Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-02-09


and SINoNroy, both Union County Wings, re-
in the field. III was however pub |
ished by paper edited by one OF the COME
rees, that in case DR.. STEcK should decline,
Mai. S1uoxrox was to be considered as the
Wing canilda,e.) The Senatorial conferees
from Mifilin, Juniaia, and Union also net, and
agreed upon the following:
"Resolvel, That our Senator be instructed to
carrv out the ,uiH or TUE MAJORITY 0ffas uo!ers
of Union county on the Division question, and
thai the election Of Representative a, the enSu-
ing election be considered as test question"
Mr.. SELLkRs, the nominee for Senator, IN
his reply 10 the question. said:
Il will consider THAT test. honestly oppressed,
binding upon me. and will be governed by it
during nv Senatorial term"
Mr. Dorr, his Democratic competitor, ans
wered in the same terms.
Here was an issue, fairly made-two Wings
from Union county, one Division and the 9th
er Notwithstanding for Representative,
and two Wings running for Commissioner.
Such was the position of things until few
days before the election, when other counSels
prevailed. EYDr. SpEcx did decline-Mr.
GxRMAx did not decline..G
In this emergency, DR.. CRAWFORD Of Junia-
IA, an utter stranger in our county, of the mi
nori,y party in politics, was nominated by the
Democrats, and represented as Divisionist
"A large plumber of the best friends of Divi-
sion refusing however. for various reasons, 10
recognize or support him as the Division can
didate. Yet, Stranger as he was, taken Up at
a lat. dav, from a county not entitled 10 the
office and from the party largely in the mino-
ri,y, he was behind only 1855 in this strong
Wing county, and elected by over 800 in The
District.
Wien il is remembered how warmly the
last political campaign was conducted-thai
the Wings OF Union county rank among the
most iniexb'e and arden, in the Ssate-with
their chosen PoLLocK in the field, and United
States Senator TO be elected, the vote they cast
for an utter stranger and a Democrat from
another county-thus dsfranch;sing themsel-
indicates what thev would have done in the
fair test between the two Wings, contemplated
in The above resolution and assen,cd 10 by Mr..
Sellers.
Upon the withdrawal Of Or. Spcck, Maj. 81
monton was and was declared 10 be tie friend
of Pollock and State Reform. the friend of an
An,i-Nebraska L. s Senator, and A. SUCH he
received hundreds Of votes he otherwise
onnld NJ, have had.
With 1000 majority fer Pollock. (who fell
behind Scorr's vote some 800 or 400 in the
Anti-D!vision Dis;ric,s,) yet Simou,on had but
1875.
But ;here was another potent elemen. in
the campagn-ihe Prchibtory question. In
the Legislature, Maj. Simon.on had been un-
ilinching in his opposition TO any legislation
whatever upon the Liquor question, and op-
posed the submission Of tina, question 10 the
people as firmly as he denied the prayers of
his constituents. He was claimed, regarded,
and urged as a deserving opponen. Of Prohi-
b.,ion. In some pisirlc.s-Perrv, White Deer,
make Prohibition the chief issue. and succeed
ed thereby in gaining many votes for Simon
ton There was in the county moreover HOO
majority asans, Prohi ibt,on, but only ls5 for
the champion Of Ant, Prohibition, Maj Simon.
ton!
Thus, with over 1000 majority on itro issues
in the campaign to back him. on other issue
reduced Simon,on's majority TO ls5! Where
he would have been had SpEcK remained in
the field may be inferred from the vote for
corrmis.ioner, which stood as fD!'ows:
HALvrENs,. Division Whg 1919
GERxAr, Division Democrat l473-cf73
RoxIe, An,i-Division Wing 1863
Division majority $40
We claim then, that the last election failed
Of becoming the test contemplated by the Con.
ferees and yet, ,ha, i, furnished oiher proof
,ha, the people desire Division.
.That test" referred TO was the test between
Specs and Simonion, and not the atter-issue
between Crawford and Simon:on.
The test, moreover, was 10 be "honestly er-
pressed" or it would not be binding. We will
stale two important particulars, in which the
! most gagrant dishonesty was practiced by the
/ opponents Of D.vision:
| l. 1t was industrious!y circulated upon the
South side Of the county, that if it were divided
the people Of Snyder county would be taxed an
enormous sum TO build Bridge over the Sus
quehanna at Selnsgrove TO the Railroad-ar
! ui:er fa,Sehood. The Railroad has power to
/ take shares in stock Bridge to give an cutie
to MlddIecreek Valley; bnt no such obligation
is imposed upon the Couniy-no such Ebert,
has been even proposed to be granted it!
2. The New Berliners had declared tha
the DiviSionis,s would promise, but would no
give Bond, for the sums necessary for Land,
and County Buildings. To refute this, Bond,
of the mos, Plain and binding forms, drawn W
BY cur ab!es: lawyers, and signed by number:
Of the most responsible citizens, in the sum o.
$4,000 for Lewisburg and 81 900 for Sslins
grove, for the purchase Of grounds and cons
,ruc;ion of all necessary buildings without any
expense whatever TO the iaxableS, conditioned
that the people by vote should fix upon ,hos,
Borouehs respectively as seats OF justice, were
executed, and duly filed BY the Prothonotary
Mcssrs. Joseph Casey, John W. Maynard. ant
Joshua W.Comly-who rank among the mos
eminen, Lawyers Of Central Pennsylvania
were called upon TO examine the Bonds, ant
over their own signatures publicly pronounced
them good, valid, and binding in law, to III,
amount of S5O,000 and $4,000 respectively