Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-09-19
Statement Of Facts Concerning
the Representative Question.
BLooMsBURd, Columbia County, Pa. 2
September, 5, 1866.
TO THE DEMOCRATIC STANDING
COMMITTEE OF COLUMBIA co.

| GENTLEMEN We deem it our duty as
Democrats to call your attention to circum-
stances connected with the recent nomina-
tions for State Senator, and Representative
| in the Districts indicated, with which our
county is connected and we do this with a
view especially to the interests of the great
Democratic Party in general, and of the in
terests of the counties with which we are
politically connected in particular.
At the recent Democratic Convention of
this county, John Snyder and R. c., Fruit,
Esqrs., were appointed Representative Con-
ferees on behalf of said county and instruc-
ted by the Convention, as follows:
Resolred, That John Snyder, of Orange,
and r. G. Fruit, of Bloom, be and are here
by appointed Representative Conferees to
meet similar Conferees of Montour county,
on Tuesday, the 18th inst, for the purpose
of nominating candidate for Assembly,
with instructions to support the choice of
Montour county. Provided, said county use
her influence in the support of candidate
for State Senator from Columbia county.
This resolution was unanimously adopted
by the Democratic Convention of Columbia
county but at the meeting of the Represen-
tative Conferees of the counties of Columbia
and Montour, MIR. Thomas Chalfant, the
candidate for Member from Montour, insist
ed that the prorlso contained in said resolu-
ton was uncalled for and unnecessary, for
the reason that the nominee for State Sena-
tor was already conceded to Columbia coun-
ty and Mr. Chalfant himself, as well as his
Conferees, Joseph Fl. Campbell and John
McWilliams, Esqrs., as also his personal
friends who had accompanied him from Mon
tour to Bloomsbury, pledged themselves to
be ''on hand, 4" at the time of the coming
Senatorial Conference, to secure, beyond the
possibility of doubt, the nomination of Hon.
LEVI L. TATE, as candidate for State Sena-
tor, in the spirit of the above resolution.
After this pledge, the Representative Con-
ferees of Columbia county, gave the nomi-
nation of Member to Mr. Chalfant. But
what happened at the Senatorial Confer
ence ? Ut was held, as all know, after Mr..
Chalfant was nominated as member. Why,
neither Mr.. Chalfant, nor any person repre-
senting him, nor his interest as a candidate,
nor the telling Of Montour county in favor
of the sentiment embodied in the foregoing
resolution, was present and although this
Senatorial Conference lasted two days, and
one hundred and troenty-one ballotings were
had, and although many opportunities were
afforded to the Montour Conferees to secure
the nomination of Hon. LEVI l.. TATE, net
not single pote did either of the Conterees
of Montour County cast IN fDror of the choice
of Columbia County, which choice was made
in solemn Convention. Comment is unnces-
tay
It may be remembered, that, under the
apportionment bill of 1857, the nomination
for State Senator was given to Snyder coun-
ty, the smallest in the District, and county
giving majority against us; thus passing by,
for the time, the claims of the heavy Dem
ocratic majority of Columbia. A like thing
has, through gross misrepresentation and po-
itical intrigue, happened now, in palpable
violation of conceded claims
The Democracy of Columbia county de-
mand that not only these pledges, but her
claims, shall be respected. This we say, af-
ter full consultation with those who are true
friends of constitutional liberty as well as of
political honesty and it is asked, that, in
vindication of right, and in rebuke of viola
ted pledges, Hon. LEVI L. TATE, the choice
of the Democracy of Columbia county, in
Convention assembled, be placed in the field
as the nominee for Representative
Most respectfully, your ob't serv'ts,
Leonard B. Rupert, lno,o..oC
Peter Bllmeyer, Dei'A'es Oonfen'
= R IIsIer sI' Eds. Dem. and Star.
j. s. Sanders, Ed. Ber,oicE Gazette,
John Doak, Esq, ?. G. Campbell,
William Lamon, Geo. Stricken,
Hon. NJ Il. jackson, Geo. Zarr,
James Jacoby, Henry Herner,
j. W. Dieterich, Michael Reese.
Sam'l Chamberlin, John Scott,
John NJ. Snyder, VIM H. Inttle,
Charles Il. BAIL. Reuben Knittle,
Hiram Smethers, j. p. Shuman.
Wesley Writ, Esq. Gideon Krumm
Daniel Lee, Solomon Rider,
Thos Knorr, J. D. Runvan.
]. S. M'Ninch, Reuben Rohrbaeh,
y. 1sanu' l. w lnIerSteen,
j. Is; klstler,, Moses Hover,
stephen Baldy, Joseph Martz,
James Reeder, John Martz.
Rudolph Shuman, Jacob Chambers.
Sam'l Shuman, John jameson,
Joseph Giger, VIM. John,
Aaron w. Hess, Walter Scott,
w. T. Shuman, David Hunt.
Samuel Smith, John w. Leidv.
Ghas. l; Shuman, Jacob Martz,
James Barry, Geo. Manhart.
). :. Shnman, David Rohrbach,