Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-03-27
TIE Posr oFFIcE ELECTION


Last Saturday afternoon was the time
appointed by the Locofocos for an election.
IN this Borough, to decide amongst them
selves who is to be the Postmaster in this
place for the next four years. The friends
of the different candidates had been can
vassing the town very closely the day be-
fore, and the morning OF the election, and
when the POLLS were opened at three o.
clock, the excitement was almost mountain
high. Runners were dispatched all over
the town, and the faithful were all brought
up to the polls, to give expression TO their
choice. The leaders Of The party were all
active, and all with probably one exception,
Maj Tatc) laboring for tho success os
JOHN a. Mowry. The full I4ocofoco vote
was out, the tickets counted, anc the anx-
ious public KEEP: in suspense until the pect-
ing Of the Buchanan Club. The Club met
after dark, and the result made known as
follows: A. J. Sansom had ~ votes, John
A. MowIy bad AZ votes, and William
Bowles had l6 votes. The Widow Saupp
very properly refused 20 submit her claims
TO be decided by an election, aud conse-
quently was not voted for. The announce
ment OF this result to the Club caused in.
tense excitement, and many speeches we.c
made, and examinations and reeriminatons
many Mr.. 5owles, the defeated candi-
date, said that this mode of holding elee-
tions was hum5uy, and he wouli not sub
init to it-he wonid try for it in another
manner Up jumped the redouhtable Gen
eral, ana the Land PIRATE, and many more,
who tried to pour oil on the troubled wa
fers; they decided on another election on
Tuesday afternoon, amidst much noise aud
confusion. Bowman, Cessna, John p
Reed. and the leaders of the party general
ly. pledged themselves at that meeting to
use Nc cxertions for any of the candidates,
but to let the party decide for themselves.
Tuesday arrived, and it was plain to be
seen thai something unusual was on the ta-
pis, by the extraordinary movements of the
leaders of the party. John Cessna, his
man Friday, Geo. W. Bowman, John P.
Reed, and others, were very busy and very
much excited. When the polls were open
ed, 1t was plain 10 be seen that they were
all laboring for Johu A. Mowry, even after
they had pledged themselves to use no ex-
ertions either way. John Cessna was in.
side the room, aud about every half hour
through the afternoon, he would hand out
of the window to his mlu Friday, Shannon,
paper on which was written the names Of
some Locofocos who had not yet voted;
Shanaou would then start down street, and
bring them up to the window to vote for
John 4. Mowry and against A. Sansom
1t was plain to be seen, as the leaders of
the party, with the exception Of Maj Tate,
who was inside the room, we're using every
effort for John A. Mowry, that A. j. San
SOM would be beaten On counting up
the votes, John d. Mowry had 50, and A..
j. Sansom had A notwithstanding all
their efforts, be vas only beaten s votes !!
aud bad Bowman, Cessna, Reed, ana 9TH
ers 9f the leaders, used no cxertions against
him, SAMSON would have beaten Mowry very
easily.
But there was one other reason that op-
Grated disastrously to SAMSON, and which
caused the opposition of the leaders and
others in the party. 1t is we'll known that
couple Of years ago Mr. Sansom joined
the American party, and that some time az
terwurds he left it. 1t is pretty certain
that at that time he was promised, in case
Buchanan should be elected, The Post Office
for so doing. These lesders made This
their strong argument against Mr. Sansom.
That be had deserted the Locofoco party
and was consequently unworthy the station.
Bowman, aud tie Land Pirate, in their
speeches, invited and coaxod for members
OF the American party to come hack into
the arms Of The Democracy, and their sins
would never be remembered any more
against them. Bowman, also, IN The ga.
ztfte, urged them to do so, and all that had
heretofore been Democrats, ard joined the
Americans, but would leave that party,
should be received back ;nto the fold, aud
treated IN every respect like those who had
never left the party. The FIRST time, how
ever, that one OF these comes before the
party for its votes, heis beaten, by The very
men who MADE to them all these fair prom
ises, and on account of DO other reason
than that he who was always LocofocO