Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-03-19

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Tho Philadelphia Post, an oiishool
of the Tribune, is wonderfully die
PLEASED with tho nomination Of FIX
Governor Curtin for Vice President
by the Black Crook Convention. 10 |
says;
.Mr. Curtin IA not Radical Of be would not !
have be,itaied 10 saw 4 am IN favor Of giving /
vote 10 every colored citizen Of my own state.
Horace Greeley, Ben Wade, Chief Justice Chas',
Charles sumner, ali the decided men Of the party
have taken this stand. The weight Of their infu. |
encc 4 immense, and Il Il all thrown on the side
of iinpartinl suffrage. Governor Curtin influence
4 so acaf that Il secured him the nomination Q,
the convention but he cannot claim to have nseu
one parioc Of il in behalf Of the Radical principle;
We rcpeat. therefore. that be cannot call himself
nRadcal nov TO say that he will be kadical
when the Radicals are triumphant Is little credit
10 himself and no service 10 the cause. fennfyi-
yania's candidate for the Vice Presidency is the
creation Of a convention which did not represent
the Radicalism Of the State OF the one hundred
and nine members who voted for him, one-thfu
did 20 because they saw he had majority oi the
votes, and Desired 10 unite the party. Had u peen
known two weeks ago that Mr.. drow's name would
bo withdrawn. Mr. Wado's strength in the copven-
tion would have been tripled. IL iswith no opleas-
ure that we make these statements but GoVernor
Curtin cannot expect the Radicals OF his state or
the country 10 endorse him while he refuses 70 sup
port their principles.
alt Il greatly 10 be regretted that the State Von-
vcnton was not held in Scranton,On Ciiy' OF any
where but IN Philadelphia The e<fraordfHary
proceedings yesterday IN violation Of the rules
and nsages OF the party, would not have been at
tempted elsewhere. W. hare had the morgeatfoH
Of seeing Convention prefsnding % rePreseni ne
people Of me State repHaiaiRg their expressed ~'"-
"The Convention had perfect right TO nominate
Governor Curtin for the Vice Presidency, but not
10 compel the whole State TO adopt him as their
candidate. II was called for an express purpose.
The annual Union Republican Stats Con,enlion,
says the Official call Of the State Committee, VIII
meet In the City Of Philadelphia, on "Wednesday,
the 18th day Of March, is6s. at ten O'Clock A. NJ,
10 make nominations for Auditor-Gcnergi and Bur
yeyor- General and also to form electoral ticket,
and 10 choose four delegates at large to represent
the State Ia the National Convention. TO be held
at Chicago, ON the 2oth Of May next, for nomina-
ton Of candidates for President ard Nice-Presl.
dent II being understood that each Congressiondt
Dsiriof ,cu choose fiso delegates 70 said National
Conpcntion.P gn frsg.,1
"This Is In accordance with all the usages Of the
marty. The people Of each Cougrcssional district
have reserved TO them selves the right Of choosing
and instructing their own delegates. ln most Of
the districts this year, they have already done 90
and the Convention yesterday transcendcd iu
powers when II undertook 20 nuiiify and sweep
away those elections, and, against the protest q
forty-seyen Of lis members, 20 nsrcprcacnt at Oh-
cago A. being unanimous the divided sentiment Of
the State. tAa A ~
HThe Contention has denied The right Of Le Pso-
pie 10 represenfafoH The resolution that the del
egatcs 70 Chicago shall be appointed by the Con
vention and instructed TO vote for Andrew q.
Curtin, an arbitrary uHd revolutionary ererc'se
Of is porer af mojoriy. II is not 70 the choi e
Of the Convention that We object here 1hat IN
wolves difference Of opinion. The majority hay
sincerely believe that Conservative candiea,e Ter
the Vice Presidency would strengthen the ticket.
But they had no right, BY the arbitrary selection
Of delegates, 10 make Il appear that the state -
unanimous in his support We say, with no par
cle of personal feeling, that The friends Of Gov
ernor Curtin made fatal mistake when they un-
dcrtook to commit the Statc delegation 10 Chicago
to his by oycrruling the regular elections IN
Congressional districts. TIE Conreniioa IN ihi,
act asurped he pouers Of fbe people. II created
trouble ,vifhouf a preferi. The Convention had
the right 10 declare Governor Cartn the choice Of
its majority, to instruct the delegates at large e
vote for him, and there is authority ended. Moth
ing Il seems 10 us can be more arbitrary than
that resolution which declares that the Congress
slOna district elections arc nnolihilcd lnl di tnt
elected delegates not committed 70 Mr. Curtin
shall be dropped from the list that none shall be
appointed 10 the vacancies hnt those who will voss
for him at Chicago. Forty y,seveH members ef ~
CohrcHfion roied against this resoiWiioH eighty
four ia ns yaror. The figures arc signifee'n
The majoriiy may hink hot tyransy is the D'coa
by uhick he State eaa BE- united. We fear tho "a
@vs ss-s,a,. - -rss.s f~ssf ~ r's ,fnfsfv"
"The words "imparial suffrage" are carcfull,
excluded from theresolutions Thsis particularll
unfortunate for Governor Curtin, for IL deprive
him OF the Radical endorsement, and without tha
endorsement no man viii get the Chicago norninA
ton
This is not all. Delegates on th,
floor of the Convention declared thal
they would not vote for him, although
instructed 50 TO do. They intended
to appeal 10 the people direct. A
large number Of the members of th,
body also denounced Mr. Curtin as /
Conservative, and said If he was nom
mated he would prove as great a trai
tor as Johnson, &C., &c. aas1
Go in; shysters and shoddy patri
OTIS we don't care which whips.
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