowu, E James, Of E1ensJur
j and Joseph Masters of CoOpeTsdale, wer
= placed in nomination.
NTess-s Chandler and James had been Sc
lected some time ago by the bosses, an
b their nomination it was thought could b
: showed through but the nulishuess OF Judg
Masters, who was bent on being candidaJ
8 sadly interfsrad with their plans. Nothin
S short OF aB eloquent appeal in behalf OF NJ
t Chandler or Burgess Story, of Johnstowr
E would carry Nr. Chandler through it wa
+, thought, and Burgess Story was equal to u
, occasion. Like Conkling at Chicago, wbe
= he led Grants 500. Burgess Story made tn
e greatest effort Of his life in behalf OF Nj
Z Chandler and then quietly subsidized. vo
was then taken which resulted as follows
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And James and Masters were declar'
the nominees for Assembly.
For Prothouotary, &. Il. LOughry'
T., CooBersGaIe. was nominated without opp
10 sfffon As was also John II. Brown, for Re
j. fster and Recorder and Theodore Iimmt
" man for District Attorney.
IL For Poor House Director, Simon Kirsh
Barr township. James SommeryilI Of Susqu
T. hanna township, and Vincent Reig Of "a
IL rol towpship, we're placed iu nomlnatI
c and a ballot was taken which resulted
follows
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3 Nj. Sommervile, although not having
to majority OF the votes cast was declared to
20 the nominee, as 1t was not thought wo
Jt. while 10 take snothar ballot.
v. For Coroner, Dr. ID. W. Evans. ol JOIN
roEu was declared with great uuaUlin.ty
\ be the choice or the convention.
:, John IL Fisher, Esq, Of John5town u
remarked that he had some resolutions
Ho offer which ne proceeded TO read as the
po lapates filed out OF the hall, and when
= Fisher got through the convention stood
nc iourned as be was about the only man j
~ the balance Of the delegates having harr
ck OIL to catch the train.
U-,urfg, oFJuIy a. GetfysDurE- = sir'
-- RcIuonsEratiOn On the Field.
IS The eDcampmeut of the Grand Army
ny 4 fnp Fapuhlic and the reunion Ul the If
Arr,y Corps a. GsttySbuTE VIII oppTopTl
IT, occur on the anniversary OF the great
isft I fia which was wapcd on the historic gTo
t,,srfy tgreo wears ago. The PeDnsglya
'"' Dapartmeut OF the Grand ATUy ot tbe
nS- Dublfc eucamps on the field from J1'y p
i've Efn aud on the 2d and Sd Gue reunion Of
of Third Army COrps will be held. Dul
tr. entire week remoni5S of the most
-" teres;inC character Will be held every
has which will be TJicIpated 10 by iIe We
.uT- ans OF the fight. II Is expected that T
nv Fvp tO seven thousand members ut
-, Grand Army IL the Republic viii be
ant including many officers who were
tIlt ,,,,ad fr the fight. Generals SlckelS,
OF hnTf zee and Ioluslreat have accepted
and vitatIuus TO be present and to speak.
,+s meeting viii undoubtedly b. one OF
r,,,st iDlDDsinr demon stratiOus of moo
ave times and V.ll be- worthy 0f the pTes5nC
sLS' every American citizen. To those VINO
the sire 10 get all the points Oi the battle no
new tor opportUnity Will ever prHSeuo itself,
in addition 20 the number Of soldiers
40. we're present curing the fight there will
ana large lumber Of experienced guides
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