The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-09-13

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County met at Mansfield on Friday, 3ls
ult., and made the following nomination.
Congress, G. A. Grow; Representa-
tives, S. B. Elliott and b. b. Strang
Prothonotary, John f. Donaldson; Reg
lister and Recorder, II S. Archer; Com
missioner, Ambrose Barker; Auditor, D
T. Gardner. The proceedings of the con
ventIon are reported as harmonious, and
We believe were 50; but its action toward
this county was arrogant, unnecessary
and extremely uncharacteristic of the par
ty which the Convention represented :
In order that we may not misrepresent
the action cf the Convention, we extract
from the official report the entire proceed
ings that we intend to discuss, as fol
lows: g
The next in order, were the nomina-
tons for Members of Assembly. Messrs.
B. Is, Strang of Clymer, S. B.iElliot Of
Mans field, and L. p. TYilliSton III Wells
boro, were nomin.ted. Before proceeding
to ballot, Mr. Emery presented the fol,
lowing Resolutions
ResOyoea, That Tioga County claims for this
and the next year, the right to elect two mem
bers of the House of Representatives, but con-
cedeS to Potter County the right to elect one
with Tioga the remaining two years thereaf-
ter Of the present appertonment
Resoipea, That in voting for Representative,
each delegate shall vote for two candidates,
and that the two highest in vote shall be the
nominees, provided, however, that nc one
shall be considered as nominated, unless he
shall receive the votes Of a majority of the
delegates.
These resolutions were adopted
Mr. Trowbridge OF Lawrenceville, on
behalf OF the Republican County Conven-
ton OF Potter County, presented the fol
lowing
PRoTEsT.
To tie Republican ConDeation Of iioga County
at Han3feld:
Observing in the call of your Convention
that il was called for the purpose OF nominat-
ing in addition to County Officers. &c, two
persons to represent this District il the State
Legislature, aDd judging from said call, and
other information that we possess, that it is
the intention of some of the Republicans of
your County, to take such action as will dis
regard the claims of Potter County to a Rep
resentation, we in behalf of the party and The
people of this County, take this means of en-
tering our protest against any such action.
lst, We claim that it was the understand
ing at Harrisburg when the District was form
ed, that this County should have enc member.
I'd. That under the ratio of representation,
Tioga was entitled to, and claimed but one
member having but a small exec
Sd, That although Rate Po0t rs.
might not haIE51r aIE5r II = otter under that ratio
bowflre know Of no reason why that fact
should enure TO the benefit Of Tiega County
a. c. TAGGART, Ch'a County fom.
1t vas moved that this protest laid
on the table, and the motion was carried.
Before proceeding to ballot for eandi
dates for Members of Assembly. MIR. Em-
ery stated that he was authorized to with
draw tie ncme of i. F. Williston; where
upon, on motion, Messrs S. Is. Elliot and
Is. B. Strang were nominated by accia-
nation.
Mr. Emery moved that Messrs. Elliott
and Strang name six Contcrees to meet
the Potter County Conferees at Wells
boro, on Monday evening September 10th.
The following gentlemen were desig
mated j. Emery, Hugh Young \. A
Amsbury, o. T. Taylor, Mart King and
j ohm T. Donaldson.
We do not learn from the resolutions
passed by this Convention, why Tioga is
entitled to monopolize the representation
in tie State AssembIy bIy-neither do we
know of any just reason why il should
claim to do so but the Protest OF our
County Committee clearly sets forth rea-
sons why Tioga is not entitled to more
than one representative. Contrary to all
usage in such matte.s the protest was
summarily ard hastily disposed Of with
out any consideration by being laid on the
table The courtesy of more conslderate
action ought at least to have been grant
ed it. But not being satisfied with this
unmanncrly treatment of the protest, and
ON the very heels Of it, the person who
from his officiousness, seemed to direct
the Convention, moved the appointment
of sir conterees to meet the teco appoint,
ed by this county-this, we persame te
make sure of the control Of the confer
ence. This we regard as adding insult
to injury. Had Tioga appointed the
same number of conferees as Potter, met
us on equal terms, and considered our
claims as they were entitled to be, and