The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-08-08

other counties, parties to it, found most
stunning elephant on their hands. They
cheerfully conceded the candidate to Monroe,
but asked Monroe that she settle upon her
own choice. Instead of this Monroe pressed
her home triangular fight, and demanded that
Conference step in and settle matters for
her This was asking more than the con-
tract demanded, and the prospects for Mon
roe's success became gloomy indeed. Other
patriots had gathered at Easton, who were
willing to submit to sacrifice in their own
persons, but were not willing to say which
of the three men should be the choice of
Monroe. After some one hundred and forty
odd ballots, which extended unto the next
day at noon, Monroe gallantly carried off the
palm, in the nomination of the Hon. John
b. Storm, whose nomination was at once
made unanimous.
1t was apparent at the first ballot that
neither Coolbaugh, Gilbert nor Burnet,
could in any event, be settled upon, and be-
fore the end it was only question, as to
which of the counties should have the man
in case Monroe was deprived oft. Dim
mick of Wayne, nephew of his Uncle, at
one time came within one of carrying off the
prize, and a recurrence of the opportunity
would have been seized upon to the total
discontinue of gallant little Monroe. A like
opportunity was afforded Monroe in the per-
son of j. b. Storm, and it was thought by a
large majority of the Conferees, that it was
no disappointment to him that he recognized
the hint, and, by voting for himself, settled
the matter just as it should be settled, by
securing it to Monroe her clear right. She
had failed to make her selection, and in the
result Conference had done the best she
could for her. OF course there was bolting
and contest but Mr.. Storm was elected
nevertheless.
And right here looms up the contrast be-
tween Wayne county deprived of her rights,
in the defeat of Mr. Beardslee, by the act of
Monroe county, and Monroe county frittering
away her choice by her own act, and her own
home feuds. Wayne county, at once sub
mitted to the situation, put her shoulder to
the wheel, to elect her forced candidate and
in two years afterwards, presented him for
denomination. Monroe county, or rather
the disappointed among her Democrats, re-
fused to accept the situation, at once organ
lied an opposition and have steadily fought
to this day for prevention of even the posi-
bility of denomination. Wayne did her
work of support notwithstanding, the only
thing heard of her forced choice was, that
his name occasionally appeared in the list of
yeas and nays, and that not always to his
credit as voting inteligently, or in accordance
with the will of his constituents. Monroe
county has done her work of opposition, not
withstanding the record of her young and
talented representative has been brilliant,
and his votes and speeches, save wherein
the cause of Education was attempted to be
advanced always in accord with the princi
piles of the party to which he belongs. Ii
has rather the appearance of an onslaught OF
disappointed ambition, than mcritorius eff
fort to punish for neglect, short coming, OIL
political malfeasance, for there were none Of
these and, it almost leads Us to exclaim witt
our old time black Republican, but now
liberal Democratic, friend Greeley, ''thanL
God we are not Democrat" at least of the
Monroe persuasion. Not desiring strife, Mr..
Storm has withdrawn from the field Ii
now remains to be seen whether the Other
counties will submit to that withdrawal sc
enforced, and, if 50, whether the District
will gain, and how much, by the change OF
representative We believe the strife here
is ended by placing Gen. Burnet in the field,
solus.