The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-25

} THE selection of Mess:s. Bonaker, LIn-
ION and Hassou by the Democratic County
Committee to act as Conferees to choose,
i'm conjunction with Conferees from BlaiT
county, Senatorial Delegate TO the state
CuuVention. rs well as TO uCite with ike
ConfeIees from Blair to nominate canui-
date for State Senator in this district, was
the triumph of the anti Democrat faction.
Mr. Hannah aspired 10 the position OF Sen-
atorial Delegate himself, but on finding
that his Conferees could not be elected, and
that he could not possibly be the man, he
according to the D6m0crut) requested
said Conferecs. in the event of their not
Being already committed, TO support John
II. Fiske Esq, Of White township, as said
Senatorial Delegate to the State Convcn-
ton" which are pleased 20 say passed
unanimously" tho words ''tR tie ereHt ~
their MT bciHg Giredty comHttfed, DelnS
the saving clause, as everybody knew they
were committed iii fact were elected with
the distinct understanding that they should
support OK Representative John Porter as
Seuatoria, Delegate. The resolution of
the Hon. Johns 5 wasa piece of the thinnest t
hypocrisy Tribune.
While. rs a general rule, we do not
attach the slightest Importance TO ally
reflections which the Tribune may see
fit to make upon the political integrity
of Il member of the Democratic party,
there is one statement at least contain
ed in the above article which requires
a brief notice The conferces named
were appointed last September by the
County Convention to- nominate, III
conjunction with similar conferees from
Blair county, n candidate for the State
Senate. and the County Committee, at
its meeting OH last Monday week, while
recognizing the purpose for which the
conferees had been originally selected
saw proper to confer upon them the
additional power when they meet OF
also choosing n Senatorial delegate to
represent this district in the State
Convention, which is to be held at Erie
on the Sth Of September next As the
cOnfcrees are we'll known TO he true
and consistent members of the Demo
cratic party, and entirely competent to
discharge both duties, the action Of the
Committee, although unusual, is not
by any means Objectionable. From
the published proceedings of tic Com
mittee it appears that one Of its mem
hers suggested the name Of John II.
Fislle, of White township, as the choice
of this county for Senatorial delegate,
and there being no objection made,
another member who appeared as
substitute, moved that .hc cOnfcrecs be
requested to support Mr.. Fiskc, "pro-
rided Hey 7rcTe not ai,'eady c0mmiUed
TO some other gcHticmdB.". We venture
to say that this prori&O, which was
adopted, as we are informed, without
one word of discussion, is without n
parallel in the political history of this
or any other county, and how 50 pre-
poster Gus n thing was sanctioned deties
all comprehension. 1t is a direct and
palpablc insult to the conferces. for the
! reason that it assumes that they may
I have done that which the Committee
/ ,rGs Then IN the rei,y act Of empowcring
7 them to do. In plain language, it i'm
/ putes to the conlerccs possibly prcar-
ranged fraud on the Committee The
, high character of the confcrccs as hon
Orablc men forbid charge so serious
and derOgatory as that We can i'm
agine some men who would do the
/ very thing which this prori.,o leaves it
TO be inferred these cOnferccs NAV
} have done, but we will never believe
! that Hcy are capable OF so low trick.
! or that thev will not faithfully dis
charge the trust reposed in them. But
/ the Tribune confidently asserts that
( they are committed, and even names
the person in whose favor the pledge
has been given. How does the editor
know that such is tie fact? As John
Covole once said. we deny the allcra-
ton and rcpudiatc the "alligator.n
! The Democracy Of Cambria and Blair
counties have right to demand and
/ they do demand, that the delegate to
be selected by the Senatorial confer
cnce to the State Convention shall be
u man whose fcalty and devotion to
his party in the past are unquestioned
and beyond suspicion and they will
bc satisfied with nothing less John
II. Fiske possesses these distinctive
qualities and would faithfully repre-
sent the true Democracy of the dis
trict We never knew him to turn his
hack on nomination Of his party. and
it is only men of that stamp who dc
serve to sitin aStatc Convention. The
delegate is conceded to this COUNTY,
and her con ferees, having been in
structed to vote for Mr. Fiske, will do
SO rs honorable men, the positive dec
. laration of the Johnstown Tj'ibune to
the contrary notwithstanding
/ THAT political hybrid, the Voice and
! EchO, in its issue OF last week, prepar-