Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-23
Communication from DR. C.. T. Bliss.

publican Convention, held IN 1owanda on the
9th inst. it will be seen that on the 5th bali
lot TO nominate western candidate for Rep
resentative the secretaries did not agree in
their tally, no motion was made to correct, and
the Convention proceeded at once to another
ballot, and, Oh the seventh ballot, Mr.. SMEAD
was declared duly nominated. | was led to
believe from my own knowledge of facts and
rom the representations of friends, that | had
received 43 votes on the 9th ballot and that
all was not right, consequently | appeared be-
fore the Convention and claimed the nomina-
tion. | now appear before the public to re-
linouish that claim and withdraw my name
from the canvass as a candidate for Repre-
sentative To my friends who have desired
for my nomination, owe some explanation OF
the course have chosen to adopt
went into the Convention as a candidate
for nomination, and by it was declared defeat
ed, under such circumstances, | could not con
sistently with my own views Of honorable re
Iations consent to be a candidate unless it was
certain that had been defrauded in the bal
lot. Had the Convention been conducted un-
der parliamentary rules the 9th ballot wonId
have been examined and corrected, the ques
ton would have been settled, aud the cOnfu-
sion and dissatisfaction which has followed
would have been prevented That was not
done; on the contrary, the members of the
Convention proceeded to the 9th ballot with
out any protest ON account of the irre@ularity,
and thereby yielded tact consent to the va
lidity Of lis proceedings. In fact the Conven-
ton but followed the example of previous ones,
the same error having been committed before,
and permitted to pass unnoticed The necessity
of regularity and order such as belongs to deli
beraiye bodies, will now be appreciated and
will doubtless be provided for in oar conventions
in future. Under these circumstances should
| continue to claim the nomination. | must
claim it as mine by right, though not in form,
and should feel under obligation to Yindicate
my right against all cayil. | might do it, but
upon mature reflection do not find myself
impelled either by inclination or my convictions
Of duty to adopt such a course. ! would not
do anything that could honorably avoid to
distract or weaken the Republican party in
Bradford county as a political party it has
occupied a noble position and if the stern and
honest men who compose it will lend their aid
must become progressive in principle and in
character, and honorable in its transactions
Fits sins and its errors are visited with imme
diate retribution it will be broken into frag-
ments and whatever might be constructed from
the scattered ruins wOnld not be sure to re-
main better than the original
/ | have been urged by large number of
friends to allow my name to be used III the
canvass, upon the plea that | lad honestly
| been nominated and these entreates continue
to reach me yet Since writing the above
have received letters urging me to run, and
censnrng me for declining.
| 1t was necessary that | should decide, and
! | determined that | would not run as candj-
/ date upon my own responsibility aud that Of
/ individual friends, against the declared nomi
nation of the Convention and if my friends
censure me must abide their diSrleaSure 1t
| is true that was not satisfied with the treat
ment | received at the hands Of the Conyen-
ton. thought it should have reconsidered my
/ claim, | think so STILL bat after all it must not
he forgotten that this Convention was not re-
! quired to obey any established laws or rules
/ The charge is often made that everything is
controlled by the political wire-workers This
can only be true when the people fail to ex-
erciSe their power aud discharge their duty as
Guardians of the public good In republic
attention to politics is one Of the duties of the
citizen, We are dependent upon healthy pO-
! li;ica organization for all that we value in the
civilized state-cvi and religious liberty, do
mestic and foreign commerce the cultivated
arts aud sciences are alike the creatures Of
government, and government, the creature OF
the peoples power, can only he sus aimed IN the
! present state Of social and moral deveopement
! by vigorous political organizations, where one
party watches and holds in check the other
In view of these facts wish to hold posi-
ton in party that has some power, and where
some actual service is to be rendered | de
sign to watch the movements of the political
machinery around me in future / have no OBJ
lection to wire-working nor wire-pnlling; the
wire-workerS have bound the Old and New
World together, we trust in peaceful wedlock.
1t is for US, Republicans of Bradford so to lay
aud work the wires that our political organi-
zation shall he bound to the exercise of justice,
to high and honorable principles, to the