Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-01-13
4 New system.


States Hotel, at Harrisburg on the
7th inst, to compare notes on the
question Of adopting new system
of nominating candidates for Cong
ress in the 18th district.
All the counties in the district ex-
cepting Fulton county were repre-
sented.
The chairmen present in the con-
ference were Roland Thompson, of
Mifiin; H B. Dunn, of Huntingdon;
DIP. Huggins, of Union; Ct. N Wit
mer. of Snyder; W. V, Shirk, of Jun1-
alta: and A. Nevin Pomeroy, of Frank
lin.
Roland Thompson of Aif1lin coun-
tv was chosen president with A. New.
in Pomerov, secretery.
After a discussion the following
resolution was adopted.
Rs.olUed.-Tnat conference COM
posed Of three delegates from each
county in the Eighteenth congress
sional district stall meet at Lewis
town, January 26th, at one o'clock
D. IN, for the purpose of considering
the advisability of changing the
present representation III future.
Republican congressional conferen
ces of the Eighteenth congressional
district, composed of the counties of
Franklin. Huntingdon, Nifiiin, Union
Snyder. Juniata and Fulton, or form
ulate and adopt new system for
congress in said county.
The reader observes that the reso-
luton states that the object of the
conference to be held in Lewistown,
on the 26tL inst. is for the purpose
OF considering the advisability of
changing the present representation
in the conference of the future that
nominates a congressman.
Franklin county politicians are at
the bottom of the movement, they
have an AK to grind and they believe
they can best have it ground if the
other counties give them the whole
hand while Franklin county in return
graciously gives them It's little finger.
Franklin county politicians played
the secession act at the last Congress
ionaI conference, when they did not
get their way, and not only seceeded,
but rebelled, and fought the nominee
fer Congress to the best of their abil
ity.
Now, they come forward with the
same old plea for an increase of rep
rssentation in the conference.
There is no just reason why Frank
lin, or any other county, in the dis
trict, should have larger represen-
tatisn in the conference than Juniata
Mifiin or Snyder, or the other coun-
ties IL the district, for the question
of county nomination is left to each
respective county, and after each
county has made its nomination they
meet as equals,-three conferees from
each county-in district conference
and there settle upon who, of the
county nominees shall be the candid
ate for Congress.
That Ia as fair a conferee system
for all, as can be adopted, and if
conferee system of nomination is
to be continued, it cannot be improv-
ed upon.
To change the system, and give
Franklin county larger representa-
ton IN the general conference, be-
cause she has larger vote than 9th
er counties in the district, would do
injustice, for she has already-before
she appears in conference-named
ner choice for Congress, and goes to
conference, and there presents him
on an equality with other candidates
Ior the district nomination. It would
De giving her increased power in the
conference to admit her there upon
tne basis Of her larger vote at heme,
without giving anything in return to
'ne candidates from the smaller
Counties.
Ihe people of the district are heart
ny sick OF such secession capers, and
oolHng movements as were indulged
IN by Franklin caunty two years ago,
and they are disgusted with the pro.
""c'ed hlggles of nominating confer
u'eS' and will not take kindly to the
adoption OF more complicated con-
leree system. such as proposed by
franklin county.
Iney would, however, favor the
PoPular system of nominating q can
'"'s 1or Congress, that would give
every voter in the district a chance
" express his preference for nomi-
A'ion' 1t would give every candid
o ''r Congress the right to go into
4e respective counties of the district
'e voted for at the primary polls
ior Nomination.
MI 'ne Franklin county people who
J'eSs SO much concern for the
nsn's of the voters, are honest in
'nelr professions. thev will fnuor the