The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-07-25
psy- OUR neighbor, of the Monroe Demo
crat, does not appear to be well posted in the

sional nominations in this district. In his
last week say, concerning the demands of
his several Democratic cotemporarles of
Northampton and Carbon, he claims that
both the right to the candidate, and to the
selection of the man, belongs to Monroe Co.
This however, is not in accordance with
either the rules or usages of Democracy here
abouts, and we propose, by the writing up
of small portion Of the unwritten history
of his party, to open his eyes to the facts OF
the matter.
The rules, and apportionment of delegates,
which now govern the Democracy of this
district, were adopted some twenty-five or
thirty-years ago, when the late Gov. Reeder
WAS the honored Commander Chief of all
the Democratic forces along this whole line
The Governor was member of the confer
ence at which they were adopted, and, dur
ing their consideration distinctly enuncated
the doctrine that, though the candidate
would be conceded to the county, in its
regular order, entitled to it, the rest of the
counties reserved the right to say who that
candidate should be, whereby they could
protect themselves from having obnoxious
''mcn thrust upon them. There was some
kicking against this doctrine, and Wayne
county was particularly vicious over it. But
the doctrine prevailed, nevertheless, and was
accounted good, wholesome, Democratic doc
trine particularly by old Mother Northamp-
ton, and her dutiful daughter, gallant little
Monroe This closes the first chapter, and
as It's incidents transpired at Democratic
Conference, held in this borough, we pre-
sumo they are fresh in the memory of older
leading Democrats.
Again: Some sixteen years ago, Demo
cratic Congressional Conference was held at
the Court House in this Borough, and under
the same rules and apportionment governing,
and which continue to govern, the Democracy
in making Congressional nominations, the
candidate, in due order, was conceded to
Wayne county; and in accordance with her
supposed right Wayne presented, as her
unanimous choice, Howkin B. Beardslee
jlsq., then Editor and proprietor of the
Wayne county Herald Mr.. B. was Demo
crat without fear and without reproach
always swallowing the ticket and principles
and acts of his party without squirm, and
being the unanimous choice of Wayne Co.,
should have been nominated by acclamation
But not SO. The conferees of no less a
county than gallant little Monroe" which
now blats so loudly for her rights, conceived
they srnelt a very large mice "a something
a. 1 L. u,
them. They conceded the candidate to
Wayne, but set about putting Gov. Reeder' 8
doctrine in practice, by insisting upon their
right to say who the man should be- Upon
The presentation of Mr. Beardslee's name,
therefore, by the Wayne conferees, Mr.. VIM.
OycrfeId, then political war horse here
ab0uts, but now, we trust, at rest with the
Angels, presented the name of VIM. Ii. Dim
mick and, somebody else, the name Of
Frederick NJ Crane, both of Wayne.
Upon hearing the announcement of his
name, Mr. Crane at once peremptoraly de-
clined the honor intended And gave as his
reasons, the fact that Mr.. Beardslee, Mr.
Dimmick and himself had been solicitors,
before the people of his county, for the con-
fcrees Of Wayne: that previous to the cleo
ton Of delegates, by whom the Conferees
were 10 be appointed, they had met together
in consultation, and that the result of the
consultation was solemn pledge, given by
each 10 the other, that whichever of them
reached the county Convention with major
ity Of the delegates in his favor, he was to be
the unanimous choice Of Wayne for the Con-
gressional nomination; that, after warm,
and stoutly contested canvass, Mr.. Boards
lee came before the Convention with a
majority of delegates, that his conferees were
unanimously chosen, and that he, Mr.. Crane,
could not and would not accept a nomina-
ton, in face of his solemn pledge so conscien-
eiousy made.
Mr.. Dimmick did not display the same
magnaminity or truthf illness. He did not
Withdraw his name, as it was agreed between
himself and his Monroe county friends that
he should not, but stammered out declara-
ton, that though the pledge part of Mr..
Cranes story was true, he, Mr.. d., and Mr..
Beardslee had private understanding that
if Mr. B., could not be nominated, he Mr..
Dimmick, was his first choice, and he would
raise no objection to his nomination. The
audacity of this declaration, which he pro-
nounced untrue in toto, so Disconnected Mr..
Beardslee, that he could not recover suffi-
cient wit to enable him to brand it as he de-
clared it deserved
The manoeuyreing in Conference, on the
part Of the Monroe men then began, and it
soon became apparent that Messrs. Hooli-
han, Gammel and Greer, Mr.. Beardslee' S
Conferees, were too inexperienced to-
cope with the old stagers from the
the lower counties, and that, in consequence,