The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-09-20
The Tioga Ratification Meeting

/ The committee of SIX appointed by the
Tioga County Convention to ratify its
nominations for Assembly, met at Wells
boro on Monday a-week, aud we find the
official report of theirs in the Agitator,
as follows. We grant them their request
forsits publication 10 our columns:
.,LEGIsLATIvE CONFERENCE.
| In pursuance of the resolution of the
Tioga County Republican Convention
held at Mansfield, on the 3lst ult., the
Representative conferees of Tioga county
met at Wellsboro. on Monday evening,
| Sept 10, 1860, when it appeared that
there were present the following confer
ees to wit: O. f. Taylor, j. f. Donald
son, Hugh Young, j Emery and A. A
/ Amsbry. The Conference organized by
appointment Of j Emery Of WellSboro as
! Chairman, and A. A. Amsbry Of Civmer
Secretary. Mart King one of the 1ioga
county conferees being absent, his place
was supplied by the appointment Of L. +.
Smith. The Potter county conferce, be-
ing absent and it appearing that they had
been duly notified, it was moved and car
red that the conferees proceed to make
nominations in their absence The fol-
lowing Preamble ard Resolutions were
tnen moved and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. At the last Presidential
election Tioga county cast 1854 votes and
3l55 Republican majority, and Potter
county only 1887 votes and 597 Repub-
iican majority, being more thas three to
one of the popular vote, and more than
6ye to one Republican majority in favor
Of Tioga county; and whereas Potter
county has had for the last year, aud will
have for the next two years the State
Senator of this District and whereas it
was well understood ana expressly con-
ceded by the leading Republicans of Pot
ter county last Fall, that if Mr. Isaac NJ.
Bodine who had been nominated by the
Legislative Conference on account tf the
nOu-appearance Of the Potter conferees,
would Withdraw in favor Of Mr. Mann,
the Potter nomipee, Iioga county should
be Emitted to two members the next two
years al least. Therefore
Res0ired. That We the confrreeS appointed
in pursuance Of resolution of the Tioga
County Republican Convention deem it emil
nently just md proper that Tioga county
should have for the next two years at least
both members the House of Representatives.
ReSoiUed, That as the Potter County CONFER
ees have failed to meet US at the appointed
time and place, we hereby unanimously rec
ommend TO the support of the Republican yo-
ters Of Tioga and Potter counties, Benjamin
B. Strang Of CIymer and Simon B. Elliott of
Mansfield, as candidates to be Supported at
the next election for members Of the House of
Representatives.
ReSolosd That the proceedings of this Con-
ference be published in the Republican pa
perS of this Representative District.
j. EMERY, Chairman.
A. \. AMsBRY, Secretary.
Tioga has certainly larger population,
and Of course a larger vote than Potter
and we freely grant the Republican vote
is little larger in proportion to the whole
vote than in this county-not, however,
Uety great deal larger. Tioga has lit
tie more Of poll list than entities her 10
one representative in the Legislature, and
Potter little less; but in making the
appointment in 1857, it was distinctly
agreed between the member from Tloga,
{ Mr. Williston,) and the member from
Potter, (Mr. Benson that each county
was to have representative every year
or other words, that neither county
was to claim both members during the
seven years of the apportlonment. L
seems, however, that Tioga is now viola
ting that fa1th-and that, too in the most
Insulting and anti Republican manner.
She does it upon the principle that might !
is right, and in order to secure the work
ing Of that principle, appoints six conter-
ees to meet two from this county The
result, as shown by the above official pro
ceedings, would have been the same had
the Potter conferees violated their sense
of propriety by meeting with the six from
Tioga. We have this week heard one of
those six conferees say that it was not
contemplated by the convention that the
whole six were to vote in the conference.
On being asked why, then, they were ap-
pointed, he began to talk about the Re-
publican vote of Tioga being so much
larger &c, but still could give 20 plausi-
bic reason why SIX were appointed instead
of two. The fact was there was no excuse
but that might makes right-or rather,
that the Monroe querrillas and the ,eou.