The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-08-15
X. N. CONVENTION.

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gates 10 the last Know Nothing County Convention,
which nominated their County Ticket, no. the
same that met IN Convention last fall TO present 10
that party ticket ! say they are fhe pery same
Delegates, with the exception of few vacancies
that were filled. The writer asks whether TRoMAs
A. BoYp and Mai. Rurp are the same men as PETeR
II. SHIREs and JoHN TAYLOR, the Delegates for this
yeart" Last year there three delegates from
each council Cfownship.) because the Constitution
OF the State Council OF Pennsy yvania'sArt. 3, Sec.
s. Saith, the State Council OF Pennsylvania shall be
the bead of the organization of the State of Pennsy
vanla and shall be composed of three delegates from
each subordinate Council 10 be elected for three
years. one for two years and the President Of each
Subordinate Council shall be the delegate for the
year he has been elected President !" "Art. 5,
Sec. A. Saith, all officers oi the subordinate councils
as we'll as the delegates TO the State Council, shall
be chosen by ballot annually at the first regular
meeting in Ausust.''
The manner in which this Comfy Convention was
organized was simply this. The President Of the
Bedtora Council took upon himself The responsibility
TO send circulars 10 each delegate elected To the
State Council 10 meet in Bedford 10 organize a Coun
Il convention, and they accordingly met. think, in
June, 1888, IN the Sons Of Temperance Hall. And,
by resolution, organized themselves into county
convention, and vested the power in thai convention
TO form the county tickets in whatever way they
chose. The Delegates to the State Council We're
made the delegates to the county convention, and
by resolution at that convention, their Secretary
was authorized TO receive the names OF all persons
who desired to be candidates for the different Offices
and he was further required, after certain day, to
send the names received by him TO the different
councils 10 be voted for, and the returns to be sent
ITO the county convention. which to meet on
Monday OF August Court for their inspection and rat
ihcation. And the different councils, at their first
regular meeting, in August, $50, elected their dele
gates 10 the State council which the first regu
lar election held by the different councils in Bedford
County under the Constitution, and resulted for
Bedford Borough in the election of TnoMAs A..
BoYD for three years. Mai. RurP two years, and my
self as President, he delegate for year And ac
cordng TO adjournment OF the County convention. the
Delegates elected by the different councils met in
County Convention Monday of last August Court,
in the Sons of Temperance Hall, and received the re-
turns from the different councils, and after consider
able wTangng. ticket Submitted 10 the people
TO be supported by the called Know Nofhing par
! ~. ! was the only delegate from the Borough in
the convention. Mai. RUPr having been elected a
delegate without his knowledge consent, would
not serve as delegate, and Thomas A. Boyd having
removed TO the west, and the late president having
b0ite@ they were left without any delegates IN the
| Borough which accounts for PErER Ii. SHIREs and
| JOHN Taylor not being the same men this fall that
/ Inos. A. BoyD and Maj RUrP were last fall. As
for the delegates from West Providence township,
! Daniel Sans, Jacob II. Baudollar and VI. Nj. Pee
pies, the delegates last fall, and the three
IN the convention but in strict conformity with the
! Constitution, not entitled TO SEATS. NJ. Nj.
Peoples being President of the council at that time,
anu iuat council negiefIiH9. lHe pioFrI tulF
August, 10 elect their officers, the election was then
! deferred until some time afterwards, when David
Sparks elected President. which entitled ham TO
seat in the convention This fall, which accounts for
q athe change ofdelegates in that township The same
delegates that nominated the ticket this summer met
in convention last summer with two three excep-
/ tIons where vacancies had occurred. This same
! county Convention (same delegafes) which met in
convention last fall, met in convention on Monday
evening of last February Court in the grand Jury
\ and fbara hxy finn
from the different Councils 10 vote for the nomination
OF candidates. and conferred that power solely on that
body and agreed that that convention should form the
ticket for this fall, and that same convention (sane
deegats) met again IN the Grand jury room IN June
last. and there, BY resolution, that convention
thorized the County committee 10 give notice for the
4 convention TO assemble and nominate ticket cat
tsany reasonable time after the Democratic nomIna-
tiOns were made that the committee saw proper
/ The county Committee gave the notice, signed by
Fr. Jordan the chairman, and myself secretary.
and that same county convention Game drIegafes1
! without electing any new ones except few where
vacancies had occurred, met and nominated their pre-
ficIet. The delegates TO the county convention
/ were always elected in sscret- couuCils-and only
those that initiated permitted 10 vote for
those delegates. The limitations were executed at
different places in the country, and also in the Bor
ough Sometimes in pyjrafe AoHSey, sometimes in
the Sons of TeDqperunc. Hq2l, and sometimes in the
Commissioners o6fre. The above statement OF facts
II. NICoDEMUS.
lats President Of Bedford Council.
Dy~We invite the attention of the Freemen of Bed
/ ford County 10 the following X. n. documents,
which were never intended TO the light Of day.
Bedford, June 7, 1856.
/ Mr. DEAR SIR:
The American County Committee
have appointed you aud
/ C,or,;zo,;o, a,J N;o;l,,c. IN vour rowpshin. and
have notified the other members Of their appoint
ment. The County, State aud Presidential elections
OF vast Importance, both IN the principles lnVolv-
ed and in the candidates who claim our support and
demand the active efforts Of every freeman. Bedford
County con and 'nHs be carried this fall by the op-
ponents of the present national administration; aad
/ in carving the County, doing our part to-
wards carving the State and National tickets
Your Committee intend 10 spare pains or labor
and we ask all our friends to warmly and cordially
second our efforts. We entrrat you make II your
special business to that every voter IN your
/ township who will vote with attend the coming
elections. To bring about this result we leave much
/ 10 your discretion; yet suggest and earnestly
/ recommend that you get your committee together
without delay, aud appoint some active and reliable
person persons III each sub-schooi district Cor
smaller territory il fpractcabe) to see that every
! friendly voter be at the polls. Make II the duty OF
these sub committees TO every man personally
before the election and the day Of the election 10
see that every be the ground early, and If ne
cessary 10 send for then,-especially the aged and
sickly-let the weather be as it may
We also enioin upon you TO see that every friend
/ recently removed into your Township be regularly
/ assessed IN time lis Uote.
For any information desired write the undersigned
Chairman Secretary OF the County Committee at
| Bedford.
We Fave appointed similar Committees in every
Township in the County and have sent them all sim
liar instructions and when the returns come in we
| hope TO hear a good report from your Township.
| BY, nrder of the County Committee.