The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Inc great importance OF be approaching OOn-
gressiona election to the interests OF our city, and
being the regular Republican nominee for Congress
in the Second district, the time has arrived when
should lay before the people short but complete
statement o. my reasons for asking their support
claim to be the regular Republican nominee for
three reasons:-
!. That was nominated by the convention held
Wednesday, June IS, 1870, in accordance with the
rules governing the Republican party.
II. That majority of the whole number of dele
gates voted for me, having received 10 votes out
OF 6s.
III. That was renomiuated by the convention
held Tuesday, September 19, 1870, in accordance
with the decision of the Executive Committee Of the
State Central Committee receiving Al votes out
Of 6S.
AS soon as Mr. O'Neill was defeated in the
nomination, the influence Of all the United
States Government departments within the city
(Revenue, Post ONCE, custom House, Mint, Ar
senal, Navy Yard ETC., etc.,, was brought to bear
upon the various ward executive committees to in
duce them to send such representatives only to the
City Executive Committee as would favor Mr.
O'Neill. In this they succeeded, and to-day ma
jority of the Republican City Executive Committee
hold Office under the United States and city govern
ments.
Mr.. o'Neill then appealed to the City Executive
Committee, protesting against my recognition as the
regular nominee by that BODY, His plan was to have
the whole matter referred to a subcommittee con-
sistng OF the members OF the City Committee who
represented the wards comprising the Second Con-
gresional district To secure majority Of said sub
committee, the seats of Messrs Peak and Everly, OF
the First and Twenty-siXth wards, were contested.
A committee, consisting of Messrs. HUM, Porter,
Mccullough Hong, and Albright, was appointed, to
whom these contested seats were referred. or this
committee, Messrs Porter and Mccullough, repre-
senting the Eighth and Tenth wards, were dele
gates for Mr.. O'Neill at the conven-
ton of June IS. Now what was the
consequence? Messrs. Peak and Everly
were thrown out and Lutz and Mcbride (both
ONeill men) admitted, although it was positively
and distinctly shown that in the First ward Mr..
Peak received majority of the votes cast and that
friend of Mr.. ONeills seized the credentials Of the
Ward Executive Committee, and whilst destroying
them drew pistol and threatened to shoot the first
man who dared interfere. In McBride's case the
testimony showed that the Twenty-sixth Ward
Executive Committee consisted of ffty-one men,
bers, and that out Of these 81 Mcbride received II
and EVERY 81 votes.
After the organization of the City Committee, the
matter was referred to this subcommittee, in ac-
cordance with the plan above mentioned. This
committee consisted of Messrs Lutz, Porter, Hill,
Mccullough, and Mcbride three Of whom
Assistant Assessors of Internal Revenue, Mcbride,
Porter, and Mccullough, the latter two also dele
gates Of Mr.. O'Neills. Hill is Collector Of Delin-
quent Taxes and from Mr. O'Neills ward, the
Ninth, and LutZ Alderman Of the First ward.
When MIR. O'Neill and myself appeared before this
committee protested against It's jurisdiction for
the following reasons
!. That a Congressman was a State of1cer, and
that the highest political authority in the State to
wit, the State Central Committee, was the Only
power that could decide contests for the nomina.
| ton for that office
II. That the City Committee was local COM
mttee, whose jurisdiction extended only to city and
| county officers.
| III. That the State of Pennsylvania was divided
into twenty-four Congressional districts and that,
with the exception of the First, Second, Third,
Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, and Twenty-second, the dis
tricts were composed of combination of counties,
! 5 consisting of combination Of counties, Of g.,
| 3 Of 4, 5 OF g. and OF s.
| w. That in the Fifth Congressional District con-
! sisting of the Twenty-second, Twenty-third, and
Twenty.ffth wards of the city of Philadelphia and
Bucks county, no provision in the rules was made
for the election of delegates in the city wards so
long they should be connected with Bucks county
! in the formation OF Congressional district. See
section II, rule 5.
V. That if dispute SHOULD arise IN any Of these
districts one County Committee could decide, but
the whole matter IN dispute would have to be re-
! ferred to the State Central Committee.
VI. That if the State Central Committee had
! jurisdiction in one case, they had 1t in ALL
also, in the presence OF Mr. O'Neill and the COM
mittee stated that would do anything to settle the
dispute harmoniOusly and quietly, as there were
already sufficient dissatisfaction and strife in the
ranks of party and offered the following propo-
stons to witt
]. To appear with Mr.. O'Nell before the State Gen.
tral Committee, submit the facts, and abide 10y its
decision.
ii. To refer the matter to committee OF six, Mr..
ONell to select three and myself three, none OF
whom should hold Office under either City,
State, or General Government. That the
committee should be sworn in our presence,
then submit the evidence, and abide by
the decision OF a majority. If the committee
should be evenly divided, allow them to select a
seventh, whose decision should be final, and from
which there should be no appeal
III. To go before the people, hold new delegate
election have the inside officers sworn in our pre-
sence, and then go into convention.
". To reconvene the convention, and if possible
mutually agree upon chairman of the temporary
organization and a Committee on Credentials.
| II not TO allow the City Executive Committee
10 detail one OF their number to effect a temporary
organization, and also to appoint the Committee on
| Credentials That whoever should receive a ma
jority of the votes should be the recognized
nominee
Ipledged myself that II under any of the above
propositions Mr.. oNeil should be the favored one,
/ would support him with my whole strength and
| induce my f1iends to do likewise.
Mr.. ONetl rejected all of the above propositions,
and would listen TO nothing except the sub-commlt-
tee OF the City Executive Committee consisting as
have before shown of three Assistant Assessors OF
! Revenue two OF whom were his delegates, and the
remaining two directly in his interests.
then requested the committee to postpone the
consideration Of the until the question of uris-
dction could be laid before the State Central CON-
mittee, which would convene at Altoona in a few
days promising that If the State Committee should
overTule my plea of jurisdiction, TO submit to the
decision OF the City Committee. Mr.. o,Nein and l