Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-25
latter Where is the great crime or fraud 10

matter Where is the great crime or fraud 10
be found in this charge ?
Again, the Argus writer asserts that F" For
the first time in the history of this county, we
believe, was the attempt made to elect Con
Fgressional Conferees, before che Candidates for
Congress was nominated |" We,must confess
this charge is very serious one, if true !; for
it is very certain the convention was not called
for the purpose of slterDg the current OF
HistO1y"-that very grave priVilege,we think
belongs exclusively to certain Rev. ABBOT,
Who writes the "life of NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE,' )
and our republican convention had no sort OF
business to meddle with what is the exclusive
prerogative of another But perhaps, after
all, the Aygus. writer is not perfectly acqualnt-
ed with the I" history of this county" and
may, unntentionally, misstate its facts. Our
recollection of the history" of conventions
in this county is, that it is usual to nominate
conferees and instruct them to vote for par
ticular candidate The melton 10 our late con-
vention differed from this only in naming no
candidate bat leaving blank to be filled by
the convention. II our recollection is correct
| the departure OF the convention from former
history is not very serious, and we submit that
the republican party might safely be allowed
to live one year more and try its hand at con-
! Quoting one more county convention.
The last charge is iH these words -" The
next thing out of order. was to declare the
credentials of the delegates from two townships
! illegal and ont of order, which was done and
delegates sacitched0n the track for Other can
didates"
Two townships arc named here, but we be-
| lieve there is no real complaint as regards
but one-Tuscarora In that case the facts
before the convention fairly proved that the
friends of TRACY went to the caucus with
lot of democrats and undertook to carry the
caucus by anti,republican votes The true re-
publcans of the township refused to submit to
such unju ifable interference, and sent dele
gates elected by republican votes. They did
just right, and the convention did right in ad-
mitting those delegates When any clique in
any township attempts to carry republican
caucus by democratic votes they deserve the
sharpest kind of rebuke and should be upheld
by no genuine republican.
Columbia is the other township alluded to.
In this case the facts were too conclusive to
admit of excuse for complaint. They were
these: The party complaining had the vigi-
lance committee all on their side and for some
cause known only to themselves, never adver
tsed any caucus in Columbia township. But
the County committee having recommended
the caucus to be held between the hours of
two and seven o'clock p NJ, all parties seemed
to have taken that for their guide. They as
sembled at the usual place of holding such
meeting, many of them as early as twelve and
one o'clock. The people waited very impa-
tiently until four o'clock Ia the meantime
some had left for home and many more were
about to leave. 1t was suspected that the par
ty baving the vigilance committee had not neg
lected to advertise the meeting without pur-
pose, and that they did not Intend to call the
meeting to order, until the other perty had
gone home. The meeting was then very prop
erly called to order, and regularly organized,
and with every usual and necessary deiberation
complaining party were in the room at the
time as of the other party, but they made no
objection until the meeting was regularly ad-
journed Then they organized another meet
ing and sent other delegates to the convention.
The convention refused TO receive them, and
served them right. This is all the Switch.
ing on" OF delegates for other candidates
amounted to-
We have thus stated fully, the charges
against the action of the republican county
convention. And now, we ask any and every
republican in Bradford county, to put this
question to himself Do they show such fraud
and corruption on the part Of the convention
as to justify me in refusing to,vote for its nom,
nees and thus destroy the party and deliver
Fellow, Republicans we have no interest
in this matter separate or different from yours.
We are all embarked 10 the same jnst and ho
ly cause and defeat is alike disastrous to us
all. We implore you not to deceive yourselves
The defeat of the Republicans party is a Dem
ocratic rictOry-and Democratic victory in
this county would give more JOY to the rebels
in arms against the Union and their sympa
thizers all over the loyal states, than the gain
ing of great battle by those same traitors
on the banks of the Potomac. Do not fatter
yourselves that the difference is but little be.
tween the candidates because the candidates