The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-09-28
From the Scranton Republican,
Mr.. Charles Parrish Accepts the Sena

tOral Nomination.

FROM the scranton IlepuDiicstI-
MIR. Charles Parrish Accepts the Sena-
toral Nomination.
Late last Wednesday evening the GER
ti6cate OF the Senatorial conferees of this
district, rendering Mr.. Charles Parrish
the Republican nomination for Senator,
was presented to him, in the presence OF
a number OF his friends, at the Woyming
Valley Hotel + H. Chase, esq, the
chairman of the County Committee, who
had been delegated to perform this duty,
addressed Mr.. Parrish as follows:
Mr.. CHARLES PARRISH: The con
ferees Of the 18th Senatorial District
have directed me to deliver to you their
certificate of your nomination as the Re
publican candidate for Senator, and to
urge your acceptance Of the nomination
This choice has been made without your
solicitation and against your known per
sonal preferences, but upon the assump-
tion that you would be willin. to bear
the banner Of the people on the platform
of economy, aud integrity in office. For
high social position, unspotted reputa
tiou, large interests, and successful busi
ness experience, known not only in the
community and district where you reside,
but throughout this and adjoining States,
afford ut once guarantee and induce.
ment for all citizens to unite heartily for
you: election. Born and reared among
among us. the story Of your life is known,
aud read Of all men. As boy and man it
has developed aud illustrated the fact that
industry and honesty, joined with will
to do, and purpose to accomplish, will
inevitably achieve desirable success
Your energy aud enterprise have largely
contributed to aud created development
of the mineral resources of this valley,
which, in its progress, has transformed
the whole extent into teemng hive of
industry, competent to afford labor both
constant employment and ample recon-
pense. In rendering this nomination |
respectfully urge the claims of the pub
lie for portion of that energy, enter
prise, and sagacity, that honestly and will,
which have SO signally brought success
in your private business and which are
so greatly needed in the conduct of pub
lie affairs. The certificate reads as fol
| lows:
SCRANTON, 18th September, 1811.-
CHARLES PARRISH, esq, Wilkes Barre
Sir: A. a meeting of the Republican
conferees of the 18th Senatorial District,
composed of the counties Of Luzerne,
Monroe, and Pike, held in Scranton this
day, you received unanimous nomina-
| bli.,, G.
to be voted for at the election iu October
next. In behalf of the voters of the Sc
veral counties, we tender you this nomina-
ton, and urge its acceptance, pledging in
the name of our constituents their heart.
lest efforts for your election. We are
very respectfully:
LEWIS PUGHE,
EDWARD II. CHASE,
{. +. LATHROP,
G.. l.. HAsLEY,
ConfereeS frOn Luzcrne.
Ed. L. WOLF,
JOHN n. STOKES,
Conferees from Monroc
j. Ii. VAN ETrEN,
COnferee from Pike.
This Saturday morning Mr.. Parrish
delivered to Mr.. Chase the following let
ter of acceptance:
WILwEs BARRE, Sept 23-Messrs
E. L. WoFE, LEWIS PUGHE, and others
Senatorial cohferees 18th District-Gen
tlemen Your communication of the
18th inst, with the complimentary ad
dress, rendering me the nomination as
Pa nd Iata fpr tho San.fnr For thio 1,str
was delivered to me late in the night of
the goth inst. The proposition to be come
your candidate has come upon me unex
pectedly, and to my great surprise. My
own wishes and my personal in terests are
adverse to the acceptance of the responsi-
bilitieS Of the canvass, and have grave
doubts of my ability to meet the high de-
mands for the Office in case the canvass
should result in my favor. And yet af.
ter careful consideration of the subject,
have deemed it my duty to place the mat
ter in the hands of my friends. If my
record in the past shall be deemed an
ample and satisfactory pledge of the fu-
ture, L will accept the candidacy they
have urged upon me. If this assurance
prove satisfactory to those whom you re-
present, [ hereby signify my acceptance
of your nomination. Very respectfully,
CHARLES PARRISH
Shocking Barbarity in DutcheSs Coun-
ty-A Little Boy Starved to Death.
A horrible tale comes to US from Storm.
vile, DutchesS county ahout tho Story