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Democratic Delegate Election.
The Democratic voters of Centre county
will meot at tho regular place of holding
the general olection for their district, on
Saturday, September 18, 1880,
to elect delegates to the Democratic Coun
ty Convention. Tho election will open at
'2 o'clock r. M., and close at 6 o'clock P. M.
- The Delegates chosen at the above time
will meet in the Court House, at Bellefonte,
on TUESDAY, the'2lst day of SEPTEM
BER, at 2 o'clock, p. M., to nominate one
condidate for Congress, subject to the de
cision of the Congressional Conferees, two
candidates for Assembly, and ono candi
date for District Attorney, and trunsact
such other business as may bo regularly
brought before it.
Tho number of delegates to which each |
district is entitled under the present appor- '
tionment, is as follows :
< N. W. 2 Harris township 2 I
BeUefbara, -< S. W. i Howard " 2
W, 1; Huston " 1 I
Howard Borough 1' Liberty "
Mileeburg " 1 Marlon "
Mlllhelm M 3 Miles •• 4
Phillpaburg " 3 I'.uon • 1 !
I nlonville " ) |y n n " a
lb-oner Township 3 Poller " north .1
Noggt " 3 Potter ** south 4
lliiruside " 1 Btleh "
Curtiu " I Snow Shoe
College M 2 Spring - 4
Ferguson - old 3 Taylor •• 1
Ferguson " new 1 Union " j
Gregg •• 5 Walker " 4
Halt Moon - 1 Worth " I
Haines " 4
The above apportionment was made un
der the authority of the following resolu- 1
lion, adopted August 14, 1806:
Rr-tolvrd, That hereafter the Democratic 1
County Convention in Centre county shall j
lie composed of one Delegate from every j
tlfty Democratic votes polled at each and !
every Gubernatorial election in said coun- !
ty, which iid Delegates shall be allotted
to the several borough* and township* by
the Standing Committee of the County in
proportion to the Democratic vote* polled
tn the several election district* at the
Gubernatorial election next preceding the
County Convention.
The delegate election in all cases, will bo
conducted strictly in accordance with the
rules of the party heretofore adopted, ex
cept a* to the time of opening and closing,
* which is as above stated. The following
are the rules,
# —. dstowstos i r<-pr-**n( tb rtlf
™"jl In th* unuitl lVu<icrlk county con-
T ration, ,hll b* held at tI M u-.i.l p|r# „| holding
the f.-n.ral election! of each district, un tha riaiur.Ut
preceding the third TuwUj la j>-i,tr(nl>er, In Men and
fTpf J year, .leginnlng at two o'clock r. M.,on aaid day
looiiuoiog UDUI 1* o'clock r. a.
id The Mid delegate election! ahall be held by an
election board, to'mn.iat „f the member of (Vmntr
t onunlttea for each district, awl two other Democratic
yotera thereof, who ahall ba appointed or MiuM
by the Countj Committee. In cane any of the perwwa
S"> OHiMiloUnii the board ahall be ahaent from the place
of bidding tha election ftw a quarter of an hour after
the time appointed, by Rale Pint, tor the opening of
w . UM,|r p'* o * "* I'lwx'hall u flltaj |,y
nn election, to be eondncted, rlrn Tore, by the Demo
cratic Tutera preaent nt the time.
M- Erary quailSed Toter of the dlatrtrt, who at
fsoam! election eotad the Democratic tiekat,
ahadl ba eatitled to a rote at Ilia delegate alectlona;
and anyqualiSed elector of the dlatrtrt who will pledge
MS word of honor to rapport tbe Democratic ticket at
It! 52! ffS •• action ahall be permitted to tot. .1
tbe delegate alectlona.
by Ullot ; npon which ballot .ball h* written or
printaal the name or name* of the delegate or dele
gate* rotod for, together with any Inairm lino, whirl,
, ''• lha delegate or delegnlea.
bach ballot ahall be recelred from the person toting
the ram*. by a memlwr of tbe election lemrd, and by
blm depnalied in a bog or other raraptaela prorhlad fur
that pnrpoae, to which bog or other receptacle no
pereou bat member* ><t the election hoard hate WMM.
Mir mo ifMtrnr Xiutm IJ! U rictivH nr rtcuff
•>"> IIM wro* l* tip< >u th* Imllot M !>rovi<lss|
in lul Fourth, aor h*ll Mirh Intruction* If fot<i
upon ll* bt tHmiiii* u|Nm tit* <tolegat#<i, unit**
<'N*-hftif ir store of the !<*ll<t* ghali coaUlu lniru<
tiona eotH-eralag tha am er.. Wheneret half or
tour* of tba IwlloD ahall contain InttiucUuni oncer n
delegate* electail at snch alectlona
SMI be held to b* luatraete<l to anppurt lb* candldatea
*..*■ i* "ber of rate* for rach oflke.
U.. C .! U * b 'hall keep an keenrato
IS **• a<w of nil persona anting at am h ale. -
ttona; when Ibe llat oCrotera together with a fnlltnd
complete return of auch election containing an accn
rate atatement of lb* persona elected delegate* and
alMnau.ictiona rote.l ahall U eartlflad hy .aid board,
e-'' ''.c 00 ?.""" I '"'' "I"" 1 printed blanks to h*
fnrnWied by tbe County Contention.
.th. Whenever from any dMrlct qnaliSed Demo
"*Uc "■•."•".•d"' 1 •> "re Una the dela
ban In thai cattily Contention,
annWanan plain In writing of an nodn* alee Hon *r lala*
gy of datogntra r of laatrociloua, in which com
ahall be apeciScally m f„,th
and rertSad by th* aSdarit of on* or im.r* persona,
anch nomplainauu ahall bat* th* right to conleat tbe
sent of auch delegate* or th* Validity of auch iaatruc.
aft* oIT ®" ,o P'* 4 " t shall ha hanrd by a rommllla*
t'L cdn'lr.llfi be app,d.tod by the Prratdent of
theCotirrnUon; which aaid committee ahall proceed
*** ** PTttss, thsto proofs and allegation*, and
to the Conrentlon s hat dele
gate* nw rattUad to santa Utarein, and what loatrhr.
the Cc!I!-!.ir 0, c ,, ?f" soh Whereupon
lafl STn . " **.*" Immadintaly npon the
•■r the "*/' "'"P* " r reject th* repot t
mm th! n^ B|[ .T'7'. wb,rb " n of ynaaand
tld l! " , delegate, whoae aeata are on
omMted! inatmctiona are dlapnted ahall be
rewlLrit" ***"• ' ha dlatrkt that
reprerant. |n cn*a of nhaeuce or Inability to atirnd,
aobaUluliou. may b* made fiom dUaena of Urn dim
%' IfK't. . •
mh. Delegate! moat obey the inatMiction, al.ee
Utem by their rmpedlr. dlrirtet!, n3TftotesS7l
simll b* lha duty of th* PrmMent of tb.
to cast the rote of such delegate or del'gUM to ,"
cor duties wlUi the instructions; atid the delegate or
■lelrgato* so offending shall he forthwith expelled
flout the ounveuUun and shall not lie eligible to nny
office or place of trust in the party for a period of two
years.
loth, la ronrentlon a majority of all roter* shall
he necessary to a nomination; and no person'*nam*
shall lie excluded from the list of candidates until
after the third hallot or vote, when the person receiv
ing the least number of votes shall be omitted and
■truck from the roll, and so on at each succeaalve vote
until a nomination lie madu.
lUli. If any peraou who la a candidate far any
nomination before a county convention, shall he prov
en to hare offered or paid any money, or other
valuable thing, or made any promise of a considera
tion or reward to any person lor lilt vote or influence,
to secure the delegal* from any district, or shsll have
offered or paid any money or valuable thing, or prom
ised any consideration or reward, to any delegate for
Ills vote or to any person with a view ot Inducing or
securing the vu.es of delegates, or If llie same shall lie
done by any other person with the knowledge and
consent of such candfdate, the name of such candidate
shall bo Immediately stricken from the list of candi
dates; or If such fact he ascertained after his nomina
tion to any office and before the flnal adjournment the
nomination shall lie stluck from the ticket and the
vacancy supplied by a new nomination, and in either
case, such person shall l.e Ineligible lo any nomination
by the convention, or to so election as a delegate
thereafter. And in case it shall be alleged afler lb*
adjournment of Uie convention that any candidate put
iu nomination has been guilty of such acts or of any
other fraudulent practices lo obtain such nomination,
the charge shall bo Investigated by the County Com
mittee, and such steps taleu as the good of the party
may require.
12th. If any delegate shall receive any money or
other valuable thing, or accept the promise of any
consideration or reward to he paid, delivered or secur
ed to liim or lo sny person fur *uch candidate, as an
Inducement fur his vote, upon proof of Ibe fact to the
satisfaction of the convention, such delegate shall be
forthwith expelled and shall nut be received as a dele
gate to any further convention and shall he ineligible
to any party nomination.
lull. Cases arising under the 7th, 11th and 12th
rules, shall have precedence over all other liusiiiees In
convention until determined.
14th. That the term ol the chairman of the county
committee shall begin on the first day of January of
each and every year.
15th. That the delegates from til* several boroughs
and townships he authorised, In conjunction with the
chairman ot the county committee to appoint the
menders of the committee fur the various boruugli*
aud townships.
COMMITTKK* TO lIOLD bELEOATX ELECTION*.
I. Bellefonte Borough, North ward— William lisl
hrsilh, Chairman ; Frank P. Blair, W. F. Reber.
'A Bellefonte Borough, South ward—W. C. Heinle,
Chairman; I)r. J as. 11. Dolddns, John McDermol.
3. Bellefonte llonaigh. West want—William Harper,
Chairman; W. A. Morrison, 8 A. McQulstiou.
4 .Mlleshurg Borough—Frank K. Bible, Chairman;
C. K. Essington, 0. P. Kreanier.
5. Howard Borough—A. J. Gardner, Chairman;
Howard Bilckley, Alexander Henderson,
it. Millheitn Borough—J. U. Keif*nyd*r, Chairman :
J. C. Smith, J. 11. Breon.
7. Philipshurg Borough—C G. Herllnger, Chairman ;
J. J. I.ingle, Albert Owen.
A Cnloiivill* Borough—Patrick J. MrDonnel, Chair
man ; A. J. Grieat, Dr. Colislan* Cambridge.
11. Benner Tow nship—Uriah Stover, Chairman . John
Kishel, John Knox.
10. Hoggs Township—James A. FlrClaln; Chairman
CoL Jas F. Weaver, John A. Whitehlll.
11. Dnrnside Township—William Uipple, Chairman:
B. Yeidcffer, John Mulholland.
12. College Township— Hon. Samuel Gllllland, Chair
man ; Frank Taylor, Jacob Boiorf.
13. Curtin Townshi|>— David Delung, Chairman
IhiTtd Brick ley, Mitchell Leather*.
14. Ferguaon Township, old precinct—R. U. Brett,
Chairman , W. 11. Fry, Peter Fry.
15. Ferguaon Township, new precinct—O. M. Sheets,
Chairman ; Milee W. Walker, Simon Ward.
16. Gregg Township—M. U Rtsh< I, Chairman; 8. J.
Herring, T. B. Jemlson.
17. Ilaines Township—George Krister,Chairman ; 11.
A. Mingle, Sol. Kttlinger.
18. llalf Moon township—John Ward, Chairman: J.
11. Griffin, Charles urnn.
1. Harris Tuwnsbip-Satuurl Ishler. Chairman
Thomas Kitey, Philip Myers. •
•20. Howard Township— Devid Tanyer, I'hairman
J. N. Hall, Mil haei Confer.
'2l. Ilnston Township—Henry G. Chroniater, Chair
man ; Daniel Irvln, John I. Milee
22. Liberty Township—W, 11. Gardner, Chairman;
David Confer, Alfred Bitner.
23. Marion Township—John Hoy, Jr., Chairman
Daniel Miller, Joseph lleberling.
24. Mltea Township—Samnel K. Faust, Chairman :
George Buyer, John Wolfe.
25. Patton Township—Dr. J. M. Bush, Chairman,
Agnew Sellers. George Fottagrove.
20. peiiu Township—W. F. Smith,Oudrman; Samuel
Ard, J. 8. Meyer.
27. Potter Township, north precinct—D. F. Lnse,
Chairmen , William Swab, Jobn Shannon.
28. Potter Township, eoolh prerlnr t—Geo. W Spang-
Isr, Chairman , William From. Samuel Slack.
23. Bush Township—William Cullen, Chairman:
Barney Coy I*. J. W. Collins.
3U. Suow Show—John G. I'sale. Chairman ;J. U.
Ilolt, A. C. Ilinton.
31. Spring Township— K. C. Wood, Chairman : David
Noll. N. A. Lucas.
32. Taylor Township—Samnrl Hoover, Chairman;
George Calderwoeil, Chi Mian Sharer.
31. Union Township—*!. S Fredericks, Chairman, S.
K. Emerlrk, D. C. Ammerman
34. Walker Township— Samuel Decker, Chairman:
John Brown, John 11. Berk.
. Worth Township—o K. Williams, Chairman;
Kbenexer Records, Owen McCann.
By order of the committee.
J. Is. Kr ANGLER, Chairman.
What MeauH Tbl* !
Prom tbe Korriatown Regieter.
"If the Drmocratie jxirt v sliOl'LD lig
PERMITTKD To I'RKvAll., i( vHtubi bt better
for . fAaf TIIK UK It KM, ION lIAD
TRIUMPHED, ASP THAT SF.CCES
SIOS HAP SUCCEEDED."— New York
Tribune, July, IHKO.
Rebellion preferred by tbe Republi
can party—"us"—to losa of {>ower in the
government!
Secession to be advocated in tbe
event of the election of general Han
cock 1
The Republican party which controls
majority of tbe northern states, to
plunge the country into nnother war of
rebellion unless allowed to rule!
The principal organ of the party iu
the country openly advocating a de
struct ion %f the Union if not permitted
to control it* Kovernment.
The New York Tribune, while lying |
about Wade Hampton, fostering the ,
spirit of secession among its readers I
The New York Ttibune, an acknowl
edged leader of nentiment in the repub
lican party, threatening the people with
another war if they do not vote for
Gariield 1
Three are the mramnge of that sentence, or
English language it incapable qf conveying
any meaning /
A Significant Commentary.,
J Fn>m Ibe Philadelphia Time*.
i One of the early duties that Fublio
Printer John D. Defrees was called upon
to perform after tbe inauguration of the
Hayes administration, was to print the
| President's civil service order, dated
June 22, 1877, for tbe edification of his
own and other official subordinates, as
follows:
No assessment for political purposes on
officials or subordinate* should be allowed.
This rule is applicable to every department
of tbe civil service. It should be under
stood by every officer of the general gov
ernment Mist he is expected to conform his
conduct to its requirements.
RUTHERFORD B. HATES.
On .Saturday last, Public Printer De
frees printed in the same government
printing office and posted throughout
the building the following significant
commentary on the civil service order
of his chief:
Persons who have agreed to contribute
funds to the necessary and legitimate ex
penses of tbe Republican campaign will be
called upon immediately after pay day for
the money, and it is hoped it will be paid.
P.ersons who go home to vote fteeq not
contribute. JOHN D. DsrREEa,
Publio Printer.
A COOLNESS bos sprung up betweon
flight and morning.
HANCOCK AND SHERMAN.
The Letters Written During the
Crisis of '7O.
GENERAL SHERMAN** CONFIDENCE IN THE
NEXT I'REFTLDENT —IIE 18 OPPOSED TO
GRANT'S METHOD or miNci TROOUS—
SOMETHING ABOUT BROTHER JOHN
—THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION.
NEW YORK, August 20. —The " Life of
General Hancock," published to-day by
Apploton A CO., contains his corres
pondence with General Sherman of
December, 1876, and .January, 1877, in
the course of which the letter already
Siven to the public, written at C'aron
elet, Missouri, December 28. was ad
dressed to General Sherman. The
latter wrote December 4, granting Gen.
Hancock's application for leave of ab
sence to go to Carondelet and in his
letter made the following allusion (the
only one) to political affairs. Referring
to the orders sent by the President to
Gen. Kuger, commanding the depart
ment of the South, General Sherman
said :
A HAD PRECEDENT.
" The political orders to Kuger at
Columbia I preferred should go from
the President to him through the Sec
retary of War. They were not military.
I dislike much to have our soldiers used
in connection with -a legislative body,
but orders coming from the President
have to be obeyed. They form a bad
precedent, but thus far have prevented
a collision of arms between inflamed
partisans."
A letter from Hancock (not included
in the published correspondence) ex
presses some uneasiness on account of
a newspaper report he had seen stating
that he was to be ordered from New
York, and appears to have furnished
occasion for the following letter from
Sherman, dated December, 1876:
"Lest your peace of mind may be
disturbed by foolish reports bandied in
newspapers about your being ordered
from new York I will tell you that
there is not a word of truth in it. Nei
ther the President or Secretary of War
has ever intimated to me such purpose
and 1 know 1 have never said a word or
written a syllable to the effect. I see
in the Republican (of St. I<ouis) that not
only was the order made but that I
destroyed it and tore out the leaves of
the record book containing the copy.
The whole thing was and is an invention
by somebody who wanted to create a
sensation.
BROTHER JOHN'S ASPIRATIONS.
The same is true about John Sher
man intriguing to be President of the
Senate that he might be President atl
in/erim . he has told me that be has
never heard the subject broached, that
he would not accept the place ss he
prefers to be where he is now, Chairman
of the Senate Committee on Finance."'
Ihe letter concludes: "No serious
changes in the command are being con
templated and when tbey are you may
be sure that I will give you the earliest
notice. There are men on mischief
intent who would gladly sow the seeds
of discension among us of the Army.
Truly, your friend.
" W. T. SHERMAN."
This letter is followed by the Caron
delet letter to which Sherman replied
as follows :
THE RBPI.T TO THE CARONDELET LETTER.
DEAR GENERAL: I did not receive
your most interesting letter of Decem
ber 28. lam very glad to have your
views in erlcnto upon subjects of such
vital importance. Our standard opin- I
ions are mostly formed on the practice
of our predecessors, but a great change
was made after the close of the civil
war by the amendments to thet'onati- |
lotion, giving to the freed slaves certain
civil and political rights, and empower
ing Congress to make the laws neces
sary to enforce these rights. This
{lower is new and absolute and Congress
las enacted laws with which we are not
yet familiar and accustomed. (See '
pages 348, 349 and 350 of revised slat- !
utes, section 1,989, edition of 1873-74.]
As a matter of fact I dislike to have
our army used in these ciyil conflicts,
but the President has a lawful right to
! use the army and navy, and baa eier
j cised the right, as he believes lawfully
1 and rightfully, and our duty has been
and is to sustain him with seal and sin
cerity. As to the Presidential election,
we are in no manner required to take
the least action, but to recognise him
as president whom the lawfully appoint
ed officers declare to be such person. I
, hope and pray that Congress will agree
on some method before the day and
hour arrive, but in case of failure to
elect by or before the 4th T March
there will be a vacancy in both the
offices of President and Vice President,
in which event the President of the
Senate becomes President pro U *., and
a new election will have to tie held
under the law of 1792. (See title 3,
chapter I. pages 21, 22 and 23, Revised
Statutes.] It is well we should com
pare notes and agree before the crisis is
on us, but I surely hope we may pass
this ordeal safely and peacefully. f
will be pleased to hear from you at any
time.
(Signed) W. T. SHERMAN.
The next letter published is from
General Hancock to General Sherman,
dated New York, January 2. It is as
follows:
A LETTER FROM HANCOCK.
GENERAL : An anonymous commmuoi
cation to the Secretary of War dated
Louisville, Ky„ December 16, 1876,
reached my headquarters on the 27th
of that month from the office of the
adjutant general of the army. It re
presents that in the contemplated up
rising of the people to enforce the In
auguration of Tilden and Hendricka
the depot at Jeffersonville is to be
seized and is expected to arm and
clothe tbe Indiana army of democrats.
The endorsement on this communica
tion made at your headquarters dated
December 26, 1876, Is as follows:
"The official copy la respectfully re
ferred to Mqjor General W. H. Hancock,
commanding the division of the Atlan
tic, who may draw a company from Geo.
Ruger, commanding the department of
the South, and post at Jeffersonville
depot, with orders to protect it against
any danger."
The terns of the endorsement imply
an exercise of discretions on my part
which lends me to write to you before
taking action. In my judgment there
ia no danger of the kina the anonymous
oommunicatiqp sets forth or any other
i kind at Jeffersonville depot to justify a
movement of troops to that place. Such
a movement, it seems to me, would in
: volve unnecessary expense and would
create or increase apprehension for
which there is r.o real foundation.
There are no arms or ammunition at
the Jeffersonville depot and if such a
• force aa is referred to could be raised
for rebellious purposes, it is not likely
that it would begin by seizing a depot
■ of army uniforms, and therefore, if
there are grounds for action of the gov
ernment I see no danger in delay which
will result from this presentation of the
subject to you. If, however, in your
i better judgment a company should be
sent there, it shall be promptly done as
soon aa you notify me to that effect,
i As I have already said, I do not act at
, once; because in your instructions you
say 1 "may" send a company there,
which I construe as leaving it some
what discretionary with me. I return
ed on tbe 31st of December, 1876, from
St. Louis. lam very truly yours,
"WINFIELD 8. HANCOCK,
"Major General Commanding."
AFTER THE CARONDELET LETTER.
On the 19th of January Hancock
wrote to Sherman that he bad been so
busy that be had not yet written as he
intended In reply to th acknowledge
ment of his letter from Carondelet. He
says : "I wished to notice simply your
reference to tbe revised statutes and
one or two other points in a brief way.
I will do so yet, but not to day, as I am
house bunting. The proposition*for tbe
joint committee insures a peaceful solu
tion of the presidential question if it
becomes a law, and in my opinion gives
to Hayes chances he did not havo be
fore. I have considered that Tilden's
chances were impregnable, not so Hen
dricks'. Now it seems to me that Gov.
Hayes has something more than an
even chance, but the definite results
cannot be foreshadowed. Fortunately
trouble need not be provided against
by the use of the army should the bill
become a law. H the bill passes and
General Grant vetoes it Tilden's cliances
will be stronger than before—certainly
if he and bis friends support the meas
ure. Public opinion will strengthen bis
position. The danger in the compro
mise question or joint committee plan
is that the defeated candidate might
appeal to the supreme court on the
grounds of illegal (unconstitutional) de
cisions. lam very truly yours,
WINFIELD H. HANCOCK.
General Sherman writes the closing
letter of the correspondence (as pub
lished). It is dated Washington, Jan
uary 29. He says:
SHERMAN ON THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
GENERAL: The passage of the bill for
counting the electoral vote, approved
bv tbe President, ends, in my judgment,
all possible danger of nonfusion or dis
order in connection with the presiden
tial imbroglio. 1 feel certain that the
dual governments in South Carolina
and Louisiana will be decided by the
same means which determines who is
to be the next president. Therefore
with the consent and approval of the
secretary of war now absent, we want to
return the troops temporarily detached
heck as soon as possible to the post*
occupied before the election, with this
exception, that the twelve companies
(now thirteen) or the equivalent of a
regiment remain here in Washington
for a time. Tbe remainder of the letter
relates to the disposition of the troops
in the south.
LETTER FROM PITTSBURG.
■ t|rl*l CurrtMpuudriKs of lE* DCMOCRAT.
PITTSRI aa, August 30, ISBo.—Tbe clos
ing weeks of registration time are always
busy periods in the large towns. Last
week the work of naturalizing and as
sessing went on all over the west with
great vigor. The county fairly shakes
l with excitement. Up in Morg. Wise's
oouulry, Gieene and Fayette oounties,
he really makes tbe houses shake for
he has managed to get hold of some
condemned cannon at Washington and
they have a great squad with plenty of
powder, and they rattle the glass out of
tbe wjpdows up shout Rice's landing
and Brownsville in away that makee tbe
painter and glaiiers merry.
THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.
S. A. Hrrr Smith, R. 22. J It, llnfiktn*, D
J. L. SUlßmrtt. D. Kw.ll l.rtrlt R
10. Wm. Iluortnj. D. M J. fullitsn, U.
U D W.OuamJlr, 0. £L 0. T Mtll.r. D.
J. A. Srmstmi, R, T M. Burn., R.
17. A. 11. Coffr..th, R J 11, Si.vMt*.,,, 0.
IS. 11. O. Flh#r. R Itt. W.R.StMllmt>rrv>r. IL
R Nllltn Spm, D. IA. J. Rottmr, D. A U.
IS. r. K RHttlmoTsr, D X I. D, M- Jankm. R.
J. C. LI til*. R. W. C. I'lnmm-r, tl.
it. Mom#*. Wlm, D. S. 11. Millar, *.
O.WTK. Minor, 0. 27. LJ. Watson. R
Alfrrd Short, D. a a.
Senator Wallace, wbo passed through
Pittsburg, last week, on liia way to Cla
rion, where he spoke, said be thought
we would gain four Congressmen, vit:
one in Curtin'a district in place of
Yocum, Speer instead of Fisher, Mos
grove in place of Harry White, and
Hopkins instead of Krrett.
I hat will be doing pretty well. Coff
roth will be re-nominaled in the Somer
set district, and the Republicans ara
divided as to who shall run against bim.
There are only thgee dangerous men in
the district of Ooffroth, vis: Morrell and
Rarker of Cambria, and Cessna of Bed
ford. Coffroth ean beat anybody else
easy. Morrell and Barker are both off.
and Kounts of Somerset, and General
Jake Campbell of Cambria, are striving
for the nomination. Kounts can be
beeten easy enough, and Campbell was
beaten before. Cewns might take a
little work.
HANCOCK'■ RACK HON*.
But Ilßaoock absorbs all interest.
"Can we carry Pennsylvania for him ?"
is tha question the rank and file are
asking eaoh other. %
The Sherman letters to Hanoock are
published and show Hanoock up fur
ther as a stalwart Democrat. In the
letter dated Jan. 19, 1877, "Tha prop*
sition for a joint commission, tf U be
comes a law, gives to Governor Hayes
chances that ne did not have before.
I have considered that Mr. Tilden's
chances were impregnable, now (with
this electoral commission) it seems to
me, Governor Hayes has more than an
equal chance." KRTETOHB.
*
; THE DEMOCRATIC NORTH.
A Million More Democrats North
Than South.
THE CHEAT CENTRAL STATES DEMOCRATIC —
FIVE DEMOCRATIC STATES FURNISH
MORE SOLDIERS TO TIIE UNION
ARM V THAN THIRTEEN
REPUBLIC** STATES.
The Pittsburg Post, under the title of
"A Htudy in Figures," publishes the
following truthful and excellent article
which completely dispones of the con
temptible republican falsehood that the
voting strength of the democracy is con
fined to the southern states :
The republicans assume the demo
cratic party is or will be controlled by
the south and in southern interests. No
attempt of this kind has been made
since the war, and to the only one before
the war, in the disastrous Charleston
convention, and the bolt of the southern
leaders, tbe republican party owes its
success in 1860. There is no danger of
its repetition.
A good many republicans, judging
from the way they talk, believe the bulk
of the democratic party is at the south.
A Garfield organ the other day declared
"the democratic party was composed
two thirds of southern and one third of
northern men." We have heard the
same idea declared from the stump or
through the press hundreds of limes,
until it has become a matter of common
republican belief. But this is one of
those falsehoods that is easily exploded.
We annex the democratic vote of the
northern and southern states in 1876, as
stated in Spffor(Ti American Almanac,
adding the democratic vote of Colorado
in 1878, that state not having voted for
president in 1876, the electors being
chosen by the legislature :
North. | South
Altbcmi '
ArkAD* | 'Afl Tl
f'nliLiriiiA.....
< omifctlrut. 61 .'.*'*4
Colorelo lVnaL*.-
DrUtt*r#
Clortdl —...! itWPI
< gift j I
11 lit,oia 2" OUI
Indiana tl■l/i'ifi' ~..........
lo IlJ.iF.r# ............
.
k*ntu< ky ( l&i.Mtfl
i/Kiifkoi NyM
Mai no 49.N4
Maryland H,7m
Mamma/ tiuwft*
Michigan Ml "-
MlnfinuU -
MlteMpfrl. ' 111.171
Mtaar.un mjn
j
Nrtad* ............
N*w Hftropulilre ! "*.•*.N ft
Nnr Jsrtejf lift.tt.J ........
New York .21 >4'
North Carolina 14&,447
01110.. MM . .. 3&1.1** |
Oregon 14.14 ' I
I'MutH) hania 1 j
Rhode Imlajml 141,712 ............
Kouth ( Wtrliaa. ' '
Tem>te> 13-1.1 <4* ,
Tff&aa i 'w - KM,7*4
Vermont. ar t i'4 .. I
Virginia 1
Waf Virginia : !
WlaotHMtn .. ) ra,UI7 j
This shows'the following totals :
Northern d#nkorati voir !
douihtrn democrati< rot* i j
Rlmaof northern vot*a IjMNI.7!
So it will be seen that it is much :
nearer the truth to state that tbe demo
cratic party is composed of two thirds
northern and one-third southern demo
crats. Four years ago, we had an army <
of 2,682.688 northern democrats, and
yet the republicans have the unparal
-1 leled presumption to assume that their I
party constitutes or can man make a
{"solid north!" In November the
northern democratic vote will not fall
j below four millions.
Nor is this all. In the southern col
umn of the above list are included the
states of Delaware, Maryland, West Vir*
ginia, Kentucky and Missouri, which
never joined the rebel confederacy, but
on the contrary, contributed largely to
the succeas of the Union arms. These
states sent to the federal army, ss ap
pears from official reports, the following '
number of soldiers:
Mi wart —IWJ.III M.rj Ln-I
K-ULOFKR U.CTU
Virginia .
Totnl in.
These five border states—where it
meant and cost something to he sl'uion
man—contributed more soldiers to ihe
Union army than the annexed thirtees
northern states, on which it relied to
constitute the "solid north." The fig
urea are instructive:
SOLDIERS FURNISHED TO THR UNION ARMV.
Main. 72.111 California. U.7r,
Nan lUmpuhlra.....
Vermont VA.2S2 N<-hnu>h 3,11.9
Ehud. I*l*l*l.. m.SMH Oregon | .s|
Connecticut A7.S7S Keeah .. | n*->
Mi. newt*. 2A.US2 lon* Tvjse
* st W 3,271
We think this showing, even on re
publican theories, places the democrat
ic states of Missouri, Kentucky, West
Virginia, Maryland and Delaware in the
column of the "truly loyal." Add their
democratic vote (521,294) to that of the
northern states and we have this show
ing of the location of the democratic
vote:
to loyal rtatm a.**.**!
In Into rrfwl *tnlm... IJMM.RS*
Etrmn of dcmnrrmti In loyal tutm. 2,117,2 m
It seems to us this pretty effectually
disposes of the last bloody shirt yawp
about the predominance of the "rebel
element" in the democratic party.
There is another leaaon to he learned
from an axamination of these state vote*.
Take the great belt of central and power
ful states, stretching from Connecticut
on the Atlantic to Illinois on the Missis
sippi—ell northern states.-Tbey contain
a population by the last census or 19,.
418,000, not so very far from one-half
the total population of the thirty-eight
states. These great commonwealths, it
is not too much to say, embrace a great
proportion of the money capital, manu
facturicg and business enterprises and
activity, industrial progress, intelligence
and culture of the whole Union. As it
were, they are the heart of the nation,
and their population in finance, husi
ness and enterprisa reach to its fhrthett
extremities. Lat us see bow them
Kit commonwealths ara divided polit
ly as tested by the election of 1876:
j DMNMfotfc | fefMhlimn
teeaytkat.— si.su!
•* ** *t.ars| min
fom Jyw.— ha ws taa^ir
tfonMytvaala. Somas sm It*
Ohte,— - MUM; 330,™.
— SiSj SSi
iwata.... I .set ,312! i,M,an
In this great belt of Northern Ktati *
—the aeat of empire, wealth and power
—extending aeroaa the continent from
, the Atlantic to the Miaaiaaippi and poll
ing over 3,700,00<J to tea—the Itemocrat
ic party leada the Republican over ten
thousand vote*. And yet the Radicals
have the hardihood to talk of a "solid
north " aa something within their grasp
for purposes of further oppression A
the aouth and to rekindle the dying
r embers of sectional strife. The figures
we have given not only expose the
| falsity and aLsurdity of their allegation
about the composition of the Demo
cratic party but show that the Radicals
i are powerless to organise the northern
section of the I'nion as a solid foite
against the Southern section.
Paragraphs from Forney.
j A new dishonor in the shape of Pa
cific Mail Subsidy, awaits tbe lie Golyer
candidate.
Garfield's campaign biography wa*
! rough on Oakes Ames. Whereupon the
j young Oakes demanded that Garfield
modify the language of the book or faee
further revelations of his corruption.
Garfield weakened at once and the new
edition is not like tbe first.
A lot of parrot politicians are shriek
ing Itepublican ism, who are no mora
genuine in their professions than a set
of play actors trying to show that they
are real kings, when they are merely
spangles, paste and feathers. General
Hancock seems to be the constable to
clear out these intruders. •
As long as you sing in the Itepublican
choir and echo their sentiments, )ou
are a saint, but if you utiera discordant
i note you are a traitor.
"Yes," says Forney, "I did apeak
well of Garfield, but then I did not
I think of his record. It was not my
business to keep a list of his jobs. Whst
!it ia all men know now and I revolt
from it."
There ia hardly a Itepublican leader
of any note who has not privately ad
mitted that Garfield's nomination wa
a blunder and that blunder wa* more
j than a crime.
Garfield won a title at Chicago he
could not wear, and from the scarlet
letter of his own guilt, he ahuddered ;
I " What will Mbcrman think of me?"
"When tbe convention at Cincinnati
nominated Hancock, a light broke
around me, *' aaya Forney, " and a voice
of peace and brotherhood which was to
silence sectional hate. Thousands ol
| Republicans fell the same way."
The saddest sight of all ia to see this
Maw-worm, this Pecksniff Garfield a
candidate for President of tbe great
United State*.
They cannot tarnish the brightness of
Hancock's fame, nor add the ldast light
to Garfield's black record.
One man may not do much in this
campaign, but it was the single bell on
the rampart* that saved Holland from
the engulfing sea.
The Republican fnewtpaper* from
Maine to Maryland, including the pious
pages of Harper t Weekly, which never
' sees any sinners save those who do not
: worship in its church, are now war to
to the knife on tbe South and on Han
cock as a I)emocrat.
The Republican papers first (forged
that tbe American people owed nothing
to Hancock lor his great services, but
this aroused such a storm among the
! Republicans that it was dropped like a
hot coal, scorching only the hands of the
authors.
The ghoat of the Credit Mobilier and
He Golyer will not down.
Tweed temporarily broke down tbe
democratic party by his fierce robberies
1 Nick Riddle fimolted the Whigs, and
Garfield is now the poisoned sausage by
which the Republican party will see
death.
" I will/' aaya Forqey, "join any side,
or drop any side, if by ao doing I can
get the American people to be good to
each other, to be grateful to those wbo
serve them, to put the beat men in of
fice, to help our youth lo be honeat and
manly, and have pluck enough to drive
out of positions of trust, a set of roer
eenarie* as utterly disqualified for pub
lic responsibility aaany that ever lived."
No party ever suocoaful shouldered a
confessed jobber.
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