The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-05
BEEBEs BROKEN PLEDGE.
How the Agile Congressman from the Four
tcenth has Deceived his Constituents.

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MIDDLErowN. N. Y, Oct. 3-ln 1871
George M. Bcobe OF Sullivan County received
the Democratic nomination for Congress
in the Orange Rockland-sullivan district and
was elected. In the Convention Of 1876 he again
apuenrod ma "A candidnto The Democrats of tho
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every reason to expect would receive consid-
Grafton aboyo thoee of Sullivan. Becbc. how
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endorsement, he sald, OF ms course. H'
solemnlv aprsed that IL he should be given n
.,r1 tom ho ,y,,,ld ,,, nall onvtbiry for
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himself IN 1878 out woulu XIV" nus influence 10
the county whose claim seemed the strongest
al re, ,o,,,uci,, T., tho ,v,,l,,re of iho marty
anu "''9' '''O W VIZ "0'''''' " ''' ''''
In the district.
In his second term Mr.. Bcebe distinguished
h,,.aott h,, ,,.,iu, tr ,h., prr.Lurd rnsulu.
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ton. to which large majority 81 inc pntly III
tho district Ms witnessed by the tone OF the
nn,,oora,,,, ,r,,ors ,sonroscd Az II wos NOT
for moment supposed, however. that Bocbe
would think Of being nrain n candidate in tho
face Of his pledges in 1876. the fact that he had
misropresentod the opinions OF his Democratic
constituents by this vote. WINS troated with ST.
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lent contempt But IN splte OF these pledges
Bcobe early in tho summer manifested unmis-
tnL ahln ei,na ~ ,u,,in,, binsnlf nm na n on ndi-
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In explanation Of this nctlon-n thing un-
nroocdonted in tho b,storv of thc district
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b'cpe says that no ASKS rcnomlhWlon
because Of THE SUNS emphatic arrnignnient
- ,ho a,,,.,,,,,., ~ H. p,,r,i.,rd r,s,
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luton IN Congress-. and its declaration mat
none i them should ne returned: B'cp' say5
mat me course ~ congress must n' ondot.si
! ny ms dlsuirt bcohe ms secured erV'h "l tl'
Delegates OF sullivan county. Inis county mas
TWENTY-FIVE. Kocklnnd eleven. Tue town OF
prcrpark borders on sullivan county, hhh nrr
interests Ar" more win that county uHh WIN
Vrang" B""be clalns inc uclegdt, IRON thut
town. h,ii strong NOV. ~ beinH maic 70 d.irht
| nm. lie has secured on" delegate IA N,w-
burgh IT Is supposed through some under
sihnding with politicians mere as 10 SulliNahs
vote IN IN" next stat senatorial { nNrhunn
OfnhL' county VIII present tnIte fHutllits
| IN thn Dnmocratic Cnnsr"sslonnl convention.
th" Hon. GEORGE W. tr"en" oi bpsh IA, btln-
nell Burt Of warwick and ca Secretary ui state
| elected TO Congress In the Orange md Nuiiwn
District IN 1861. Con. Charles u, Van My'k
! was ms oppnhent Hreene = minority WIS ahpui
! Z5N. van. WICK contested bfN'uo = scat, ana
succeeded IN having MIN oustod nitcr eleven
months occupancy oi H. judge btnrhG IL q
| leading LAWYER sound on the Electoral FRAUD
| question we'll Nersrl IN parliamentary tNIics.
| and part cllar friend Of speaker R1ulall.
! brlnhcll Burt II wiloy known ts the PRESIDENT
| OF the warwick valley ltallrohd company, ana
/ nus larS" ralrond interests, ia thl- state an
| P'nnsylvnnin. He T. anrSt-clhss business man.
! John Blgolow IS wel-knuwn. His nomination
! IL being pressed from Albany, but the ight ia
and Burt ,,
| kocklgnd County viii nave TWO rlndNia,es-
| Sheriff Ltlburne and Cornelius Holman, ESQ
| OF Nynck. II IL Understood, however. mat