Terms 82.00 A Year,in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., August I5, 1890
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Ebprror
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STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Governor,
ROBERT E. PATTISON,
Of Philadelphia.
For Lieutenant Governor,
CHAUNCEY F. BLACK,
Of York County.
For Secretary of Internal Affairs,
WM. H. BARCLAY,
Of Pittsburgh.
For CoNGRESS.
J. L. SPANGLER, Esq.
Subj ect to action ofgpistrict Conference.
For SENATOR.
P. GRAY MEEK.
Subject to action of District Conference.
Representatives i JOHN 1 NCORMICK.
Sheriff —WILLTAM A. ISHLER.
Treasurer —JAMES J. GRAMLEY.
Register. —JOHN A. RUPP.
Recorder—~W. GAYLOR MORRISON.
GEO. L. GOODHART,
T. FRANK ADAMS.
JOHN B. MITCHELL,
SAMUEL F. KLINE.
Commissioners.
Auditors.
The Winning Ticket.
Whether “everybody and all their
friends” are satisfied with the ticket as
nominated on Tuesday last, or not,
this fact is acknowledged by all,
that the men selected are capable, hon-
-est, worthy citizens,who will make com-
petent, creditable and acceptable ofii-
cials. Some of our readers may have
had other preferences than the gentle-
men named for some of the places on
the ticket, but we doubt if a man
in the county—be he Democrat or Re-
publican—will raise an objection to a
single name upon it, on account of
qualifications, integrity, morality or
Democracy. If any there be, who will
and want to find fault with the ticket
as a whole,or with any part of it, he or
they must find other reasons than want
of fitness in any respect.
LEGISLATURE.
For Legislature the convention gave
us Hon. J. Hareisoxn Horr and Jonwn
T. McCormick. Mr. Hour 'has made
a record in the Legislature that is ap
proved by every thinking man in
the county, and one of which he has
reason to be proud. Careful of the in-
terests of his constituents, attentive to
the wants of those he represented,
and always at his post, he can well ex-
pect the hearty endorsement of his par
ty as well as of the entire people of the
county who believe in rewarding those
who perform faithfully such public du-
ties as are required of them, and repre-
gent honestly and conscientiously the
wishes of their constituents.
Mr. McCormick is known as one of
the brightest and most progressive
young men of the upper end of the
county. Two years ago he was de-
feated for this same position, not
through any disaffection nor because of
any objection, but in consequence of a
few scores of complimentary votes cast
for his opponent by Democrats resid-
ing in his locality. Mr. McCormick
stood his defeat like a man, came to
the front immediately and battled for
his party as willingly and cheerfully as
if it bad done him no wrong, and
if there is a man now upon the ticket
deserving of the earnest, united and de-
termined effort of every Democrat in
the county, that man is Joux T. Mc-
Cormick. There is no better Demo-
crat.in the county, and no one doubts
his entire ability to honorably aad
creditably represent every interest of
the people of the county at Harrisburg,
and it should be the determination of
every Democrat to see that no such
foolishness as casting complimentary
votes for Republican candidates, under
any circumstances whatever, be indulg-
ed in.
SHERIFF.
Mr. IsHLER, the nominee for Sheriff,
is a tennant farmer of Benner township.
Born within the county and having
lived in it during his entire life, except-
ing the four years he served as a mem-
ber of the 148th regiment, he is person-
ally known to many of our citizens as
a gentleman eminently qualified for
the place, honest in all his dealings, |
correct in all his habits, industrious
and deserving. He has, as have his
brothers and other relations, time and
again, done their full share for the suc-
TREASURER.
The nominee for Treasurer, Mr.
James J. GRAMLEY, is now a rzeident
of Miles township. He formerly lived
in Walker, and, like Mr. IsHLER,
is a farmer by occupation. He is
what is known as a “hustler” in any-
thing he undertakes, with as much en-
ergy as generally falls to the lot of a
dozen men,and is a Democrat from}the
top of his head to the soles ot his feet.
He has the ability and the character to
make a most efficient and popular of-
ficial,and when the people of the coun-
ty get acquainted with his merits, as
have those who know him, the ques.
tion in his case will be not one
of election, but how large a majority
he will be chosen by.
REGISTER.
Mr. Rupp, the candidate for Register,
is the present incumbent of that office.
Every one who has had business to
transact in the Register's office knows
how careful,correct and painstaking he
has been. We mean no disparagement
to any of his predecessors when we say
that that office has never had a more
conscientious, obliging and popular
official. He is at his post of duty all
the time. Ie is courteous and gentle-
manly with all who have business
with him. He is careful that every-
thing is correct,and is prompt abou: at-
tending to every duty pertaining to the
place. His democracy is above ques
tion and his re-election beyond
doubt.
RECORDER.
For Recorder W.GavLrer Morrison,
one of the deserving candidates who
went down in the political wreck of
1887, was nominated, as it was right
he should be. Mr. Morrison's defeat
of three years ago was in no way at-
tributable to him, and the Democrats
of fhe county will see to it this time
that the great wrong done him then
shall be righted at the November elec-
tion. Like Mr. McCormick, he neith
er sulked because of the treatment re-
ceived, nor complained of his party be-
cause afew individualsin casting com-
plimentary votes for his opponent, had
caused his defeat. He went to work
at once for the success of the princi-
ples he believed right, and has since
that day been as active in his efforts
for his party's success as though he
held the most !:crative office in its gift.
Such consistency and manlinéss are de-
serving of recognition. As to qualifi-
cations there is no oue who knows Mr.
MorrisoN but is aware of the fact that
no individnal in the county is better
fitted for the position named than he.
A good penmen, a prompl, careful, in-
dustrious gentleman, there can be no
mistake about it that when elected, as
be undoubtediy will be, the county
will have a Recorder of whom there
will be no cause for complaint in any
way. Many of our readers know Mr.
Morrison personally, and know him
to be just what we have stated, and
every voter who has a particle of sym-
pathy in his nature or of justice in his
make-up, will feel proud that an op-
portunity is afforded them now to do
Justice to one to whom they did a great
and unexcusable injustice three year
ago.
COMMISSIONERS-
For Commissioners the convention
selected Mr. Geo. L. GoopmarT, an
intelligent farmer of Potter township,
and Mr. FRANK Apams, a suceesstul
and popular merchant of Boggs town-
ship. The party is lucky in having
or its nominees for this important of:
fice two such admittedly competent
candidates. Both are men of excellent
judgment, have a full knowledge of
farm and other property values, know
the needs of the people, and have the
courage to do what is best for the tax-
rayers, no matter what influence mav
be brought to bear upon them to the
contrary. In their hands the county
finances will net be conducted in the
careless, profligate manner they now
are. The tax-payer's interest will te
safe, and we shall have a return to
economic and wise wanagement,
fair valuation and equal taxation.
AUDITORS.
For Auditors we do not know that
two better or more competent gentle-
men could have been selected than Mr.
Joux B. Mircuerr, of Ferguson town-
ship, and Mr. Samus F. Kring, of
Howard. Mr. MrrongLy is a former
County Treasurer, and Mr. Kring is
one of Howard's principal merchants.
Both of these gentlemen are ex perience]
in just sach duties as belong to the
position, both are careful accountants,
and conscientious citizens whose only
purpose will be to do right and see that
cess of the Democratic ticket, and we
feel certain that every Democrat in the
county will now do his share towards |
making Mr. ISHLER the next sheriff of |
Centre county. He has every qualifi-'
cation to make a good, faithful and
creditable official, and when elected,
will besuch an improvement on the
one who now disgraces that porition
that the people of the county need not
blush when the name of their sheriff
is alluded to.
the important work of passing upon
the accounts of the county officials is
done correctly and carefully.
The above is our ticket. It is a
good, honest, sober, deserving ticket.
Let us see that it be elected, Democrats,
by a majority that will astonish the
opposition.
TNE HIRO,
——You can’t invest your money to
better advantage than by attending th»
auction at Dorworth’s grocery.
a.
The County Convention.
The action of the Democratic Coun-
ty Convention last Tuesday, in the
nomination of candidates, was a full
and fair expression of the choice of
the Democrats of the county through
their delegated representatives. Every
borongh, township and voting precinct
was represented by its full complement
of delegates who stood for constituen-
cies which had invested them with full
power to act for the best interests of
the party, and their action has been
such as every Democrat in the county
can fully endorse.
It was unusually harmonious
convention, nothing having occurred
in its deliberations or action that was
calculated to disturb the harmony and
good feeling which happily have been
restored to the Democratic ranks in
Centre county.
Of course there were personal disap-
pointments, but that is always un
avoidable where there are a number of
aspirants for the same office ; but no
candidate who was unsuccessful at that
convention can justly attribute his dis-
appointment to undue or unfair means
employed to prevent his nomination.
Everything was done in strict com-
pliance with the party rules. There
was no act either on the part of the
candidates or by: any of the delegates
that would not stand the test of the
legal requirements which have been
an
provided for the purpose cf securing
fair primaries and honest conventions.
In all respects 1t was an example of
that fairness, honest intention and
fraternal purpose which should char-
acterize the action of a body ot repre-
gentatives met together to execute the
avera_ce will of a free and intelligent
constituency.
The gentlemen who have been plac-
ed upon the ticket are ofa character
that presents no objection to their of-
ficial preferment. They are all men
of probity and sobriety, and as to their
fitess there is not one against whom
the charge of incompetency ca: be
brought.
It was a good convention; it fur-
nished the party with a good ticket,
which will be supported by every good
Democrat :n the county.
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——Senator CaMERoN failed to make
a strong point in favor of protection
when in his arguinent in behalf of the
tariff on Bessemer ore he attempted to
fortify it by the assertion that the Le-
high miners were getting but 80 cents
a day for their labor. Is this the ex-
tent of the advantage they have de-
rived from the heavy tariff duties im-
posed for the protection of Pennsyl-
vania’s iron production, raw as well as
manufactured? With all their voting
for the maintenance of this system
have they nothing better to show as
their part of the benefit than the mis-
erable compensation of 80 cents a day ?
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Cameron Against the Force Bill.
It would be too much to expect Dox
CAMERON to improve his views on the
tariff, for the protection ot special in-
terests is something that is not only
ingrained in him politically, but is also
inherited from his father who managed
to maintain his hold on Pennsylvania
politics by his close association with a
policy in which the manufacturers of
the State were always interested. The
tariff has for years been the principal
political stock in trade of the Cam-
erons.
Dox will go wrong on the economic
question as a matter of family habit as
well as of political interest, but there
is in him a natural sense of what is
fair and honest that tarns him instinc-
tively against such a destructive and
iniquitous scheme as the Force Bill
It isn’t the kind of politics that suits
him, and he was quite open in saying
so when he made the following declar-
ation to a newspaper reporter in Wash-
ington last Saturday :
I shall vote against the Federal election bill,
whatever form it may assume. I am opposed
to it in principle and in its details. The South
is now resuming a quiet condition. Northern,
capital has been flowing into the South in
greatquantities, manufacturing establishments
have been created and are. now in full opera-
tion, and a community ot commercial interests
is fast obliterating sectional lines and will re-
sult, in the not far distant future, in forming
one homogeneous mass of people, whether
living in the North, South, East or West. The
election law would disturb this desirable con-
dition and produce ill feeling between the
North and South. I am, therefore, opposed to
the passage of this bill, and shall assert my
independence as a Senator to vote against the
measure.
This is just the course that we ex-
pected Senator CaMeroN wonld take
on this question. He is too indepen-
dent to be driven by the party lash in-
to a measure that 18 as obviously
wrong as this Force Bill is in the opin-
ion of every sensible and patriotic
citizen.
There will be no Sheriff Cooxrs
in office after the men nominated on
Tuesday last take the official oath on
the first Monday of next January,
This will be a reason for 1ejoicing
! among decent people.
A Lie Promptly Nailed.
Hon. Cana vNcey F. Brack promptly
corrects the misrepresentation of the
Press that he was going to withdraw
from the Democratic State ticket for
the alleged reason that the Democratic
plattorm did not present the issue of
Ballot Reform in strong enough terms.
The statement of the Press, bearing
upon its face every appearance of
but to remove any reason for any one
being deceived by this weak invention
of the enemy, Mr. Brack positively
denies that he entertained an intention
of withdrawing from the ticket, and
asserts his confidence that the cause
of ballot reform would be safe in the
eiection of Mr. Parrison and the
trinmph of the Democrats in the com-
ing campaign.
The question of a reformed ballot is
a popular one in Penusylvania, and it
has been made so chiefly throuzh the
efforts and representations of . Demo-
cratic leaders and journals. It is impu-
dent for Republican politicians to en-
deavor to take advantage of this pop-
ularity by pretending to be favorable
to ballot reform when their policy, as
shown by the action of their legislature
at the last session, is to maintain
the system which has enabled them to
control so large a number of votes by
the intimidation which the employing
class is able to exercise over their em-
ployes.
SE ———
——-~The Philadelphia Z%mes makes a
good suggestion in the advice it
gives the Democrats of Bucks and
Montgomery counties to nominate Wi.-
Liam M. SiNeerLy, editor of the Phila-
delphia Record, as their candidate for
congress. Ie may not want the office,
but they want just the kind of repre-
sentative that he would make. The
man who has made his paper the ex-
ponent of the best Democratic senti-
ment, a pioneer in every movement for
political reform, and the most forcible
opponent of a tariff system that has im-
paired-our industries and crippled our
commerce, we should think possesses
the qualities which an intelligent con-
stituency would look for in a represen-
tative and would be entirely satisfied
with when found.
The Democratic County Convention,
One of the most numerously attended
Democratic Conventions that ever got to-
gether in Centre county assembled last
Tuesday afternoon in the Court House
in this place. During the morning par-
ties interested in the proceedings, includ-
ing candidates, delegates and others,
thronged into town from all parts of the
county and displayed their interest by
their animated movements. Some of
the offices had been contested for with
much zeal and spirit, and this contribut-
ed to the liveliness of the gathering.
Notwithstanding the rivalry, good hu-
mor generally prevailed, and there was
no bad feeling beyond what usually at-
tends personal disappointment which
can not be avoided when there are a
number of candidates.
At 2p. m. the doors of the court
room were opened and the apartment
was soon filled by a large and
good-natured crowd, eager to witness
the proceedings. The convention was
called to order by county chairman
Heinle. Mr. Harry Fenlon, of the
South Ward of Bellefonte, moved that
the permanent officers be as follows : IL.
T. Munson, of Bellefonte, President 9
John Noll, of Bellefonte, reading clerk;
and Messrs. Richard McClintock, of
Philipsburg, and D. L. Zerby, of Mill-
heim, Secretaries, and they were unani-
mously elected.
The credentials of the delegates were
then handed in, and after NECessary cor-
rections were made, they were as follow :
Bellefonte, N. W.—L.T. Munson, John Noll.
Bellefonte, 8. W.—Jos. Fox, Wm. Ludwig,
Wm. Jamison.
Bellefonte. W.W.--H. E. Fenlon.
Centre Hall bor.—Henry Boozer.
Howard bor.—Baiser Weber.
Milesburg bor.—E. N. Carr.
Millheim bor.—D. L. Zerby, Dr. G. 8. Frank.
Unionville bor.—E. M. Griest.
Philipsburg, 1st. W.—William Hess.
Philipsburg 2nd. W.—James Munson, F. K
White, George W. McGaffey.
Philipsburg, 3rd. W.—Richard McClintock.
Benner.- John Reed, Jerry Roan, { Ad Wag-
ner, John Meckley, tie }
Boggs, N. P.—Philip Confer,
Boggs, W. P.—Joseph Thomas, Chas. Lucas.
Boggs, E. P.—W. Barnhart.
Burnside,—Eugene Meeker.
College, E. P.—Jacob Bottorf, Wesley Tressler
College, W. P.—Frank Kennedy.
Curtin.—Thomas Delong
Ferguson. E. P.—Samuel Dunlap, D. G. Meek,
Joseph Gates.
Ferguson, W. P.—Frank Bowersox.
Gregg, S. P.—~Wm. Pealer, J. B. Fisher, Wm.
Neese, Jerry Heckman, Jno. F. Breon.
Gregg, N. P.—J. W. Roush, J. B. Ream.
Haines, W. P.—J. G, Meyer, P. G. Meyer
Henry Zerby.
Haines, E. P.—J. J. Orndorf, Geo. B. Stover.
Halfmoon,—David Gates.
Harris,—J. W. Keller, Phil. Meyer, Thomas
Reiley.
Huston.—John Q. Miles.
Howard. —Sam! B. Leathers, N. M, Confer.
Liberty.—J. I. DeLong.
Marion.—Isaac Frain, James Henderson.
Miles.—Jerry Brumgard, C. C. Lose, A. J.
Dutweiler, J. K. Moyer, J. B. Hazel.
Patton.—Xd. Marshall, Samuel Basor.
Penn.—W. A. Stover, J. C. Stover, A. P. Zerby,
J. F. Garthoff.
falsehood, scarcely needed refutation,
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Potter, N. P.—Peter Breon, Sam’] Bruss.
i Potter, 8. P.—W. W. Spangier, W, W. Royer,
Jacob Smith, W. G. Runkle.
Rush, 8.P-—Wm Hutton, John Mallon,
Rush, N. P.—John Long, James Dumbleton,
Scott Fravel. {
Snow Shoe, E. P.—O0. M. Sheets, John Johnson,
Edw. Whiteman.
Snow Shoe, W. P.—Frank Turbridy.
Spring, N. P.—€. M. Heisler.
Spring, 8. P.—Mich Carstetter, Jetry Donovan
Perry Gentzel.
Spring, W. P.—Dominick Judge, John White-
man.
Taylor.—Jokn I. Merryman.
Union.—John Stover.
Walker.—J. H. McCauley, Mich! Corman, B.
S. Winkleman, Peter Heckmsn.
Worth.—G. I. Woodring.
Upon motion of Balser Weber, Esq.,
the President appointed the following
committee on resolutions: Balser Web-
er, of Howard; Wm. Pealer, Spring
aMills; Harry Fenlon, Bellefonte;
Isaac Frain, Marion; and George W.
McGaffery, of Philipsburg.
After fixing the order of balloting,
the nominations were next in order.
CONGRESS
D. L. Zerby nominated Col. J. L.
Spangler, and L. T.! Munson nominated
Aaron Williams for Congress. The
name of Mr. Williams having been
withdrawn, Col. Spangler was nominated
unanimously. On motion he was em-
powered to name his conferees, and the
following gentlemen were chosen by
him to act for him in the conference :
Wm. Wolf, of Centre Hall; Thomas
Clark, of Philipsburg, and John A.
Woodward, of Howard.
STATE SENATE.
P. Gray Meek was unanimously nom-
inated for the State Senate and he chose
the following conferees : A. J. Graham,
of Philipsburg; Thomas Collins, of
Bellefonte, and William A. Tobias, of
Millheim.
LEGISLATURE.
John H. Holt, of Snow Shoe, and
John T. McCormick, of College town-
ship, were nominated for the Assembly
by acclamation.
SHERIFF.
The most interesting contest came off
for the nomination for Sheriff, for
which there were a number of candi-
dates. The following gentlemen were
named for nomination : Messrs. Wil-
liam A, Ishler, of Benner township ;
Geo. E. Parker, of Philipsburg ; Thom-
as J. Dunkle, of Bellefonte ; A. M. But-
ler, of Milesburg, and William Tanyer,
of Ferguson. The following were
the ballotings for sheriff.
No. of Ballots—1st 2nd 3d 4th 5th
William A. Ishler......... 32 34 33 43 56
Geo. KE. Parker.... 28 24. 25 29 39
Thos. J. Dunkle.. 21 22. 22 23
A. M. Bautler..... 14 15.15
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After the first ballot the name of Mr.
Tanyer was withdrawn. After the
third ballot Mr. Butler, and after the
fourth ballot Mr. Dunkle were dropped,
according to the rules.. The nomina-
tion of Mr. Ishler on the fifth ballot’ was
greeted with applause.
TREASURER.
The following were the bailotings for
Treasurer :
No. of ballots—1st 2nd 3d 4th
James J. Gramley .41 4 45 48
James Kimport. . 27 25 25 30
Samuel J. Herri » 13.015) 1417
Jacob Eisenhuth.. wee J 12,00
Mr. Gramley was declared nominated
oa the fourth ballot.
REGISTER.
John A. Rupp, the present incumbent
was unanimously renominated for the
office of Register.
RECORDER.
The delegates were so numerously in-
tructed for W. Gayler Morrison for Re-
corder that a ballot was hardly neces-
sary; but one was taken with the fol-
lowing result :
W. Gayler Morrison..
C. O. Mallory
F. A. Foreman (withdrawn)
Whereupon Mr, Morrison was de-
clared the nominees for Recorder,
COMMISSIONERS
The only ballot tor County Commis-
sioners resulted as follows :
Goodheart A
Yeariek,................... wi 7
Messrs. Goodbeart and Adams were
deciared the nominees.
AUDITORS.
There was but one ballot for County
Auditor, as follows :
Messrs, Mitchell and Kline were de-
clared to be nominated.
Messrs. Geo. E. Parker, of Philips-
burg; J. P. Gephart, of Bellefinte
D. Meek, of Ferguson, and Harry Fen-
lon, of Bellefonte, were chosen delegates
to the next State convention, and I. A.
Schaeffer, of Bellefonte, was elected
chairman of the county. committee, to
assume duties from the 1st of
next January.
A resolution to change the time of
the meetings of county conventions
from 2p. m. to 11 a. m., in order to
make 1t more convenient for delegates
living at a distance to reach their homes,
was offered and adopted,to be perfected,
however, by further action under the
rules.
The following was the report of the
committee on resolutions .
The Democracy of Centre county in Conven-
tion assembled, adopted as their platform of
.principles the following :
1st. That we are earnestly in favor of Tariff
Reform in the interest of the masses as against
the classes.
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2nd. That Ballot Reform is necesary and to
CHET PRRIN NEF TTR LINEN SEATS
this end we recommend the adoption of such
a system as the Australian Ballot Law
3rd. That State and Loeal Reform is neces-
sary in order that the taxation® for county
municipal and township purposes may be
equally adjusted, and the unjust diserimina-
tion against land be remedied.
ith. Weare in favor of such legislation,
both State and National, as will effectually pre-
vent the creation of trusts and monopolies, ;
5th. That we earnestly endorse the nom-
ination of Robert E. Pattison and his asso-
ciates on the State ticket and invite ali good
people to assist in their election, as a rebuke
to the corrupt bossism of the Republican party
Isaac Fraiw,
Barser WEBER,
H. E. Fexvox,
WiLriay Pearer,
Geo. McGAFFEY. |
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President WiLLiams, of the
Union ex-prisoners, complains of
Speaker Rep for not giving more at-
tention to the Union prisoner pension
bill, saying that he seems to have
“bigger fish to fry.” WILLIAMS is un-
just in his complaint. If Rekp should
not push Lis tarifi™ bill through that
will increase the cost ot every necessary
of life, where would the boodle come
from to meet all the demands of the
pension claimants ?
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+ Committee,
Kemmler Executed by Electricity.
AUBURN, N. Y., Aug. 6.—Murderer
Kemmler was executed by electricty at
6.40 this morning, and the resulf, as
will be seen was not entirely satisfacto-
ry. The first shock was a failure, ard
did not do the work. Though not re-
gaining consciousness, there were fre-
quent respirations. In order to make
sure of it, the second current was kept
on four minutes and a half, which end-
ed the man’s existence in this world.
Expert Dr. Spitzka declares the experi-
ment a failure, and says that this was
the first and will be the last electrocu-
tion. The sight and odor in the execu-
tion room was sickening and made all
the spectators’ fecl faint. Kemmler
displayed great nerve and fortitude and
helped to adjust the fastenings that
bound him to the chair. Notwithstand-
ing the unsatistactory results the doc-
tor claims that death was painless.
It was theextieme penalty in a double
sense, because the poor wretch was liter-
ally tortured to his end and his agony
must have been of no less intensity than
that of the offenders against the laws
of ancient days when the stake and rack-
ing machine were among the chief means
of inflicting death.
Hon. Chauncey F. Black Nails a Cam-
paign Lie.
York, Pa., August 7.—A representa-
tive of the Gazette called upon ex-Lieu-
tenant Governor Black at his home to-
day, and showed him the news article
in the Philadelphia Press giving a ru-
mor that he had written a letter to
Chairman Kerr declaring that he was
about to withdraw from the ticket unless
the issue of ballot reform—as he framed
it for the Scranton platform—is present-
ed in some form to the Democrats of
Pennsylvania in the pending canvass.
When asked if there was any truth in
it, he answered : “No, nota word. The
article as stated by itself in the first
paragraph, is purely sensational. To
those who have taken the trouble to
inform themselves about the political
situation in the State it is hardly neces-
sary to remark that it is also purely
false. I have written no such letter to
Mr. Kerr. Iam not only not going to
retire from the ticket, but I am going
to remain on it and be elected along
with the man who was elected Governor
in 1882 and gave the State an adminis-
tration so unimpeaceable as to compel
the respect and confidence of the peo-
ple.”
THERE ARE NO DIFFERYNCES.
Governor Black continued: “There
are no differences whatever among the
Democratic candidates or the Demoeratic
managers of the campaign relative to
ballot reform or the imperative necessity
of a Constitutional Convention to get it.
Upon it Governor Pattison and I are
in complete accord, as we have ever
been,so far as T know since the topiccame
under discussion. To my certain per-
sonal knowledge Chairman Kerr, Mr.
Harrity and Mr. Scott are of the same
mind. The whole story isa weak inven-
tion of the enemy made out of the
whole cloth. They are alarmed by the
decided indications of Governor Patti-
gon’s approaching re-election to the
chair which he filled with so much
honor to himself and with such general
satisfaction to the people during his
previous term ; and they are especially
alarmed by the evident strength of the
issue in behalf ot a Constitutional Con-
vention for baliot reform. They do
not want ballot reform at all, and espec-
ially immediate ballot reform, which
would at once release the State from the
domination of the rings and bossess and
make every citizen the owner of his
own vote. They would like to postpone
it, at least, until after another State
election for Governor and Legislatura
and another national election for Presi-
dent and Congress. To this end they
would like, of course, to make it appear,
even for the moment, thut there are
differences among the Democratic can-
didates or the Democratic leaders. But
there are none, and they know it.
They will learn in due time that there
exists pretty nearly the same unanimity
for ballot reform (and for a Constitution-
al Convention as a straight road to it)
arcong the workingmen, the farmers
and independent voters generally.
‘Will Hardly Know His Offspring.
Philadelphia Record.
Speaker Reed will hardly know the
Force bill when it gets back to him
from the Senate, if that body shall pass
it. The Senate committee has shorn
it of the bayonet clause ; of the house-
to-house registration eanvassing of
the provision for drawing juries ;
and has cut down the fees,
reduced its penal offenses from
felonies to misdemeanors, and
modified it in many other respe cts.
So much has been dune in answer to
popular outery from all parts of the
country. But the bill still authorizes
the Federal management of State elec-
tions. Its aim is wrongful, revolution-
ary, and subvrsive of good government.
To sugar-cont the pill does not make it
less dangerous.