The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-08-17
All Was Harmony
AT THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTION.
A County Ticket Nominated-Con-
gressional Conferees Selected
Chairman John Reelected

Harmony was spread on 20 thick at the
Democratic county convention. held in the
Court House. Monday afternoon. that q large
number OF tie delegates were not only IN
able to recognize the taste but found the aay-
or extremely nansesting.
The lion and the lamb laid down togeth-
er, but as a matter of course the lion took
all the bed clothes and left the lamb 10 won
der around out OF doors with an empty
nomination.
Thirty nine out OF the forty precincts in
the county were represented in theconventiOn
and as AT least nine-tenths ofthe delegates bad
been elected in the interests of Boss Cof-
froth, be concluded that be would preside
over the deliberations of the convention
himself Tie General blushsd becomingly
when his name was suggested for chairman.
and when he was elected by aeelamstion and
without dissenting vote he made a heroic
effort to appear embarrassed am not
insensibie of the great honor you have con
feETsd upon me, gentlemen of the conTen-
ton, he said upon assuming, the chair At
the conclusion Of this original and happy
uiterance his face beamed with smiles.
Continuing, he said, Il see before me the
faces Of many Democrats who are as unfzlt-
ering in their devotion 70 their party, as is
the Grand Old Man OF England, who last
week gained a lasting and crushing victory
for the cause Of home rule. l am satisfied
that II the same enthusiasm exists among
the rank and file Of our party in all parts Of
the country as it does in Somerset county,
Grover Cleveland will be eisciei and inau-
gurated President OF the United States on
the i.h Of March next. Mr.. Cleveland has
Gus characters 10 this wide land a man
who as First Assistant Postmaster General
turned en- Of ofiiee $500 theiving and ras-
cally Republicans and put 5000 honest
Democrats in their places
This sentiment was greeted with long
continued applause by the members Of the
convention. nearly every one Of whom had
been 4 supporter Of Senator Hin for the
presidential nomination. They evidently
concluded that if Coffaoth could swallow
Cleveland they could, too.
When The General resumed his seat he
drew slip Of paper from his pocket and
read the names Of Eve gentlemen he had
previously selected 70 serve as a committee
on contests. The committee retired immedi-
ately and took up the only two contests be-
fore the convention, Elk Lick and Jenner.
( After a half hours deliberaiion the commit
reported in favor of seating the oOntesting
members. This was the first sop thrown 70
the Fisher-Hay wing Of the party
/ While the committee on contested seats
were deliberating chairman Coffroth sent for
A. I. G. Hay, the belligerant young leader Of
! the opposition forces, and after a whispered
consultation with him turned him over to
/ Chairman Johns, who likes sc poured a
tale Of harmony into Hay ear. TIE result
/ Of this v whispered conference was, that after
/ the committee on contested seats made their
/ report, Hay was nominated Tor the Legisla-
I ture by acclamati0n, his name having been
proposed by Gen. Cofroth. l. ". Hoover, OF
/ HOOyersyilie, was named as his running
mate Johs o. Kimmel, Esq Of Somerset,
was nominated for District Attorney, and y.
B. PoorbaGgh, Of northampton township,
Eras named for Poor House Director. Abram
Wilson, of StOnycreek township, Captain
/ Charles Hefiiey, of Berlin, and Jonas Nc
/ Ciintock, OF Addison township, were ap-
pointed Congressional oonferees. They were
not instructed by the convention, bat it IS
claimed tha; they will support L. D Wood
ruff, editor of the JohEstown daily Deiaoraf
for the district nomination.
Frank Johns, of Neyersdale, was re elect
ed Chairman Of the county committee by &C
cIamaiiOn.
After the nominations had been made
John II. Uhl, Esq read short resolution
endorsing the nomination of Cleveland and
/ Stevenson, which was passed by unani-
nous vote. The vote had hardly been an
nounced by the chair, however, until john
/ 0. Rzuch, Of Jennsrtown, offered a resoln-
/ ton endorsing the administration Of Gov
! ernor Pattison. This was a very distssteful
uorsel for Chairman Coifsoth to swallow,
but he gulped it down and put the resolu-
ton. Il was adopted, for the sake Of har-
mony. and the convention a3iourrcd.