Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12
REPUBLICAN MEETING.

county.
Col. W. \. Stone, the next Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, together
with Gen. J. W. Latta, candidate
for Secretary of Internal Affairs ;
Hon Thad. NJ. Mahon, candidate
for Congress from this district ;
Hon. Alex Mcdowell, of Mercer
county, Pa, W. III. Fairless, OF
Virginia, and Hon. John Hamilton,
of State College, made their ap-
pearance in MiffiintOwG.
The party came from the west
on the so p. M, train. They
were met at the Station by a re-
ceptiOn committee headed by H.
&. Mcclellan County Chairman,
and were conducted to carriages in
waiting.
\ procession then formed, head :
ed by the McAlisterville Band and
started for the Court House where
the meeting was to be held.
When the procession reached
the old Crystal Palace lot, it halt
ed, according to program, long
enough for seven veterans Of the
Spanish war namely ; Harley Nc
Clellan, Clarence Pennell, William
Ellis. Harry Ellis, Herman Brow
and. Austin Shower, and z.
Kaufman to run up and swing
to the breezes a great American
flag. The flag was Il present to
the Republican party of .Juniata,
blythe Republican State Committee.
Its dimensions are 2Gx36 feet, and
it is the largest flag ever fiOated in
the county. The pole on which
now floats Old Glory, is spliced
and is 1O1 feet in height.
While the flag was being raised
the McAlisterville Band played
'Three Cheers for the Red, White
and Blue
The procession then proceeded
on to the Court House, which was
comfortably filed with an appre
ciative audience, many of whom
were Democrats, who came to see
and hear the next Governor of this
great commonwealth. . -
Wilberforce Schweyer, Esq, in
behalf of County Chairman, H. c.
Mcclellan. called the meeting to
order.
Upon motion of j. J. Patterson,
Jr., Esq. Hon. l.. T.. Atkinson
was chosen President Of the meet
ing.
Upon taking the chair DR.. At
kinsOn delivered short address,
in which he reviewed the political
situation, as he viewed it, and
called upon the Republicans of
Juniata to stand by their standard
bearer for the Office of Legislature.
Alr. K. G. Sheaifer, of Oriental
he told his hearers that Mr..
Sheaffer was an old soldier that
he was al honest man: that none
more honest than he occupied any
position in life that he Was in
every way worthy of their suffrage.
The speech was nicely delivered
and the substance very apprO-
pirate and vigorously applauded.
VIM. NJ. Allison, b. F. Schweier
and III. W. Wickersham were !
chosen secretaries.
The following persons were Sc
lected as vice presidents
j. Kelley Patterson. j. B. VIII
son, Samuel Leonard. L. ID. Fer
rec, W. c. Pomeroy, Gen. Wm.
Bell, Capt. Cornelius Mcclellan.
VIM. B. McCahan, Leonard II.
Mauger, Jacob Rickenbaugh, John
Ehernzeller, George Groninger, &.
b. Horning, Joseph Pennell, W. !
p. Thompson, j. j. McMullin, j.
t. Robson, j. p. Wickersham,
W. II Groninger, VI. X. BashOre.
and W. II. Kaufman.
Col. w. \. Stone was the first !
speaker called on. He is six feet |
four inches tall, of fiorid complex
ion, and rather boyish looking in
facial expression. He is a slow. |
deliberate, but effective speaker. |
He is a good reasoner and sound
thinker.
Col. Stone said in part
81 am not here to conduct this
campaign by denouncing any one
or using language that will reflect
upon the characters of either of
my opponents. | am glad that
the great party to which | belong
does not have to grOvel in the
slime of personal vituperation in
order to find issues for discussion
before the people
"But our friends on the other
side to-day dare not submit to the
people a single issue which has