Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-10-29


curing an alliance of the two parties against a
common enemy. And believing that such an
| alliance may be formed without compromising
the honor of either party, the Republican
Committee has postponed the nsmination OF
candidates for electors to the Istest period
| which is consistent with the authority delega-
| ted TO it by the State Convention.
L therefore beg leave TO urge npon you the
necessity of calling your committee together
| for the purpose. and at the time and place a.
bove designated.
Ifyou determine TO do so, will cheerfully
| forward youI notice TO each member of your
committee, by one or more special messengers
whom you may consider worthy of your conf
dence.
Very truly. yours, Gu GIBBONS.
Chairman Republican State Ex. Committee.
JNo. p. SANDERsoN, Esq,
Chairman American State Elk. Committee.
Invitations to a conference were also adj
dressed to the individual members Of the A.
mercan Committee, from several of whom
written answers were received, urging post
ponement of action until after the October e.
lection, pledging themselves in favor Of a I'm
ion Ticket, and communicating, for the frst
| time, the resolution passed by their committee
on the 18th of September, which had been sup
pressed by their Chairman. One member of
| the Committee, referring TO some of his col
leagues in connection with the proposition for
a Union Ticket, says: 'sThey may not join
US for po,Uerful reasons; but, be this ii may
we can carry the State without them. An APP
| peal to the great body of the American party,
| in tbe last resort, is the true policy. / give
you again the most unqualified assurance that
! l will lead this movement FLOR UnionTicket,l
and it will succeed As the writer of the let
ter indicates his suspicion of the cOrrupti5iiiy
of some members of the American Com,nIttce,
without his authority.
On the 5th of October, the following reply
was received from Mr.. Sanderson. through the
| Post Office.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. Sd, 1856.
| DEAR SIR Being absent from the city
when your letter was laid on my desk, it did
not reach me until my return home, which
will explain the cause of the delay in acknuwl
edging its receipt.
The Fillmore and DonelsonState Committee
| will have meeting IN this city, on the even
| ing of the 16th Instant, when I will present
yCur communication for the consideration
and action of said Committee. Knowing the
| views Of the members Of the Committee as
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| am satisfied that meeting at the time and
place stated by you, would end in accomplish
! ing nothing, and be entirely useless. Hence
| | do not feel myself warranted in complying
with your request: and, therefore, respectful
| ly decline to convene them at Harrisburg on
! the 9TH instant.
am, very truly yours,
j. P. SASDERsoS.
CHARLES GIBBONS, ESQ.
Chairman Republican State Committee
The Republican Committee met at Harris
burg on the 9TH inst, and adjourned to meet
| in Philadelphia on the 10Th, for the purpose
of forming the Electoral ticket in conjunction
with the American Committee. The minutes
Of proceedings of the last named body, at its
meeting on the 10th, have been published. and
it appears that Mr.. Sanderson suppressed the
foregoing communication addressed to him on
the 29th of September, which in his answer he
| promised TO lay before his committee
The Republican Committee, at its meeti. g.
held on the same day, sent deputation to the
American Committee. with the following in
structions
Resolved, That the Committee appointed to
confer with the Fillmore and D5tfelson State
! Committee, be instructed to invite them to
meet and unite with the Republican State En-
ecut:ve Committee, for the purpose of forming
! an electoral ticket, opposed to the election OF
James Buchanan, npon the basis proposed by
the Union State Central Committee as pub
| lished in the call for a Union State Conven-
tion, to meet in Harrisburg on the 2Ist inst.
And If this invitation be not accepted then.
| Resolved, That the said Committee be in
structed to invite the Fillmore and Donelson
State Committee to meet with Us for the pur-
| pose of forming an electoral ticket on some
other basis, which will be likely TO receive the
support of the people of this State opposed to
| the Cincinnati platform and the election Of
James Buchanan
The American Convention refused to accept
either invitation, and rejected the following
resolution, offered by Mr.. Francis Jordan, of
| Bedford
| Resolved, That If the friends of Fremont and
| Dayton accept and support the American cleo
| torai ticket, ut the ensuing election we are
! willing that the said ticket may cast the cleo
! toral vote OF the State for Fr mont and Dav-
| ton, in case it will defeat Mr.. Buchanan, and
| viii not elect Fillmore and Donelson if given
/ to them.
| They also struck from their Electoral ticket
two gentlemen, who had been placed on it by
the American State Convention, who had de
clared that they preferred Mr.. Fremont TO Mr..
Buchanan for the Presidency. substituted 9TH
ers who prefer the latter TO the former candi-
date, and finally adjourned.
a minority of the Committee (seven in num-
| ber) dissatisfied with the conduct CT their col
leagues, then united with the Republican and
North American Committees, and formed a
Union electoral ticket, which is fully explain
ed in the official announcement already made.
All that could be done by the Chairman of
the American State Committee and his coad-