Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-07-08
THE NOMINATIONS. ron CONGRESS-.

The Union Candidates for congress In this dis
trict are, Col Francis Jordan, Of Bedford, and
Gen Wn H. Koontz, cf Somerset. Others are
spoken Of, but these th6 Gentlemen are most
prominently before the public; and it is generally
conceded that one Of them viii be the nominee.
GeH Koontz, is an able man, very popular
throughout the whole district, aud especially In
his owncounty Hisintegrity is beyond question:
If nominated he viii be very heartily supported
in this county, BY the Union men.
But every thing said IN behalf of Gen Koontz
as candidate fully applies to Col Jordan with
the important and essential addition in favor Of
Col Jordan Of larger experience. Col. Jordan
has been fayorably known in every part Of this
district for years, as an able lawyer and public
man. He is known too over the whole state, and
is regarded as one of the strongest men in it. If
elected to Congress, he would at once take posi-
ton Of influence there, that young man fresh in
practical experience of great pablic affairs, would
require many years to attain to- Bedford, we
think has other claims to the nomination than the
especial fitness Of the candidate presented 1t is
twelve years since Bedford has had representa-
tiyein Congress.
In some parts Of the district, outside Of this
county, curious notion prevails that because
candidate for President Judge, is presented from
this county and likely to receive the nomination
of the judicial conferees, Of course we cannot ex-
pect the congressional nomination at the time
There would be some force in the idea, if the iu-
dcigi district aud the congressional district, were
precisely the same The mere fact, that, there
happens to be several counties in the one that
belong to the other, does not seem to us of any
account, in influencing the choice of candidate -
Speaking Of the Union nominations in this county,
the Pittsburg daily Gazette says;
We earnestly hope that the conferees Of the
Congressional district to which Bedford county
belongs will have the wisdom to nominate Frank
Jordan for Congress. He is Just the man to de-
feat the Copperhead Coffroth, and is, moreover
one Of the abest men in the State. His honesty
too is above suspicion In this crisis Pennsylva-
MIA aought to send her best men to Congress- and
Col. Jordan is one of them.
The Harrisburg 7ezegroph speaks of Colonel
Jordan in terms of very high praise; but falls in
to the error ofsupposing that he has already re-
ceiyed the district nomination. view of the case
that probably General Koontz and Somerset, will
not acquiece in, any sooner than may be necessary
The following is from the Telegraph:
We referred to the fact, a few days since, that
Col Francis Jordan had been nominated for Con
gress in the Bedford Congressional District but
we consider that the gentleman selected for SO i'm
portant position deserves something more than
mere passing notice. In point of ability per
sona integrity and political purity, Col Jordan
has no superior in the Commonwealth. As the
Bedford District. is now represented, it is a dis
grace not only to It's constituency, but a humla-
ton to the State at large. We earnestly trust,
therefore, that Col. Jordan may be induced to ae-
will appear before the people, in advocacy Of the
issues inyolsed in the coming contest IF he does
that, he can defeat any man whom the copper
heads can nominate.