The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-08-27

in this county, and it is the only fair con
cusion Mr.. Woodruff's own conferees per-
nit to be reached. The cry about the rights
OF Erie county by reason of her larger vote
Is irrelevant and impertinent, and mere bosh
in the connection, for the simple reason that
she exercised her full rights in the Conven-
tion, and having, through Mr.. Woodruff's
conferees, elected 80 to d. has now no right
TO deny to the balance of the district the
advantage gained
The course pursued by Mr.. Woodruff and
his conferees being so clearly irregular and
unjust it was deemed imperative to secure
for it official Endorsement at home, and for
this purpose, on Saturday last, with secret
and undue haste, meeting of the Republi-
can County Committee was concocted, not
called, at which but twenty one out of
the forty members were present. With
bare working majority Of the Committee or
ganized and then proceeded to accomplish
the special purpose for which it was con-
vened, by passing the following resolution !:
hcsolred, That the course pursued by
the Erie County Republican Judiciary Con-
terees, meets with the unqualified approba-
ton of the committee, and this Committee
pledge themselves and the Republicans Of
Erie county, to support such action, and
use all honorable means to secure the elee-
tion of Hon, S. Il, Woodruff as Presidet
Judge of the 9th Judicial District
Now this amounts to just an unauthorized
Endorsement of an unauthorszed act, and
nothing more and the wrong of the twenty
one members of the committee cannot recti-
fy or legalize the wrong of the ten ex.con-
ferees. Neither will it answer thus insult
ingly declair that the Republicans of the
rest of the district have no rights which
Erie County is bound to respect, and we do
not believe that fair minded Republicans
will consent to have their psrty allegiance
circumscribed within the narrow limits of
a single county, or betrayed into an act of
great injustice as Of gross political folly,
through appeals to local selfshness. They
should not lose sight of the fact that Mr..
Wetmore is now as much their nominee as
could Mr.. Woodruff have been, under any
circumstances, and that they as well as he
are under an obligation which no County
Committee can absolve them from, to stand
by the regular party nomination.
The instiga.ors Of this threatening split
in the Republican party were the loudest
1enouncers Of boilers last fall, aud even
went the length of vehemently asserting
that it was the duty of every Republican to
stand by the regular nominations under all
circumstances. If they were honest then
they are dishonest now, and dangerous coun-
selors, who point the way to ilreconcilable
oissension and the downfall OF their party.
1t is with extreme regret that we find
ourselves unavoidable hostile to Mr.. Wood
ruff in his present position, and with the
greatest reluctance that we perform the un-
nvoidable duty of opposing him. Our col.
umns bear witness that, when he was a can
lidate at the primary election, we cordially
sustained him, and, as neighbor and a friend
would that we could do so now. But his
course leaves us without an alter
native, and we must follow straight On in the
path in which earnest reflection and investi-
CATION point out as leading to the goal of
right.
The Democratic convention having decid-
ed to make no nomination their is but one
regular candidate for President Judge in the
District, and that is Mr.. l.. D. Wetmore.-
We are personally unacquainted with him,
but the testimony to his ability and integrl-
ty and fitness for the bench is unanimous.
He is a fine lawyer, an impartial man, and,
possessed of such large means as
to be protected from those temptations to
which Judge is necessarily exposed when
his office is made an elective one. Hi repu-
tation precudes the possibility Of even a
suspicion that he would consent to resort to
any dishonorable means to advance himself
OF defeat an opponent. We believe him in
every way deserving of our cordial support,
and we are independent and honest enough
to give it and to counsel others to do like
wise.
THE following is list of the fall elections
and the dates on which they occur:
September G-Caliiornia and Vermont
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