The campaign. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1866, 1866-09-28

! ferocS to bring about THIS result. That
we were unsuccessful, is not our fault.
Our honest efforts was all we pledged,
oil that Mr.. Tate or his friends could
have relied upon, and these honest ef-
forts we did put forth in good faith.
Mr.. Williams, one Of the Represen-
tative Conferces, also, we are informed,
called upon Judge Oaks, Senatorial
| Confcree from Montour, and urged up
/ on him to vote for Colonel Tatc's nomi-
nation.
We present this statement to the con-
sideration of the voters of this Repre-
sentative District, as q denial and refu-
tation of the charges made that the
nomination of Mr. Chalfant was obtain
tanned by fraud and misrepresentation I;
and in vindication of ourselves, who
are charged with violating or neglect
ing our pledges.
For the Colonel or his friends to alICgc
that, we or any other persons present at
the Representative Conference pledged
ourselves "to secure his, Tate's, nomina-
ton beyond the possibility of doubt"
as alleged by them, is simply to stultify
themselves, for they could not but
know, that neither one nor all the per-
sons so "pledging" could control the
action of the Senatorial Conferees. All
they could do was to use their influence.
All Colonel Tate and his friends could re-
ly upon was the promise that that influ-
ence should be excrted which we aver,
lis hcreinbefOre stated, was cXerted in
good faith In conclusion we may be
permitted to express our hope and be-
lief that the Democrats of this district
will not at this important crisis suffer
themselves to be distracted by the pri-
vate grief of any individual or individ-
uals, whose personal ambition or politi-
cal aspirations have been thwarted by
the action of the Conferees. We make
this statement to disabuse the minds of
voters, who, by the false allegations con-
tanned in the document published in the
Democrat and Star, might be induced to
believe that a wrong had been done to
Columbia County and also in vindication
of our action and the action of other
citizens of Montour County. We feel
assured that no Democrat who is ac-
quainted with the facts and circumstan-
ces connected with this nomination, will
for one moment withhold his support
from Mr.. Chaltant, the regularly nomi-
mated candidate, nor give the least en-
Ia Inv word pr of tn Il IL
organizing scheme, ,concocted for the pur.
pose0f gratifying personal feelings resul.
ting from disappointed ambition, which
scheme must, if carried out, prove dis.
astrous to the Democratic Party, and
which, if countenanced, furnishes pre-
cedent for repudiating any nominations
that may hereafter be made in accord
ance with the usages of our party.
We invoke the Democrats of thi,
Representative District, therefore, tc
make themselves fully acquainted with
these facts, and, having satisfied them
selves that Montour County was enti-
tlnd to the candidate for Representa-
tive at this time, and that Mr.. Chalfunt
was regularly nOlHlIidtcu acCoIuiiS u
the usages of the party, give to Mr.. C..
their undivided support, and thus se-
cure peace and harmony, and alsC
assure the success of the whole ticket, a
matter worthy the efforts of every
Democrat, every friend of his country
every one who desires restoration o.
the Union.
JOSEPH II. CAMPBELL,
JOIN M'WILLIAMs,
Representative Confcrees.
WILLIAM YoRKs, JACOB SHELIART
Witnesses present at the Representative
: Conference.