, 1866-09-02
DIRECT MoMlaATloNs,
Meeting OF Ciusens-Argumon.s in Pa.
/ vor Of Direct Nomination at
| : Primary Elections,
Passage OF mir. KtnR,s uaso,ustor-
Quest1ona Of acknowledgement
w. Dutch-An Rncrxotio
nelfevcr on Adjourn-
ments.

ments.
An Adjourned meeting Of elttscns iutarcetod IN
tne subject OF direct nominations st nfinsrl nlan.
nons va aela on Saturday ersntnt In the Circuit
ooaH room, pursuant Ia ad,ourup,cat fron ths
urtt moptng Of Thunday week laeL
1ne mesun9 VA called 10 order bY ,bo chair.
man, William Il. Atiekncy, Esq, J.r.
~ h.eknsy VA fafly convinced thai Tho direct
Young lot candidates at primary moeklars WI
no ssx osss pan, nd had yet 70 and tho hfst mau
Il ss psesea. s;l aser.I: L.
sSSaka imnsdisass az setos tGos
!soisd ltepnbls.s: tha 1sa. a H. Id osiHi esiai
no hs! .!;e9.ly tqess' dsiesas ~ ,ysseS Rsss
and ths spsaker considered shal Whcn the t,nTis,,
!ng .! ihe fEes1omlostng poopjo swcns tt.st
oni ota ot,n to,pralnsnt n party ffon, pows., va
moltIo pbwer Or ihs pity Of itbel;y' T2ss
subject under consideration apnosicd 10 oynIv
sSan, rStss Wo ya, !nsrt.ed u essinx s yotc ' i
en Some people wee afraid 10 botd oH oS StGu ~
Plan because they consIJertd il might b. usod fop
asese ageashs q sny Ptnsn'sr To
wa ;im2ly actiaR TO Gid theuniiummoillnr Of the m
peoplo ffom real fcat1lcuons ~ 'A'
Stn S9hS ,1d l}ls tKsinE E.q sa,d that many peoplu
NJ
poscd change was insandcd 10 operate unon ihn
S09n :a salsson Tna ps5asp, IN f.voE ot ae
v. not doeasbo though It the aanie tims 1nsug
o'!e o'setea ds 70 tne adoption et The direct voting
.ho9sht that. i could Ss pHs il prses
peeos pseps op,1 9Bsiser systsa II
passed, and \ committee OF seven OF Ten appoint
ed to report At future Meeting some plan for the
Organization of elnb Of those faTora6ly Interest,"
that tho discussion Of the subject would enlist
popular appreciation, fnasmueh as 1t was certainly
great nd needed Improvement. By the lorna.
Is friends who could develop lts strength.
45 ;hs SsisTsaes ot tha sub]es. to tha Republican
The Chair said the idea. Of tbs motion was al.
ssad! contemplated BY one Of the resolutions Of
General H.sbrouck Davis had felt that Il WI,
time to attempt to take back the Institutions Of
the country TO their original purity. AZ tho chair
remarked, tue present system OF Intrusion
from The Democratic party. 1t bad been
r lie time q Jsae-son, and ihe speaEss s.
hin eliquca d France, ihoae clfques which had
destroyed Republtcartsm In that county. The
object the system YRS intended not 10 pat In Of
best be used for the benefit of tndiylduals.
Some few men could control the elections, aud BY
aching a. despols place their tools II position.
upon the deld, did not receive me1ited Offices, was
because. between them and the people there stood
disns uho woud eye them 9aia pro g quo. to''' s''
| The gentleman whose motion had been rn1ed ont
Of order. moved to adjourn.
cInanat1ng from an opponent to the consideration
| Of the subject.
hie mind. GcnoTI Davis had said that lie s. pfes.
ent system Of nominating candidates interfsIed
with tho soldiers In regard TO Offices, but he be.
soaeqs ui more o4 Hed Gee
ulatIon than vas found east Of the Allegheny
mountains. Whtre trns tle largest y9te polled a
teenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth, FIN !" and nd SIKH
Wards Ths do'esn population w1qa tasn on
meetings beneath their notice, SO that q tlcke
could be put In nomination composed entirely o
e. asnan Republicans
Regarding lhe last county 1omtnatlons BY Con
venifons III had proved good cil1zens md credit
ahls 70 thslr sqnsitn.ssns, excepting 9ne msn VII
beaasly lnio1!cation in Congress.
The. gentleman whose molon to adjourn hat
lin lis motion e d sdousn H. and liz. Gc.ing a urgent
ICE PPsn'ieoan o Of tho motion insisted tha, Iii
ISs sideted % lie %nee!lns bad EfshsE 10 conside
, whether they would adjourn or not
Tile motion was thsn rotcd down, the move
''gS ga1ee t. B. otis ts Believed Sh, General pAr
hat tha convention s1sem had etntnated from
1}emoefary, though, he el!etst, 4. ths Tins thu
! utin and cotfupi. II Ind slnee bscnna. 'T'h
epehtc t.As t'ot II fastf gf tta ropnitr vottn:
sstf s.o %n L ,sssax ss x. T:' S9ps pS"t,ss ts II! 4,
;Ess
s asstY IT,. saS se a e tfy(s
ds I'D sadd' sssss' s sS"' te.sssd I'll As
sS ; ,!,Ms1 Il Nj x,ij @ .s' s1i
Hd aaHds Ts VII U esn,ss. ssE ii % 's..a sS d. e snsfcss
"f9's; q ~ t:slt&s ssusm.a m .aau,yms
:s;an :s: &n1s Z ed i :: :a|fk ~ .s III &C. . 3 i'''
,lm q 'iilA ilun.A AjolI & WsI't%aGa H.. Wsnlworii
w.. ;Sys s al; .y S's sSs sl altst, s"a e te' sv
' teeansh nf i.lt drnnkannnas.
Tho Ula.is lapracala4 u!o sc!tog Of g,attemen |
rAl.inR ede is.'les, snd abandoning ihs maIn oi'
u usnss "a I aiss d,d no. ft.r That t,e people wua
nominate Tue wrong man A. fo! elsetinR 81
wes ! privilege the propls possessed II the
, Nr. ileslng yehsmsutly iooh e1cantfon to q.
,, man would call 4 aerlnan Dn!clI.nan.
General Btrs tctnssl 10 hike issuv with N!
liesnK % !ie ss|se sna e9nsldsrsa ,h.t ths
, 10 genslsnahlY bosring. ncsuu,!nF h!s remark
The General atgaeu IL snms Imngla u taf0f u u
iteti TosnY eJ.tsn c tel'ssea nv: ev1r3 M eat
ii ihs primary niretinH.. htan ordinarily have 1T
s p asS % sha 1ssss " ~ a., =. ,n,is IN
s,s e,f sasx 70 sos 2s 'as s' IT,
dsloeAes cent 70 eon.ahs;on p E99k uSsAas s,as
tnetn,aeh :. i, ut. ecataun!y I non.iMatin9 Y
equivalent 70 an election. Is 4sd been sal1 u,
= h{e Tug thst Uolaxent!on ono so!dl1F "a hotathA
. aaslitts. d :lsastsl ksiomon 10 wesid ..k, y.
m,ai , .n n,,.,., :,
9 1hs uynsrst entmted y s!.st ~. !ts"ing *aoM o
i, eompose aimsells = 10 va sa.snSa o. s!11 u
. shssif Nelson deprecated tho u:o ot personal
ilss. ana !nonsaetea tnat nc mfesnng "a s + T
. ssns.
4 ~. ". II. EDDY consldcre4 ihAt Ms. ueail
~ had not aeted fa1siJ y 90 veaemenuy opposi !.
y ces1a!nly shon!d % beard Ae neliesca ~ i
q sing % would 'hlnk oe''ef o1 =" "'u''o s"cn'7''o
hGRss Regarding tho question before tho msc,,ns,
from lhe people, and given 70 ths tcy the furti
y. they would wander from the principle that /
u | voice o. tic people Is the voice OF God. He
D. q. lieyea thst when The pseple thoroughly ,uad
ts stood the anblect th.y win properly appreciate
&c power and use 1t beuedcIsl1y.
Mr: E. Turner mnscd as an amendment to ]
King's resolution that At the next gunesa c1eclis
ay a yptn be taken upon tho subject Of direct voti.
NJ that the expression Of the people tc ta'sen.
n c rd dat a saG 9oao ol SVs
"a Xxx ~ ,h ~ Musu 81 ~ ~ nlca.
I'd TEN could tear oil the word In qucstion.
IN Judge Otis eald that By tho statute nothing cor
- be placed upon the tickets tut tic names to
~ vosed npon.
-, Ar. Uesing said 1t would not be Nleca! II I
an Republican Jndecs, who arc In TIC naajority u
~ clger box and cut a hole Ia the tpp 80 ths
- separate vole can be taken for or acalnst thu
M posed change Hc did not believe 4 faIr Il