North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-10-04
MASS CONVENTION.

In accordance with previous notice Mass
Convention Of the friends Of tho National
Administration, in Bradford county convened
at the Court House, in the boro of Towanda,
| on Monday evening, Sept. II, 1865, and or
ganized by calling Hon. II. W. TRACY, to
the Chair. Mr.. 7. on taking the chair made a
few pertinent and appropriate remarks; when
on motion, Hon. j F. Long, Albert Newell,
Stephen Bullock, A B. Templeton and Eek
iel Curry, were chosen Vice Presidents and
@ a. Amss and e. A. Parsons, elected Sec
retariee.
The organization being fully completed, 8.
N. Blood, of Athens, moved, that the chair
sppoint committee Of thirteen, on nomina-
tions The following gentlemen were appoin.
ted, VIZ: .. ..
S. N. Blood, Col. e Smith, S. H. Newman,
B. L. Rockwell, p. Long, DR.. Geo P. Tracy,
L. NJ. Rundall, D. Decker, J. NJ Bishop, N.
A. Case, Capt. j. B. Reeves, j. B. Thompson
and U. Terry.
On motion of James Bullock, of Columbia,
James Bullock. Geo. G. Hill, Isaac Lyons,
Geo. @. Gore and z. A. Parsons, were ap-
pointed by the char committee ON resolu.
ton.
During the absence Of the committee, the
convention was ably addressed by the chair
man, Hon. H. Tracy.
The committee on nominations having re-
turned, made the following Report, which,
after telling speeches by Col. E. Smith, and
others, was unanimously adopted -
"Your Committee recommend Doctor ST.
"LAS E. SHEPARD, of Troy, as a candidate
''for State Senator and that II. W. Tracy,
81. F. Long, NJ ii. Case, d F, Park and G.
"H. Eaton, be Conferees, W. tn power to sub,
"siite, to confer with other counties as to the
nomination of Senator, and to fiIl suv vacan-
ICY which may occur, by n majority of said
"Conftrees.
The committee on Resolutions then made
the following report: -
WHEREAS, The Republican County Con
vention which assembled at the Court House
in Towanda on Monday evening the 4,h inst.
recommended the nomination of Geo LANpoN
known opposition, an we believe of majority
of the electors OF this Senatorial District who
support the State and National administra a.
tions, and
WHEREAS, The public record of Geo LAM
DON while former Senator from this Dis
trct has rendered him justly obnoxious to
every intelligent elecior who is no, 80 bound
up by pariizau prejudice as to blind him ,o
the wrongs committed by unfaltbfu public
servants, his culpability being apparenf ftom
these facts, viz That in the fall Of 1860 and
previous thereto, he publicly warned the peo
pie from the stump, that they must send
honest men to represent them 10 the 40
preaching session Of the Legislature for the
reason that he knew that LOBBYISTS in the in
terest of the Penna. Rail Road Conpany
we're coming to Harrisburg to bore through
the repeal Of the tonnage tax, and that this
corrupt measure would be passed unless men
were chosen who could not be corrupted, and
voluntarily pledging himself to oppose the
bill to the utiermost. That so far q. his con
stituents were Informed he maintained a DO
sition of apparent hostility TO the measure
up to about the time the bill came un for
action in the Senate at the session of 1861,
when after holding Confidential relations
with prominent lobbyists for the bill, his con
ifest by his giving his vote in its favor; that
after having done this iniqutous act he set
up as defence the doctrine that Represen
tatve is bound by the will of his constituents
only in local matters relating TO his own
District, assuming that upon questions of
general state policy, he, possessing superior
information, could judge Of their merits bet
ter than they, thus presum ng upon the ig-
norance OF his constituents to shield himself
from the consequences of his wrong doing
Therefore, in view of Mr.. Landon's former
course as Representative, be it
Resotred, That this Convention, composed
of trends "f the State and National Admin
istTatiOns hold it to be the bounden dnty of
Representative 10 represent the known will
of h.F c"nstituents upon general as we'll a.
local questions, that the doctrine set up bv
Mr. LandoiI, is subyerslve uf every principle
underlying representative form OF G. .vern
meDf, and fnrms con senent excuse for un
faithful public servants to violate the trus, |
reposed IN them by their constituency, and |
therefore very pernicllus and dangerous |
doctrine, which can never receive our sup |
port. ST.. ..r.rf .f a.e $3.50 |
Resotred That in view of the known hos |
tiliy which prevailed against Mr.. LASpoN |
for the foregoing reasons, and which ws- |
made manifest in the year Of 1862, when he |
was forced upon the ticket for Congress ter.
in an organized and successful op
position Of the friends of the State and Ma.
tionai administrations against HIM, and re-
suliing in the triumphant election of Hon FL.
W. Tracy to the 38 Congress, the ,nven
lion which has now recommended Mr.. Ian
don for the Senate, should have had respect
10 the divided sentiment which prevailed in
to him, and presented q cand,date
Who would have produced harmony, bu, as
he former warning has been unheeded, and
Mr.. LANDoN is again thrust upon the ticket
or the Senate, We hereby declare that we
will not only interpose our strenunus oppo
'ition to his election, but we will IN coming
elections bold the leaders of the republican
'arty in this C 'untv responsible for again
advising bis nomination. and especially go
hose huiding official positions.