Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-04

inee for the Office of County Treasurer.
When Heck bad finished his speech
some one moved that the nominations
close, and that they proceed to nom-
mate by secret ballot. The Presi-
dent put the motion, but forgot to
ask for those opposed to say, no.
Secretary Conn and Secretary
Parker distributed papers among the
delegates to be used as ballots. Rob
ert Parkers hat was used as ballot
boy. After the ballots had been put
into the hat, Adams gave the hat a
vigorous shake but for what purpose
was not stated. Then the ballots
were counted and the vote was an
nounced as 10I for North, 81 for
Etka. The half votes came from the
fact that q. w. Heck aud Henry
Scholl sat in the Convention as one
delegate, each with the right to cast
a-half vote, and their vote was the only
open manly vo's announced in the
convention Heck voted for Etka
and Scholl voted for North. The Sc
crecy of that ballot is shame to the
democracy of Juniata.
DlATRICT ATTORNEY NOMINATED.
Delegate Buchanan of Black Log
District had been instructed to nom
mate J. n. Keller for District Attoru-
ey, and he Immediately, after the
nomination of North, hal been an
nounced, nominated Mr.. Keller for
the Office mentioned. Keller had not
been before the people of the Democ-
racy at the primary election, and all
along said he would not become a can
date under any of the existing cir
cumstances. and 50 late as on Satur-
day morning he declared to some of
his friends that he would not be a
candidate. The nomination had been
conferred on Mr. Burchheld in the
summer by the same convention, but
he too had not been a candidate be-
fore the people, and declined to ac-
cept the nomination second hand.
WITHDRAWAL.
On Tuesday morains Mr.. Keller
emphasized his oft repeated declina-
tions not to become candidate by
fling his affidavit of withdrawal of
his name from the record in the
Commissioners office where it had
been filed on Monday by the officers
of the defunct return judges that met
i'll the Court House on Saturday.
From all sections Of the county
there is an open denunciation of the
methods employed by the schemers,
who b~guiled the convention to act
as they did and convert themselves
into a secret chamber service to
grind the axes of few men who pre-,
sume to trample upon the rights of
their own party associates.
NOT LAWFUL.
The nominations made on Saturday are
| not lawful. No dead convention of Return
Judges has the right 70 nominate ticke
or supply vacancies. The convention on
| Saturday Was 6esd convention, that e1-
| pired on the 26th of last June after it per-
formed the duties il was called into being
10 perform, namely To count the nominal
ing vote that was cast on the 24th of June,
and 10 publicly announce who had recriv-
ed the highest number of votes and by vir
tue of those vot.s, the nomn.ps Of the
party.
The people of the party make the nomi-
nations BY -ote.
A convention of return judges have moth
ing To do with the nominating OF candidates
further than to sec to il that the nomIna-
| tions made by the party vote are properly
placed before the people for their accept
ance or rejection at the general election.
The law clearly expresses that the power
that makes or confsrs nominations 10 the
only power 10 fill vacancies.
The power that makes nomin atoms in
both the republican and democratic parties
! ! in Junista is the vote of the people express
ed at the primary eloction.
The law provides that in case of death or
withdrawal OF any candidate nominated ,
the party convention, primary meeting,
caucus or board of citizens who pemin a ed
such cand idate may nominate = substitute
That is the law.
The law recognizes only one power to
supply vacancies, and that 10 the power
that makes nominations, and that power in
Junlsts Is the vote of the people of the par
ty cast AZ the regularly established voting
places IN each township. Ii does not matter
II some previous committee or convention,
has usurPed the power snd made nomina-
tions. That was their mistake and don't
affrct the right Of the people. Tho rights
OF the people may be tramped on long
time before they rise TO take care OF their
rights.
Tho convention on Saturday had no right
under the law to nominate candidates and
therefore North and Keller are not lawful
caudidst