The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-28
The Union Electoral Ticket I'm Pennsy Nv ania.
DUB CAMBRIA CORRESPONDENCE.

GAMBIA Oct. 20, 1866.
The Fillmore men At Johnetoan were coavencd las.
evening In considerable force TO decide the question
their support OF the union electoral ticket Great
unaamiiy characterized their proceedings and aner
impartial exposition OF its basis and necessity they re-
solved tn give it their undivided support
IDS decision, faithfully fulfilled will nsurs marked
decrease IN the Democratic majority and will reduce 1t
to ito original and msre honest numOer which does not
exceed SIX hundred votes.
Theiaie unexpected and unparalleled majority resulted
from Two Causes First, the refusal OF maay decided
ANITA" 10 record their votes because Of the fusion
esuFs In The CANVASS and second because of the 81
Peros organization of the democracy, which in
sured the pol OF iu full strength. Besides this
u alefed-and with some degree Of plsrs
oity ~ we'll as truth-that In many OF the election
prec1is and particularly Cambria and Lcre.o the mos
Unfair and unjust methods to TO give II the
vantage groundn the former precnc. by deterrng DO
siiveIy many cowardly natives fro tn record Of their
votes ano IN the latter precnc; by marking up the
record OF s majority Ally beyond the whole number
o fnrrhgans ID the tosSship That pipe laying aud
other cst niprons aad Dusidahie were
. u .hs snd most every other county in the State and
epesiahy N those COUNTIES where tdey were dominant
VII hot ara cannot be successfully conroy but
Ct no spTrehended 10 sucb extent as 10 explain
away tahac'ofly their In the late
electops to compass which they had 20 Overcome
sao~p epPosiion majority Of not than forty thou
an" having uavefsed the whole State, and scanned
2omewhsf critically the actual condition OF things uu
sesitsipgy aver the opinion that who philosophy
q the defeat OF the opposition In anla
res deo Va the tact that 10 the American element which
coDsututs the stronger wing only seven tenths were
gilmore fusion while three tertbs were Fillmore ant
fusion Ia other words seven phs preferred Fremont
aud three ien,hs Buchanan and PROFESSIONALLY voted
-ccororsiy that ben the general estimate which the
taen issue was beidtwo candidates only, IN act being
regarded n the contest
In the npion electoral ticket. recently formed see no
Eeston 10 expect any larger adhesion Of the Fillmore
hen Dor 90 anticipate any very material additions to
suhsisnnlrg The expected enlarged ncrea.e In the
poiuiar vote. If the clean Fillmore ticket now
many sections, shoald not DC withdrawn It doubtless
~il overt the Fillmore Buchanan sympathizers froG
heir late perhaps present ed support of
he democracy, ara would thereby matter Of course
1nnsh somewhat the democratic chances TO carry the
staie
electoral tickets in the eld il I'd appear problem
eca, even as TO the success Of the union ticket b.
ure even uut!l am o. more satisfactory
nasis The result u near al hand and the problem VIII
soon be solved.
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ExScJTTvE Committee
OF LANCASTER coUNrr-AFPRoyAL OF THE UNION
ELECTORAL TICKET.
AT meeting o. the American Executive Committee o.
Lancaster county, at Youarts Exchange ESel n The
city Of Lancaster, on the 2Sth inst. ,Jchr A Hiesard.
chairman; Joseph Garrison, Secretary
d Bohger. wno was present In the piace OF X
Hlson seeIed resolutions endorsing the American State
. pral CcmDtes-whep William Barr, CT East lore.
al, offered TIE following a. a substtut. =
Reseved, That the Executive con.se Of he American
party for Lancaster oonny hereby rauy and toe
ion II the non ate Convention held Harrisburg
2ls a. Ocober which formed un'0n electoral ticket
~e herby adop: and rnerd 10 the supper. os
reah fafycf Lancaster county Ind TIE State the
cset thus formed beng alike inr and honorable the
An eric3n parry ard Mllard Fillmore
& s ls' we hfsy sfB. The Ssewos
several e.octlcn districts w I'll ile
here iolows the union electoral ticket with the name
~ Mard Fillmore at ,be hesf ~ czs general elector
aDo James Irvin. OF Centre ooun'y, a. the other
The vote being taken the above substitutes, IL sy
~eTo adopted by q vote OF 20 10
On motion, the con miitee adjourned.