The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-08-22
of which the Conferees from Fayette re-
fused to GO into the Conference.
For the Mountain Sentinel.
| To the Democratic Citizens of Cambria County.
FeliOoc Democrats:

vi CdiltilddiC IoI SOUgICSS III llllS
district, which will require the utmost sa-
gacity of the democracy of Cambria county
to prevent the sacrifice of her Just claims
and perhaps the shameful defeat of the
party in the district.
To remedy a disease it is generally ne
cessary that we should understand its
cause, and for this purpose, we will 90 into
succinct history of the Congressional
question from the first presentation of the
claims of Cambria county to the present
time.
Our county has been organized, | be
lieve now, some forty-seven years, during
which time she has never been represented
IN Congress by one of her own citizens;
and until lately she has never strenuously
urged her claims. But, in the year 1912,
we were annexed to Westmoreland and
Bedford counties for ten years as Con-
gressional district Westmoreland claimed
and received the representation for the
first four years. Cambria then, having
never been represented, believed that the
time had come when her claims might be
presented with propriety. Accordingly,
IN the year 1916, Joseph M'Donald,
Charles Litzinger and Patrick M'Coy
were appointed conferees to meet those
from the other counties of the district,
with positive instructions to support cit
zen of Cambria county for Congress.
Before the meeting Of the conference, the
above conierees met together and mutually
pledged their honors to each other that
they would support from first TO last a
Cambria county man, and, believe DIR.
Smith was the candidate whom they
agreed to support. But here is where the
difficulty originated. If Joseph M'Donald
had been agreed OH as the candidate, the
above pledges would, no doubt, have been
honorably fulfilled. But, as it was, after
bailottlng few times unsuccessfully the
conference adjourned; and, on re-assemb>
ling, 1t was found that Mr.. M'Donald had
forgotten his instructions, the claims of
his county and his solemn pledge 10 his
colleagues, and was ready to support a
Bedford county man: and for no less a
consideration than that he himself was to
be the candidate in 1850. Thus, we see
Mr.. M'Donald and the Bedford confer
ees sitting in council, like Ceasar, Antony
and Lepides dividing the Roman Republic
among them. M'Donald barterng the
claims, sufirages, rights, interests, princi-
plies and opinions of the people of Cam
bria county on trust for four years TO the
Bedford conierees; in return for which,
they were to make sale of the same rights
and privileges of the people of Bedford
county TO be delivered over in 1850 to
him.
Would it not oe well for the people of
Bedford and Cambria counties to take into
consideration what punishment they will
lnfilct on unprincipled demagogues for
thus trafficking in their rights; but more of
this by and by. We will proceed with
our narrative.
Alter the above business transaction,
Mr.. M'Donald became exceedingly un-
ambitious, and refused all proffers of ag-
grandIzement until some time during the
last winter, when he thought it was time
10 look Tor consummatlon of the bargain
OF 1916. And here it wiRsbe remembered
that unfortunately the democracy of Cam
brla have been divided into two opposing
and lnveterate factions. 1t were ridicu-
lous folly to attempt to deny this, for tho
we hide ourselves, or Jump in a well TO
conceal it, the truth will stand forth prom
inent that we are factious and shamefully
divided people. Now, Mr.. M'Donald
had for years belonged TO what is gene
rally considered the more orthodox por-
ton OF the democracy; but, when the Con-
gresslonal campaign began to draw near,
IN his anxious zeal for nomination, he
became jealous of some of his own fac
tIonal friends, and went without further
consideration and made propositions to
the leaders of the opposite faction, land
Tor Mr.. M'Donald's opinions of these
same leaders, | refer the reader to the
columns of the "Mountain Sentinel" du-
ring the campaign of 1913, he, at that
time, being the Editor.) But | am in
formed that these worthless, being afraid TO
confide in him, refused to receive his first
advances, telling him that which was un-
doubtedly true-"ace knotU you Josey."
He however, renewed his suit, and was
at length accepted on the ground, as his
new friends have since boasted, that they
would make their present use of him, and
have him In their hands to be s.laid out
cold when it suited their convenience.
His proposition was this: that he would
secure 10 Kean, Linton, NJ CURE, & Co.,
the election of delegates to the Williams
port Convention: provided, they would
give him the strength of their faction in
obtaining the nomination for Congress.
According to the usages of the party, a
meeting was called in April to elect dele
gates to the Williamsport Convention,
and here it was resolved, Notwithstanding
the lnformality of the proceeding, thai
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