Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-02-08
What Congressional Recommen-
dation Means to this County.
[Clearfield Journal. !


tClearield Journal
Now that the question Of who shall
be recommended from Clcariield
county for a nomination for Congress
is brought TO the public we would like
to present to the voters the status of
Clearfield county in this Congressional
district and to insist that if we desire
to be represented by Republican in
Congress we must make no mistake in
the recommendation of a good man
from each county so that when the
plum drops it will fall on the shoulders
of a man who can be elected. The
position in the District to-day is a
peculiar one by reason of the rule
which we shall recite and which reads
as follows.
That each county in thu district in all congress-
ional conferences shall be entitled to three con-
ferees or delegates to be elected by each county
in accordance with their respective Rule; pro-
vided however, that after the first days session
of the conference no nomination is made, then an
adjournment shall be had for not more than one
week or less than five days; and when the confer
ence is reconvened and ten ballots shall have been
taken and no nomination is made, then each
County's representation shall be thereafter as
follows Three votes absolutely and one addi-
tional vote for each 81 900 Republican voters or
majority fraction thereof, polled at the last pre-
ceeding presidential election. After ten more
ballots have been had no nomination made, then
the candidate receiving the lowest number of
votes shall be dropped, and so to continue
each succeeding ballot until nomination is
made. And it is further provided that any one
or more conferees or delegates present from any
county shall cast the full vote to which it is
titled
Now then under that rule let us take
up the voting and see what the out
come may be. 1t says three votes
ABSOLUTELY for every county and
one additional vote for every 1000
Republican votes cast at the preceding
Presidential election. Here is the
analysis. (Read the rule above.)
Rev. vote 1901
9,54l, Clearheld county, plus 10 equals 10 votes
5,29i, Centre county, 3 plus equals votes
1928, Cameron county, 3 plus l equals votes
5,719, Mexican county, plus equals votes
Total votes that could be cast......3i "a
And here is the checker board of the
situation. If Cameron and Clearfield
vote together the result will be II votes
and if on the same ballot Centre and
Mexican vote together the result will
be II votes and tie. Centre voting
with Cameron would produce II votes
whila if Mexican votes with Clearfield
would be % votes and an election.
Or in other words Cameron and Clear
field can tie Mexican and Centre but
Cameron voting with any other county
could not do SO and an election could
only be secured against Clearfield
county by the combined vote of the
other three counties of the district or a
heavy fraction thereof. The situation
is such as to command attention of
those who are aspiring for nomina-
ton to Congress and to prompt the
voters to the selection Of the very best
men in the several counties of the dis
trict 80 that which ever county may
secure the nomination will present a
candidate who can win. Captain Bar
clay is mentioned i'll Cameron, Ex-
Judge Love in Centre, Major McCreight
in Clearfield with Mexican yet to hear
from. Should the honor be bestowed
upon any of the aspirants named it
will be sufficient to guarantee a Repub-
lican representative in Congress.
Clearfield being the largest and most
influential the nominee should be
given to Ctearfield without contest.
What viii the Republicans OF Cana.
e0a DO? Tt has been the wish of our
people for some years Juay one of our
citizens should be the Republican
candidate, yet there has never been an
energetic contest wagad for The prize
We have several gentlemen emineDuy
qualified for the position, who would
make creditabl8 candidates. Let the
Republicans act at once and present
solid front. Capt. G. f. Barclay has
been prominently mentioned through
out the district as an available candi-
date and we believe would have the
united support of the Republicans of
this county for the nomination, should
he be requested to stand for the nomi-
nation. An early action on the part of
our people would aid the choice of this
county. Act at once.
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