The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-09-17

is probable now that an early day will
be fixed for the meeting of the senator
ial conference.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONFERENCE.
In the COLUMBIAN of September 3rd
we republished the following Resolu-
ton of the Congressional Conference
of September 1880, which made pro-
vision for district Committee and
constitutes the rule for Committee
action.
"Resolced, That Congressional
Committee be appointed to consist of
one Committeeman from each county
or part of a county, who shall have
power to name the time and place of
holding the Congressional Conference
for this district, and the time and
place shall be announced before Sep
tember 1st of each year; and further
that the time named shall not be later
than September 10th; and provided
further that at least ten days notice be
given before the meeting of the Con-
ferenc'
This Resolution was adopted when
Mr.. Klotz was nominated for reelection
To Congress, and when dissatisfaction
was felt at the lateness of the Confer
ence-towards the end of September.
1t was intended to secure earlier meet
ings of Conferences in future; hence
the right to call Conference is coupled
with the provision that the call must
be made before the 1st of September.
The present year no call was made
by the Committee under the rule; in
consequence Of this fact, and in order
that the object of the rule, above men,
toned, should be secured, the follow
ing invitation and request was prepar-
ed and sent out to the other counties
of the district, on 4th September:
'FThe Democratic ConfeIrees for the
several divisions of the 11th Congress
ional District of Pa. are invited and re-
quested to meet in Conference at the
Wyoming Valley House, Wilkesbarre
on Thursday, September 10th at II
o'clock, noon. The lateness'of the Ca.
hon County Democratic Convention
renders speedy action necessary, and
the dispersed locations of members oi
the District Committee renders prompt
consultation and action by them incon
venient.
On behalf Of the Columbia County
Corferrees.
Bloomsbury, Saturday Sept. 4th
1886. DAVID LowENBERG."
This invitation was necessary, time.
ly and judicious-was given four days
after the time for committee action
had passed by, and allowed more than
the ten days notice of meeting intend
ed by the rule. 1t was also reasonable
as to time and place for it fixed date
three days later than the Carbon county
Convention, the last county Conven
tion in the district, and named q
place where one or more former Con
ferences had been held, and one as
fairly convenient of access for all the
conferrees as any one that could be
selected. The Lowenberg notice was
sent to gentlemen mentioned for nomi
nation in the eastern counties, and tC
others, and has been published in Dem
ocratic newspapers at Hazleton, Maucf
Chunk, Stroudsburg etc.
On the 9Th, September, the Monroe
county member of the district Commit
tee sent written notices &c his col
leagues in the several counties, of ;
Committee meeting to be held at thu
Wyoming House, in the city of Scran
ton, on Tuesday, September 14th a
2 p. M. to fix time and place for thu
Conference. If at that meeting tn,
early and reasonable time fixed by tn,
Lowenberg invitation shall be ap
proved or endorsed, the spirit of tn
rule of 1880 will be conformed to b.
the Committee as nearly as is nov
possible.
1t eppears that the Resolution o
1880 has not in some quarters bee
well understood, and because the mem
bers of the district Committee wer
widely scattered, action by them wa
delayed. OF course the lateness of tn
Carbon Convention could not preven
a call in anticipation of the time whe
it would be held, fol that time wa
we'll known.
AS the general election the presen
year falls upon the I'd day of Noven
ber, there will be but CT weeks betwee
the 10th of September and election
affording but scant time for attendin
to canvass and election arrangement
in district of virtually seven counties
Since writing the above, on Monda
last, we have received the proceeding
of the Cong esslonal district Committe
at their meeting at Scranton on Tue
day, the 14th instant. The followin
report is mainly taken from the Scra'
ton Times.
The members of the Democrat
Committee for the 1lth Congressioni
district, met at the Wyoming Hous
Scranton, Tuesday, Sept. 18th at 2 /
m. the following being present:
Montour, Peter McCann, Columbii
B. Frank Fruit, Luzerne, Charlie
Schutter, Lackawanna, Frank A. Bean
isb, Carbon, John Quinn, Monro
Isaac S. Case, Pike, A. L. Lewis.
Peter Mccain was chosen Charma
of the Committee, and presided.
The object of the meeting havin
been stated. Ex-Mayor Beamish, aft'
reading the resolution of 1880 whic
created the district Commit ee, said;
"This resolution was the first autho
itative action and the only authority K
the existence of this committee. III
last conference which met in this cit
and nominated Mr.. Storm, adopted th
following resolution;