Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-04-25

raised that article OF agreement was not
lawful, because II had not been stamp
ed with revenue stamp. The agree
ment was made in 1899, but was not
stamped till recently. The objection
caused a non-suit-an immediate with
drawal Of the suit.
! DELICATE CONFERENCE.
:, The conferees selected to represent
the candidates for Delegate to the Re
publican NaeiOnal Convention from the
respective counties comprising this eigh-
teenth Congressional District met at
LewistOwn last Friday:
Hon. l.. E. Atkinson, President o.
the Eighteenth Congressional District
Conference Committee called the meet
r ing to order.
Capt. ]. V. Miller, Of Union county
was selected TO act - Chairman Of the
Conference. The Secretaries were w.
l.. Hopes, Of Juniata and II. b. Me-
Nulty Of franklin.
The first question for the Conference
to determine was as to which one Of
the two sets Of conferees from AfifIlin
county should b permitted to partici-
pate in the Conference.
: One, J. J. Booth was q candidate for
National Delegate in that county. He
was elected at the primaries held on
! Saturday one week ago, and NJ the con-
vention held OH the following Tsesday
was declared the candidate from Mtfl1in
county for National Delegate. This
convention alsO endorsed Frederick W.
Culbertson, ESD, n prominent Attor.
ney Of LewistOwn, for Presidential Ell
ector, and then proceeded TO select and
appoint Mr Booth Conferees to the Dis
trict Conference. The Conference also
elects the elector, and the same confer
ees that elect the delegate, e.ec. the
elector.
Mr. Booth resisted this and appointed
his own cOnfeerees. Both setsappeored
in the convention and vigorously and
vociferOusly demanded that they be
seated and the other fellows be kicked
out. Pending the disposition ofthe case,
/ upon motion, both sets Of conferees
were refused permission to participate
in the proceedings of the conference.
A committee Of five to pass upon the
credentials Of the contestants was Sc
lected as follows: w. Schweyer, Jun
iata b. X. FOcht, Union; B. T.. Bow
ersox, Snyder 7. Il. Cakes, Hunting
, don, and H. E. Wertz, Franklin.
Before this committee the contestants
laid their claims. The cOnfeerees ap-
pointed by the Return Judge cOnven-
ton, presented certified copies of the
minutes Ofthat meeting showing that
the conferees had been regularly ap-
pointed.
The friends of Mr.. Booth argued, Ist,
that the rules Of the party did not give
to the convention the right to aVpOint
conferces for any candidate who had
been elected by tho people, but only in
cases where the county was without a
candidate for district office. had the
convention the power under The rules
to appoint conferees
End, That there was not majority
of the Return Judges present at the
convention and that the selection of
conierees under such circumstances is
binding on no one.
Il 3rd, That the equities Of the case
were with Booth. That he had won
the nomination fairly. That the con-
ferees appointed by the convention had
formed combination with other cOun-
ties in the district, the result of which
was to be the election by the conference
Of Mr.. Culbertson as Presidential elec-
tor, and.that Mr.. Booth would get q
back seat, or in other words the con-
ferees had been stolen from him, and
were working against his interest.
The committee reported that they
were unanimously in favor Of seating
Mr.. Booths conferees aud excluding the
oonferees appointed blythe Convention.
The conference with only one dissent
ing vote adopted the report Of the COM
mittee on credentials and the Booth
cOnferees were seated.
Carl NJ. Gage of Huntington and DIR.
Percival Herman, Of Snyder, were el-
ected Delegates to the National Con
ventiOn.
H. b. McNulty, Of franklin, and J.
J. Booth, Of Mifflin were elected alter
nate delegates to the National COnven-
ton.
TO James q. Thompson of this county
fell the hOnOrs OF the conference, he be-
ing elected as the Presidential electOr Of
the Eighteenth Congressional district.
Resolutions approving the admins
trations of President Mckinley and
Governor Stone were unanimously
adopted.
| The convention then was adjourned
until the spring Of 1904.
Mr.. Thompson's cOnferees from
this county were w. l.. Hoops, w. H.
Kaufman, James Wilson and Wilber-
force Schweyer.
The refusal of the conference to seat
conferees appointed by conventions
when the county has a candidate is
establishing a healthy precedent. Con-
ferees have been appointed by conven-
tiOns in Juniata county, for candidates
who have made fair nominations. and