Roberts and Halliday to speak in Warren and other August events
Lieut. Gov. Roberts and Mayor Halliday of Kansas will address Warren at 8 p m on Tuesday August 19 at the Court House on the Wrongs of Kansas and the Remedy. The Fremont Club meeting is deferred. They will also speak in Columbus August 16 and in Tidioute August 20 with C B Curtis and G W Scofield. The Ledger mocks the event and politics with satirical jibes and innuendo about local factions and the Mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Halliday
Kansas
Warren
Court House
Fremont Club
Columbus
C. B. Curtis
G. W. Scofield
Tidioute
Erie
S. Clark
J. W. McLane
John Kilpatrick
G. W. Barr
James P. Vincent
Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Philadelphia
Common Council of
Western Pennsylvania
State Street
Buffalo Road
Sunbury
C. Brandes
Lyon
Jas. Thompson
Nicholas Biddell
Merrick
Eric
Menick
Lake Erie
Delaware
Northrop
Reed House
Harris
Laird
Cornman
Pennsylvania
Sunbury and Erie
Life of the Rocky Mountain Pathfinder in 493 pages
Miller, Orton and Mulligan present Samuel M. Smucker’s Life of Fremont as a 493 page, well bound volume. It centers on Fremont’s narrative and will fascinate readers who admire the explorer’s heroism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lirt
Fremont
Mr G B Walker Denies Party Role In Proceedings
Mr G B Walker states he does not regard himself as a Senatorial delegate or member of the Corresponding Committee of the Radical Abolition Party in this county, despite publication in last week’s proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Walker
Radical Abolition Party
Women write in to urge informed political view in Buchanan Club
A letter notes ladies prepared a flag for the Buchanan Club and argues women should study both sides of politics. It warns against blind fidelity to male voices, questions Republican governance, cites corruption and public sentiment, and asks who will say women exceed their sphere in shaping views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Matt
Cowan
Buchanan Club
Which is the Sectional Party This is a party debate
A historical editorial questions whether a party is national or sectional based on slavery and liberty. It argues the Democratic party is sectional due to slavery extension while the Republican view holds liberty as national. It cites Washington Jefferson Webster and Clay, condemns modern Democracy, and praises Fremont over Buchanan in 1856 context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Pennsylvanian
Washington
Jefferson
Webster
Clay
Allas
Cincinnati
Buchanan
Pierce
Fremont
Banner and pole demo shows Buchananites lackluster support
The Buchana an Club of Warren raised a hickory flagpole and banner portraying Buchanan and Breckenridge, but the crowd showed little enthusiasm. A speech by S. N. Dick inson yielded no passage in the record, while J. D. James and B. W. Lacy presented the flag, sparking calls for a clear exposition of political principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanaan Club
Warren
Buchanan
Breckenridge
Ball
J. D. James
B. W. Lacy
Morrison declines renomination as county commissioner candidate
Joseph Morrison announces in the Mail of August 9 that he will not stand as a candidate in Sugar Grove conventions. He says his long anti slavery work and alignment with the Republican platform lead him to decline the nomination. Morrison notes the Republican candidate is a consistent anti slavery man and signs off for Fremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derrreep
Mr. Cowan
Sugar Grove
Fremont
Joseph Morrison
Buchanan Democrats Echo Warren Style in Somerset Gambit
The Buchanan flag on the town square shows antics as the party imitates Warren Democrats. The piece notes Buck and Break stumble while the party braces for November elections and the broader political fray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Warren
Somersetting
Union State Ticket Endorsed in Pennsylvania October Vote
Our State Ticket urges voters to back the Union slate in October for Canal Commissioner Thomas Cochran Auditor General Darwin Phelps and Surveyor General Bartholomew Laporte. The piece ties local results to the November presidential race and notes recent election trends in Missouri Kentucky North Carolina Arkansas and Iowa with Fremont gains cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pierce
Harrisburg
Thomas E. Cochran
York County
Darwin Phelps
Armstrong County
Bartholomew Laporte
Bradford County
American Party
Buchanan
Union
Fremont
Dayton
Nomination Report For Venango Congressman James Myers
The Congressional Convention names James S. Myers of Venango as the nominee. The piece notes Curtis was not selected and cites Myers as acceptable to the district, while criticizing Curtis for voting against the Kansas Nebraska issue and detailing assurances about regional support that influenced the nomination.
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Curtis
Kansas
Nebraska
Friends of Freedom
Euccaneers
Clarion
Jefferson
Elk
McKean
Clearfield
Chautauqua Society Extends Fair Invite to Neighboring Counties
The Chautauque County Agricultural Society invites farmers from Erie Warren Pass Ashtabula Cattaraugus and Erie New York to the Westfield annual fair on September 10 and 11. A trotting horse premium contest for horses never moneyed on turf offers purses up to 30 dollars with 20 dollars for second and additional funds as raised. Adjoining counties are urged to participate to enjoy pumpkins pigs poultry and a day of rural entertainment.
Judicial Conference Suggested for August 27 at Union
A proposal recommends Wednesday August 27 as the time and Union as the venue for the Judicial conference within the district. Delegates from Erie and Crawford are asked for their opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Erie
Crawford
Democratic paper pledges support for regular nominee in Warren County
The Ledger discusses how a regular Democratic nominee will receive backing from a party newspaper that has long supported him. It notes a strong local reaction in Warren County, forecasting Democratic alignment and mocks opposite views as ineffectual re actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxsoutine
Warren County
Ledger
Warren Borough
Fremont
Slave Democratic Party
Republican campaign notes travel through Jamestown Westfield Meadville
A Republican speaking tour by Mr Curtis and contemporaries forms the county effort with appearances in Jamestown Westfield Meadville and planned events in Mercer. A Warren County quarrel over Fremont and a court week meeting are mentioned along with AR Grahams Magazine arriving in September.
Senatorial Convention in Franklin nominates Scofield
Delegates of the Senatorial District met in Franklin on August 8 and nominated G W Scofield of Warren on the first ballot for the Senate seat. Resolutions condemn the Buchanan faction and defend Union and Republican principles against the Cincinnati platform and Kansas ruffianism. The proceedings, signed by officers, were ordered published in favorable papers within the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
W. G. Brown
Mercer
J. F. McPherson
Warren
G. W. Scofield
Wm. F. Clark
J. W. Henderson
Venango
Scofield
Stevenson
Buchanan
Cincinnati
Kansas
Jefferson Star reports Congressional Conference in Brookville
Delegates from Warren, McKean, Venango, Clarion, Elk, Clearfield, Forest and Jefferson counties gathered in Brookville to nominate a Congressional candidate opposing the Pierce Administration. The 2 o clock meeting in the Court House elected H Souther as chair and Ramsdell, Rogers as secretaries. Nominations named C B Curtis of Warren and James S Myers of Venango.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookville
Warren
McKean
Venango
Clarion
Elk
Clearfield
Forest
Jefferson
Congress
Pierce
Court House
H. Souther
Elk Co
P. Ramsdell
J.B. Evans
W. W. Wise
Jefferson County
A. Myers
G. W. Latby
Clarion County
Myers. Wise
Curtis Lathy
Mr. Lathy
Amos Myers
Mr. Wise
D.C
Cillespie
L. Rogers
Col
James
Myers
I B. Kinnear
Major Wise
M.calmont
James 8
Union Electoral Ticket proposed by Brookville convention
The 1856 Brookville convention urges forming a Union Electoral Ticket in Pennsylvania to unite Americans and Republicans against the Cincinnati nominees. It recommends 26 shared names, with 27th positions for Fremont and Fillmore, and allocates electoral votes by statewide results. The group also signals willingness to adopt another fair basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooxvill
Court House
State Central Committee
Pennsylvania
Friends of Freedom
Clarion
Clearfield
Elk
Forrest
Jefferson
M'Kean
Venango
Warren
Brookville
James Buchanan
Cincinnati
Fremont
Fillmore
Union Electoral ticket urged at state conference
The State Central Committees of the American and Republican parties are urged to meet in a joint conference to form a Union Electoral ticket. A 24th District Central Committee is appointed with members including J. Alberson Clarion, M. A. Frank Clearfield, W. St. Coon Clarington, J. B. Evans Brookville, M. Waetts Warren, I P D Kinnear Franklin, F A Allen Smethport, A Willis Ridgway. H Souther adjourned the meeting after an Anti Slavery appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Alberson
Cl’n Clarion
Clarion Co
M. A. Frank
Clearfield
W. St. Coon
Clarington
Forest
J. B. Evans
Brookville
Jefferson
M. Waetts
Warren
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John C. Fremont
WM. L. Dayton
Union State Ticket
Thomas L. Cochran
Bradford
James S. Myers
Venango Co
Senate
Warren Co
Assembly
Thomas Struthers
James L. Lott
Freehold
Griffin Brown
Deerfield
E. Cowan
Erastus Barns
Sheffield
William B. Acocks
Pittsfield
Gov. Roberts
Cassius
Exroroxs
Missouri
Kentucky
North Carolina
Arkansas
Iowa
Polk
Ewing
Benton
F. P. Blair, Jr
National Republican Committee
South
Surrah
James 8. Myers
Field, Esq
Jamestown
Westfield
Meadville
AR Graham’s
The
Venango Citizen
Jefferson Star
Congressional Conference
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