THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT,
BL()0MSIU11G, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.
iOfltc ltotumbian
-AND-
Uoomslnivij jjjcmotvat.
P.ltOOMSBUUO, PA.
i.'iiiii.w MiiitNiNU, kui'iv it, mao.
t'TIII! CI)I,:II1IAJV has (tie I.arKt-tl
I lirtilallim or ly miitr imbllilifil 'lit
Northern Pcim.ylVAiila, nml Is lo a
iiillttt Inrgcr sheet tlmll any oflUcottm
tirnrlei nml la therefor ill lust nuilliim
lor uilrrrlUhiR In lllla section ofllio 8ls.lt.
Ho tho Votora of Columbia County.
Tlio Democratic Stnnulnrf CoiumUtiu
have mailo inquiry Into Uio fuels per
tulnlii!? to tlio nomination ofn Senator
ml tmnlltlalu by tho Honalnrlnl Confer-
citL'o :il Norlhiinibcrlaml. anil titxiti it
view or tho wholo fiubjeqt hiivo ileler
nilni'il to submit to you n brinf udilreM,
Tlio C'nnilhlaio nroscnliil to tho Con
fiwiK'c! by tills county received on tlio.
2l0ili, ballot tho votes or nil tuo six
Co tiff roes nro-iont In tho Cimforoiico,
rciircsuutluir tho counllw of Nor-
thuuihorhiiiil, Columbia mul b'ulllvun.
ThotiHifurwsifroiii Montour county had
withdrawn lirovloiwly from tho confer
cue -, iw had ono from this county whoso
plnco lad been lined by our remaining
('inferco under a resolution or tho Con
iVronco. Thq Con forpuqe, consisted, then
of six members, representing .threo,
nmiitli out of four of tho tilstric'.wiicn
thu nomination was, made, ntul Iheirac-,
tloit wns unanimous.. Upon, this state
incut, considered alone, there, am bono
ilnnbL of tho rotriilarltv of tho. nouiina
tion and of tho i-onscquout obligation of
tho counties roprescnteu In tho Confer
ence to support it. It has been endors
ed by tho Standing Committee of Nor
humberland county (22 out of2S mem-
bers present) and by this Cominiltco In
u resolution published herewith. It is
known also that it Is acceptable in Sul
livan county and will tbero receive
from our party friends unanimous sup
port. liut itTs Opposed lii' Montour county
by tlio candidate whoso conferees sccedt
ed from tlio Conference and ho h.i plac
ed bis own name In his newspaper in
tho nl.ico annronriato to that of a 'resr'u
lar nominee". Shall his ofipOsitioh bo
oflectu.it rind Is it placed upon (food
rounds? These are the'ijucktlons to bo
eomiidered and an Answer (0''f ho' latter
will bo tho main, object of tills nddrcss.
Tho single' alleged reason for opposi
tion to our candidate, of'h lesal charac
ter, tho only ono founded upon party
laws o usages, Is presented by tho sccc-
ding conferees In n statement published
by them of the proceedings 6f tlio con
ferenco. They say that on tho 202d
ballot In conference thelr'candldato r6-
col voU 6 voles, (boing'n uiajorlty of' tho
whole,) that tho 'result was1 duly an
nounced nnd that Ids nomination be
Mini) complete. It this bo fio, nnd noth-
1'ig further appears to countervail their
Hlaloment, another nomination' could
not hiivo been .regularly 'or properly
made on tho 210th ballot without n re
consideration of tho former vote.
. The answer which Is presented' to this
statement of liio' seceding conferees In
tho olllclal'report of thd proceedings of
tho Conference and In papers' from Indi
vidual Conferees Wio 'constituted the
majority, is however very lull and com
plele. Tho'allcdgod facts' upon Which
tho nrjgiiment for a Montour nomlna
tlon rests aro by thoso papers disprov
ed In tho nmlii aiid tho futility of (ho
argument based upon them made most
evident. It Is not true that a nomina
tion was made coniploto on tho 202d
ballot. It Is not truo that n nomination
was then announced by tho chair. It 'Is
not true that tho votcas first taUon was
announced by tho chair br by any' one
else, but it is certain that as soon as tho
roll-call was concluded a recess was'ta
ken for o minutes, tb'at'upon reasScinb
ling a con forco asked to cliango'hU volo
and was allowed, jo uofio by it majority
voto of tho conference, that ho changed
bis voto from tho Montour, 'carj'dldato'
accordingly, nnd that tticn tho' result of
tho 202d ballot was" reported for' tl0; first
and only tlinq and thoio was no nomln
atlon. It was Indispensable tq a libra
inaliyn that n majority Should mako
nnd complete Itj 'that Uioy should not
withhold their assent from it beforo it
was proclaimed by them or under their
authority.
Hut further, tho seceding confcrees(or
two of them) took a direct part lit the
proceedings when leavo was given to
cliango tho voto, and thoy wcronll pres
ent ns members of tho Confcrenco for
soma tlmo afterwards. After tho 206th
voto ono of them moved that tho Con
fcrenco adjourn to meet at Bloomsburg
on tho I5th of September, and his mo
tion was voted upon and rejected. Two
ballots further on, another asked Icavo
to lotlro for fifteen minutes and was
granted leave. Can Conferees who have
acted as such bo permitted to repudiate
tho proceedings In which thoy havo ta
ken part? Isltto ho'tolcrated, for in
stance, that after voting oil tlio question
of allowing a member to change his
voto taking tho chances of success in
the decision to bo made they shall uot
bo bound by what hdononiul concluded
from questioning it as valid afterwards 1
Hut this may bo thought narrow
ground, however clear In point of legal!
ty. Wo chooso to put tho miration
broadly upon tlio clear authority of tho
majority of tho Confcrenco to control Its
proceedings to ndopt nnd administer
its rules within tho gcneraral principles
of parliamentary law and to nnnounco
its eventual nnd dellberato cholco ofn
candidate There is no question thnt
tho correction of tho voto on tho 202d
bollol,uu(i tho nomination of Mr.ISucliu
low on tho 210th, wero by a clear and
fair majority of tho Senatorial Confer
once.
Wo may go further nud say that Mr
Withlngton had an independent right
to change Ids voto oil tho 202d ballot, n
right of which tho Confcrenco could not
Justly deprlvo him. Tho general print;!
plo applicable (o his case Is well staled
In Uarclay'd Digest, ono of tho most re
cent .American works on parllmentnrly
law and practice and published under
authority of thoNutlouul llousoof Hop.
rcsc-ntatives. Wo quote i
"A MHMIlliU HAB Till! lliajlT TO
CirANclHIIlH VOTI5 JlKl'OKi: TJIB HJX'I
WON OI1' TllK QUESTION AB III'.JJN J'l-
NAI.ItYANI) COKCJI.U8XYJ2I.Y I'JIONOUNC
i!D liv tju: cjiajii." JJarclay's Jilyest,
. 107, ed, 16C5.)
It is truo that some legislative bodies
liavo adopted rules which limit or reg.
uliito this right of changing a voto, but
as noiio of their rules wero adopted by
tho Conferenco It could not apply or
enforce them, They uro entirely inap
plicable to tho present question. Mr,
Wlthlngton's right then was good with
out any voto of tho Conferenco, but Its
resolution would havo conferred that
right If ho had uot possessed it before,
What wo havo said wo bcllevo an.
swers fully tho objection mado against
nellon of the Conference. Hut it re
mains In consider whether the itcNInch
vblo given on the 2H2d ballot ami which
has fmiiNicd dm only excuse for this
conl roversy, was not fulso nnd fmudii-
lent. Ifor If It win, It ought to bo reject-
ed from ueeotuiu rfml hold of) If IC hud
never been given. Fraud will vlllato
any" contract However solemn in form,
nud It ought to vitiate and destroy in
popular estimation any voto given in a
Conference.
Tho MWineh voto wasglven in viola
tion of tho inslructlonsofourCon vent Ion.
That body instructed our Conferees to
uso all fair and honorable means to
secure tho nomination of pur candidate.
It was not fair nor honorable to volo
for another when Ills nomination was
likely and In fact had Just been prom
ised by the Conferees who could mako
it. It was not fair nor honorable to
give that voto without notlco to thq
candidate, betrayed or to any Mend
wlio could Inform him. Hut 11 Is said
the sessions or tho Conferenco laid been
prolonged and it was time to como to a
result., Who had mainly caused delay
and prevented a result before, but tho
very Conferee In question? It was tho
knowlcdgo of his trcnchcrousintcnUons
(hat kepi tlio Mpntour candldnto conn
dent and protracted tno Conrerclico. It
w'as expected mul bellbved that ho
w6ul'd betray his,. county and her ca'n
dtiiatu as soon 'as a 'tolerable oxcuSo
could ,be founded on thq lapso ofunioln
Conference, lto had been, in privato
consultation with tlio Montour canui
dale nnd the hitter krtow perfectly1 Ills'
position and objects and Counted upon
his support. The circuiustances 'whlcli
provo complicity and mutual under
standing between bur Instructed con
feree and "tho candidate; Of another
county, aro In' fact numerous, though
unsuitcd for detail in tho present nu
dress. Hut (his is not all. Thcro is.,
reason to ndd'tho Imputation of clorrup
tlon to that of treachery In tho present
case. A respectable gentleman' of this
county hfflrms to us that our Beccdlng
Conforco dcclnred privately to him that
there-' wn $3,000 to bo mado; In tho
Conference, and asked Ills opinion
whotherh6 should tako it.
Now it Is upon tho McNinch voto
.that tho Montour cnndldato Etands ; lto
lias no pretense for bolting tho nomi
nation for Senatof except tho fact" that
that voto was, in some way, secured for
him on tho 202d ballot. It is a bad voto
to strind'on, and wo believe if will bo
found a bad voto to run on beforo1 tho
Jioljeft' voters 'Of tho 15th Senatbrial'
uisiriet.
l'-Tho claim ofthi.s' county to tho Senn
toriui nomination at this time is bellov-
(Vl't'obo a1 reasonable and falr 'ouc; 'For
hIiq Hits !hot liad iu Senator in 12 years
while Northumberland nnd Sullivan
havo each had 'recently.' 'Mr. lluckalcw'
resigned two years ofn Senatorial term
when ho went abroad in 1S58 and tlio
vocajicy was filled by Keller of Snyder
county, slnco whom JVortliumliorlanu
has'.hail two Soiiatorial terms ono filled
by allepublleaii) and Sullivan ono. As
to Montour county, so far as wo aro con
c6rned, compensation has been made
toiler for lackof direct representation
In tboSonato by an cxcojs of representa
tion in tho House, anil if tlio usago of
.two representative torm3 to cach coun-
ty nllernatolyshall bo kept up, slid will
havo tho Itcprcsontativo two out of tlio
threo years of tho next Senatorial term.
"Now the Democratic voto of Montour
last fall was 1C07 whllo that of Colum
bia was 1022. Tho latter has therefore
about two and n half times tho voto of
tho former. Yet In tho Jast 15 .years
(slnco local contests ended) Montour
has had tlio representative 8 years and.
Columbia -7, and tho former (as. beforo
istated) will havo tho ltepresontativo,
under usage, two out of tho-obit-thrco
years. Takltig 'tho, wholo timo slnco
Montour was erected (19 years) tho
caso. U not so strong, as this county car
ried lleprescntatlves several years upon
local quostI6ns prior to 1851, though
Mr. Jackson, in 1852, was tho cholco
'of Montour and not of this County
and his nomination was coerced in
Conference. Placing him on tho. Mon
tour side, tho account will stand cloven
years to each county at tho end of tho
coming Senatorial term, if tho usago bo
kopt up. Wo think tho usage botween
tho counties a good ono on grounds of
convenience and policy for it avoids
controversy in nominations, but it Is
ono of extreme liberality to Montour
and can only bo kept up. by tho excr
ciso of discretion mul forbearance in
tho making of district nominations,
diving as it does to Montour moro than
doubio her share of Itepresentatives, it
must bo taken into account, In cousld
crlngthoSenatorlalquebllon with which
It is connected. In regard to Senatorial
representation it only remains to nay
that Col. Dost was Senator when Mon
tour was erected and for some time nf
terwurdsnnd Mr. Duckalew subsequent
ly. Tho tlmo ofservlco of tho htter was
In the samo proportion to thu popula
tion of this county that that of Col Jlcst
was to tho population of Montour.
Upon tho wholo tho point wo mako Is
this: That there Is no sucli offenso to
tho local claims' of Montour In Mr.
Duckalow's nomination as will Justify
or excuse any opposition to his flection,
In that county, whllo it Is for the com
mon interest of both counties in their
future relations witli each othcr,that his
nomination should ho sustained.
11Y OIIDKR OF THE COMJimT.n.
Sknatokiai.. It will bo Been by out
Isstio of this week, that wo havo placed
tho uamo of Hon. Charles H. Duckalew,
at our mast head ns tho Candidate fm
State Senate of tho 15th Senatorial Din
Irlct. Our friends In Sullivan county
will rejolco with us, that whllo wo havi
lost our own ablo Senalor, Mr. Jac cson,
ho ohoiild bo replaced by bis own most
intimate personal friend, nu ablo poll
tlclau and puro patriot, and ono wlu
has been an universal favnrlto with oui
people, and who will honor and ennoble
any position with which ho may bo en
trusted. Ills name has ever been u
watchword (if strength and unity, wllh
tho Democracy of Northern I'ennsylva
nla, Inid wo do not doubt ho will receive
every Democratic voto in this county.
Wofchull publish tho proceedings of the
conference In full In our next Issuo, and
know that our frlciids will bo gratified
with tho result of our nctlon. Sullivan
Democrat.
Think of it. laboring meal Five yearn
alter tho clout of tho war. tho nrciiiiuui on
gold U 1.30. Tho erccuLacka in which you
aro paid aro worth but surdity cents on tlio
dollar, and in addition you must Lear tho
burden of taxation to hchi pay tho bond hold
ers, who receive- doubio for an invcetment
wlneh co-sis (liooi no labor.
Tho Senatorial Conference
TltlSL'AHK J! AI1H Ul,fAND TUB AlTION
ot-'Tiin MAJonii'V rtMiV vindi
cated.! Tho several papers 4 published here
with fully explain Iho proceedings of
the late Senatorial Conference anil nu
swor in n moil elfecltial manner (be
mllttlmcitlH of Iho seci'dors from Iho
Conference. Tho proposed bolt in Men
lour ('utility Is by them stripped of all
pretext or excuse and presented before"
tliOTicoplo of -tlio district in its truo col
ors as a nimplonct of Insubordination.
to parly laws and an open defiance of
tho principle that - thu liiHjority shall
rule. Fdr nothing enn bo moro certain
than that thu majority of tho Confer
enco had completo conlrol over their
own proceedings and. Inula right to fix
and niiuoutico their dellberato and final
cholco of a candidate, in spite of tho
opposition, protest, or secession of tlio
minority. It Is not denied that a clear
majority of tho Confcrenco nominated
Mr. Duckalew and in duo form an
nounced his nomination totho people.
It Is not denied that when tho tricky
nnd base voto of 'McNIncii Avas given in
Conference, tlio apparent majority for
Chalfaut ptoduccd by it was unreal
and false, not representing in fact
the (litontlon,, will and purpose of a
majority of tho Conferees. Nor is it
denied that,a majority of the Confer
enco .deliberately resolved by a formal
voto that one of their number should
bo authorized to change his voto nnd
thus prevent a, fraudulent result from
being cousiimmateiT. Now tlicso' points
beinc conceded, no question tegardihg
tho validity of Mr.'lluckfdeW'snomlna
tiqn remaliisfor dispute. Whether nil the
proeccuings upon ino iai-u uauot were
exactly regular or not becomes' an unim
portant question, and therefore if every
tiling asserted by the seceding Confer
ees as occurring on tho,202d ballot wero
truo It would not eirect tho' nomination
mado on tho 210ti.. Kven, if the' major
ity reached ajual result In, an Irregular
maimer if they made a mlstako upon' a
question of order by changing tv volo
Instead of reconsidering it still, as It
was competent for them to control the
final result of tho nomination, their ac
tion would bo valid and could hot libw
be called in question. A mistake of
means when tho end was right and
proper, would not bo a fatal or Impor
tant objection.
iDutlTiis view of the caso Is unneces
sary. For the papers now published
show conclusively, (in confirmation of
tho.oiUclal report of tlio Confcrenco,)
that the, rc3iilt of the 202d ballot was
uot.nunoiinced nor a nomination declar
ed, when Mr. Withlngton cliauged his
vqto. The action taken was therefore
ontirely regular nnd in orde. IIo had
a right to change, his voto as tho Con
fLenco, had adopted no rules which ex
cluded or limited such right. Dcsidos,
,liq,ivolo of tho Conferenco would have
given him tho right if ho had not , oth
erwise, possessed it.
Froni.ourjioint of vlpw "0 differences
of statement between the majority and
minority of the Conferenco aro not im
portant,, In forming nu opinion upon
ilia general, question of the nomination.
Dut wo must say lu regard to those dif
ferences that tho poccders llro very
thoroughly contradicted. Tho strong
weight of direct evidence and all tho
probabilities of thocaso aro against
them. Each ono of tho five (original)
majority conferees contradicts them;
Mr. Meylcrt In tho official report drawn
by him and tho four others in the sup-,
piemental paper.-, now published. And
all fair preemptions run with tho ma
jority. They are all fair, intelligent and
honorable men who will nppeartq very
gicat adviinbigo wlien compared with
M'Ifinch and will not suffer when con
trasted vith Dillmeyer and Miles. Their
statements drawu up at different times
nnd 'places aro consistent in all material
respects, and bear tho impress of truth
upon their face. Besides, It is moro
likely that tho official report of tho pro-,
oeedings of thq, Conferenco drawn up
when ,thp facts wero fresh at tlio ad
journment and approved by tho ma
jority present, should bo correct and re
liable, ,than a htatcmcnt concocted by
the bceeders somotimo afterwards to
justify their conduct.
Tho nomination Dually mado by tho
Conferenco was a fair quo and it has all
tho sanctions of regularity and usage.
4t is now effectually viudicated against
misrepresentation and will, wo doubt
not, bo triumphantly sustained by tho
people.
Meeting of tho Standing- Committee.
A meelingof tho Standing Commltteo
of Columbia county was called by tho
Chairman for Saturday last, but on ac
count of tho unavoidable absenco of tho
Chairman, was postponed until Mon
day last when tho meeting was held.
There wero present E. U. DJcketts,
Orange; C. a. Barkloy, Dloom W. II.
Shoemaker, Hemlock; ItohrM'IIenry,
Denton; J. D. Knlltle, Catawlssa; Jesso
Iloflmau, Centre; and C D. Brockway
Chairman. Absent U. J. Campbell,
Maine, and Diehard Thornton, Con
ynghiiin. On motion of E.G.Rlckotts, (seconded
by IlolirM'IIcuiy, it was unanimously
llesolval, That the Standing Com
mitted, op Comjmm a. county havino
attentively kxamineu xhk tho
ckedinou oi tub senatoiua1. con
feuenck, and the individual
STATEMENTS OV THE DimEIlUNT CON-I-'EIIKES,
AK8TllONai,YO"ri!K OWN-
ion that Tin: Hon. G'uahlks It.
Duckalew iSTiinunauLAii nominee
01' THE DEMOCUATIO I'AUTY l'OU THE
XVtll SUNATOItlAI. DlBTllIOT, AND A3
such pi.kdcie him tiieih healtty
sui'l'okt, and earnestly commend
him to the i'ull and earnest hu1'
i'out op the democracy 01-' this
County.
Jccsaleetl, That tho Chairman bo au
thorized and requested to prepare an
address totho people of tho County giv
ing our reasons for lliNiiclIon.ncconipa
nied by such documents as bear on tho
subject.
Oilier business in preference to tho
campaign was Iransactcd.nnd Vlgllanco
Committees for tho dllfereut townships
appointed, n list of which will bo found
in another column.
Northumberland in Lino 1
At a meeting of tho Standing Cum
mittco of Northumberland county held
In tho Court IIouso itiSunbury Septem
ber 7th 1&C9. Tho following resolution
was unanimously adopted :
Jienoli-ed. That we i-'ully aiu'hove
OV THE NOMINATION OK THE HON,
Charles It. Duckalew, ok Colum
bia COUNTY, ASOUU CANDIDATE FOM
the State senate, and we heakti
i,r commend him to the Democracy
OV NonTIIUMllERLAND COUNTY, X'OR
THEIR UNDIVIDED 8U1TOUT,
Statement and Answer of Messrs.
Clark and Withlngton, Conferees.
Wo havo road tlio statement of the
seceding conferees from the Into Sena
torial conference' at Northumberland ;
nnd also Iho circular of .Tnmta S. Mc
Nlneli, contained In an extra oT tho
lUnelvk (iunttt, Issued at Danville.
Ami wo lhlnk.lt pioper In statu in reply
lo thoio documents certain particulars
v'h!chdo not fti)lu'ppb.rt'in the bpicjal
report of tho proceedings of tho confer
ence. At an early 9tago In tho proceed
ings It was agreed at tho suggestion of
Mr. Meylcrt thai until n nomination
should bo effected tho votes upon each
balloting might bo simply reported by
the, Secretaries without being formally
announced .by tho .Chairman. Thi3
couho was fo'llpwed uniformly through
out; Mr. Meylcrt, tho senior Secretnry,
always reporting tlio voto when present.
There was no agreement dispensing
wllh the rightor duty of tlio Chairman
to announce. a final result and proclaim
the nomination whou mado.
When tho 202d ballot was reached the
counties wero called in their order un
der tho rule of tho conference, commenc
ing with Montour anil ending with
Columbia. Upon that,balIot tho North
umberland copferoes gave; what wero
we'll Understood' to ,bo complimentary
votes to Mr. Chalfaiit ; anil when Colum
bia was reached Mr. MpNlheh gave nn
unexpected Vplo for thq 'saMo candidate
Whcreup6n Mr: 'Miles', ond of thb Sec
retary, said that Mr. Chalfaiit had fivo
votes. Mr. Clark,, Iho Chairman, then
asked If his-nanlo Was not t6 bo called ?
It was called, rilul lie" voted for Mr.
Dttekiilbw. Then, vlth6ut liny report
Or'unnouiicoiuent of tho void by cither
of tho Secretaries' or tho Chlllrmnn, tho
conference, on motion of Jttdgo Dcegan,
and without dissent, adjourned for fivo
minutes. Imulbdlaicly after reassem
bling, Mr. Meylcrt stated that Mr'.
Wlthlilgtoti diislrcd to cliango his v6to.
Tho Chairman decided that ho had a
right to'chango his volo, tho result not
having been announced; but objection
6elngimado by 6110 of tho Mbntour con
ferees, Mr. RebcT moved that his col
Icagtio bo permitted to cliango his vote.
Tills motioit Was submitted to' tho con
'ferenco, ntld wns agreed to by a voto of
six to one, Mr. Dillmeyer not voting,
and Mr. Miles voting against it. Wo
desire to stato (Jlstlnctly that Mr. Mc
Ninch voted Vor this motion, 'hrid'had
announced his intention of tlolng so
previously. Mr. Wlthlngton's nnmo
was then called by ono of tho Secreta
ries and hp vbted for William V. With
lngton, as stated Jn tho official report.
Tho result of'tho ballot was then re
ported and there was.no nomination.
The subsequent rirocee'dings bf tho
conforoiico'appear In tho official report.
Mr. McNinch nnd tho Montdur con
ferees did riot withdraw from tho con
ferenco immediately .after' this 202d bal
lot a.4 is stajdd by hllm They remain
ed' for a number, of ballots'; Mr. Miles,
of Montour, offering n motion after tho
20CtIl ballot, ''That tho conference ad
journ to meet nt DIoomsburg, on tho
115th bf Soplcihber," which was rejected ;
iind Mr. McNinch asking leavo' of tho
conferenco aflcr tho 208th ballot, to re
tire for tho spMco bf fifteen minutes,
wlilch was granted. Mr. Chalfaiit was
also admitted upon two occasions and
mado remarks to tho conference.
Wo havo said that Mr. McNineb's
votojwas unexpected in view of thd fact
that lie had voted under his instructions'
for nearly two hundred times for- Mr.
Dttckalow, whilo n nomination could
'not bd effected, and that ho wits well
informed Just beforo thatvotd wasglven
that Mr, Duckalew could and would bo
nominated during that session by tho
votes of tho Northumberland conforecs.
This information was conveyed to him
by Mr. Clark when tho eonferonco inet
to tako tho 201st ballot. IIo was inform
ed by Mr. Clark that lib had Just learned
from Mr. M. J. D. Withlngton', conferee,
that his brother Mr. Wl P. Withlngton,
,tho candidatrj, had becotno convinced
that his nomination was impossible,
and that inasmuch ns ho believed that
Mr. Duckalow was tho second cholco of
Northumberland county, ho desired
that his conferees should Voto for him,
and that they would presently do so,
and mako tho nomination. When-
therefore upon the second voto there
after, and when Columbia county voted
Inst, McNinch broko his instructions
and voted for-Mri Chalfaiit, there was
Just causo for that indignation which
was openly expressed beforo tho con
ferenco by his colleague
IIODERT F. CLAltlf ,
M. J. D. W1TIIINQTON.
September 11, 1800.
Tho Scccdcrs' Statement.
Tlio Seceding Conferees havo put
fortli an extraordinary htatenient ol the
proceedings of tho Cotiferenco. Tho
first part, obviously compiled from tho
nbovo official report, it is uuneeentrtry
to republish. W6 glvo however tho
conclusion of their statement in full,
simply remarking hero that It is with
out dato and was no doubt made up at
Danvlllo some tlmo after tho confer
ence. .. Tho02d voto wns cajlcd 'for, which
rosultcd'os follows: Duckalow, 1; dial
fant. C; Withlngton, 0; Jackson,-2. Af
ter all tho Conferees hnd voted Includ
ing Mr. Clark, tho Chairman, and con
siderablo timo had elapsed waiting for
Secretary Miles aroso In his lilaco ami
read from ids tally list tho 202 volo vi
ril.nlr..... r. -,....,..., iwtn.
VMIUIIiUU, u, Jiuuiiuuiw, 1 V lllllllglOll,
0: Jackson, 2. Whereupon Mr. Clark
Chairman, announced thnt on tho 202d
voto as bororo stated by tho Secretary,
Chalfaiit had 5 votes. Mr. Miles then
moved tomukotho nomination of Thus.
Chalfaiit unanimous. Aftor which a
motion was mado to adjourn for 11 vo
intmitnj wltlnli lm..l,ir. 41m
Conferenco adjourned for llvu minutes.
Tho llvo votes cast for Chalfaiit on this
void were iiiimoyer una nines Irom
Montour, Withlngton and Dehor, from
VnWIiumlint-t.iiwl mi. I -MIKTIi...!. r
....... tt.v. ..... II, ...... w. .iiikii JJIIIM
Columbia. On reassembling, Mr. My
Iert asked leavo of Conferenco that Mr.
M. J. I). Withlngton, who 011 tho lust
voto had voted for Thomas Chalfaiit,
bo permitted to cliango his vote. This
tlMu Al.lnnlA.1 1... Hill.... ll
''' wiyijiivit in iiy 1'iiii-n mill unlets
on tho ground that Inasmuch as tho
last voto had been announced by both
tlio Secretary and Chairman of tho
Conferenco and an adjournment had in
tervened between thomiuoiiiicemeutnf
tho voto and tho request for leavo lo
cliango his voto tho application was too
lato. After hoiiio discussion thomotloii
carried. Whereupon part of tho Con
fereas withdrew Including tho conferees
from Montour and J. 8. M'Nlneh ono of
tho Conferees from Columbia county.
finished so far as related totho selection
ui 11 i-uiuuume.
fJEO. W. M1DKS, Sec'y.
V(I. tU'ft lit Ilin Rltlilitnfliil vt. .
do certify that tho foregoing report of
tho doings of tho Conferenco is correct
and a truo and full report of tho pro-
u. n. iu-iNiixuu, tuiumuia.
DANIEL) MMjMEYUII, Montour.
Tiottcr from Hon. James Dcegan, Con
fcrco from Sullivan County.
UUSIIORE, Sept. 11, 180U.
Kditor ColumiiiAn: Dean Sins
In nddltlon to tho cncloseil pfipor.whlch
you may publish iryoti think proper, I
desire to nay a few words In regard lo
(ho Conference lately held In which 1
served ns a member. This I do became
I sco that what was ildiio lias been mis
represented. : 'J ' 1
Tho official report of tho' proceedings
of tho Conferenco was written out .or
finished by Mr. Meylcrt ufl.soon as .ho
could do It upon tint adjournment of tho
Confercnco.nnil tho report was then reait
over by him to all tho six Conferees
present and approved by them nnd
signed nt tho time, ns was tho uotlflc.v
tion to Mr. Duckalow of his nomination.
Tho facts wero nil fresh in our minds
and wo knew that tho report was cor
rect nud true. The report-says, thal,Mr.
Withlngton changed ills voto by leayp
of tho Conferenco beforo tlio result of
the 202d ballot was announced by the
chair; nnd this was tho honest truth.,
For as soon as tho majority of tlio Con
ference saw tho trick of tho M'Nlneh
voto, which was immediately, they felt
no desire to carry it into effect nnd tho
proceeding wns stopped. I moved the
five mlnulo adjournment tit bnco to pre
vent any reporter announcement or tho
voto and it was agreed to wltliout dis
sent. Then when wo nil caino together
again, Mr. 'Withington's voto was
changed upon full authority and tho in
tended fraud prevented. After all this
for the first and only time, was there a
report and arihounccincnt of tho vpo
upon that ballot. It had not beforo been
announced by tho chair or by any ono
elso. It Is truo that beforo tho ballot
wns concluded when taken first, that is
before the Chairman (whonvas always
called last) voted, Mr. Miles said that
Mr. Chalfant had 5 votes ; but this was
110 report of tho voto a'tho ballot was
not concluded and besides ho hnd rio
authority to announce a nomination. It
is true also that about tho samo Instant
that I moved tho5minuto adjournment
(which was ns soon us tho ballot was
ended) Mr. Miles tried to introduco a
motion to declare Mr. Chalfant tho can
didate. Dut ho was not recognized by'
the cialr,aud his attempt therefore was
no part qf,tho official proceedings. And
Ids motion if ho had boon allowed to
makq it,-I-fuppojo wouldthavo been Ir
regular' nt that timo. In point of fact I
was recognized by tlio chair instead of
him and made my motion for tho recess
of 5 minutes which, was agreed to ns be
fore scaled without opposition.
Thb attempt of tho minority of three
Conferees out of oight.to overrttlo their
colleagues and forco upon thoin n, final,
result to which they were opposed, is
absurd upon its face. Kven if they could
havo kopt Mr. Withlngton from chang
ing his voto (which they could not) and
havo forced 1111 announcement of the
voto, tho majority could at once havo
reconsidered tho voto and havo mado
any nomination they pleased after
wards. Tho 202d ballot was not recon
sidered by us only becnuso when an
nouiiced and accepted by thoConferencc,
it did not show a nomination produced
by a fraudulent voto.
Despcctfully Yours,
James Dkeoan.
Reply of IVEr. Rebcr, ono of tho
Conferees from Northumberland.
Tlio statement signed by J. S.M'Ninch
of Columbia and Daniel Dillmeyer and
Geo. W.Milo3 of Montour, in relation to
proceedings of Conferenco of tho lSlliSen
nlnrjnl District, tUNorth'd., on Saturday
Sept. -lib 1SC0, is Incorrect in certain
particulars. On tho 202d Ballot fivo
votcu wero polled, as stated, for Thos
Chalfant. Tho Secretary had neglected
to call for tho volo of Mr. Clark, tho
Chairman. Mr. Clark's, namo was, then
called, when ho voted for Mr.BuckalOW
Immediately thereafter, James Dcegati
of Sullivan county moved toadjourn for
flvo,mlnutes, which was carried unani
mously. No result of tho voto had been
reported by Mr. Meylcrt tho Secretary,
iwno nau reported tno result 01 an pre
vious ballots when ho was present) nor
was it announced by Mr. Clark the Chair
man. Upon rcasembling, Mr. Moy
lert tho Secretary stated that Mr. With
lngton of Nortli'd., desired to ehango
his vote. It was then moved by 1110
that leavo bo so granted him. Tlio ques
tioit was nt onco put by tlio Chairman,
and was decided in tlio afilnnatlvo' with
but-ono dissenting volo, namely Mr,
Miles of Montour. No question was
raised by Mr. .Miles, or by any other
Conferco as to tho propriety- of taking
that volo and no .objection wad mado to
putting tho vote, by any member of tho
Vyonieienco.
Mr. AVIthington then cast his voto for
W. P. Withlngton of Nortli'd., and tho
result being announced Iho conferenco
proceeded to tho next ballot. After sov-
eral ballots bad been taken (Messrs,
Miles and Dillmeyer of Montour and
Mr, M'Nlneh of Columbia not voting)
Mr. Miles moved that tho Convention
adjourn to meet at DIoomsburg on tho
Jth Sept. This motion was not carried.
Tlib'conferecs of Montour and Mr, M'
Nlneli of Columbia afterwards retired
from tho conferenco.
Mr. Ijowenberg ofColumbla was chos
en by Mr. Clark ofColumbla, at tho re
quest of tho conferenco as conferee
vice Mr. M'Nlneh. On tho 210th ballot
Mr, Duckalow received all tho voles,
(two from Sullivan, two from Nor
thumberland and two from Columbln,)
hlx, and was declared tho unanimous
nomineo ofllio conference.
B. Ii. UK I! lilt.
Sept. D, 18GU.
A Contradiction by Judgo Docg.m.
I have seen tho Htatenient of J. K.
McNinch, (without dato) In regard to
1110 ocnaioriai nomination ntJNorumm
berland, llishtateinent ofn conversa
tion in Mr. Ducknlow'ri room on tho
evening or tlio nomination, so far as
ho refers to mo, I pronounce on my
huiior as a gentleman, to bo wholly and
absolutely false. I nover at that or any
otner tlmo heard such u proposition
from Mr. Duckalow. ITo nover con
ceded that all conlldenco in Mr. With
ington's making tho nomination was
hut ; nor did ho biibmlt any calculation
and propose that tho conferenco adjourn
without making it nomination and ho
would run as an Independent candidate.
Instead of Mr. Duukaluw speaking in
thu manner represented by Mr. Mc
Nlneli, ho expressed more confidenco
than I then frit In regard to mnkittg 11
nomination that evening In conference,
and said, ho thought wo could reach 11
nomination and should go 011.
I am t.orry Mr. McNliich should seek
to cover up his treachery by referring
to 1110 for a corroboration of his faUo
statements; but slnco lie bus done so
thu only courso for 1110 is to pronounce
them us I now do, so far as 1 urn refer
red to, as falso from tho beginning to
tlio end.
JAMES DKKfJAN.
Dusiioiie, l'a.,Scpt. 11, lbO'J.
A Brief View of tho Senatorial
Nomination.
TO ItOIlEIlT 1 CLARK, i;A"l"AJ'
01-' THE LATE SENATORIAL t()N-
VI'.ltENCi;.
Hii..fiomo neoiito have it slrangu1,
v..r..tivnf mind. They aro forever
trying nieiilally.lolook round a corner.
Whatever is fair, straight, and regular
hai ho charm rorthem. 'IV their imag
ination tho.ctnyed lino Is tho Inn of
beaut This peculiarity of mental vis
ion is very well illustrated by certain
critics upon the lato Northumberland
Senatorial Conference.
Tn that Conferenco four counties were
represented by eight Conferees, in
1 . II..... W lii nil.
looking over me procoouinns, r
parent that there wero but time men in
tho Conference who desired tho nomi
nation of Mr. Chalfant; whllo Jive de
sired tlio nomination of Mr. Duckalew.
NotwltlHtandlngthevotecastontho202d
ballot, not a singlo member of tho Con
ference regarded a nomination as having
been mado; which Is proved, Mnt, by
n.niniianni nf tho Conference tnni iur.
WIMitimlon of Northumberland should
bo pcrmltttcd to cliango his voto; Sco
oiul.y the subsequent motion of Mr.
Miles of Montour, That the Conference
do now adjourn to meet at DIoomsburg
011 tho 15th of September ; ami lura,
that upon that motion being lost, a
minority of tho Conferees withdrew,
leaving a majority still in session.
Now a majority nover retires from a
Convention or a Conferenco. Having
tho power in its own hands, it can nic
tate terms and mako nominations. It
is tho dissatisfied and dofeated minori
ty which retires from tho contest, nnd
attempts to Infect tho outsldu body with
its own spleen nnd discord. As it was
tlio business of tho Conference to ninko
a n6inInat!oii, so 110 nomination was
made, until a majority hud consented
to announce some gpntlcni en as tho re
cipient of their votes. The official pro
ceedings announco the nomination of
Mr. Duckalow, and' aro signed by six
conferees out of eight; the Conferenco
having filled tho place ofllio retiring
member from Columbia; wiillu Mr.
Chalfant is declared nominated by three
out of eight.
Hence the perversity of mental vision
Which cannot see tlio regularity of Mr.
Bucknlow's nomination is something
wonderful ; and argues an imperfection
of intellect not a little surprising. If
the majoritj Is to rule, there is no ques-
hnd Ion, which being, done, Mr. 1 ' J
lew thanked thecoiifeienceiiiidaivepltd
10,1 ..ml WUhlnglon bo
lug lire.' cut accepted their positions or
lofi ded candidates In a few iipproprlato
riMnarks aiid pledged Mr. UurknloW 11
iioMKIlT K.ChAUIC
Chairman,
Michael Mevlert,
Secretary.
xoricit oi' .mtf.v.t riox.
Hon. Charles it. Hucicalew,
J)citr .S'iV:-lJy' tho unanimous
action of tho conferees of Columbia,
Norlhumberland IBo;
ties, von are declareil tho Candidate or
IboYsth Senatorial District for the Suite
Se,mt0 ltOllEHT F. CDAltK,
Chairman.
JAMES DEEOAN,
DAVID IiOWENllEllO,
M. J. D. WITIIINUTON,
E. D. HE BE It,
Michael Mevlert,
Secretary.
Conferees.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS .
UKNKHAL EI.ECT10X IMIOCI. AMATION
i... ii.n 1,... ..r ihN Commonwealth
It iVmiTila th'o ifuty of tlio Hlieriir or every county
, Vito no 1V0 o( tl l'ewl Election, l.y
imbiloatlou in ono or mom liowniwperi iu m
UuMWttlUO IIP1II
tion left for debate. Yours Truly,
F.
Senatorial Conference.
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1SC9.
At a meeting of tho conferees of tho
counties composing tho Fifteenth Sena
torial District, at the Vankirl: House,
In Northumberland, present from
Columbia County Itobert F. Clark,
J. S'McNinch.
Montour Count)) Daniel Dillmeyer,
u. w. Junes.
AToiViiii;i4cr(irf(oHii-M.J.l).With-
ingtoii, John 1'. Fursel.
Sullivan Count) James Dcegan, Mi
chaol Mevlert.
Itobert F. Clark, of Columbln county,
was elected enmrman.
Goo. W. Miles and Michael Meylcrt
were ciecteu secretaries.
Nominations being in order,
James Dcegan nominated Oeorgo D,
Jackson, of Sullivan County.
John 1 Pursel nominated William P,
Wilhim;loii,of Northumberland county,
Geo. W. Miles nominated Thomas
Chalfant, of Blontour County.
J. S. McNinch nominated Charles It.
Duckalow. of Columbia County.
Moved and seconded that tlionomina-
tlons now close, which was carried.
It was moved and seconded that when
the ballots are taken thoy shall com
mence aliilinuetlcally with tlio counties.
and then tako tho names of counties
next in order first, and continuo In that
way through all of tho ballots to bo
taken.
It was then acreod to nrocecd to bal
lot. Six ballots wero taken giving nt
cacu uaiioiing eacn 01 uio cantlltlates
two votes.
I .When on motion adjourned until ono
o'clock p. m.
After voting tho 10th ballot and no
nomination, on motion or Jns. Dcegan
seconded by Michael Meylcrt, that this
conference do now adjourn to meet at
Laporte, on tho first Monday of Sep
tember ; decided negatively.
After tho 21th ballot with 116 nnmi-
nation, tho conferenco took a recess of
tilteen liilnulos. Several further ad
Journments and ballots havintr been
taken ; after tho 115th ballot had been
iiiKen wim no result,
On motion of Mr. Meylcrt, it was
JifAoJivil. Thnt finer Mr oVloek-tm Ihn morn
lug or tlio'Tth Instant, thnt hlscollencuo, James
jjoeau, uu iiermiueu to ca&i mo vmooi Kulllvan
County In this conference until Meylcrt return
ioaui couwrence or uie urrivui oi nu Huuiiuule,
Which was adopted unanimously.
Adjourned to meet nt Vanklrk Houso,
September -1th, at half-past nlno o'clock
a. m.
fin tho night session above, Mr. Pur
sell, of Northumberland, being indis
posed and dcsirltiL' to leave. E. L. lto-
ber wns substituted in ids place to act as
a coniereo irom iNorinuinDcrianu county-
Saturday, Sept. -1, 18G0. '
Conferenco met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, Itobert F. Clark, Chair
man ; Geo. W. Miles, Secretary ; J. S.
McNinch, Daniel Dlilme.vor. M. J. D.
Withlngton, E. h. Uobcr, and James
ucegan, conierees.
Mr. Meylcrt having been delayed, it
was
Itetalved, That Juiiu Deeirnn bo. )ormUto,l to
rutt Air. Muvlel t'H vote until liU return, nml nlm.
Alter tuo loath naiiot, adjourned un
til half-oast two n. in.
Reassembled, and after 170th Int.
nujourneu until hair-past eixo'cloclc p. in,
Half past six o'clock, met pursuant to
adjournment; Mr. Meylcrt having re
turned took his portion as secretary
and member of tho conference.
Alter tali ntr tlio 181st ha int. in num.
cd until half pastboveu this afternoon.
Met nnd voted up to and including
tho 200th ballot, and adjourned until
half past eight.
Alter roassomh Iiil' ami nn tnk-in 11, n
202nd: ballot Mr. WilhliiL'ton having
first voted for Thomas Chalfant, before
tho voto was announced by thu chair,
to tho conferenco, desired to cliango his
vote, and on tho motion lo that ell'ect
being put ho was granted leave, witli
but 0110 dissenting vote. Ho then vo
ted for Wm. 1'. Withlngton.
Having proceeded to tho 200th ballot
without result Mr. Miles from Montour
iiuned to adjourn to meet nt Dlooms-
burt; Oil 15tll Kentemliiir tirlili.l, ...oil....
having been put was decided In tho netr
atlvo. fa
After t.iklnc tlm ynsili Imllnf r. nr
hliich not participating, on his request
to doso was allowed to retire for III teen
minutes, on returning Mr. McNinch
having declined to volo, mid having
Withdrawn from thncnnrnreimn III,,,,.,,,,"
ferenco declining to oxcuso him,) it was
moved thathlscolleaguo havo tho prlv
llego of substituting a conferee in Ids
placo, which was umuilmoiuly agreed
to.
Mr. Clark then Kiili-iMlnliul 11,,.t,i
Dowenberg as conferee from Columbln
county.
J.iio conferenco (hen iiri,',-i),l,,,i ir
tnko tho 210th Dallot nml ihn Mmiiniir
conrerewihayliigprevlously withdrawn,
-. uutnmuw rcceivcu ino unani
mous nomination of thu coureroiico by
tho ballots of Columbia, Northumber
land und Sullivan counties, us Sena
torhtl Candldato for tho 15th Senatorial
District.
Iho Chalrman.Mr. Clark havinc been
rwiuestetl bv tlm einifereiiee. InlVirmml
Mr. Duckalew of Ids unanimous noin-
, nit T.l 111, l u i Hhcr.
ir"rc.S..TnuU
1 r ml" im to tlio .luatm.'fl el. ctorsot oliim-hloroitnty.llmliiKe
... i.i:i 1 ...ini. 1 in urni niMuav in
Iho wuitofmieli qualification
ciiroMiiPli Krimi m voir, l " , 1 !
nil '111 "Ml , IULIIII1 DO II tin. I , 1
cccilliiu lrn lum.lie,! il"ii,VV nn -
In iinv term m.l ..v. , ,,'"rfiu 1. ;
Cecil. uu lrn liumlieiliiolinr, ; : "h-
In liny term nut .Mn-nllii.te1'' ffl
Ifnnyoiionliill vole nt in, i''' II
illilrlcf, or i.ilKifwiHo rnm . ''" '3
limn onco on io hlltneilav n. .,U i .W
fol.l ami i ellvcr tn tho liSSf1.!
,;, llier, wilh tho Intent IlK ?,1'' UI
l'"U ciiiniihi.lh.r t ,K'f JZ,
rclu.hiK Klnill, on loin Id, ',,i,l'- VS
Mini .Imtlt'M Ill-Ill llltv iior i, :J"..' 'A
hill
Sill
eh
ii
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!ii
KCI
.1
Mi
Vi!
Ill,
"aid month,) nttlioievcwl dlilrlctf within the
couniy, ui wu. ,,i,iihnie or ncnl
lie-ler fcvmitii', i-t - t--
Vienlon townsliln, at tho public house of An
drew T. Ilicler, In Un) town or 1 enioii.
UIOOIU lOWJSIIU',". IIIUV.UH1 v..v- ..
L ijoroiisli r.urwlck at tho Town Homehi the
bi-oiiSli i.f lierwlvlv ., ,,,
nnrouii iei,iiin-., i.. "a v ......
nh'-Sl'n etc townshle. at the imljllo nchool liwuio
near Kvausvllle.
.u'mii-l Konli-ubiiuder,' In Iho town ol Culawlssn.
Centre townlil), ut Iho kchool houao near 1.R-
r.) elte Creasey'ii.
.Norm uouy imii"'" ..'-'.;' "'" "', ''""- -'."
near the colliery of John Andrews l.
soiilli :nvni:lmni Dlstrlel nt tho liouio c.f
Thomas KllUer, lately flxeduyii voteortho cltl-
r.enioiinaiiown-niii.
Klkhlnitrrfoktowiiihlp, nt tlio rubllohoiineof
llmamlin Unnnusi. .... , ,
Fmnklln township nt the I.iwruneo bcuooI
house. t M . . , ,, , T .,,.
Ul'eenWOOU lowusnil,, Ufc inu iiuu.u "i o,.-,v,n
1 l'lemVock township, at tho public liouio of Chas.
II. Dietlcrlcli In tlio town or lluc-U Horn.
JacUion townkhlpnt Iho house ol i:7cl;lcl Cole,
1 est, township, ut tho public lioiueof David
Yeiiuer lu Mlabtuwii.
Miilllu lownshlp, at tho public hotiho of Aaron
lieu. In tho town of Jlimfnvllle.
MaiiKou lownslilp. nt the nubile house otSam-1
ucl lllmby, In Jerseytown.
Ml. 1 JOU&.UU lOIYIisiuii, at UIU 1IUUU UI Jl, ,1 .
Mellick
Montour township, nt tho homoof Wnv Hol
Utntshtaa. Maine township, ut the public housd of Abta
bjm K. Sliumnu.
liii-irinecrcekiowush n. at Iho liouio fovnwrly
occupied by Oeo. W. Drelsbacli.
Qrauge iowiiiup, ui, uiu puoiiu nuu.u ui Clin
ton W. Vaplo In Oruugevllle.
l'luutowuship.at tho Centre School House late
ly fixed by nvoiu of tho citizens ofwld townytilp.
DUKailoai lun iiuip lib inu nuu.u u. iiuuis ,u,u
Scot t townshlp,at tlio public hou.so of Wm. l'ett-
AMvhil-u'llwo'nndpIacei tho qualified clecUirs'
wUleleel by ballot thefollowlng State hud Coun
ty oillcern, vK j
One person fordovornor of la. ono person lor
Judge ol tho supremo Court,ofl'a. onuperKou lor
Stale Senate.one person for ltepresentailvo ono
person for Associate J udge.ono person for Pro
tnonotury one person tor Iteglster and lleoorde r,
one nerson for County Treasurer, ono tieriimi fur
.County Commissioner, ono person lor County
Auuiiur,H,,u uuu irbuu tur vuruner.
It is ifurtlicr directed that tho election polls of
tho several districts shall be opened between tho
hours of six nnd seven o'clock. In tho loreuoon,
and shall continuo open without Interruption
and adjournment until seven o'clock lu tho evcu
liu; when tho polls shall bo closed.
l'ursuaut to the provisions contained In tho
7(ith section of the act llrst aforesaid, tlio Judges
of thu aforesaid districts shall respectively titao
charge of tho eertldc.vlcs of return of tho elec
tion or their respective dlslilcls, and produco
tliein lit n meeting of on Juilgo Irom each dis
trict at the court house, In Illoomsburg, on tho
third day alter tho day of the election, being on
Friday, tho 15th day of October, laoy, nt 10 o'eiock
a. m., then and there to do and perlorin tho du
ties required by lawof said Judges.
Also, that wncro n Judge, t,y sickness or una
voidable uecldeul, Is unable to attend such meet
lug of Judges, then the certificate or return Khali
be taken cuargo of by ono of tlio lusiw-ctors or
clerks of tno election of Iho district, who shall
do und peiform tho duties required of suld Judge
unable to attend.
Tho return JuUgcsof tho lleprescntatlvo Dis
trict, composed of the counties of Columbia und
.Montour shall meet ut tho Cuurt House. In
llloomsburg, on Tuesday tho nineteenth day of
y'-w'i ""-.'i uu, mo ri-iurus jor num
ber of Assembly.
Tho leturn Judges of tho Kenalorlal dis
trict composed ot tho counties of Columbia,
Montour. Northumberland nnd Sullivan, shall
meet ut thu court house, lu Danville, Montour
county, on Tuesday the ntnetrentii ,i:,v ,,f i-ini,
ber next, to muku out tho return fur tno member
of the Senate.
Tho following Att. nt AnpniMv vn,ii,in
the mode of voting In the Commonwealth of
riu') iwiuki, was pusse iiiarcu loin, 15(it. nnd
reads thus:
HECTioNl. Holt enacted by Iho Senalo and
IIouso ofltt-liresenlatlTL-s of lfiH('nminr,,iu,i,i,
of l'ennsylvanlalu Oencral Assembly met, and
it Is hereby euueted by the authority of tho samo
that tho qualified voters of tho several districts
lu the so oral counties of thu commonwealth, ut
all general, township, borough nud special elec
tions, ure hereby heieufter uulhorlr.td and it
quired to voto by tlckels printed or written, or
partly printed and partly wiltteu.s vcrally class
iflcdas fol own: Ouo ticket shall embrace tho
names of nil Judges of Courts voted for, nud la
belled. OUlSldC. "JUuk-.lllI-V!" llflrr., Ll..,,l
embrace tho names of ail the State ortlccrs voted
for, and bo labelled "Mute :" ono tlekct siiaii om.
brace Iho names of of all county oilleers voted
lor, including Uioolllco of Senalor, Member nnd
Members of Assembly, If voted for nnd mom
bers of Congress, It voted for. und be labelled
"County ; "one ticket shall embrace the names of
t.i. muni,,,,, umceravoicu ror nnu no labelled,
"lownshlpi" one tltket slinllembraco tho nniiif .
" liuiuusii uiuc-es voiou iur, una Lo labelled
"llorough :"
Hkction 2. That It shall bo tho duty ofthoHhcrlrr
sv. yiu. vuiiuiuu ui mis c;oinmoiiwc-.uili to
ltscrt lu their election proclamations, hereafter
"""i ."w .no. nvckiuil Ul 1I11S UCI,
notice w liuuuny uivkn,
That everv nerson i-rnt1rf .Itiktlo,
l'caco who shall hold any olllce or iippninlnieut
of profit or trust under tlio United Slates, or of
this btate, any city or corporatcd district, wheth
er a commissioned ollleer or otherwiso, u subor-
uiuaiu unire, ut ucnv iv no is or siiuii uecmpioy-
ed under tho Irt-glslaturo, executive or Judiciary
Department of lids atato, or of any city or of any
Incorporated district, and also, that every mom
ber of Congress and ot tlio Htnto Leglslaluie, and
of the select or common council of any city, or
commissioners of any Incorporated ills! I Jet, Is
u. m,v ,ii,-.iin,uic ui iiuiuiujr e.Ttrcisin)5 nl me
Mum u iN iio.H ,ii,iin-ui uuuuge, inspec
tor or Clerk of any election of this common
wealth, nnd that no Inspector Judge or other of
ficer of sueli election shall bo eligible to be then
Voted for.
Tho Inspectors and Judgo of tho elections shall
meet nt their respective idaces uppoluicd for
holding tho election lu Iho dlstiict lo wlilch lliey
resiwcUvely belong, before seven o'eiock In the
morning, und each of said Inspectors shall no.
point one clerk, who shall bou qualified vuter
of such district.
In caso the licrson whoshall receive tho second
highest number of vutes for inspector shall n,,i
iitlcudou Iho day of any election, then thopcr.
sou who shall havo received the second highest
illi-illloll.ilH.lllid l, Tin ZV '.'"til,
less llian Ullcu nor iiinij, m'. ''1.1'"
i r liny cisoiiiioii,uaiint, ''
lonwi-attll liL.r,iitili b ,() I ,.
iinnllllcil rlllr.eiis,) ninth hi .t,,.,.'."1 i'
fleet Inn lor Iho lullposu , ii,,,,,"
r.ens inialllled to vole, t,o Bl'a !'
iuis mill ifiy uny siimnol eifctil , .
dollars lor every suclioirc-nsi " Oil
cdfornny term not o.cecdh,Ms,J ' . i
tub nnoisTiiv'; 1 ,!
Inlsnglve oniclal iinlleotnii..
lumblii i-ouuly tlmt, by ,,"?' .
Act further iiipnleinontiUtitlmiS:- r h
clecllom of this Comiuoiin-,.,, ' .
April Kill, A. 1). 180). it I, ?' " tni
i.T.3. Aller tho assess ntm. h1' ,lr
lileled on t in tenth ,lnf, I. uf
Tuesday In October or cawi ,! '
Bhutl, on tho Mon ny Immeii.
muku n return to tho county J."
tuo names of nil persons "".
tho return required to lioin-,"i,
second section of this act, nolln . '
nnintf tho observations and ci,,i;,
ed to bo noted as nrorcs.ild ni i
mlssiouers shall lhoicu,ou c,,, ,
added to tho return require! ly
tlon of this act, nud a lull ana &
of to bo mado, eoutulnliii-1:. .
sons so reinrned ns resident iT, K
ward, borough, towns ulnar nris.,,, 11
Iho same, loaeihcr wllh iii0 nsl
blanks to thu olllccrs or tho elc-7 ' ,.
borough, township or precinct n
o'clock lu tlio morning of tin,',, ,
October, nud no lnau shall i,,, ""
nt tho olecllou on that day u-u,,,, ,' '
said list, unless ho shall iiiAke" ,"
See. I. On tho duy 1,1 clu
whoso uamo Is not on the sum tI.
tho nuhl lo volo ut said election
least ono qualllled voicroi in, '
ness to tho lesldelKti or (lie a. y
dl.nlctof which hocl.iiia, tj,',"
peridd pf nt least leu dais inn? "r
eleetlou, which wlliuss shall tj,,' " n.
a written, ur piully writivn tin I .':
ulllduvil to Uio fact state 1 by him
vlt snail define clearly where it,.',
upeisou so claiming lo Ik ay,,. wtl
son so claiming tho right to tow '!
nnd subscllbou wrltti'i, .1-71SC
partly printed alUduvIt, ttniinir . 1,p
kuowledguund belief, h, re ,0
boul, tlm lio Is n citizen u tin ' m
ot l'eniiiylvnnla and or the Inli. '. i 'I
lie has loslded lu the Cuniiiiui, 00
or If fnrmtrly n clilr.cn lliertlu,
lliereii om,tiai, no lias n sided ilni,
ucxVl'lecedlni; sulci tlcctmn, , , . ,
iuocil lulu tlio district l,,r Hi,
therein ; that ho has pild a nJuj , 0rtl
niliiiu,nu;u.... mi, i, .n ui,. .
da boloiosald elecllou; nnj,,,, Jllll
C-lCI'-otl, nilii mm aiULU H ,111, V . ,
mil. vu.. i,u mil l,tUIUIltU,,
pro-luce his cettlllcalo or imtiu , ,
amln.ltluli; tho said all!da i
when nnd where the tux elnlni.i
Uio allld.tvlt was nsstsM-,i,ni,a,
to whom paid, and Uiu f,i c,
siiall be produced tor exatuiii ,u
ullUavIt shall Hlalo on lihulliui
boell lost or clestioyoil.or lb u tie u
any, but If the petsou soemm
role shall taku and suhsc.uu.-iii, ,,'
Is a natlvo born citl.i-iioi in,-1..,.
If born i-lsowhtie, shall Mnii-ih i, net
davit, and Bh.ill iirodueo cvnlw . .,,
been nuturullieil. or lh:d ho I un'
red, or that he Is elilllled toi-iuit,
oil Ol Ills lutiier n naiiinillsilui,
ther statu ill his iilllJavlt tlutnc,
of taking tlio ullldavli, 1,,-u,
twenty-one nnu iMC-iiiy-iau ,
resided In Iho Htate una jearn.i
district1 toll days next prcmliiu .
ho shall bo elitllled to vol,-, ,v
not have paid taxes; the s,u,i t
personi making such claims, au,j
of the witnesses to their nsidiuu ,
crved by thu olectlnu board, m, .
ihn nitetlnn thev shall be tudui,.
or. voters, Hilly list nnu inner , i ,
law 1(1 UO men ny ill" reiuniji. l,
thouotary, ondnhall leiuain , .1
tliu protiionotnry'H olllce, sunjM iV
tlon, ns other elecllou papers uu (lie
nnieersliall llnd that the ninilli 1 t
possess all tho legal qualifl
number of votes for Imli.n nt. tlm iv, ... ."..
: ,..;,.. ..i.,, s: . '-.v uicccun
i-iuciiuusuiiiiiic-v ics inspector in his place. An,
In Miin Ilm nn.ini, i..,.,. .i..n , -"i .,111
n caso tho person who shall havo received tho
highest number of votes fur Inspector shall not
attend, tho pt-ison elccled Judgo shall appoint uu
inspecior u his pHco-and In e.tso the porsSn'
t-leeled Judgo shall not attend, then tho Inspec
tor who reeelve.1 the hUhesi number ol voles
shall appolutaluJgolu hUplaco-or If any va
cuuey shut cnniluuo In ti,,i finiini f.. ,i.
ofonp hour alter tho Hint) llxed by law for iho
openlngo the election, tho qualified voters of
tho township war 1, or'dtstriei for which sc ,
olliceissuul havo been elecled. present i.t sue
elecllou shall elect ono of their number to ill
such vacaucy. ""
,.n miui5 1 l",uul,y -ho several n-.essors
speeiors nnu judges, when called on, In relation
vo a 'Kcir ii?c i SU,7 L'! .!
In relation lu tho assessment to the said luspec.
tors or eltlu r of tlism shall from time requlro.
4.u,,vi.uiiiiuijpcrmuieu 10 volo at uny
elect onus nroiesnhf iIulm ,l vl-i.ii f
age of twenty-ouo or molo, who shall havo resl.
decl lnthls hlau at least ono year, and In tho
eleetlou dUtilet where ho oilers to vole let tlovs
mmedlately precodlnu such loclloii.nud wil"
In two years paid a bUlo or county Ui wl i ,
shall havo besn assessed ut Isast ten duys before
tho election. Hut . cltlxou or tlia Uuited htatci
w ,'f! 'f"l";vlously been unualltlcd voU'rortl"
UnlUdStaUswholias previously beenttiiuallllcsl
volercif this h am und luturnccf und wlm sh i
havo In thu o eethm , li.lrli , . .'."' 'v'
?,5r.li.i!!?,.liiw '"' u volo alter leading
tween tlio uSu of tweuty-ono 11 d twelilyhwo
years who hayo resided In tho o lection ffica
leu hays us uloresaid shall bo eim e to volo
although ihey shaU nut havo paid tax.
iJ!.".??r l)C,r,!0" '''ul1 l'reveut or ntlempt to prot
vent tiuv ollleer of uny election uuder this tie.
immhuldlmj such election, or uso or tbrcalcu
any vlo euco to any such oiilcei-. or sh.i I intti.
rupt or Imiiropeily Interfere with him lu the oi
eiullouotliftuiy.urkiliblockupthowludows prnveuuot, any window whero t ie saine l iXy
be liolcllug, or snail riotously disturb tho peati
ut such election, or shull tuo uuy Int iiildailuS
threats, foreu or violence, with dc-slgu 1 to lull S
euce unduly or overawo uny elector, or - to 1 "tt.
vent lilm liuui voting or to restiulu thu fi eciom
of choice, bucli person, 011 conviction, shall 1,0
iXli1i'.oru,,,','?r,;.U'au "uuu'hruud If
nii,fwirn,m O,w"-U,y"uit,whero tho trial of such
luBwnotKVesMeht"ortloclv
and not eni tied to vote Ihereh.. tht on'iou'vle;
ttou hobliallbosenlenceil to pay u lino or not
less than ono hundred nor 111010 Uiun one tlious.
nud uoll.tr, and bo Imprisoned not less thini six
iimnthsnoriuoiotluiilwojoars
Ifany person, nut by lawquulillod, shall fraud,
uleutly volo ut uuy election of ml, iximii m
wealth, or belug otherwise qua llled shall voto
out of his proper dlslilct, If uuy jtrsou hnowlUB
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or they Khali he tn;rimi(nl t
or ninoes fill. ill ho mMeiUo "i.
hy tlio flection dnictrd, the wuil
dedt vhcro tlio elutmnnt rl.iMn
and the wont "hku" w horu li i
nu tho miao words ht'Iux n-tit
111 eiicu crua rcv'fet-'iiTciy on u c
vndpyutituuh t'luctlim.
0 n
aiVL-n mulur mv hand, nt myoCT!
tinrir. lliN l7lli diir of ht'littmlir
our ijtu'i oiiu iiiiiiihuwu uiui nu'i 1
nine, nnd In tho nlnt ty-r-Jiutin -r
penui'uuo 01 luu umi-'iM.iiB'
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ts
siieriirori' tlm 1 a t.
Jllontiisburt;, HAjitainher ir,l '
D U I! Ii I O S A I- 1.
VAMJAiu.i: iu:ai. ,-i
In nnrsunneo of an ord,-roidi
ol Colilinhla county l'ennsyU uu
noveinoer 11, nuu, 111 inoeinii. n
llliam Hess, admliiMi.Uor.
into of l-'lsliliigcieelc tuwnsl j 1
ileceascd, will expose to sul,-. 1
on tho premises, tt c-ettaiu un -n
Tit act or i,.
sllunle In rishliiKCUH.lt tou-i,i'
suld, bounded by lands of inn
nud John Andrews on tin-1 1-.
tnosouin, rial 11.111 Biniin mi 1 -l'e.iler
und others on the nun1,, -lllINl)lli:i)
AND THIIll V-l I VI '
or loss; of which one hundu'i.t-
lahd. Thero lson tlmpreuu' 1
House. Kruino Ham, out iiuu-,--
nndgood water. Als-i,
A CEIITAIN LOT Ol;b..
sltuatoin tho vlllago of Asim.i
township, ndjoiulng Willi un !
ltuusnn.andconieluisrnltiii.-i
foutlh ofnn acre, wheiiuii i -Dwelling
IIouso ono and a n 1 "
a rrnlilo Htnble; lato theo.t 11 '
situate lu tho township and m 1
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e3-'ONl)lTIONS 01' "-AI.I
oue-thlrdnriho piirchasn mun
the ndmlnlslrnlor on the
third of tho purcliaso muiiev .
bo paid on Iho coulli million ui
tho purcliaso money In one
lion or sale, with Inlell-sl fi-nn
si.; tho remaining Ihhd toinni
or the purch iser during the ii-ui.
Hess, iho widow of Joint lb
tho iutuest llieieufto l.e iinin -ly
pald.io her by tho purcli.i" 1
or Uieir heirs and itstUus hoM
toberocovcied by dtstiess o,
aroiccovi-iablulu this Count'-n1
hcrdeeeaso licr share of the 1
shall bo paid lo the pi rsuti -thereto;
tlio tuo lust pnj 1111 '
boudsniulmorteiiKoon Uie pi m
grouingou II10 premises el
reserved. Deeds will bonrnd"'"
or puielnuicrsund possession -n '
Ises ulven 011 iho tirsl day ol II 1
chaser or purchaser t-oiui'Ui'U 1
stated coudillous ol Kile, Tin I
lortliocouveynnelnetuud lh- 'l ,
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it. ikier, to whom all peis.m. "
apply
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l'ennsylMiul.t and WisU-n, "
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KI.MIA.Nr SI.KKliN" '
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f),i i.ii.l iiflMi- M11VHAY. Ai"- I
Trains on tho I'lilladt-lphl-i Al '' " ;
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JltOWN'tl FAriT KltKh'l"
ruoM i'iui,Aiu:i,iii'A 'iU
und inletinedlalo I"'"''"-,'!'',"',!','-euro
und despatch und ut l" ' , , ,
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llllntr Ai Cu's. BIIMaikel 1,11
tleuluis, ttpi'ly lo ktuS, '
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