The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-08-02
Eegisterand Recorder.
To the EdgtoTof The -Alleghdni'Gn


Tribune, I feel it my duty to make an ex
planation, that hope will satisfy tn,
people concerning the action Of the Peo
pies County Convention, at Ebensburg
on the 23d inst
MIR. IL. Ii. Canan was unsuccessful in
obtaining the nomination for Register and
recorder; and since III, adjournment OF
the Convention he is circulating the re-
port that he was cheated out of the nomi-
nation by the Clerks he also alleges that
the ''baldest fraud" was used to defeat him
/ he Cun;Lrta 7,T6me has seen fit to give
Mr.. Canan's charge (faIse as it is) color
of probability, by giving it publication
Below | will give true, unvaTnished,
plain statement of how it occurred that
Mr. Canaan did not succeed in nomina-
ton; and though it may not rcad as
smoothly as the disappointed wouldwish, it
IS nevertheless the fact
VIM. NJ. Jones and myself were the
Secretaries Of the late Convention. Fif-
ty-tive delegates were present, and answer
Ell to their names. Two ballots were first
taken Ior Il candidate for the Legislature,
and ccc5y ,ote was recorded Next came
a ballot tor Register and RecoI der, and
every man i'll the Convention voted but
MIR, Jones had recorded but f:ty-three
votes, Of which number Mr. Canaan had
tGre7ttg-sir
l kept no tally of this ballot; hut as
soon as [ saw TIE aggregate vote, in
formed the President that all error had
been committed, (no doubt, innocently on
the part Of Mr.. Jones) The Convention
insisted on having the ballot announced.
be-ore taking another Gas should have
been done) to ascertain the true vote. 1t
was announced, and the Convention, with
out murmur, went into another ballot
when ffty-ive votes were recorded, OF
which Mr.. Canaan had ttce1ttY-threc. Auoth-
er ballot was had, upon which Mr.. Lytle
was EominateG-Nr. Canaan receiving t.cc1-
ty.t"'r rotcs. Every delegate voted on this
ballot, as well as ON the tour succ ceedinr
ones for County Commissioner. Three
ballots were then taken for Poor House
Director; and on the two first. fifty four
delegates voted. and on the third fi.ty-f Eve.
Up to this time not syllable OF objection
was made to the first ballot for Register
and Recorder, but Mr.. Lytle's nomination
was made unanimous So were tie nom !
nations OF the candidates FOR Commissioners !
and Poor House Director All went Oh |
harmoniously thus far bu, at this stare |
Of the proceedings, in steps the woul4-bc
Candidate with petition signed by five
outsiders, asking a reconsideration of the /
first ballot for Register and Recorder, and |
requesting the delegates to vote as they
did on the first ballot, &c.
LiShteen delegates voted to reconsider.
and thir;y-thrce voted against it. Nor
It was that three (not four) OF Mr. Ganan's
delegates seeded. However, there were
tour other Canaan delegates that did not
vote for candidate for Auditor.
Now, if Mr.. Canaan had Fpcntg-scrcn
'otes, as he alleges, on the first ballot, /
'ay that .ti5tyJjce votes were polled con
he was not nominated On the
'ther hand, if he had but tpcAiy-Sir, Us
he Secretary has it, and only ffly-harce
'otcs being recorded, Of course he was not
nominated. But this way Of computing
ioes not suit him he wants to take the
lSgrcgate OF the ucorrect ballot, and take
ust enough OF votes to nominate; because
he takes the utco,ref ballot as it stands. .
le was not nominated neither was he if ;
lie takes the c0rrect aggregate. and we al :
ow HIM twenty-seven votes as claimed in I
he petition. t
Why WAS it that his delegates did not
bJect to This defeat Of Sir. Canan at the ,
ime the ballot was announced? The c
ruth Is, that Alr. Canaan went out of the t
'ourt House immediately after Mr.. Lvtie c
Vas nominated, and with the aid OF, med :
ling Locotoco' and disappointed asp pirants =
Of nominations, got up this petition and i
nen returned to make known to his dele q
ates that he had been cheated out Of the II
omination. u
Ii his delegates thought they had been C
ronged, why did they take part in nine Il
ailots after the one upon which he alleges II
} have been nominated? ? Why did they I
Ike part III making unanimous the nomi-
ations OF three candidates, one Of which =