The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-01

deserves hearty approval from every
sincere member of our party, without
regard to what his preference were
among candidates before tho nomina-
tions were made. Although my SYM
pathies were in favor of some of the
candidates who were not nominated,
acknowledge tho duty of supporting
nominations and believe it to be wrong
in principle for man who has submit
ted his name to convention to run
against the ticket. The case must be
very extraordinary indeed, which will
justify or excuse such conduct.
In this frame of mind do not receive
with any favor circular which has
been sent to me by volunteer candi-
date for the Office of County Treasurer,
in which he complains that he was not
nominated instead of Mr.. LAMoN, and
says that he will run against the ticket,
which means that he will beat 1t If he
can with the help of Republican votes.
And what is his excuse for taking this
course? His name was published as a
candidate for nomination under a
pledge that he would abide by the de-
cision of the convention, and his friends
supported him at the delegate elections
in view of that pledge and without any
expectation that he would break it,.
They may well be surprised if not in
dignant that he puts them as well as
himself into false position in this
matter, and certainly fair play to all
parties concerned requires that he
should keep his word.
But he says in his circular that cer-
tain delegates in Convention ought to
have voted for him and did not do it,
which would be bad enough if it were
true but still would not justify him in
breaking his word. But it is not true,
and in order that all fair, honest citizens
may understand how false it is, 1 shall
state the facts. believe firmly in the
disposition of the great mass of the
people to do right, that is to act justly,
and in the policy of full and careful
explanation of the truth to them in
times of contest.
The following was the result of the
delegate elections, SO far as districts,
considered as such, were concerned -
For LAMoN berwick, Briarceeek,
Centre, Scott, East Bloomsbury, West
Bloomsbury, Mt. Pleasant, Madison,
Montour, Franklin, Roaringcreek, N
Conyngham, S. Conyngham and Cen
tralia-14.
For EvERITT :-Sugarloaf, Benton.
jackson, Greenwood, Pine, Hemlock
Orange, Mifllin, Beaver, Main, Cata
wissa and Locust-12.
Fishing Creek was Tie, each candi'
date receiving 10j votes on instructions
There can be no question as to sin
gle one of the above districts unless il
I be Madison and there on instructions
voted, LAMoN had 10 and EvERIrT 8.
In any case it is undeniable that La
MON carried the county By districts.
1t is also true that he had clear ma
jority upon the popular vote in the
county taking all the instructions re
ported and the vote for delegates in
Berwick and several other district:
from which instructions were not re
ported. Lastly, in Convention he hat
the votes of So delegates to so for hi
opponent-so that in fact he had I
majority Of delegates, a majority ofslis
tricts and a majority of The popular cote
and his nomination stands sanctioned
by every test that can be applied to it..
But besides this, on looking at tn
Everitt circular it will be seen that b.
his own showing we must come to th'
same conclusion as to the nomination
He claims that he should have received
the votes of three uninstructed dele
gates from Locust and one from Pint
because he had the most votes in thost
districts But this plan of correcting
the Convention vote will not anSwe
his purpose. For if it is used to Civ
him four delegate votes in Locust ant
Pine it must also be used to take ava.
from him three votes in Madison ant
Centre, and he is still left in minorit,
on the Convention vote. LAMoN hat
6l votes in Centre, and EvERITT bu
2G, yet one of the Centre delegates vot
ed for EvERITT. In Madison also LA
MON had the most votes on instructions
yet two of the Madison delegates vote
for EvERITT, as they had right to dc
because they aoere not instructed 6y
majority Of The Uoters ,chO elected them
On exactly that very same ground tn
Locust and Pine delegates above men
toned had right to vote for LAMoN
while the MCHENRY delegate fror
Centre also voted right because m;
jority OF the voters who elected hi1
were for EvERITT, though a majorlt
of the township was the other wa.
All the delegates from those four tow
ships had perfect right to vote q
they did in Convention, under tn
fifteenth rule of nomination, and non
of them should be censured, but if the
votes are to be upset or changed abou
it will make no difference in the gene
al result. LAMoN would still have
majority, to wit, "a votes in Conve
p ton.
Mr.. Lamon was therefore regular
:, and fairly nominated under any pri
ciple that may be applied, and is e
titled to the support of every Dem
crat. Contests about nomination
should be fought out before the Co
vention is held and its decision shou
,, necessarily be final. That is the on
>, doctrine which conduces to safety al
' peace. j. Nj. G.
Syndicate!
- Secretary BOUTWELL, has establish'
n combination or Ranknr in EurDpp