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Democratic Delegate Election.
The Democratic voters of Centre county
will meet at the regular place of holding
the general election for their district, on
Saturday, September 18, 1880,
to elect delegates to the Democratic Coun
ty Convention. The election will often at
2 o'clock P. M., and close at 6 o'clock p. XI.
The Delegates chosen at the above time
will meet in the Court House, at Bcllefonte,
on TUESDAY, the 21st day of SEPTEM
BER, at 2 o'clock, p. xi., to nominato one
condidute for Congress, subject to the de
cision of the Congressional Conferees, two
candidates for Assembly, one candidate
for District Attorney, and one candidate
for County Surveyor, and transact such
other business as may be regularly brought
before it. •
The number of delegates to which each
district is entitled under the present appor
* lionmcnt, is as follows :
(N. W. 2 !!arri towmdiip 2
Rtdlefonrr, \B. W. 2 Howard 44 2
(W.W. I'll anion 44 1
Howard Borough 1 Liberty •• 2
MilMl'itrg " 1 Marion M 2
Millheim " 3 " 5
Pbilipihurg 14 3 Patton •• 1
T'nionvillr " 1 Peon 14
RENTIER Towiwhip 3 Poller 44 north 3
BotcKi 44 3 Potter 44 null 111 4
BnritAide 44 1 Kinli 44 2
L'tirUii 44 1 tfnow Shoe 44 2
College " 2 Spring •' 4
FERGUSON 44 old 3 Tayl..r 44 1
Ferganon 44 new 1 L'nlon 44 1
Urpftg u ft, Walker 44 4
Half Moon 44 1 Worth 44 1
liainea 44 4
The above apportionment was made un
der the authority of the following resolu
tion, adopted August 14, 1860:
REMITTED, That hereafter the Democratic
County Convention in Centre county shall
be composed of one Delegate from every
fifty Democratic votes polled at each and
every Gubernatorial election in said coun
ty, which said Delegates shall be allotted
to the several boroughs and townships by
the Standing Committee of the County in
proportion to tho Democratic votes polled
in the several election districts at tho
Gubernatorial election next preceding the
County Convention.
The delegate election in all cases, will be
conducted strictly in accordance with the
rules of the party heretofore adopted, ex
cept as to tho time of opening and closing,
which is as above stated. The following
are the rules.
Ist. The eli-rtliin for drlr*sb to rv|irr*iit the dif
ferent districts In thr annus! Democratic coanty con
vention, slialt be held at tbe usual place uf holding
the general elections of each district, on the Haturds)
preceding the third Tne*|*> in H-qitemlier, In earn ami
every year, beginning at two o'clock r. a ,on aaid day,
continuing until tlx o'clock r. M.
J.I The said delegate elections shall l-e held hy an
election haul, to cin*it of the memlier of t'ounty
Committee for each district, snd two other Democratic
sot era thereof, who shall be appointed or designated
by the County Committee. In rase auy of the peraont
so constituting the hoard shall be alisout from the place
of holding the election for n quarter of sn hour after
the |ime appointed, by Rule Urst, for the opening of
the same, his or their place or places shall be tilled by
an election, to be conducted, vlra voce, hy the Demo
cratic voter* prseent at the time.
lid. Kerry qualified voter of the district, who si
the lata general election voted the Democratic ticket,
shall be entitled to a vote at the delegate elections;
and any qualified elector of the district who will pledge
ids word of honor to support the Democrat), ticket at
the next general election shall be permitted to vote at
the delegate election*.
4th. The voting at all delegate elections shall be
hy ballot; upon which ballot shall la written or
printed the name or nanow of the delegate or dele
gam voted fur, together with any Instruction* which
the voter may deetra to give Iba delegate or delegan*.
Kach ballot shall be received from the |ierson voting
the some, by a member of the election hoard, and by
him deposited In a ti* or other receptacle provided for
tliat purposff to whlrh bo* or other receptacle no
person but member* of the election board have access.
'•th. No instructions sin 11 he received or recognised
unices lbs same tie voted upon the ballot as provided
In Rule Kourtli, jor shall such Instruction* If voted
upon the ballot, tie binding upon the delegates, unless
one-half or more of the ballots shall contain instruc
tion* concerning (he same office. Whenever half or
mors of the ballots shall contain Instructions concern
ing aay office, the delegate# elected at such elections
shall be held to be Instructed to support the candidates
having tbe highest numlwr of votes for such office.
•Hi. Each election board shall keep an accurate
list of the names of all persons voting at am h si ac
tions ; when tho list of voter* together with a full and
• utuplete return of such election containing an accu
rate statement of lbs persons elected delegates and
all instructions Tided shall tie certified by said board,
to the County Convention, upon printed blanks to be
tarnished hy tba County Con vent lon
7th. Whenever from any district qualified Demo
cratic. voters. In numbers equal to fir# times the dele
gate* whlrb such district ha* In the County Convention,
shall oomplaia In writing of an nndn* election sr false
return of delegates or of Instructions, In wbkh com
plaints the alleged tacts dial) he specifically set forth
b- . and Wilted by the affidavit of one ov more persons,
such oomplaioant* shall bat* th* right to rnatest the
seat of such delegates or tbe validity of such Instruc-,
Hons, Such complaint (hall he heard by a committee
of five delegates to he appointed by tbe President of
theuonvenlion; wbkh said committee shall proceed
l bear th* parties, their proofs and allegations, and
as soon as may be report to the Coaveatlon what dele
gates are entitled to seats therein, and what In. Unc
tion* are binding upon such delegates. Wberenpon
?. "•"U proceed Immediately upon the
roll of the few ami nays to adopt or rvjecf the report
of the conteatlng peril.., In which call of yeas and
nays, the names of the delegates whoa* seats are con
tested or whose Instructions are disputed shall be
omitted.
Mb. All deb-gatee must reside In tbe district they
i \ represent. In case of afaseure or Inability U> attend,
eiitxtltutioiia may be made from clttune of the die
yi® l -
- Delegates most obey the Inst ructions given
vui by their respective districts, and If violated, it
. y 'i\ . -v ; '• . i
fttmll lw tin* duty ml tho Drcnldcnt of the convention
to cut tin* vote of auch d*li*Kti* or delvgalo* In no
cordutico altli the itt<trii lion*; and tin* delegate or
delegate* no offending ahull l* forthwith expelled
ftoiu the convention and "hull not he eligible to any
ofttce or place ot trust In thu |*u ty for a period ot two
yours.
10th. In convention n majority of all voters shall
be necMiaary to a nomination; and no IUIIIH*
shall I>P pxclndpfl from the lint of candidates until
ftVtpt the third ballot or vote, when HIP person TPCPIT
itiK tin* Ifust number of votes nliall b omitted and
strut k from the roll, and no ou at each successive vote
until a nomination IM* made.
Utli. If any pomon who In a candidate for any
nomination tipiore a county convention, shall be prov
en to have offered or |*ald any money, or other
valuable thliiK, or modo any promise of a considera
tion or reward to any person lor bis vote or Influence,
to secure the delegate from any district, or shall have
offered or paid any money or valuable tiling, or prom
ised any consideration or reward, to any delegate for
bis vote or to any person with a view ot Itido. ing or
securing the votes of delegates, or If the same shall be
done by any other person with the knowledge and
consent of such candidate, the name of such candidate
•hall ba ImmtdtnUlj •tnokn from tha llatofl oondl*
dates; or if such fait be ascertained after his nomina
tion to any office and before tbe final adjournment tho
nomination shall be struck from the ticket and the
vacancy supplied by a new nomination, and In either
case, such person shall be ineligible to any nomination
by the convention, or to an election as a delegate
thereafter. And in case it shall be alleged after tho
adjournment of the convention that auy candidate put
in nomination lias Iteeii guilty of such acts or of any
other fraudulent practice* to obtain such nomination,
the cluirgo shall be Investigated by the County Com
mittee, and such steits taken as the good of the party
may require.
12th. If any delegate shall receive any nmnvy or
other valuable thing, or accept the promise of any
eonsideration or reward to be paid, delivered or secur
ed to liini or to any person for such candidate, as an
Inducement for his vote, upon proof of the fact to the
satisfaction of the convention, such shall he
forthwith expelled and shall not be received as a dele
gate to any further convention and shall be ineligible
to aiiv party nomination.
Mtli. Cutcs arising under the 7th, 11th and lJth
rules, shall have precedence over all other business in
convention until determined.
IMb. That the term of tin* chairman of the county
Committee shall begin on the tlrst day of Jauuary of
each and every year.
16th. That the delegates from the several boroughs
and tow nshl(is la* authorized, tu conjunction with the
chairman of tlu* county committee to np(M>int the
iiieuiliers of the committee for the various iHirouglis
and tow nships.
COMMITTEES TO HOLD DELEGATE ELECTIONS.
1. Ibdlefonte Borough, North ward—-William Ual
brnith. Chairman ; Frank l\ lilalr, W. F. Keber.
2. ltellefoiita Borough, Houtb ward—W. O. Heinle,
Chairman; l>r .!• H. Dobbins, John Mcln-rmot.
3. Bellefonte Borough, West ward—William Harper,
Chairman; W. A. Morrison, ft A M QuUtion
4. .Milesburg Borough—Frank K Bible, Chairman ;
<?. K. O. P. Kreamer.
6. Howard lUtniugh—A. J. Gardner, Chairman;
Howard Brtckley, Alexander Henderson.
ft. Millheim Borough—-J. 11. Keifsnyder,Chairman ;
J. 0. Fniith, J. II Breon.
7. rinliptburg Borough—C. G. Herlinger, Chairman ;
.1 J. Lingle, Albert Owen.
8. Cnlonvllle Borough—l*strick J. McDonnrl. Chair
man : A. J. (iricst, Dr. Constant Cambridge.
!. XleuiierTownship— Crtab Stover, Chairman , John
Itishel, John Knox.
10. Dogg* Township—James A McClalti. Chairman ,
Col. Jas F. Weaver, John A. \\ bitelull.
11. Burtisiile Tow utliip—William Hippie, Chairman;
B. Valdeffer, Johu Mulhollaml.
12. College Township— Hon. Samuel Gllllland, Chair
man ; Frank Taylor, Jacob Bntorf.
13. Curtin Towusbip— David Debrng, Chatrmaii ;
David Brtckley, Mitchell Leather*.
14. Ferguson Township, obi pre* inct—R. O. llrett,
Chairman , W. 11. Fry, Peter Fry.
15. Ferguson Township, new |rerlnct—o. M. Sheets,
Chairman; Miles W. Walker, Himon Ward.
lft. Gregg Township —M. I* Kishel, Chairman ; 8. J.
Herring, T. B. Jeinison.
17. Haines Township—George Keister,Chairman ; 11.
A Mingle, &>l. F.ttlinger
18. Half Moon township—John Ward, Chairman. J.
11. Oriflln, Charles Lynn.
I' l . Harris T-wnsbip flamuel Isbler, Chairman.
Thomas Riley, Philip My era.
2n. Howard Township— David Tanyer, Choittnan;
William Lyons, hamuel B. Leathers.
21. Huston Township—llenry O. ChrunishT, Chair
man ; Daniel Irv io, John I. Miles
22. Liberty Township—W. 11. Gardner, Chainitan;
David Cmfor, Alfred Bltner.
2.1. Marion Township—Jtdtn lloy, Jr., Chairman;
Daniel Miller. J—eph I letter I ing
24. Mile# Township —Namnel K. Faust, Chairman ;
George Koyer, J*hn Wolfe.
25. Patton Township—Dr. J. M. Rush, Chairman ;
Agnew Kellers, George Pottagrove.
2ft. Peon Township—W. F. Smith, Chairman . Samuel
Ard, J. 8. Mey er.
27. Potter Township, north preeinct—D. F. Lnse,
Chairman . Wilitam swal*. John Sbonnou.
28. Potter Township, south prein< t—4ie<*. W. B)>ang
ler. Chairman . William From, Kanitiel Flark.
2l. Rush Township—William Cnllen, Chairman;
Barney Coy le. J. W. Collins.
;gi. Know Hh<* J-'hn U. Curie, Chairman, J. 11.
Ilolt, A. C. Ilinton.
31. Fpring Township—K. C. Wood, Chairman . David
Noll. IV. A Lu< as.
32. Taylor Township—flamuel Hoover, Chairman,
George tkWwwoid. Christian Hbsrer.
33. Cuion Township—J. 8 Frwlerlcks,Chainnan; 8.
K. Kmerlck. I>. C. Ammerman
34. Walker Township—.Samuel Decker, Chairman.
John Brown, John II lle k.
35. Worth Townbp—l J. It Williams, Chairman;
Kbeneser Record*, Owen MrCann.
JJy order of the committee.
J. L. SPANUI.KK, Chairman.
GENERAL NEWS.
Mahlon Camming*, an old citizens of
Cheater county, has disappeared from
hia home near Valley Store, taking with
him a hired girl, lie i married and
hitherto w us looked upon aa honorable.
General J. Meredith Read, formerly
American Charge d'Aflairea at Athena,
aailed from Liverpool in the steamer
Algeria for America yesterday. Gener
al Read received, on the eve of hia de
i parture from Athena, the official thanks
of the King and Government of Oreece
for hia exertions in the Greek cause.
John Howarth, thirty-five years old,
of Upper Darby, Delaware county, who
was in hia wagon crooning the IYnnsyl
vania Railroad track at Thirteenth
street and l'owelton avenue, on Hatur
day, was struck by a locomotive. The
horse was slain, the wagon reduced to
splinters and Howarth was so badly
hurt that lie had to be taken to the
University Hospital.
Wharton Barker, the banker, who
went to Russia several months ago for
the purpose of examining into the feas
ibility of developing the coal fields of
the Rlack Sea, has returned from his
expedition. He says that he found the
Donetz coal basin and deposit* of iron
ores in the neighborhood of Krivoi Rog
fully equal to the expectations formed
of them.
Bristol attributes its great growth of
60 per cent, in population during the
last decade to the ordinance which
frees manufactures from local taxation.
The Bucks Gaselte say*: "The manufac
turers here are spending money con
stantly iu erecting new buildings and
buying improved machinery. The ad
ditions made to several of the mills in
each year are often equivalent
in results to the erection of a new fac
tory.
A remarkable wedding anniversary
was celebrated in Dunmore, Lancaster,
the other day. It was the golden wed
ding of James aod Margaret I<ong.
All the children, grandchildren, great
grandchildren of the venerable couple
were present, death having never visited
either of the family branches. Four
attendants at the wedding fifty years
ago were present at the folden wedding,
one of the number coming hundreds of
miles. The party numbered two hun
dred.
An interesting feature of the ap
proaching State Fair will be that of
dogs driving or herding sheep. Each
dog competing will be required to take
five sheep from a pen, drive them a
oertain distance to another and pen
them. These trials will be held daily
on tbe grounds during the week of the
sheep and wool exhibit,
.udsOSH I
m ' sshrwedMJ
LETTER FROM PITTSBURG.
H|>oiiil (?orri|Hjul<*!cp of tlio I>emoCHAT.
Pittbiiuku, September 6, 1880. —The
weather is hot—politics hotter; tho
weather is on the cool—politics is get
ting hotter ; one is u physical discom
fort, tho other almost a mental malady.
The lengths some people carry their
political feelings seem unwarranted, for
to the majority of people it does not
matter much who rules, iliey must earn
their living anyhow.
Tho heat wo have had in Western
Pennsylvania, the last two weeks, has
been relieved by cool nights. The Ari
zona papers give tho weather reports of
the Yuma district as the warmest place
in tho United States. Tho thermome
ter there lias been from 10-1° to 111 0
since the 9th of July. When the sun
goes down the temperature drops to
about 80", hut that is too worm for com
fort.
President Hayes proposes to pass
through Yuma 011 his return. He will
get a liltlo example of the hot weather
of the hereafter. If he comes home
as advertised, it will be one of the most
dangerous journeys in the whole United
States. After he leaves tho railroad
east of Tuscon he will come by stage,
visiting the Tombstone and Shakespeare
mining districts, coming up through
Silver City, New Mexico, to Santa Fe
and home by that route. From the
end of the track east of Tuscon to San
ta Fe is about 575 miles of staging,
through the roughest and wildest coun
try on the continent. Victoria, the
Apache chief, is cavorting around that
locality, and Rutherford had better
take the very best troops he can draw
from the slim garrirons of Forts Grant,
or Cummings, or liayard, if he expects
to camp with any security, or has much
of a desire to live out his term. Ido
not believe he will come home that
way ; travel by railroad is much better
than by any of the Star Route coaches.
The latest outrage not fully icporled
in that region is the murder, by Victor
ia's band, of Gen. J. J. Byrne, tho chief
of a locating parly of Texas Pacific en
gineers, near El Paso. Victoria was on
tho Mexican side where he watched for
the stage going to El Paso on the
American side, and killed everyliody in
it. Beyond the mere fact, telegraphed
by Col. (irierson from Eagle Spring, we
have no further particulars.
That was an amusing speech made at
tho Washington City ratilication meet
| mg the other day, by the old man who
presided. "I have seen," said he, "every
j President of the United States elected
|by the people, except Washington. I
I never have seen Mr. Hayes, and hope
jto God 1 never will; be is a pretty good
j man they say in his way, but his way is
a stealing way, and I don't desire to see
j hira." This little speech was received
with deafening applause. Montgomery
! Blair followed in a lellisig s|mmk-Ji. Old
; Ben Butler is the best can! we have
lately in the line of converts or rather
j reinforcements. His speech at Wor-
I coster in declining the Democratic nom
! ination for Governor, was full of good
j sense, as was that in Boston, when he
i first came out. On Hancock's letter
I Gen. Butler snys: "If anyone desires
to read his (Hancock's) mind and search
out the springs of his action, let him
rend that most admirable letter to Gen.
Sherman, written in the confidence and
under the seal of private correspond
i once. It exhibits Gen. Hancock's inner
' most thought as the obedient soldier
when within the line where obedience
was duty, the analytical statesman who
guided himself by research into the lan
, gunge and principles of the Constitu
i lion, evinced a determination not to re
j cede one hair from its mandate, nor
step one inch beyond its provisions, un
der whatever stress or pressure."
'lie adds: " Every word of Hancock's
letter to Sherman might be well written
to-day, under the light of all that is
: past, and would he equally sound after
the event, ns it was prophetically said
before the event."
His closing paragraphs were excellent.
■ " Men of Massachusetts! you have now
the golden opportunity to put the des
tinies of the country under the guidance
of his firm hand, strong will, mature
judgment, loyalty to the Union for
which he battled, and fidelity to its
constitution which be baa ever made
the guide of his action."
I see Judge Black is being interviewed
extensively by the press and gets off
some of his good things. He cracks
Garfield over the cope as frequently as
if he had lately learned the art in
Ireland, and then slips a withering sar
casm at him and his followers that ia
worth a whole mas* meeting to ua.
The boss of all sarcastic speakers,
Conkling, is to speak here next week.
He has ten appointments to fill, not
that he hates Garfield any less, but that
he loves Koscoc more, so to air hjs care
fully prepared speech he cometh. It
will be the same speech repeated ten
times, and in point of make up will, no
doubt, be weil done, but like many mis
placed adjectives liis eloquent words will
fly around the head, but not come near
the heart. Daddy Thurman is the man
to get back at Conkling. When he
shakes out that bandanna and squares
himself, Conkling begins to look little,
and by the time he is through you will
have to look under the desk to see the
Senator from New York. There was
nothing so enjoyable to a Democrat in
the Senate galleries, at Washington,
the last four years, as Thurman's chase
after Conkling.
The last time Thurman came home I
happened on the cars with him, and in
talking the matter over he said : • You
will see the scuttle in the Senate
some of these days between Wallace
and Conkling tbit ever you heard of.
They are both walking around each
other now like the two fighting men of
a neighborhood, afraid to tackle each
other, but they will get at it some of
these days."
What a hippodrome it would make
to have Daddy Thurman follow Conk
aw • MiW 7 l
That Recent Iron Ore Contract—The
Truth or It.
Mkhmkk. Editor* :—On Docomlior t>,
1805, Mono* Thompson conveyed to J.
M. McCoy and .lame* 11. Linn, emu
posing tho Arm of McCoy and Linn,
of tho Mllosburg Iron Works, ail th
iron oro in a tract of land of about ono
thousand acres, situate in J'atton township,
Centra county, reserving a royalty of 25
cents per ton, to lie paid to him as the oro
was mined arid taken away. Until recent
ly nothing was done to develop this terri
tory and no oro, except a few hundred
tons has been mined and taken therefrom.
Last winter during the late boom in Iron
tho representatives of the estates of John
M. McCoy and James 11. Linn, now both
deceased, for the purpose of realising from
the large de|>osits of iron ore in these
lands, ojiened correspondence with several
large iron and steel manufacturing com
panies, which resulted in bringing the
representatives of tho Cambria Iron Com
pany and of the Edgar Thompson Steel
Company, to this territory for examina
tion. To these examinations and negotia
tions Moses Thompson was invited, and
his co-operation solicited and obtained.
Tho negotiations on the first day of July
last resulted in the owners of tho iron ore
and royalty granting to the Edgar Thomp
son Steel Company (Limited) until the
first day of January, 1881, an option to
lease tho iron oro on about 8(J0 acres,
including what is known as the " Itiver
Hill Ore ITank,'' at a royalty of 60 cents
per ton, or to purchase the iron ore in fee
at the prico or sum of $90,000, one-half to
Moses Thompson and one-half to tho rep
resentatives of J. M. McCoy and James
11. Linn. Tho Edgar Thompson Steel
Company at once went to work to ascer
tain' tho extent of the iron ore and its
quality for the manufacture of Bessemer
steel. Tho result of the tests, both as to
i quantity and quality, were so satisfactory
that instead of taking until January I,
18gl, to exercise their option tho repre
sentatives of the Edgar Thompson Steel
Company came hero loi-t week, and on the
1 2<l instant made their election to purchase
at the price named, in fee, jind at the same
time obtained an option until July 1, 1881,
to purchase tho iron ore on 800 acres
adjoining for the price of SIOO,OOO.
This large, wealthy and enterprising com
pany propose to work these ore banks
in a very energetic and extensive rnnn
; ner, and to give employment to about
1,000 men; and to accommodate them
are now making arrangements to build
100 tenement houses. They have also
made arrangements with the I'ennsyl
vania Railroad Company to continue the
Lewisburg and Tyrone Railroad from
I'cnnsyivania Furnace, to these mines
about nine miles through Ferguson and
l'atton townships. Now It is evident that
this Is a business enterprise of great impor
tance to the people of Ferguson and Fat
ten townships and of Centre county, and
should ,bo encouraged as such. It was
treated as a purely business matter by all
the contracting parties, and politics was
not mcntionod or alluded to by any one
during the negotiations. Rut just as the
first option referred to had been exercis
ed, and the second one was being signed, a
certain individual, who is occasionally
seen on our streets with Frenchy airs and
lordly mien, who loves to treat with sat*
donic sneer everything which does not
emanate from himself or his coterie, and
who is said to sometimes act as local edi
tor of the Rrpuhliean and Morning Aries,
with petty, bitter partisan instincts, came
nosing about the room, and forthwith went
and wrote a local for the Morning AW,
which was published in that sheet on the
morning of the 4th instant. In it he sought
to give the whole affair a partisan aspect
and mako political capital out of it. To
give it this turn, in keeping with his petty
partisan instincts, he perverted the facts,
and then went on the streets and hoasied
of the good point he had made for his par
ty. When his attention was called by one
of the contracting parlies— and he a Repub
lican—to the untruthfulness of the article,
he proceeded to write another local which
was publishod in the Morning New* of
this morning, which is, if anything, more
unjust than the first, and equally un
truthful. No such statements or claims
which he attribute* to two of the Execu
tors of James 11. Linn, I am informed,
were ever mado by them. It is to be re
gretted that some men arc so constituted by
instinct and habit that in these time* of
enlightenment and professed moral politi
cal conduct they cannot permit a simple
business transaction to pass as such, but
must needs drag it into politics, endeavor
to turn it to partisan advantage, and per
vert the facts to accomplish such end.
It will not do to strive to excuse himself
on the ground that he did not know the
truth. When a man knows nothing about
a subject ho ought to be silent and not to
write and publish what he does not know
as truth for truth. Ignorance in such a
matter excuses not. Moan AXON.
Hollefonte, September G, 1880.
P. B.—Since writing the above my at
tention has been called to a'parkgraph in
the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette of Sept.
A, 1880, beaded, "A Big Purchase," evi
dently from the same pen which furnished
the local for the MomiAg New*, and where
in he repeats the falsehoods contained in
the Newt' locals, pud claim* tho closing of
the contract "a pragjicnl pftbe
fWohoodsamd o4Bea
WArron R., feat tVarewv
IH§. .D*!OJM*T.! vi
liiih too much scnso and regard for the truth
to be guilty of ituch foible*. If the writer
of the local* in the AVio* and Commercial
fiazr.Ur. ho* failed to demonstrate how a
Republican tariff protect*, he ha* certain
ly demonstrated that tho dencendcnt* of
the father of lie* Hro not all dead-
John 8:44. It ww fortunate that this
meddling busybody did not know of the
negotiation* in reference to thi* contract
until thoy were concluded, or el*o hi*
nosing about and meddling propensities
would nuroly have cau*od a failure in an
enterprise of such magnitude and import
ance to our people.
The I-ale Colonel Nope*.
SKETCH Of THE E.X-STATK TREASURER —lllß
BUSINESS A Mil IfBLIC LI UK.
Colonel Amos C. Noye*, who died at
hi* liome in VV'estport, Clinton county,
on Friday night, was well known
throughout the Blaie. He wa* born in
Grafton county, N. 11., September 17,
1818. Hi* father was a farmer and he
spent hi* youth in the same pursuit,
lie afterward taught school. Alter
reaching man's estate, in conjunction
with hi* father he engaged in lumbering
on the Connecticut liver. For this
business he had a strong predilection
and a* hi* knowledge of it* require
ment* enlarged so did hi* ambition for
a wider field of operation. The piner
ies of tho west branch of the Husque
hana offered an inviting field and
thither hi* guiding star led the way.
in 184G he landed and located ut what
i* now Emporium, in Cameron county,
where he remained two year* and then
removed to Westport, Clinton county,
where he resided and followed the
business of lumbering up to the time
of his death. He wit* never a politician
in the strict meaning of the term, but
he wa* frequently pushed forward to
places of trust, end, whatever the odd*
against him, nearly always with success,
lie was dubbed " Old Square Timber,''
on account of his bluff, trank manners,
a title which he bore to the close of his
life. In politics he wa* a Democrat of
the old school and believed firmly in
tho doctrines of the fathers. With a
clear record for all that is manly and
honest, and a hot of friends surround-
I i rig him, it wa* little wonder that he
1 was nominated and elected to office
; rej>catedly where his party was in the
i trict, then composed of Clinton and
Lycoming counties, nominated him for
the House of Representatives. James
Chatham, of I,ock Haven, was the lie
publican nominee for re election. The
previous year Mr. Chatham had carried
the district by 400 majority. This Col.
Noye* not only reversed but added
i 1,200 to it, really changing his district
i 1,600 votes. His term, for which he
j made such a gallant fight, wa* filled
! with such honest fidelity to his section
and the Htatc that he wa* re-elected.
I In 1864, observing the two consecutive
! term rule, he was not a candidate. In
| 1868 he was a Presidential elector on
the Democratic ticket. In 1870 his
his Legislative district, which had been
by the apportionment changed to em
; brßce Clinton, Cameron and McKean,
again nominated him for the Legisla
ture. Cameron was a Republican coun
ty and gave Schoffeld, the Republican
: candidate for Congres* at the same
: election, 45 majority, while it gave
Noy* 348 Democratic majority, and he
, was elected. In 1871 his district was
again changed to comprise Clinton, Ly
coming and .Sullivan, and formed what
was called a double distrct, that ia a
i district sending two members. Colonel
■ Noye# waa again nominated, and. with
! Colonel Wilson, of Jersey Shore, defeat
ed P. I). I'.rickc-r, of that place, and 1).
jT. Iluckle, of Sullivan county. In
1872 he was renominated and for the
i fifth time chosen to represent his dis
trict in the legislature. Ho great had
his popularity becoino from hi# long
service in the Legislature that in 1875,
I in the Democratic Slate C-onrention at
I Erie, lie was one of the moat prominent
i candidates for Governor, and after a
warm contest of many ballotings a com
; promise wa* finally made by nominating
Judge Pershing. In 1877 he waa made
the nominee for State Treasurer by the
convention held at Harriaburg and waa
elected. Col. Noye* took possession of
the treasury May 6, 1878, succeeding
treasurer ltawle, and discharged the
duties devolving upon him with fidelity
during hi* term, which closed May 3,
1880. He ha* since given attention to
his private business.
• 11 -----
Republican lirlhery in Maine.
At a temperance gathering in Augus
ta, Maine, on la*t Thursday evening, Mr.
Joshua Nve, the gentleman who is run
ning a* the Prohibition candidate for
governor, filling the gap caused by the
resignation of (higood, made a speech
in which he said that Osgood was either
bribed or intimidated, for hi* change of
opinion was aa sudden a* U wa* mark
ed. There cannot be much doubt of
the nature of the inAuenoe which
prompted Osgood to resign, after read
ing the foilowipg statement made by
Mr. Nye at the meeting referred to
above.
Mr. Nye aaid that on Monday morn
ing last he was sent for and urged to
come with all possible haste to ilaogor
by a trading Republican politician qf that
city. He went, taking the 2a. train,
reaching Bangor about 6 o'clock. He
aaid he was met by the politician re
ferred to at the depot with a close car
riage, the politician remarking that if
im*W naf do far them fo be tern. He then
Srooeeded to business, at.d told Mr.
ye that if he would attend the so
called temperance meeting, at Old Or
chard. Wednesday, and withdraw from
the field as a prohibitory candidate he
might have aav qfiee he war ptreued la
telect. In fact Mr. Nye waa asked by
this corrupt scoundrel to name his
price.
Nye replied: "There is not money
enough in the State of Maine nor offi
ces enough in the country to buy me."
The candid manner in whictr YKk
story .wis told. Md the fact, thw one
ma " *V*lf4,deNoituMep<ihtten money
name of 'the Bangor man *ho'tin<& :
a%le*oi sfo.i *sr . jauen TW—h
took fo bribe him, Mr. Nye declined,
saying thut if the Republican paper# or
speakers denied the chargo he should
publish the name of the would be
briber. Evidently the Wallace R.
White gome will not succeed ori
Mr. Nye. The Republican ring j<oliti
chins fear tho formidableness of t|, e
temperance movement, and are moving
heaven and earth to squelch it. Rut
Mr. Nye don't squelch worth a cent.
Comma's Circulars.
LABORING WKV VOTE Til SOI Oil THEIR || t |
—THE CAN AI. BOAT ANI> THE SONG
HOOK—A PATHETIC CAM, FOR
MORE CASU.
No. 1.
[l* CONFIOENCRj
IIEAIM/UARTER* or THE REPUBLICAN
HTATE COMMITTEE,
N. K. C-or. TENTH and CHESTNUT Sts.
PHILADELPHIA, August 21, 1880.
To the ('hailman and Member/ of the never,it
Republican County OmimUteee of J'enn/yi
van ia:
GENTLEMEN : It has been urged upon
me by many person* in whose judgment
j 1 have great confidence, that the zeal
and excitement of our present canvas*
! is growing to *ucb an extent that we
should conduct it somewhat after the
: fashion of that of 1840. Instead, how
ever, of the Log Cabin, it has beeu #ug
gested that a Canal Boat should be fre
quently and extensively used. 1 can
not present thi* view better than to
- quote the language contained in a let
ter of advice recently received from a
gentleman of high character and large
experience. 1 shall, therefore, take
the liberty of quoting largely there
from:
"FIRST Don't forget the CA\m
BOA/.
"SECOND —In all the torch-light pro
cession* have a large transparency with
Gaifieid on one side trousers rolled up
, driving on the tow path, with an inscrip
tion underneath, 'GAKFIELB EDUCATING
HIMSELF,' and on the other side, Han
cock in his handsome uniform with the
inscription, 'HANCOCK BEING EDUCATED
BV UNCLE HAM* ; the transparency to be
kept turning as the procession moves,
| so that all spectators may see the con
; trast. Most of the laboring men of the
I country vote through their eyes ! 1 say
i this a* one who has been in contact with
! the masses for forty years.
"Tinai). Get up rousing mass meet
! ings. Have singing a* the procession
j moves and not at the stands or in
j the hails merely, and make provisions
; lor the attendance of the women snd
j children. The TOW PATH and IONG book
will do more to elect Garfield than all
the elaborate argumentation of great
j orators at large meetings. Everybody
; can bear a song and everybody can see
a canal boat and a pair of mules, snd it
US EVEKVBoIir THAT IS TO BE REACHED if
we are to win. Let our local eommit
> tees throughout the State be instructed
Ito arrange mass meetings, including
; these features."
1 give these suggestions for whatever
they may be worth. You will he able
j to understand much belter than I the
j temper and feeling of your own people.
Wherever you think that sucli action s
| that indicated would do good you will,
I of course, adopt the suggestions, other
| wise not.
Allow me to make one other sugges
j lion. We have a reasonable expect a
; lion that our friends will triumph st
the election in Maine, which is to 1-c
held on Monday, September 13, 1880.
j Undoubtedly we will be able to know
| the result in all parts of the State ty
| Tuesday afternoon, and if it should be
| favorable to us it would be well to have
| all our clubs and organixations turn out
, on Tuesday night, with music, banners
i and torches, and celebrate the victor)
! • proper way. In remote districts of
. the Slate this might be done on Wed
nesday night if the news is not receiv
ed in time to have the celebration ear
lier. Very truly yours.
JOHN CESSNA, Chairman.
S. F. BARS, L. ROGERS, C. L. MO.IL,
JonN MCCUI.LOUGN, Secretaries.
JottN CESSNA, Chairman.
No. 2.
HEAM/TARTERS or THE REM BLICAX
STATt COMMITTEE,
N. K. Cor. TENTH and CHESTNI T Sts.
pHti.AHEi.rHiA, August 27, 1880.
DEAB SIR: YOU certainly appreciate
I the importance of success to our party
, at the coming election, and you further
I understand that an indispensable factor
[in securing success is money. Tbe ex-
I pense* of this Committee are hourly
. increasing; the demand for ducunient*
is greater than ever known before in
the history of political campaigns; calls
are made upon us every day for money
to pay taxes, naturalisations, and many
other legitimate expenses, necessary for
the successful management of the can
vass. If vottcan make us a contribu
tion, to the extent of 2 per cent, of
your salary, it will materially aid us in
effecting the result we so ardently de
sire. I need hardly add that a prompt
response is necessary, in order to make
tbe contribution more effective.
Yours truly,
JOHN CESSNA, Chairman.
laM at Ken.
The steamer City of VeraCrus, which
sailed from the port of New York
the 25th of August, foundered at sea on
Saturday, August 28, at 6 o'clock r. a.,
forty miles north of Cape Canaveral-
Only three passengers and eight of tbe
crew are known to have been saved out
of eighty-two in all. The Vera Cru*
waa one of the strongest ships in the
world, and valued at #200,000. A tern
ble storm prevailed at tbe time, and the
waves are described aa running fifty
feet high. They broke over the ship
one after another, and although tbe
most desperate efforts were made with
a donkey engine and bucket* to bail
the water from the ship, it gained the
mastery and the good ship sank to risa
no more. The details of the wreck are
unusually distressing, and make a
horribli chapter in the annals of the
•ffa. .ia* A tmf -f aW-d**
: J££'
wnmrnrng ?"o7 rail Or a,
qyjreddm: tha.esrneeti*l roundhitn
: Moat of tM faWob vrty in ' YW>
fipvnty has
rpWt KeY<*fcwme*mtr*faiJ#tt r
on the ground.