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


WE give elsewhere 81 list of Senators
and Representative who have repre-
sented Columbia and Montour Counties
in the Legislature since Montour County
was erected in 1850, from which it APP
pears that this county has had the Scp-
ator for seven years and Representative
ten years during that time, while Mon
tour County has had no Senator and u
Representative only six years. The mere
statement of this fact ought to brush
away all the complaints and clamor over
the present nomination of Representa-
tive from Montour County.
But to make the case still more clear
upon the Senatorial nomination, we will
state the facts more fully under that
head. At the beginning of our period
of examination, the Senatorial District
consisted of Luzerne, Columbia, and
Montour Counties, and Mr.. Buckalew
represented the district as Senator, fol
six years, ending in the year 1856. Then
Mr.. Steele, of Luzerne, was chosen, ant
represented it one year.
AT the session of 1857 new Senatori.
al District was formed, consisting of
Columbia, Montour, Northumberland
and Snyder. Mr.. Buckalew was agair
elected in the new district, and served
one year, when he resigned and wen
abroad; whereupon Reuben Keller, o
Snyder County, was chosen, and served
two years to fill his uneXpirod term.
In 1860 Franklin Bound, of Northum
berland, was elected over Keller, whost
denomination was believed by many
to be the result of corrupt influence.
In 1863 David b. Montgomery, of
Northumberland, our present Senator
was chosen. But in 1864 the Senatorial
District was again changed, in the ap
portionment law of that year, by includ
ing Sullivan County and excluding
Snyder.
Neither Montour nor Sullivan ha
ever had Senator. The former county
was erected in 1850, and the latter ii
1917 consequently the one is sixtee,
and the other nineteen years old.
Now, we repeat, that upon this re
cord 1t does not appear unreasonable
much less outrageous, that one Of tn
small counties included in our distrc
should have the Senatorial nomination
at this time. And inasmuch as Mon
tour has the candidate in our Represen
tative District, this is perhaps the pro
per time for Sullivan to receive The
Senatorial nomination.
1t is true, that Sullivan is small
county compared with Columbia o
Northumberland but as her turl
should come at some time,Iit may yer.
well be now, at the end of nineteel
years, and when her coal mines ant
projected railroad improvements rende
influence abroad and political powel
desirable to her.
AS to Mr.. Jackson, the Senatorial
nominee, he served as our Representa-
tive in 1859 and 1860, and again in 1SG
and 1864 lin the double districts
which included his county,, to the en-
tire satisfaction of our people. He wa
Intelligent and faithful as Il Represen
tative, and voted right upon politica
questions and State policy. Besides, up
on one local question in which our pto
pie were Interested, he showed goo,
sense and love for justice, which ough
not to be forgotten. \ bill to wider
and improve Market Street i'll the tow
of Bloomsbury, at the expense of til
whole county, was proposed by person
interested and urged upon our Repre-
sentatives. But when Mr.. jackson an,
his colleague came to understand the tru
nature of the project and how unjust
was to the people of the county, the
crushed the infamous bantling, an,
that, too, after very urgent letters in it
favor from Levi l.. Tate and Others
The baffled spectators and their facil
instrument, the present Bolter's candi
date for Assembly, may never forgiV
! Mr.. Jackson for his independent an
just conduct on that subject, but til
people will remember it with gratitude