The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-06-27
Republican Primaries.

The Republican primary elections
of this county were quite we'll attend.
ed last Saturday, considering that
there was no contest for any of the
offices to be filled. Yesterday the
return Judges of the several precincts
met at the Court House, pursuant to
rules, and we're called to order by S.
D. Irwin Esq, Chairman. H. c.
Whittekin and Jas. d. Davis were
appointed Secretaries. and the conven.
ton then proceeded to count the vote,
Their work was quickly done, and the
meeting was characterized by the best
of feeling. Hon. Charles A. Randall
was found TO have received all the
votes for Assembly, and was duly de.
clared the nominee of the Republicans
for that Office. The same was found
to be the case with P. NJ. Clark ESQ
for District Attorney, and he was also
declared the nominee of the party.
The following COnferees were then
chosen:
Congressional Conferees-John Os.
good, VIM. B. Heath, John Thomson.
Geo. w. Sawyer was elected Chair
man of the County Committee for the
ensuing year.
We need not refer to the ticket in
diVidually at this time, but will take
occasion to speak of it, as the cam.
paign progresses. Suffice it to say,
the gentlemen nominated are both
we'll and favorably known all over the
county, and the party has made no
mistake in giving them the compli.
ment of a re- nomination without any
opposition. Both Mr.. Randall and
Mr.. Clark will receive the hearty and
united support of the Republicans OF
the county, and be elected,
Hon. j. B. Agnew addressed the
convention in his usual easy manner,
followed by Hon. G. A. Randall, who
in few we'll chosen words reviewed
the proceedings of the National Con.
vention and ended by saying that the
Republican Banner County of the
State of Pennsylvania heartily en-.
dorses the platform and nominees of
the Convention. P. M. Clark and w.
H. King also addressed the convention.
W. H. King, John Thomson and
W. B. Heath, were appointed a Com,
mittee on Resolutions and reported as
follows, which were unanimously
adopted by the convention:
The return Judges of Forest County
assembled this Goth day of June, 1888, in
accordance with the rules of the Republi-
can party in force in the Banner County
of the State, pass the following resolutions
ReSOlUed, That we endorse the Republi-
can platform of principles enunciated at
Chicago and Harrisburg, as containing the
true doctrines of the party, the leading
principles of which, are the protection OF
American labor, liberty Of the people and
the maintenance of the Government
founded by our patriot forslathers and de-
Tended by the soldiers of the late war.
ResolUed, That in General Benjamin
Harrison, our nominee for the highest Of
flee in the gifs Of the people, we recognize
the true patriot, the able and consistent
statesman and worthy descendant of "Old
! Tippecanoe," who like his ancestor, We
believe to be well calculated to lead us tc
victory.
! ReSOlged, That in Hon. Levi p. Morton
candidate for Vice President of the United
States, we recognize the able statesman o
| experience, fully in sympathy with tn,
/ progressive and useful measures repre-
sented by the party and declared in its
platform and exemplified in its past his
tory.
Rcs0ived, That we endorse our County
nominees, and that these Resolutions b.
published in The REPUBLICAN.