1 Po Twp " by acclamation ; there being no contest v County Commissioners ¥ Miller, of Spring ; and John G, Batley, A Ferguson Che CHAS. R. KU 'Z, Proprietor. REPUBLICA = CONV ENTION Met in the Court House on Tues- day. HARMONY THAT BLISTERED List of Delegates Present—Resolutions Adopted-——Everything Done by Ac- clamation—A few Notes on the Proceedings. The Republican County Convention | assembled in the Court House, on Tues. day at 11 a. m., with a good attendance. County Chairman W. F. Reeder called Coroner—Dr, 8. M. Huff, Milesburg, County Chairman-—Col. W, F. Reeder, of Bellefonte, was re-elected. By resolution Dr. J. M. Locke, of Belle- | fonte, was endorsed for Congress ; and Hon. A KE. Patton, of Clearfie'd, for State Senate. Each candidate was cmpowered to select his own conferees to | the district conferences. W. T. Miller, of Miles, read a resolu. tion to provide substitutions on the ticket, shou'd any vacancy occur from any cause whatever. He followed this by reading the Report of the Committee on Resolutions which was adopted as fol. lows : Resolved, By the Republicans of Centre county, mn convention assew bled ; Finer. That we congratulate the peo ple of the Union upon the state of pros the session to order and secretary George Washington Reese, (president of the Bellefonte School Board, candidate for | Tax Collector of Bellefonte, also for | Devutv Revenue Collector of this district, also figuring on sacceeding W. W. Mout. | gomery as postmaster of Bellefonte—ye Gods! and little fishes!) read the con: | vention call and then the roll of gates, which showed nearly every sec- | tion of the county represented, as follows: Bellef nie North ward John M. Dale, Ed- mund Blanchard, Alex Morrison, Hard P Harris, J L. Montgomer I. Cu Frank Willian Toh Ar ’ Ww dele- " r, John re | tir th wari Arg | every loterest among the IN South Philipsburg Frank Stover lege Borough Balley, Laird Holmes Unionville Borough —-B. W Benner Twp-South precinct as. North Boggs Twp We precinet Rierly clr Wm Burnside Twp Co lege Twp Marks uel Zettle, Hiram Thor Twp.— Ered Kerhof! Twy East precinct Reed, West ha | bh Sundy West precinct East North precinct State ( Christ hom - “1 ny Pr lewis Marsha 0 precinct Samus Boop MeMal- North pre- East precinct R.J = Gib Jas Wat shawiley : N “t SON I. G. Stewart {300 Geo, Keller I psan Hess Brown, ryan J. 1 J ae Gvegy Twy 0. Gramley Houseman, ley Hainer Twp West K raps Half moon Ste orect precin Jerry Condo, W t r precing Charles M. Gram- East precinct pre Mt Chas. Smith M. M. Musser, Johnson Twp. —~Dr, Jas Thompson — Fens Harris Twp, Howard Twp “on Huston Top Liberty Twp. J W. H. Austin Marion Twp. R Miles Twp. Mic West precine WwW. 8 Mi -W. H John Johnstonbaugh Pern Twp —-T. BM Potter Twp. South Ed. Allison Rush Twp w Vaughn Dr Kidder, Frank McFar John Turner, Winfield Thomp- ane Hartsck, E M Morrison A. C. Boal H. Bennison idle pres John er inet: ( Miller Gramiey t East pre i We cinct Hartsock, Wm Wm. Tate i a. Frank McCoy, | Isaac Shawver Farber, | prec North pre South pre 8. Stewart, | Garland, North “inct Chas. Weston, Geo. Adams ! Snow Twp. — East Pr David Char J hor Fiske West tv Chas. Fleming Spring Twp North John Tats Henry N NAL i re Show € " Wes don Taylor Twp Undone Twp, + Walk Twp.- merry r Wort) Pr The convention was them organized with the following officers : Chalirman—John Gowland, Philipsburg. Secretaries—Clyde Smith, Milesburg; W. Laird Holmes, State College. Reading Clerk—Geo, W. Reese, Belle. foute. Committee on Resolutions—jJohn M, Dale, Bellefonte ; D. G. Stewart, Burn. sade; W. 85. Miller, Miles; H. F. Cha. pey, Worth; George Keller, College El Townsend, of Philipsburg, then made his debut, (and seized every op- portunity during the remainder of the proceedings to be seen and heard) offer. ed the order of business which was adopted, The following nominations were made John Bilger Jo | Twit Robt mire : Morris, George precin Jos, Wilson Vinton Landy Lucas Middle pre West precinct East precinct H. M. Miles, H, Beckwith \ inct J. A. Walk ro Gardner Wm. Zim Shuman Zim John B. Harris SR } on ] r an “re I an wp ’ Chaney before the convention, except for register: Sheriff Henry Lowry, of Bellefonte. Treasurer—Philip D. Foster, of State College Abraham V. Recorder—H. H, Hewitt, of Philipsburg, For Register there were three nomina. tions, and one ballot, as follows : Bar 0, Tuten, Bellefonte ....... cou 80 | vanced this gotion to & more | continnance of the policy of the lamented | and convention adjourned, | dissatisfaction—no attempt of a contest | on any point, perity that pervades the whole laud, stimulatiog every indastry to the highes legree of activity, creating an unprece dented Jemand for labor and opening up { every avenue to those desiring profitable | { rmplovment, his condition, brought ahout by the wire and patriotic policy of years, has rapidly and permanently ad- | comand ing position in the commerce of the world and atfor Anewer to the theories sod predictinng of those who op- posed the Republican policy in 1806 and | In 1900, and affords a conclusive nd ananswerable argument in favor of a ® RR compiete ~Ain WMeKinley, #0 ably seconded and carried | his successor, President Roosevelt [hat allegiance n hy ~ rity has ND and bre condition in the t* po we pledge to anew our party tt! about such an improved | Du ines world, that icy has advanced =o materially our nallons the peace al Ww that has for its ivancement i f the at wg ht by } [4 | nh rid, that has secure i honor abroad and aim and parpose the a vlevation of all classes of people nnder its protection Ar frien. ~ Thet we again promise to the entire Republican ticket, to be voted in tI November next, both state and local, the fail, esrnest and united support of every Republican of Centre county and we as sure the candidates of this party that bs # noited effort we can and will return Centre county to the Republican eoluman, where she so rightfully belongs Edmund Blanchard offered a set of rules for the regulation of the party af. | fairs. This was referred to a committee oa rules that had been appointed at a | previous meeting. The committee was continued and instructed to make a final | report next year The Chairman then avnounced that short speeches would be in order. Dr, | Locke modestly arose amid uproarious | apviause and said that, anticipating such an event, he had jotted down a few ideas which be read, fearing that he might not express dimself properly on such occa sion extemporaneously. His remarks were favorably received, being frequent. | ly interrupted by outbursts of applause. Some of the other candidates also re sponded. Finally Tom Harter was call- ed, who evidently remembered how be | | “got his foot in it" at the convention a year previous by talking too much, | avoided the issue by telling an anecdote of au old blind horse he knew that, when the dinner bell rang, would stop, turn | around in the furrow and start for howe Ii being just past 12 noon, and remem- bering the experiences of past republi. can conventions, all approved that idea CONVENTION NOTES The above is a brief report of the pro | ceedings giving the events of importance. The convention, to an ordinary, unsus- specting individual, would have appear. i ed as one of remarkable unanimity with | harmony of the purest type Everything moved along without jolt or jar, from | start to finish. There was a fair attend | ance, but no remarkable display of en- thusiasm. There was no semblance of | Everything was done by unanimens acclamation except the bal. lot for register, The Chairman, John Gowland, for years has been the Hastings leader in Philipsburg. His selection was notice that there should and would be no mon- keying with the programme, and there Was not, It was just a year ago that the famous Bellefonte reformers organized the local Union Party with the big banner strung across High street. Hard P. Harris, in the political service of Hastings, was secretary of the Union Party. On Tues. day he was a delegate to the Quay-Hast. ings convention, occupying a chair in the front row which he seldom filled, as he was on his feet most of the time, do ing valiant service, seconding motions. Hard you know 2 aspiring to be appoint ed Deputy Revenue Collector to succeed Dr. Harter, and was trying to outshine Wash Reese the reading clerk, who is after the same thing. For a prodigal, he was “a cuttin ‘er’ loose rather strong. When EH spoke of Republican har. 5 BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST ,, 102. EXAMPLES OF REP. HARMON Flashlights Upon the Republican County Convention. J WHO MADE NOMINATIONS Why Some Good Men Fell Under the Axe-—~Harmony Ilustrated-—Facts Republican Papers will Strenu- ously Avoid. Our republican papers will points aud the most interesting inci: | For that reason many republi. | cans will look to the CENTRE DEMOCRAT to find out just what was adoing, which dents. Ol | lowing political side lights : { the Republican party during the past five | | and the | graciously submitted, deeming a contest | unwise and unprofitable at | same thing was done | patronage | ly will be avoided by their papers. There- | fore we deem it a duty to give the fol. COLONEL REEDER'S VICTORY. County Chairman WW. F. Reeder, pow the dispenser of federal patronage, and | the leader for the Hastings element, com | pietely controlled the party organization convention, the other factions this time Mr. Reeder's name had been most all the ballots printed on as a candidate for re-election, and was the only announced In and especially in his home the Ward Dale and others reside, this faction show. ed their resentment to Mr. Reeder by a Out i173 votes polled only 65 were voted for Reed. er for Chairman. In Bellefonte North Gray, candidate for the office. where love, Chambers, secret concerted action of other sections the Mr Reeder nounced that he bad some sixty instract- an- ed delegates over the county, but the op position claimed that he had not thirty | and on Monday were figuring on spring. ing a pew man, bul finally this was giv. en up. The purpose of this was to show to the public that Mr Reeder in favor with his party as well as to re sent the idea of delegating to him all | The move failed, and Reed. was not er still is the big dog in the manger THE CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT, Clement Dale, Bsq., did oot allow his | name 10 go before the convention as it was useless and woula bave added to his | humiliation. Dr. Locke had about $6 instructions and Dale about 10. Locke swept Bellefonte like a cyclone by a vote of three to one, and other sections of the county as well. This was a great sur prise as he is comparatively a new man {iu Bellefonte and absolutely a stranger to the country voters. Never was recog. | | nized as a party worker of any couse | quence and had little or no claim for preferment. On the other hand the Dale | family were settlers of the county in the | early century, and at this time are large. | represented | they are known as a | thrifty, industrious, houest, law-abiding | people —good citizens in every respect, and all of them have been voting for re- publican candidates these many years Clement Dale has been an active repub | lican all his life and there is scarcely a | | school house in Centre county where his | voice has not been heard for the last | thirty years upholding republican men and measures. Not a detrimental word | can be said of his character, and as a | lawyer he is knows as one of the foremost i at this bar. These are the cold facts; | they can not be disputed, nor avoided This is plain truth and the community will admit it, Simply for the reason that the Bellefonte quarters, to henchmen all along the line: “Support Locke for Congress.’ The or. ganization was dead against Dale. Why ? They feared that Dale might get the nomination, which others are hoping to secure in the fature ; or to prevent Dale from gaining any advantage iu the dis trict by assisting in naming some other wan. The organization was against him ; they did it, not Dr. Locke, How was it done? Well, If stories are half true, boodle and boowe were lavishly used. To such methods Mr, Dale will not resort for any office, These are not fairy tales of our inven. tion, Mr. Dale says that the prevalence of boodie and booze in his ward agaiost him was #0 open and shamelessly used that he left the polls in disgust, At Eagleville, Spring township, and numer. ous other primaries the same thing happened. Clem. Dale was licked, but Tuesday's convention in glowing terms, . : | In many instances they will avoid salient | 14 consider. absence, | another boat. leaders sent word last week, from head. | Gregg, and although be had not an. nounced, instructions were voted for him in numerous places. This the | Love-Gray-Chambers faction hot. made Allison aud slight their famous boodler, | John K. Thompson, ana threatened ven. | geance. Allison had few instructions {and there was some uncertainty as to | forcing him through. The Hastings ele- | thus far and they felt it a matter of di | plomacy to drop Allison, since they now | | endorse Quayism, rather than have a de. Centre Demo They. | | swore that it was not fair to renominate | | ment bad won almost every other point | i i | feat, and agreed to a compromise. John | Kuisely, manager of the Bellefonte Glass report | works, was tendered the nomination on | Monday and he asked until the morning At once Knisely's friends sent several men out that night over the county in private conveyances to rouna { up delegates, and he had decided to ac- cept. Imagine his Tuesday worming when informed that he was off. surprise A gentleman from Potter—who never | held an office (7) never sought an office (7) -came to town with a political lightning arrester over his dome, James B. Strohm, and got what he wanted, a nomination, the endorsement of the organization for Assembly, and Knisely as as Alli- wel sou dropped by the wayside M'KINLEY LAID OUT. McKinleys are 7s | SE | It thing of seems that the past 1 about a year ago d he licked Phil I. Foste:, of State College, for nomination of Prothonotary, it his also was a startier for Hastings and took McKinley During that or Kamization as they never leration into serious conside campaign the Gazette printed clure Miles extent n P of Edward's bumble domicile at detail the of bis numerous progeny ; burg and sarrated in Harter shed crockodiie tears as large as borse-chest nuts for poor Ed McKinley and his large family. The tale of woe was beartrend. ing-—even stone walls wept in silence at the pathetic as Gazette. At the same their sincerity and knew they scene pictured in the i time we doubted feit ltke kicking his pants for knocking out Foster, This time the organization took time by the forelock and sent out orders to sup- i port Miller and Bailey for Commissioner There is no doubt of this, yet McKinley | magaged to get near 30 delegates, Bailey bad sg and Miller over go. McKinley saw his fate and never went before the Cou vention . When King Edward took ill they cut off his appendix. When Poor Edward, of Milesburg. got the political fever they lopped off his bead. Now they want Poor Edward to be good. He says be will be an independ. ent candidate and is highly indignant He bas learned to recognize the import. ance of comsulting certain persons in | local politics Further, Stone and his administra. tion were silently ignored in the Resolu. tious. Not a word was permitted in be. baif of the Stone-Elkinites, notwithstand. | ing the eloquent plea of Eli, the oracle, | of Philipsburg, who plead so earnestly. | The only political fireworks daring the | convention were set off by RI, but our | | friend | 8. McCargar, of the South Ward, came near making as many | | speeches, Ned Chambers was conspicuous by his while Billy Gray lingered around the edges by permission. | Ewing, John ———— Two Men Drowned, Two men were drowned in the river at | Sunbury on Friday night, within twenty | minutes of each other. George Bioga- | | man was knocked off the upper deck of Why then was Dale thrown down ? | | a steamer by the jar from a collision with Twenty minutes later | when the same steamer was going up | the river, it ran down a row boat con. taining two young men. Harry Rodgers clung to the boat until he was rescued, but Harry Dirk, his companion. sank immediately and his body had not been recovered up to Saturday noon. Crop Notes. "August makes the corn,” is an old saying among farmers. This year July played a march on August and made the corn boom 80 as to leave little for August to do. Wheat was hauled into the barns from the field as late as last Saturday, August and. This was later than any such rec. ord for many vears, caused by the con. tinued rains in July. With fair weather all grain would have been in the barns two weeks earlier, Considerable wheat on shock was sprouted, exposed as it was to alternate rains and sunshine from day to day the last two weeks in July, Bucktails’ Annual Reunion, | Henny | Hess, Samue | ADDITIONAL OUR HISTORICAL REVIEW Names of Officials in Bald Eagle Over a Century Ago ENTIRE ROSTER OF CO. D One of Centre County's Good Companies In the 45th Regiment of Aaronsburg and Haines twp. over a Century Ago. OFFICERS OF BALD EAGLE, 1791-1500, 1791. Constable, R. Malone; Supervis- ors of Roads, William Swansey, Joshua Williams; Overseers of the Poor, 1. Con. nelly, Thomas Erskine, Thomas Erskine; Supervisors of Roads, John Holt, Christo- pher He! fc Overs Poor, R. Malone, Robert Boggs Thomas Roads McCommon; Overseers 1793. ~Constable, rd; eers of the 1794 Constable, Erskine; Supervisors of Robert Boggs, Thomas of the Po ir, Wi 1765 Hams Lamb, Thomas Williams. Const Supervisors of He Poor, Richard Malone Christopher fork; constable, Jo yallagher; Mi 4 Poor Hagh James - 179 Constable, Riddles Sapervisor:s of R Danlog the ; Fence Frederick Leathers; Overseers of Adam Mc C Poor, Kee, James Viewers, | , James Packer: As- sessors, Hugh Gallagher, Ph 179% Willia R. Miles, son, Overseers of the Poor, | R James Green 1500 - Supervisors of moe Beaner. n Counelly J. Harbi- McCord, Dunlop, James ! Onstat e Supervisors of Roads Gordon; Assessors, William Galbraith Connelly; Knox, , John John Constable, Roads John Holt; Overseers of the Dunlop, James Miles: Assessors, Harbison, Martin Hoover Poor RESIDENTS OF AARONSBURG IN 1799 Kreitizer, John M John Ox Armstrong. William Bollinger. Mic Bright, George 1 ovks 8 hae che Peter is, James Michae Henry Adan Wiant Leonard Christian Frederiek Wagoner Weaver firoen Eevyno Shafler Brown, Jobu Christmas, Pe Dancker Dewalt, Philip Donner, Philip Duncan, James Espich, Christian Henny, Frederick Phil Hew, George Jr 3 A wh Peter slephen Storm, Stroh John Adam Michae Weiss, Henry Johs TAXABRLES Weaver Kirk, Miehae) Young RESIDENT HAINES Harter, John. K ister, George Leiser, Matthias, Reigart, Joseph Streby. John Swartz, IN Albright, Jacob Beal. Dewalt Beal, George, Baehler, John Emerick, Casper Fie, Heary Fitler George John, Jr mever, Godirey Weaver Zettle Jacob Nieholas Adam Simg le Freeman Jacod Hews, John John Heddinger, Jacol Sweeney, Thomas Grossman Hanse Dunkel Dunke | COMPANY D, CENTRE COUNTY, 45TH PENN'A REGIMENT, Austin Curtin, eapt Charles T. Fryberger, Boggs James P. Gregg, Mliissburg at Poplar Spring Church Sept KE. R. Goodfellow, Boggs. 3 lleut Wilderness May 6 ‘4 Joseph L. Hinton, 2 Heut Andrew T, Boggs, Mileaburg. Ist sergt John H. Winters, Miles, sergt. : wounded at Cold Harbor June *, 4, Henry 8. Krape, Howard, sergt , died In "7% Franeis R. Shope, Milesburg, sergt John B, Gil, Huston, sergt, Abiel A. Yarrington, Snow Shoe, sergt Frederick Glossner, Laberty, sergt.: died July 23, "4 of wounds received In action July A, James L. Yarnell corp William W, Wetsler, Milesburg, corp John 8. Pox, corp William. L. Moses, Milesbarg, corp John H. Bostellers, Huston, corp. Harland Sailor, corp. ; wounded at Cold Har. bor June &, ‘54 Michael CO. Johnson, Benner wounds received in action, Charles Hinton, Bellefonte, corp; died April 2,770, aged 86, of disease contracted in the ser. viee, John MeClatn, corp. Samuel Roop, Halk-Moon corp, capt ist Heut “4 killed ¥ killed mt Residents | " raft. Im———— VOL. 24. NO, 33. FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright Sparkling Paragraphs—Select- ed and Original. TELL HIM 50 If you have a werd of cheer That may light the pathway drear Of & brother pilgrim here, Let him know Show him you appreciate What he does ; and do not walt Till the heavy hand of Fate Lays him low If your heart contains a thought That will brighter Then, in meray, bide Tell hin make his i not ot RO Walt not til Ere your comsi wir friend is dead iments are sais ' fwd A aq nas EBENEZER GRAY Het ind od He And He di A hristia: eg DEVE! a } Was always g i not et re t his Dusite thi ot his business throug But but He Na Sunday morning was righteous like and meek ised He have & man? That would make a ¢) He used to chill his neighbor 7 Ld mn And his home was chi But in the churel You could never find him And wher ing In religion, he was great iy on sunday it came 10 root He used to skin a Through the week, and Yet claimed to run Coiners Ike the game the busine » fn the Master's holy name He never let the doctrine Used on Sunday. underst and, Afect upon a week Jay Any deal he has on sand Roame people cal ¢1 him “brother. And great number called him names The latter people being Those who fathomed all his aims He died in proper season — Crossed unto another shore And this is what 81. Peter Told the fellow at the door While you were good on Sundays Through the week, Eb, you were tough; Henoe when | speak your sentence Do not think that I am rough, Now Here In heaven very well, But week days, Ebeneger, We'se going to give you~ 8. Joseph Gazette, oan spend your Sanday 's The finger of scorn is a yard long. Tact is the art of knowing what not to do. A dollar saved 1s often a dollar loan. ed. The social lion is generally pretty tame Everybody likes to see a square man { round | All things come to those who go out | and hustle, It's only natural that a bright man should reflect, A woman reaches the age of discre- | tion when she begins to forget her birth. days That woman is a true Christian who can truthfully admire another woman's baby. A queer thing about a girl's bathing suit is that the shorter it is the longer it is worn, Girls are gradually becoming convine. ed that it is easier to love a rich man than a poor one, Old bachelors nsaturally know a Jot about women; otherwise they wouldn't be old bachelors, Did you ever see a real happy loafer ?
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