SENTINEL AND REPUBLICAN. SUPPLEMENT. MIFFLDfTOWN, PA., "WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1878. Republican Primary Election. As per resolution .t the County Commit ter of th Republican party of Juniata cunty. which met at the Pennsylvania House in the borough of Mittlintown, on Saturday, July 21, s,s, the qualified nieiu- Fifth. If any two or more persona h u e ' cthi jimnoer 01 voles lor lue same office the judges shall jroceed to ballot for its choice, the person having the highlit niiiniKT 01 voles to Ik- the nominee. Sixth. The return judges shall becompe- , tent to reject, b) a majority, the return-. ' Republican Primary Election Tickets, For Satunlay, Aug. 17,1818 bers u( the Republican party of Juniata ,ro,u n election district where there is county are requested to meet at the usual , evidence of fraud, either in the return, or places ol holding elections in the respective j otherwise, to the extent of the fraud torn districts on j milted. Seventh . No person shall be permitted to vole proxies. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1878, at 2 o'clock P. M , and after the election of a judge, and two clerks, by ballot, during the first 3d minutes, proceed to rote by bal lot, for nomination of the following officers; One member of Congress. One member of Legislature. Prothonotary. District Attorney. County Treasurer. Two County Commissioners. Two County Auditors. The polls to remain open till the time stated AMENDMENT. The Republican County Committee) in its meeting of Jane in, lKTii, proposed an amend ntent to the Brst article of the system, "Limiting the time of announce ment of candidate to Two weies instead of Pota weeks prior to the- Primaru PJrrtin." and submitted the amendment to a vote of the party at the Primary Ejection held August 19. 18. b. At the Convention of return judges held August 21, 1876. the by the rules under which the prty con- i Chairman of the Convention, W. C. Laird ducts its Primary Elections, alter which closing hour the vote shall be publicly counted, and all papers taken possession ol by the Keturn Judges, who sliail meet in Convention at the Court House, iu llillliu town, on MONDAT, AUGUST 19, 1878, at 1 o'clock P. M to return and add up the vote pulled, and announce the result, and to transact such other business pertain ing to their ott.ee as may devolve on them. It was further resolved that the Keturn Judges b: in j the tally sheets, and the names of the voter, with them on the da of the meetiug of the Keturn Judges. It was further resolved that the present Chairman of the County Committee lie au thorized t appoint sub-committee of two Republicans in each school ditr.ct, to look to ihe interests ol tin party, and to facili tate a thorough organization. KEUbEN V.WKXY, Ch-utman. The following is the svxtem under which Ke;.uiiiicti Primary Elections are held : First, The candidates tor tti - several ol fives shall have their name am.-o'iiiccd in one or more ot the Kcputriica'i coimtv pi jxrs at least lour weeks previous to Ih:; pri luiry meetings, stating the olik-e, and n i'.v jeol to the action o said primary m-r-fiii. Second. The voter responding lo flepubli tarn principles If! each township, ward or borough shall meet on Saturday, Aug 17th, lo S. at the imiI place ol boUirig the spring election, at - o'clock p. w., aid prKa-ed lo elect one person for Jldgc a:;d two person ! for clerk, who shall form a board to receive votes and determine who are the proper j person to vote, and shall hold the polls j oj en until 4 o clock r a. Alter the polls announce! the vote on the ouestion of amendment to be. For amendment, t7 ; Against amendment, 172. CORRECTION. The following communication ex plains itself : Editor Senti.tel and Republican : Dear Sir, I beg leave to announce through .your pajer, that contrary to circu i luted reports, I aw willing to 6erve as Comity Couitnissioiie:-. if duly anl honestly elected by the people. M. R. BtSHORE. Aug. 1, 1S7. CORRECTION". Mfuntws. Aug. 5. 1878. EJdur Senii.el and Republiotit : Sir, A report is liejng circulated through out the county, to the effect that I have withdrawn from the canvass as a candidate for Assembly. The re- : port is not correct I am a candi date, in good faith, and as such I trust my friends will supjxrt me. Respectfully yours. Jobs S. Geayeill. WITHDRAWAL. Kkhfield. Pa., Aug. 5. 1878. ! Editor Sentinel and Republican : Sir, ; I herewith tender thanks to my Re- .' publican friends for the honor con ferred in bringing mv name before . Congress, Louis E. Atkinson. Assembly, Dr. J. P. Sterrett John S. GraybilL County Commissioner, M. R Beshore. Cipt Lewis Degan. J. Banks Wilson. H. L McMeen. County Treasurer, Jacob Lemon. Jacob S. Thomas. Prothonotary, Jesse Grubb. J. W. "Wagner. District Attorney, J. S. Arnold. Congress. Louis E. Atkinson. Assembly, Dr. J. P. Sterrett. ' John S. GraybilL bounty Commissioner, ML R. Beshore. C:tpt. Lewis Degan. J. Banks Wilson. H. L McMeen. County Treasurer, Jacob Lemon. Jacob S. Thomas. Prothonotary, Jesse Grubb. J. W. Wagner. District Attorney, J. S. Arnold. are opened the candidates announce! as I the public as a Candidate) for Tna aforesaid shad be piloted tor; th3 name oi , Mure, I resiiectfully decline to be a each perou voting shall bo written on a list ! i-, . 1 J at the time of vo'ing. uu person being al- cdnaiartJ- 'owed to vote more than ouce tor each oi- j Yours respectfully, lice. GEOKGE S. METTEELUiO. Third. A'ter the polls ire closed the uaru snail procecu to count Itie voles that each candidate received, and make out the return accordingly, to be certified to by the Judge and attested by the clerks. WITHDRAWAL Pleas a.it Vtiw, July 27, 1878. Eiitor Sentinel and Republican Dear Sir, fourth The Judge (or one of ihe clerks ! 1 " bv vour r of JuIv 24 appointed by the Judge; of the respective;"8 been announced as a candidate for election districts shall meet at the Court County Auditor, at the coming primary House, in Mittlintown, on Monday following electjont kllO,ledg0 or conseI)t. the primary meetings, at 1 o'clock r. ., I . ... , . e having the returns and a list of the voters, , 1 Wl11 cnrf-"y upprt any good man that and count tlie votes, and the persou having j "ur (U'ty may- nominate, bat emphatically the highest number of votes for any office decline being a candidate, shall be declared the regular nominee of the Very respectfully, Kepublkan party. j. D.'lIOWELL. 1 . 1 POLITICAL. I James L Wright, the National ! Greenback Labor eandiJate for Secre j tary of Internal Affairs, predicts he I will carry Philadelphia by twenty thou- I sand majority. A jear ago. when he was a caudidate for State Treasurer, he predicted he would receive fifty thou sand votes in that city. Wheo the vote was counted be lacked forty-five thousand of that number. Liu Bartholomew, the veteran Repub lican leader of Pottsville, has no doubt of the success of the Republican State ticket bj a handsome majority. General Hoyt was at Suobury lmst week, and was heartily received.
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