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Show DEMOCRATS CONVENE, j NOMINATE COUNTY TICKET.! I" l Si-; WITH l'iiO;KKSSIVK 0- i;.vi io. o I '-i 1: urrici-:s. In I In: op'-r.i house, .Miliuni, on Mc;!ic!:iy at'l'-moon, tin: DenmiTal.-i of licaver C'ouniy mot. in convent ion and non i i : ; 1 1 - I ;t lsitlv; ami county ti. '-i'i, 1'iiiir noiniii' cs on 'A'hich, wi r: tlns choice of tlx: Progressives, who corm-neil the same day and entered into a fusion i:i"; '.villi the Uour-hons. Uour-hons. .. I'. 1 1 , n of la-aver, v.as elected temporary ele.irinan. and John I). Marlon was sele.leil as temporary .sen-clary of the con veil lion. Chairman ip.on made a short opening open-ing address, in which he urged harmony har-mony and expressed the hope that the sliM-tiijc nominees, the lituess of the candidate would receive strong considern t ion at the hands of the eon vent ion. t nti mit t ees were chosen as follows: fol-lows: Plat form and Kesohit ions. Dr. Shepherd, Heaver; Sam Cline, HK'.l'ord; John Kyro, Minersville, D. J. Uarton, lii:aver; D. 1). Kendrick, Frisco. Credent itils : J. T. Tyler, Heaver; Mrs. Kdmi Thompson, .Minersville; .Min-ersville; Mrs. Julia A. Smithson, Mil-ford. Mil-ford. Order of Business: Hugh Barton, Mllford; Robert B. White, Beaver; Barlow Ferguson, Minersville. A motion to adjourn for thirty minutes was made and seconded. At this point. Dr. Shepherd offered a report of a joint committee appointed respectively re-spectively by the Democratic and Progressive Pro-gressive county committees, to look into tho possibilities of fusion of the two parties in the county. The report recommended such fusion, the Progressives to be permitted to name candidates for the offices of Sheriff, Attorney, Recorder and Surveyor. Sur-veyor. A heated debate ensued. Sam Clino spoke strongly against the consideration con-sideration of the report at that time, ctfltilltr Hint i u tVio nomnrrQla Ti a rl no idea as to whom the Progressives would nominate for their part of the ticket, these nominees might not be acceptable to the Democrats of the "ounty. J. T. Tanner of Beaver, spoke in favor of considering the report re-port before adjournment. Others spoke for and against. D. A. Baxter of Milford finally raised the point of order that, inasmuch as the Credentials Creden-tials committee had not acted, the convention was not fully organized, therefore not competent to consider any important business. The chair sustained the point of order and adjournment ad-journment was had. Upon reconvening, the Order of Business committee reported a schedule sched-ule of procedure, but, owing to the later injection of the Progressive proposition, pro-position, the order was not maintained. maintain-ed. The Credentials Committee "0. K.'d" all delegates. The Platform and Resolutions committee presented the following: Platform. "The Democratic Party of Beaver County, in convention assembled, hereby approves the declaration of principles adopted by the state and national conventions, and reaffirm our belief in, and. adherence to the time-honored principles of Jefferson-ian Jefferson-ian Democracy. We most heartily endorse the business-like administration of our great President, Woodrow Wilson, and pledge our party in this county to the enunciation of the principles for which he has contended most valiantly. valiant-ly. We reaffirm our belief in the good roads movement, both locally and nationally, and pledge the nom-lees nom-lees of this convention to do their itnost for the further construction f good roads in our county, and the roper maintainance and upkeep of che roads already constructed under this system. We pledge the nominee of this convention con-vention for the legislature to work for and sustain all measures tending to the economical administration of the affairs of our state government. We believe in the economical administration admin-istration of county affairs, in the encouragement en-couragement of agricultural and stock exhibits, in the proper and economical advertisement of our resources re-sources and the encouragement of bona-lide home-seekers coming to our county. We favor the encouragement encourage-ment of education in our elementary and high schools, in the enforcement of the Compulsory Attendance Act. and in the employment of teche'rs of standing and ability, and pledge our party to the support of our Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools, in such measure as they may adopt to that end. We promise, if our nominees are elected, to aid the poor and misfor-tunate. misfor-tunate. so far as our means will permit, per-mit, in relief from the burdens of taxation, and to see that concealed wealth is placed upon our assessment rolls and made to pay its just proportion, propor-tion, and thereby effect a reduction of the taxes of the poor." The platform was unanimously adopted. The fusion proposition was again brought up and the discussion which followed was long and heated. Opponents Op-ponents of the adoption of the fu sion pact, argued that if the Progressives Progres-sives desired to fuse with the Democrats, Dem-ocrats, the way to fuse was to announce an-nounce themselves as Democrats and Lake part in the convention as Democrats, Dem-ocrats, and not try to dictate what offices they would have. Those favoring fusion, retorted that the Progressives had no intention of trying try-ing to dicate terms but that they felt they should lie recognized in the select se-lect ion of candidates, if they threw in their lot witli the Democrats. A vote on the question re-nilted in the adoption adop-tion of the fusion measure by a vote of H ; -1 1 . A committee was thereupon there-upon appointed to wait upon the Progressive Pro-gressive convention, in session in the Atkin hotel, inform them of this action ac-tion and request the list of the nominees nomi-nees w hom they would suggest. While this committee was out, the convention conven-tion proceeded to upset its order of business program, by going ahead and nominating candidates for those offices which were to be selected by ' the Democrats. J. F. Tolton of Beaver Bea-ver was nominated for legislative representative, rep-resentative, by acclamation. For the long term County Commissioner, John C. White of the "Bottoms," was nominated, also George A. Parkinson Park-inson of Beaver. Result, John C. White, twenty votes; George A. Parkinson, eighteen votes. On motion, Parkinson was then declared nominated by acclamation, accla-mation, for the short term as Commissioner. Com-missioner. Later, in order to pit a Beaver man against the long-term Republican candidate, also from Beaver, Bea-ver, this action was reconsidered, the nominations reversed, and White was nominated for the short term, with Parkinson for the long one. For Clerk, the nominees were Robert B. White, the present incumbent, and Arnold Lowe of Beaver. Result, White-, twenty-three; Lowe, fifteen votes. At this point a committee com-mittee from the Progressive convention, conven-tion, Messrs. Parsons and Bohn entered en-tered the hall and announced that their convention had likewise ratified the fusion pact. This called forth vociferous applause. Nominations proceeded. For Treasurer, Arthur Smith of Newhouse, was nominated by acclamation. For Assessor, Hiram Hi-ram A. White, Jr., of Beaver; and Barlow Ferguson of Minersville, were nominated. Result, White twenty-one votes; Ferguson, seventeen votes. N. P. Ipson of Beaver was nominated and elected County Chairman. Gus Fern-ley Fern-ley of Beaver, was nominated and elected County Secretary. At this stage of the game, a committee was appointed to wait upon the Progressive Progres-sive convention, inform them of the choices already made by the Democrats, Demo-crats, and request the list of nominees nomi-nees suggested by the Progressives. This committee soon returned, reporting re-porting the following ticket. Sheriff, A. L. Fotheringham of Beaver; Attorney, Attor-ney, Russell Parsons of Beaver Bottoms; Bot-toms; Recorder, Electra Dor-rity Dor-rity (incumbent); Surveyor, Wm. Hurst, (incumbent). The convention conven-tion ratified all nominations. A committee com-mittee was appointed to wait on the Progressives and invite them to visit the convention. Upon the arrival of the Progressive body in the hall, there was much applause and a love feast followed. Speeches were made by Wm. Hurst, for the. Progressives and by Chairman Ipson for the Democrats, Dem-ocrats, in which felicitations were exchanged ex-changed and mutual support pledged. The convention adjourned about 5:30. |
