SENTINEL AND REPUBLICAN. SUPPLEMENT. MIFFLIXTOWN, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1879. The Democratic platform as, adopt ed at Harrisburg a few days ngo, in its 10th resolution docs its lust to lis the effort that was made List win ter t.) pass the 4 .NK),tMMl riot claiiu hill ou the Republicans. Such uu effort, in the lijiit of the facts in the rase, is ludicrous ; hut when the Dem ocracy jnt Mr. Birr at the bead of their ticket for State Treasurer, they prove what a shallow thing the loth resoluti. n is. There is not an honest breath in the resolution. It means nothing hut misrepresentation, for Mr. D. O. liirr was one of the ring who wanted to pass the $1,000,(100 bid. The convention was unfortu nate iu not getting its ca'uditlite and its resolution to barunmize. The eople are not cruzy, bo that thev can he imposed on by such a misrepresentation of facts. The facts m the case are, D. O. Barr was a g 1.00.UKH) man, and the resolution is a falsehood. It is only a piestion of time as to when the Constitution of the Repub lic will W so amended as to make the office of President of the United States of Atueri -a elective by a pop ular vote, instead of by the indirect way of an Electoral Codcge. It is oniv a question of time when all the State Constitutions will be so amend ed as to elect United States Sena tors by a popular vote, instead of electing theiu by the indirect way of a Legislative vote. It is the spirit of the Republic to elect all officers by a popular vote, and if the R-puhi" is to endure, all elections will gradual.y . be made to le held in accordance with the spirit that underlies the fabric of government. So. too, it should le with all pri mary systems of nominations. To place itself in accord with the funda mental idea or principle of govern ment of the Republic the Repnbli cans of Jnniita Lave placed their nominating system on the liasis of a popular vote, and now, at the coming Primart Election propose three new Amen.lments, that will go great distance toward perfecting defects in the system. Just so the election of a President and the election of United States Senators would remedy defects of the National system of govern ment. Vote for the Amendments contain ed in this Supplement Republican Primary Election. As per resolution of Ihe County Commit tee kI the Republican purtv of Juniata coun ty, which met at lite Pennsylvania House in the honii);i ni' Miftliiitowii, on Saturday, June- 21, lf7, the qualified members of the Republican party of Juniata county are re quested to iikcet at the usual places of hold ing elections in the respect ive districts ou SATURDAY, Al'Gl'ST 2. WVJ, at 2 o'clock p. a., and alter the election nf a Jiidjteand two Clerks, by ballot, during the first ol minute, proceed to veto be bal lot, lor nomination of the lullo ing otlicers : One person for Sheriff. hie person for Register and Recorder. line erson lor Jury CommisMoner. i Joe peroo for Coroner. The poll to remain open till the tiniest ted by the rules under which the pirty conducts its Primary Elections, alter which cloning hour the vote shall tie pub'irly counted, md all papers taken pontes.-ion ol by the Return Judges, oho shall meet in Convention at thw Court House, in Mirtiinlomi, ou MONDAY, Al'tiL'sT 4. IST'J. at 1 o 'chick r. to return sml aud lip Die vote polled, and aMtounce the result, and to transact such other busine-a -rtaiuing V their office as invv devolve on them. The following resolution were sdoplcd. to lie voted ou at the i'ruii-iry Licet ion : ftrnirrii. That the Representative J ie gate aiid Senator lal Cotdcree lo vottd for and ch-ctcd at the Ptiniaty Kleelioii. AVniro, That the Kelnrn Judgf and Clerks shall lie sworn, according loihe gen eral ehctioii laws, tvl.j receiving any votes at the Priiuaiy Election, that they Kill Imnertly and laHhliillv discharge the duties devolving upon satd oll'iccrs. Iltuiiri i. That the Chairman ol lb. t'oiln ty I ouiiiiiiiee In- voied lor a. id elected at each l'riinr Election. JtiilN T. NOl'KSE, Chairman. 1. (i. Mvsks. Secretary. STATE ITEMS. Lancaster county owus and keep in repair 118 bridges. There were forty-two picnics in Cen tre comity on the 4th iust. Cabbage is largely i-ulti". aled iu the northern part of the State as wiuler green food 'or cattle. Iu Lancaster, iu Sunday evening, a week a number of young men turn ed a heifer into a church, and the eon eregtioD fled pauie stricken, thinking it was his Satanic majesty. Ad elderly man from limestone. New York, seized a runaway danghter iu the streets of Bradford ou Satwday a week and bore her away to hrr borne It created considerable excitement. A copper vein three feet thick has been descovered on the farm of Abra ham Xober Montgomery county. The ore is worth $125 a too. Republican Primary Election Tickets. Sheriff, Jen es R Kelly. Luke Davis. Register and Recorder, I. G. Marks. Reuben Caveny. Jrnv Commissioser, C. S. Shellenlierger. Daniel Cofi'man. John P. Wharton, S. R Walters. For Ame.nmiests, First, Tliat the Representative Del egate and Senatorial Conferee he voted for and elected at the Piimary election. Stconrf, That the Return Judges and Cleiks shall le sworn, according to the general eleetkn'luws, before receiving any votes at the Primary Election, that they will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties de volving njMiti said i fiicers. Third, That the Chi-irmun of the County Committee Le voted for and ! elected at each Primary E.ection. i ' Aoainst Amemmest.s, 1 First. That the Representative Del ' egate and Senatorial Conferee be ' voted for at elected at the Primary i Election. SrconJ, That the Return Judges and Clerks shall be sworn, according ' to the general election laws, before ! receiving any vctts at the Primary ! Election, flint they will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties de ! volving upon said t.fficers. ! Third, That the Chairman of the ' County O-iuuiittee be voted for and j elected at each Primary Election. j Two bkb etitrrrd t bi use of an old unman iiauif-d JtliD llulwff at i Wright's uiills 1 Keau county, on j Tuesday a week, attd bostid him with j the intention ol rettery, but were I heightened oil. Before tbey could tj- ! cape, the old man turst bis bonds, seized an axe cut three fingers from the band of one of tbe men, and beld Liu until assistance came.
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