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Bowral
Bellefonte, Pa., June 8, 19086.
P. GRAY MEEK, Eprron
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Democratic State Convention,
Democratic State Committee Rooms,
Harrisburg, Pa., May 31, 196,
To the Democrats of Pennsyleania:
In pursuance of the requirements of the rules
governing the Democratic organization of the
State, and the action of the Democratic State
Central Committee at its annual meeting held in
Harrisburg, on the 18th of March, notice is here
y given that the Democratic State Convention
will meet in the Opera House at
Harrisburg, Wednesday, June 27, 1906,
at 12 o'clock noon. The business to be transact-
ed will be the nomination of
One candidate for Governor.
One candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
One candidate for Auditor General.
One candidate for Secretary of Internal Affairs,
and to act upon such other matters, pertaining
to the interest and success of the party in Penne
sylvania, as may be brought before it.
P. GRAY MEEK, CHARLES P. DONNELLY,
Seeretary, Chairman
The Prize Newspaper Article.
Along with a namber of other cash prizes
offered to the scholars of the Bellefonte
public schools by GEORGE R. MEEK is one
of $10 in gold for the student of the High
school writing the best newspaper article
under the following conditions :
To the student of the High school who writes
the best news item not to exceed 500 words in
length. The conditions being as follows : First,
the sul of the article must d the stu-
dent's conception of the relative im ce of
events that have happened somewhere within the
Haition, SAag, Pniaghing and Soinres
zation, & n ng and cons
tion pve og ard Fhe abject must be one of
general interest and importance to the public,
The article published below has been
awarded she prize and we wish to call es-
pecial attention to it as a remarkably clev-
er production for so young a student as is
found in our public schools. Such grasp
aod treatment of a theme would reflect
credit on a far more mature mind than
that of a school girl or boy.
The other articles will be published in
successive issues of this paper.—ED.]
The following story is told of Napoleon :
Just after he bad reached the zenith of bis
power, France showing her appreciation of
the bravery of those who had fallen in bat-
tle, dedicated a monument to their memo-
ty. The parade of the occasion was so ar-
ranged that the veterans first passed the re-
viewing stand, carrying a banner upon
which was inscribed ‘‘We were brave’ ;
they were followed by the ‘‘Guoard’’ whose
banner bore the inscription, “We are
brave,’’ and they in turn were followed by
t be school children of the city bearing a
banner upon which was inscribed the mot-
to, ‘We will be hrave.” As the first two
divisions passed, Napoleon sadly shook his
head ; hus as the children, enthused by
bearing of the brave deeds of their elders,
went cheering by, a smile lit np the face of
th: ‘Little Corporal” as he remaiked
“There goes the hope of France.”
As the eighth of June approaches, when
Centre county will dedicate a memorial
showing ber appreciation of the loyalty
and bravery of her soldiers and eailors, it
might be well to ask ourselves: What is all
this worth ? If the hope of a nation lies
in ite children, the nation is fortified by
anything that teaches them a proper appre-
ciation of the value of the prosperity aud
opportunity, offered them by a free coun-
try, the fruit of the uneelfish sacrifice ard
devotion of those whose memory we won'd
perpetuate.
This monument will duily appeal to the
loyalty of coming generations and many,
igoaorant of the grandeur of their country’s
achievemente, will be inspired with pat-
riotism ; and may we not hope that the
statue of our famous War Governor will
arouse within them a sense of responsibili-
$y for our civil administration as well as
for the natiooal defence?
Many who regard citizenship only asa
privilege, after viewing the heaunty of this
structure, reading the names of those in
whose honor it is ereoted, and the long list
of battle-fields upon which they fought,
will realize for the first time thas the oiti-
zeoship brings with is duties and respousi-
bilities as well as privileges.
It will inspire in the connty’s posterity
a love of country and an appreciation of
the blessings earned for them by her hon-
ored dead, and such a sense of duty as citi-
zens, that they will gladly undertake the
perpetuation of the national instisution. Is
should also awaken a realization thas the
country cau live, only, as long as Colum-
bia’s children are intelligent and honest as
well as brave and that her true bulwark is
the unseldsh discharge of the duties of oiti-
ze ship and an bovest administration of
equal laws for all.
It is will bave this influence who shall
ask: What is all this worth ?
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Soldier's Monument Dedication.
Big Crowd Presaged for Today. Military, 6 A R.,
Firemen and Civic Organizations Will be
Distinguished Guests Here.
With fair weather today Bellefonte will
witness one of the biggest times as well as
momentons occasions in the history of the
town. Today will be unveiled and dedi-
cated ove of the most costly as well as ar-
tistic monuments erected in any county in
Early in 1895, or about three
months after the death of the late lament-
ed ex-Governor Audrew G. Curtin, a move-
ment was started for the erection ofa
monument to perpetnafe his memory.
There is no nced to recount here how it
dragged along year after year until about
three years ago when it took definite shape
in the proposition tofbuild a soldier’s mon-
ument and Curtin memorial in conjone-
tion. With an appropriation from the
State und fiom the county and the liberal
contributions of many friends a sufficient
fund was guaranteed to justify the erection
of the costly memorial which will be un-
veiled and dedicated today in front of the
court house.
in Line.
Most of the distinguished guests who |-
will participate in the ceremonies today
are already here. The Governor and his
party arrived oo the 8.16 train last even-
ing. Ccl. E. R. Chambers met the Gov-
ernor at the train and together they drove
to thejformer’s home on east Linn street,
whose guest he will be while in Bellefoute.
The Governor's party weat to the Brocker-
hoff house where they will be quartered
until their departure this evening. Io the
party are [Adjutant General Thomas J.
Stewart, General Wiley and a number of
the Governor's staff.
' This morning all roads will lead to
Bellefonte and every train will be crowded
to the limit. Two special trains east on
the Bald Eagle valley railroad will bring
four companies of the Fifth regiment and
the Sheridan troop of Tyrone. They will
arrive here abead of the regular mail train
east. A special train from Lock Haven
will bring three companies of the Twelfth
regiment and the G. A. R. posts of Lock
Haven. The Fifth regiment band of Clear-
field will also be here. About three bun.
dred cadets from State College will come
down on the morning train. Of course the
crowd will not all come in by railroads, as
hundreds will drive here from the nearby
places.
Naturally the first big event of the day
will be the parade at 10.30 o'clock. It will
begin to form this morning just as soon as
the various organizations arrive in town so
a8 to be in shape to move promptly at the
time named. The various organizations
will mass on north and south Thomas
street, north avd south Water street and
north and south Spring street. The chief
marshal and staff and the Coleville band
will rest on west High street, opposite P.
Gray Meek’s residence. When the parade
moves the various organizations will fall
io from the cross streets in their proper po-
sition, which will be in the following or-
der:
Chief Marshal!, Gen. John 1. Curtin, and Staff
Coleville Band.
FIRS! DIVISION,
Military, Col. W, Fred Reynolds, Marshall, and
Staff,
Sheridan Troop.
Governor Pennypacker and Staff,
Speakers, County Commissioners
‘Borough Council, in Carringes,
Col. Rufus 1. Elder and Staff,
Fifth Regiment Band.
Fifth and Twelfth Regiments,
SECOND DIVISION,
Veterans, Col. Austin Curtin, Marshall, G. A. R,
Posts,
Sons of Veterans Camps.
THIRD DIVISION.
Civic Organizations, Hammon Sechler, Marshall
Carriages and Automobiles,
Civic Societies and Other Organizations.
State College Cadets,
Cadet Band.
FOURTH DIVISION,
Fire Department, Capt. Henry C. Quigley, Mar-
shall,
Logan and Undine Fire Companies, of Bellefonte
FIFTH DIVISION,
Provisional Cavalry, Thomas Beaver, Marshall
Several Hundred Mounted Horsemen from Over
the County.
The parade will move up High street to
the Diamond, out Allegheny to Linn, east |
on Lion to W. Harrison Walker's resi- |
dence, countermarch to Allegheny, south
on Allegheny to the Diamond where the
Governor will take his place on the re.
vi. wing stand and review the parade which
will move on south to Bishop, east on
Bishop to the foot of the bill, countermarch
west to Spring street, north on Spring to
High, west on High to the railroad, coun.
termarch east bu High to Spring where the
military organizations will fall out of line
aod march to the armory where they will
be served with dinner. The balance of the
parade will dishand at the Diamond.
The principal event of the day will be
this afternoon when the unveiling and ded-
icatory exercises will he held in the Dia-
mond. Up to this writing we have been
unable to learn at jast what time or what
point in the exercises the Curtin statue
and the monument will be unveiled. Bat
the formal acts will likely take place at the
time the presentation speeches are made.
Miss Margaret Burnet, a granddaoghter of
the “Old War Governor,” will auveil the
Curtin statae aod Miss Helen Fox, a
daughter of the late Joseph Fox, will np-
veil the soldiet’s movament,
Oa the big stand which is covered with
a sixty foot flag, will be the members of
the monument commission, the Governor
and his stafl, she speakers of the day and
other distinguished guests, the old and the
present hoard of county commissioners,
members of the town council and the
Bellefonte «3hool board, the county officers,
visiting members of the G. A. R. aud of-
The and
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ing one of the most prominens places on
the platform will he the following mem-
bers of the late Governor Curtin’s immedi-
ate family: Dr. and Mrs. George F.
Harris and their daoghter, Miss Adaline
F. Hariis; Mis. K.R. Breese, Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Curtin, Mrs. M. D. Barnet and
her two daughters, Misses Katharine M,
and Margaret B. Barnet. Tue platform will
bave a capacity of ahout three hundred
and fifty and admission thereto will he hy
tickets.
Gen. Beaver will preside over the meet-
ing. The first part of the program
will be the singing of ‘“America’ by sev-
eral buodred school children who will occ:
capy the platform close to the monument.
Rev. H. C. Holloway, of Harrisburg, will
follow with the iuvocation after which
Gen. Beaver will make the introductory
address. He will then introduce Governor
Peonypacker who wiil make the speech of
presentation of the Curtin statue to the
county commis~ivne:s, the Governor being
the chairman of the commission. The
statue will be received on behalf of the
commissioners by Hon. W. C. Heiule.
Ex.Judge Johu G. Love will wake the
presentation speech of the soldier’s mona-
ment on behalf of the contributors and
Col. J. L. Spangler will accept the same
for the county cemmissioners. At this
juncture the choir of school children will
sing '‘The Star Spangled Banner,’ follow-
ing which Hon. Alexander K. McClare, off
Philadelphia, will deliver his address on
“‘The Life and Character of Hon. Avdrew
Gregg Curtin ; Jacob A. Cramm, of Harris-
burg, will pay a tribute to Governor Car-
tin on behalf of the soldier's orphans and
Adjataut General ‘Thomas J. Stewart will
make an address on “The American Pri-
vate Soldier.” Tbe exercises will close
with the singing of “Tenting To night on
the Oid Camp Groaods,'' and the benedic-
tion by Rev. Father McArdle.
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PRIMARY ScHooLs CLOSE.—Tbe closing
exercises of the primary schools in the
stone building, taught by Misses Bessie
Dorworth, Fravecis E. Elmore and Helen
Crissman, closed Wednesday morning.
The program of exercises was quite elasbo-
rate aud was as follows :
March—The Schools
Reading of 1st Psalm—The Schools
Prayer—"The Schools
Morning Hyma—The Schools
Song—"Who 1s 50 Merry" —The Schools
Recitation —"*Welcome" — Harold Cowher
Exercise “Play Time" Class of Girls
Flag Drill—=Class of Boys
Goose Drill for Little Goslings—Class of Boys
Recitation=*T'he Del" —Jeannstie Cooke
Song—"Robin Redbreast"—The Schools
Dialogue—'‘I'ne Baker" —Anoa Eckenroth, Philip
Barnhart
Exercise~"Bird Song" —~Class of Boys and Girls,
Exercise—"Wax Figures" —Class of Boys
Exercise—"Foolish Little Maidens" —Class of
Girls
Newspaper Drill—Class of Girls
Song—""Tom Piper's Son"—The Schools.
Recitation—*"‘Some Day" —Burns Rearick
Exercise—"Prepariog for a Picnie"=Class of
Boys and Girls
Exercise—""Doll Play" ~Class of Girls
Buriesque Doll Drill—Class of Boys
Japanese Drill—Class of Girls
Song—‘"‘America"—The Schools
March—The Schools,
The Midway schools also closed on Wed-
nesday with the following program of exer-
ocises :
XIX Psalm
Lord's Prayer
Song, “The Dearest Spot on
Schools
Recitation, *‘Retort, Discourteous”—Marguerite
Coxey
A play (court trial) “Country Justice"—By the
Boys |
Recitation, “After the Ball"—Helen Irvin
Songs, “Our Best is Off," and “Swinging 'Neath
the Oid Apple Tree" —The Schools
Dialogue ~*‘Scene at the Ticket Office”
Bong, “There's Music Everywhere” — The
S:hools
Violin Duet—By Harrison Kline and Horace
Hartranft
A Play—*"The Sniggles Family"
Bong~—"‘Vesper Hymn
Recitation, “John Mayoard"—Anna Shuey
Pantomimes.
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~The missionary conference of the
Reformed church for this district was held
at Soydertown on Wednesday and proved
an interesting session. Among the delegates
from this county were Rev. H. C. Bixler,
Mrs. W. J. Catlin, Mrs. L. B. Frank and
Earth" —The
ficials from neighboring counties. Occupy-
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Hic School CoMMENCEMENT.—One
of the most successful commencements of |
the Bellefonte High school was that held
this week when a class of twenty-three
young men and women, the largess in the
history of the school, was graduated.
The commencement began Sunday even-
ing with the preachiog of the baccalaureate
sermon by Rev. J. Allison Platts. The
Presbyterian church was crowded to the!
doors with one of the biggest congregations
ever assembled there. From the chapel
the graduating class, for the first time ar-
raged in caps and gowns, and headed hy |
the faculty, marched into the church and |
were seated in a square in front of the |
pulpis. There was quite an elaborate pro- |
gram of special services. Rev. Platts
preached a very able sermon from the text,
Il Timothy 2 : 15:
Study to show thyself approved unto God; a
workman that reedeth not be ashamed,
Hie sulject was “The value of a liberal |
education’ and he haudled it in his
usual forceful and elcquent manser.
Darirg the evening John S. Hosterman
sang a solo and Mrs. J. C. Meyer took the |
solo part in an anthem, |
Monday evening the janior oratorieal
contest for the Reynolds’ prizes was held
in Petriken ball and was largely attended.
There were ten contestants, the full pio-
gram being as follows:
“The Crimson Shroud of Olaf Guldmar,”........
SeARSMRIIILIe SEsten Sersarrstarn .Ieavel C, Merriman
“The Mysterions Portmait"............ Ivan M. Meyer
“Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata”... Harriet E. Ray
“An Easter with Parepa’............on Helen K. Rotb
Music,
“The Hero of the Day" ......Elizabeth C. Barnhart
“Tne Sacrifice of Geniu .S. Helen Stover
“The Peril of the Republic"..... .........Clair Seibert
Musie,
“rhe Gold Louis"... ..cnaniininme Elsie Bidwell
“Ihe ‘Little David’ of Nations" ......... Blair Fisher
“The Thunder Storm"............... Leah I, Wood:on
Musie.
Woen the last declamation bad been
delivered the judges, Rev. J. I. Stoneoy-
pher, Dr. Ralph E Myers and Frank -
lin T. Cole, awarded first prize ($10) to 8.
Helen Stover and the second prizz ($5) to
Leah D. Woodson.
Tuoesday evening the alumni farewell
reception to the graduating class was
given iu the armory. A large crowd was
present and the occasion proved a most
enjoyable one.
day for both faculty and students, an op-
portunity for a rest prior to the final exer-
cises yesterday afternoon and evening,
when Petriken hall wae crowded with
the friends of the graduating class to see
bow they acquitted themselves, and it
must be admisted that they one and all
deserved the congratulations they received.
The class exercis:s were beld at 2.30 o'clock
in the afternoon with the following pro-
gram of crators:
Music.
Invocation.
Salutatory and Essay “Buried Treasures'............
srierirsersneciesstasersbiniitersasie Winifred M. Gates
Essay “Art Pictures”..... ..... .Mande A. Johnston
Essay “Responsibilities
Class History..........ccrsrrscnrernsssesess Roy E. Farber
Music.
Essay “The American Sunday"... Mary L. Grimm
Essay “A Single Aim" .......connad Mildred H. Ogden
Eulogy “William Cullen Bryant" ..ccceisennes seen
secruistisuisanie Sea, Essie M. Viehdorfer
Ciass Prophecy.........c.ooeeesninn Anna M, Keichline
Oration “Manual Training" ..... Thomas 6G. Haugh
Essay “The Gem of Cities,” and Valedictory.......
sarisiadies shetuniseen ....Sara R McClure
Oration “The Disaster of San Francisco............. v
Serrasesstaeuent sinsttssreiss srban Charles P. Barnes
Essay “Music in the Home".........8abra D. Faxon
Oration “Public Liberties"..............Roy 8, Fleck
Essay “One Touch of Nature Makes the Whole
World Rin ......ccncnerrnanns Aune E. Garman
Essay “School Life as the Foundation of After
BIO cis essiiscriss suirinisivivivi ~Rebecea 0. Jacobs
Oration ‘Our Forest Trees"....... William L. Shope
Oration “Effect of Modern Inventions on Ameri.
BH urass sueninniten sesteiiisisisssnien «John P, Smith
Oration “Our Great Rival in Commerce'..............
Nia aa tata .B. Frank Steele
Essay ‘National Hymos".........Laura J. Thomas
Essay “I'he Importance of Our Navy" ......cccervenn
Wasasssereseuace siesediaerined «Helen M, Valentine
ight of Suffrage”.........
sense PAUL LL. Wetzel
Essay “Sunshine and Shadow" ...Lizzie M. Yohey
The ball was again crowded in the even-
ing when the commencement address was
delivered by Prof. George P. Bible, of
Wednesday was an off | rod
cnn Pearl M, Knisely add
the speaker, an old Centre county hoy,
was listened to from start to finish with
undisguived interest. Following the ad-
dress Hon. W. C. Heinle, president of the
school board, presented the diplomas to the
twenty-three graduates and awarded the
prizes, the latter being as follows:
W. F. Reyuolds general excellence prize,
$10—Sarah R. McClare.
J.C Meyer biographical prz: $10—
Eseie M. Viehdorler.
Harry Keller mathematical prizes, $10—
Mary L. Grimm.
W. F. Reynolds janior oratorical con-
test, firss prize, $10—S. Helen Stover, See-
ond prize, §5—Leah H. Wond«on,
D. A. R. prizes for hess historicil essays,
$5 —Raymond Jeokins. $5—Mary Showers,
George R. Meek priz: for the neatest set
of hooks in hookkeeping, $5 00—Bassie
Miles.
George R. Meek prize for highest grade
in spelling, $5 00—Verna Stevenson.
George R. Meek literary priz: for hess
news article, $10—Essie Viehdorfer.
The article winning this priz: is pablish.
ed as the leading editorial on page 4 and
il it really was written by a student of the
High school it shows a remarkable degree
of intelligence in one so young.
The list of graduates was published in
last week's WATCHMAN.
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Ix THR ToILS OF THE LAW.—Many of
the WATCHMAN readers know Boyd H.
Stonerode, son of the late C. P. Stonerode,
who for many years was station agent at
Milesburg, on the Bald Eagle Valley rail-
‘ road, and will be surprised to learn thas he
ie now in jail at Washington, Pa., on the
serions charges of swindling banks and
forgery. Aud, according to the Pittsburg
papers, Stonerode bas confessed all. His
wife, who was a Miss Smith, of Milesharg,
and who bas been in delicate health for
some time past, is prostiated over the dis-
covery of ber bushand’s guilt, as ehe claims
to have had uo suspicion of what be was
doing. Stoaerode is »aid to have cleaned
up over one hundred thousand dollars in
wbout seven years and the way he worked
it is bess told in the following story as
published in a Pittsburg pape: :
As an emulator of “Jack the Penman’ and
a living Jekyl and Hyde. Boyd H. Stoue-
e, who, as Samuel F. Fletcher, is in the
Washington county jail on a charge of forg-
ery, completely fooled the greatest detectives
of the United States for years.
Stonerode lives on Main street, Coraopolis,
where he has a wife and three children.
Stonerode was respected in that place and
every person had a good word for him. His
home life was exemplary, and the people of
Coraopolis were shocked to learn that Stone.
rede was the man arrested at Ambridge on a
charge of trying to defraud the Bentleyville
National bank out of £3,200 by means of a
forged letter and check.
Stonerode was a telegraph operator em-
ployed in a sigoal tower of the Wabash rail-
road near the Greentree tunnel. He only
made $60 a month as a telegrapher, but his
home was finely furnished. He owns bank
and oii stocks and is interested in many con.
cerns. It was only on a *‘tip’’ that detective
Cecil G. Rice learned of his real name and
ress.
In his home at Coraopolis he bad a type.
writer and when not working was always
busy with his machine. By constant prac.
tice he became a'competent typist and his!fam.
ily never kuew where and for what reason
he wrote so many letters. Generally about
two days after the letters were written he
would he absent from home for a time and
that i= thought to be when he made “hauls.”
Stonerode is a fine penman. His friends
say he can use 12 different slyles of hand
writing, each one distinct. Ouve of his feats
is the writing of the Lord's Prayer on his
thumb nail, so that it can be read without
uch difficulty.
rations, it is all .
buy bank and oil
His favorite victims were the banks.
Holding some of their stocks it was not hard
for him to get some of their stationery and
the signatures. The latter were learned ra
idly and then Stonerode, it is alleged, would
make a “killing.” Of all the money he got
he never squandered any aud among his
holdings are 10 shares of stock of the Colum.
bia Savings and Trust company of Pittsburg.
Stonerode would mail his xis by the
railway postoffice and in that way avoided
suspicion and after the letter had time to get
to its destination he would follow as per the
contents of the letters and get the money.
He is a steady worker and except for an oc-
casional visit to relatives, as he claimed,
lasting two or three duys, he was always ac
ey.
Stonerode always worked alone. That is
what deceived the detectives for years.
They expected the man who was defrauding
banks in that manner was an expert confi.
dence man and a ‘‘good’” crook, but never
had an idea it was a telegraph operator who
played bis daring cards alone.
Cashier J, T. Neill, of the Bentleyville Na-
tional bank, lodged an additional informa.
tion against Fletcher, charging him with
Philadelphia. The address was replete
Mies Birdie Stover, of Rebersburg.
with bright sayings and good advice, and
a ————
Sorgery, The bail, on account of the ad-
ditional charge, will be raised to £6,000,
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| The Last of the Old Style County
Conventions,
Semon,
: What was probably the last of the old
| style Democratic couuty conventions in
| Centre county was held in this place on
{ Taesday. There was a fair attendance of
the representive Democrats of the county,
| and as if each ove realized that the excit-
| ing times of delegate balloting for nomi-
| nees was passing into history there was a
{ noticeable absence of that kip—hurrah !
| style that characterizes the conduct of such
| assemblies,
Under the act of the recent Legislature
in the future all candidates for nomination
| on their respective party tickets will be
| voted for at the regular election polling
| places ; the reception and counting of the
votes being in the bands of the regular
election boards. Therefore county conven-
| tioos of the future will be nothing more
| than the gathering of party representatives
| for the purpose of rasifying the ticket,
| taming resolutions, electing delegates to
| the various conventions and conferences,
| electing county chairmen and transacting
j such other business as is not regulated by
| the act of Assembly.
| Thelconvention on Taesday was franght
with little interest outside of the feature
already mentioned. There was no contest
of any moment and only two calls of the
roll to decide the preference of the body.
On all sides there was voticeable an air of
quiet confidence. The people of Centre
county bave been so astounded by the rev-
elations of the boastfulness of the old Board
of County Commissioners that it seems to
be an accepted fact that they want no more
of such Republican mismanagement for
years to come.
The ticket named for the fall campaign
is a short ove, but the convention made up
in the quality of ite nominees whats was
lacking in the quantity : The Hon. JorN
NoLL for Assembly is a candidate entirely
satisfactory to all sides. He has been tried
in that body and found always on the side
of she masses and against thas of the ocor-
porations, rascals and public planderers.
His first term was merely in the nature of
schooling in the forum of the State's law
making body and be will go back to repre-
sent Centre again because be is now more
fit than ever before.
Apa HAzew, of Spring township, the
veteran carpenter and Democrat has been
named for Jury Commissioner and a better
choice could nos have been made. He isa
representative of one of the oldest families
in the county, as well as the largest, and a
Democrat whose party fealty has never
been questioned, nor bas his character ever
beeu sullied by the veriest imputation of
scandal of any sort.
Our new chairman for 1907 needs no in-
troduction to the Democrats of the county.
Almost from the day he began the study of
law in this place he has been interested in
local politics. He has already bad exper-
ience in managing campaigns, so that the
best results may be expeoted in the larger
battles that we will bave to fight in 1907.
It was just nine minutes past twelve
o'clock when the convention was called to
order by county chairman H. S. Taylor,
aod secretary H. J. Jackeon read the con-
vention call.
A permanent organization was effected
by the election of F. Pierce Musser, of
Millheim, editor of the Journal, as chair-
man; George R. Meek and Charles R.
Kurtz secretaries, A. A. Pletcher reading
clerk and A. G. Archey and D. P. Fortney
tellers. The chairman then appointed the
following committees:
On credentials——Robert M. Foster, of
State College; J. M. Keichline, Bellefonte;
J. C. Nason, Huston township; J. C. Con-
do, Gregg; W. H. Tibbens, Bellefonte; W.
J. Carlin, Miles, and Francis Speer, Belle-
fonte.
On resolaticns. —W. Miles Walker,
Bellefonte; F. K. White, Philipsburg; Mi-
chael Shaffer, Potter; A. W. Reese, Worth;
D. J. Kelly, Bellefonte, and M. D. Kelley,
Snow Shoe.
When the chairman announced the con-
vention open to receive nominations J. W,
Kepler nominated H. 8. Taylor for Con-
gress. His nomivation was made by ac-
clamation. On motion J. C. Harper,
Charles R. Kurtz and Col. J. L. Spangler
were elected congressional conferees.
When it came to the nominations for
State Senator J. M. Keichline nominated
W. C. Heinle, of Bellefoute, and A. G.
Archey nominated Roberts M. Foster, of
State College. Heinle was nominated on
the first ballot, which stood as follows:
Heinle Sig
Foster 84
A. Weber, of Howard; Ellis S. Shaffer,
of Miles, and P. J. MoDonnell, of Union-
ville, were elected senatorial conferees.
J. M. Keichline nominated Johu Noll, of
Bellefonte, for the Legislature and there
being no other nominations his nomina-
tion was made by acclamation. J. Adam
Hazel, of Axe Maon, and David MeClos-
key, of Cartin township, were nominated
for Jury Commissioner but before a ballot
was taken a letter was read from Mr. Mo-
Closkey withdrawing from the contest and
Hazel was nominated hy acel amation.
There were tive nominees for the four
delegates to the state convention, as fol-
lows: A. P. Zerby, of Peon; H. C. Dann
ker, of Rush; Jacob Swires, Philipsburg
George A. Beezer and J. C. Meyer, Bell
fonte. The first four were elected, the
vote standing as follows:
ZeBEDY ou cicirrrrirrsssniiiiins 2 2
D k 1 es
Swires a
Beczer dine TO
Meyer ; eee 20
N. B. Spangler Eeq., were uvanimotsly
elected chairman for 1907. “\
While the committee on 1esolutions w,
Capt. H. 8. Taylor and W. C. Heinle,after
in session brief speeches were made by.
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