, 1870-07-12
MINORITY REPRESENTATION,
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| F,pm ns pA,a dtlpAia Telegraph.
A number Of proni aent nepnDtcans 1re
thi. city and other uao ts Of the State asset
bled yesterday in one OF INC paslotS o. !
Girard House. their ot1 ece oelnS 90 n1lclt
i f. EesaFa GF Rhs2 e Il the eessl 81
! known as minority teprea. 'hsalon. ;,
| nncn r. nresi;1a ,nd ~, ,jamin L. Berry,
ti;s city. md GENERAL va liam Lilly, Of "a
bon County, were ee1eosed a 'steie'ales; !.
Mr. Cotson, on taking the anAs1, eat! ~ ~
the objects Of the meeting hs ~ b. oeen nnst1
ttrued. 4 paper published 10 'uo WESTERN y
OF the State, together with Gu ~. tatse ~.
ber of citizens, have expreHN = tne nl 9pla1'
that the present meeting has / 'een Sal!eo ;,
| the interest Of Simon CameH N IMs y y
| speaker denied. They were tAe4, >, not 1or u
interest or detrimcnt OF anE Sen1 sot, nnt sln
| ply for consultation rs to tho bes means II
| putting down what thew copeiha ed opprc
sion. They were there 10 accompd N fefot1
in representation to start M, ement {
which the Republicans in DemoeratA :alstnct
| and Democrats in Republican dist1 'cts, "a
have q ehare in the reptesentahonto to Whlchh a
| Justice and in right they arg 5ctltte L. II
! meeting had m view a higher ,siu,. tta n mel
partv iaterest: thew so1cht to acn ,mpls
\ q A(AN4AA A4Nk41 A0OAcIt aAA NL4GA pANk
| prevail in all it's complete details, -as Ea eed
does now to very slight extent, as in tn Q cas-
| Of the jury commission in each county !
| these Cases two candidates are in the 7elc
bnt the voter is only entitled to vote for on
Of them. IN consequence OF which Detun fa
| and Republican are always selected for IA IS
| positi ,ns. Tie speaker claimed that all I q
H=publcans wished was fair representasL
II in cestain dix ret there be 10000 Ds1s
| Gratis and 10, 600 Republicans. and three repll
| RpnfAtiTeH tn ba rhnEan fhn RnaaEAr "a nj
ed it arranged that the Democrats should 6zss
| two repre- eDtatiTes, and the Republicans one.
| This division il fair and just, and the minority
are as much entitled to proportional repre-
ton ;. in proportion to their strength,
According to the present rule the.
I 10000 Republicans alluded to in,
the case above have in fact no rights. By
these means the speaker believed that the
foremost men in the different parties will be.
elected. The minority will not be disfran+
cLised. The speaker alluded to the case Of
Edmund Burke, at the breaking out Of the.
war OF the Revolution Of the colonies against
Great Britain. That famous orator, by Lis ad,
n his attempt to enter Parliament from his
old district; but the people Of Bristol took
him up and sent him to Parliament, at which
place heEepresented the voters of Bristol un-
til the day Of hia death. Had this occurred in
America, Euch man would have been emoth-
cred, OF compelled to change his residence.
AR. Corson alluded to the State OF IIlineis,
m which the minority rule has been adopted
IN the voting Of al corporations. It has also
been incorporated in the constitution OF that
State. By the cumulative system, what Re-
publican district-as Chester County, for IN
stance-loses, will be gained in Montgomery
County, Democratic district.
:, w. Il. Ainey, Of Allentown, heartily indorsed
the nentinents uttered By the preceding
speaker. BE underetood that the Republican
Slate Committee will convene IN this city on
the 18Th Of the present month, and he Thought
the bcat plan woula be to recommend TO that
s' asss sss.s 9,S 2s to @ Be-
nor:ty counties Of the State, 1t which
convention the matter could be fully |
Ainey said the subject Is exciting he 1ive1ieat
interest Of all Republicans living in the dis
dricts under Democratic control He had in
his possession numerous letters from promi-
nent Republicans from all sections of tho State,
strongly indorsiug the movement.
George Lear, Of Bucks County, WAS in favor
OF q Constitutional Convention. He Was of |
opinion that the invitation should bc extended |
to all counties. It the convention is only com
posed Of minority Republican counties they
resented in the Legislature BY Democrats. A
State Convention should be called, and this
matter put before the people as q
great reform: The speaker alluded to
from 1argely Democratic Districts are treated
in the conventions Of the party. They are |
treated with arrogance, and sneered at as be-
ing Of very little account, by the delegates
from Republican sections. They are thought
they were Of az much power in all Important
elections, aa their more successful co-workers
in the same cause. They keep down the Dem
ocratic msjorities, and are always to be de-
pended upon. In the Counties Of Bucks, Le-
h1gh, and Montgomery, the Republicans can
always calculate to certainty what the Demo-
cratic majority will be, while in the largely Re-
publican counties, Allegheny, for example, by
diEsensions in the ranks, tho Republican ma
lorlty ssn never 10 foretoid. At tho list cleo
majority OF the county just named. It is
wrong for the State and NATIONAL Republican
organizations to ignore the minority coun-
ties. They are power in all great contests.
for Office; he had never applied for such, aud
never intended to do SO. but the minority
should hare chance. Bucks County sends 3 |
representative to Congress, and Jet all she
Possesses Of the national patronage is 1eve-
nue. collector and his asaistants But, after
ali, what Ii wanted is change in the conssitu-
tion Of the State, guaranteeing minority rep
rescntation- It is right, it is just. and it il in
accordance with the principles Of a republican:
70 lorm n, o. government. MI. Aney said it would
posed Of delegates from the minority coun-
tIes- II all the counties were represented the \
minorities would be outvoted. He deslred:a
preliminary hearing first:
Daniel II. MulyAney, Of Montgomery Corn-
ty, thought it better, to adhere to minority
counties The time has not yet arrived to
make an appeal to The majority. 1he latter
would not listen to them. They are arrogant
BY success- They would strongly oppose. for
the success Of the scheme contemplated would
be the cu5tailiug Of the power Of the msjozity.
Mr. MulSaney belieyed that convention Of
this kind would result in the Inauguration Of
corresponding one by the Democrats
General William Lilly, OF Caribou, ip, . few ,
remarks, argued in favor OF a convention from ! |
both majority and minority counties. He in ,
sisted that it the movement WIS only rerforra-
ed BY the minority, the action Of the latter |
would be ignored By tho majority, who would
party.
III. Corson remarked that q change couldbe
made IN the party rules il the rninafity coun-
ties would combine. They have the greatest
number Of counties, hence the greatest num-
ber Of delegates, and oy this menz1s 3 change
might be made in the Republican tu1es.
JACOB iumppert spoke in favcE OF the prin-
clple Of minority representation. Ho COM
planned Of the manner in WHICH the patronage
needed.
motion Of Mr.. Arney, offered at the COM
nencement Of the caucuss and subsequently |
amended, Was here put and carried UNANIMOUS
y. The following Is the melton: +,
fteso'Eea, That the Republican State Committee II
trom minority counties. called to meet In this city III
en- the l3th nsta0t Is recommended TO cali aStstee
minority counties and dtSHtcts with view to pre-
cul16R legislation favorable TO minority represen-
1atten and that It invite al majority counties end
a5.1e:s favorable TO The same "a send delegates
IN on O n AiruP7 mad