Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . in hisrequest, but, willing to gratify him in whatever martyrdom theremight reasonably be for him, determined on an investigation ofhis official conduct and recommended the appointment of a com-mittee to prepare an address to the Governor, asking for his re-moval from office. Of this Governor McKean, as we have seen,made short work. In 1807 Findlay was elected state treasurer, and was con-stantly re-elected until chosen Goverudr. It was at that time a 216 Iiiuilays and llicstcrs Administrations legislative ottico
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . in hisrequest, but, willing to gratify him in whatever martyrdom theremight reasonably be for him, determined on an investigation ofhis official conduct and recommended the appointment of a com-mittee to prepare an address to the Governor, asking for his re-moval from office. Of this Governor McKean, as we have seen,made short work. In 1807 Findlay was elected state treasurer, and was con-stantly re-elected until chosen Goverudr. It was at that time a 216 Iiiuilays and llicstcrs Administrations legislative ottico, ami on soinc nccasiuns he received all the votesof that body: on all others his majority was very large. I-indlays election as (io\ernor was warmly contested, theFederalists supporting ids opponent. His majority was 7,059,yet his opponents disputed his election, and contended that a cer-tificate ought not to be given him until the dispute was Assembly decided otherwise, his certificate was given to himand lie was inaugiu-ated. The committee that was appointed to. .ns engraved by Lownes. 1778 consider the truth of the charges then proceeded to investigatethem. Three petitions had been presented: one from Phila-delphia signed by sixty-nine persons, another from Lancastersigned l)y fifty-four persons, and a third from Cumberland countysigned by seventy-four. Fraud, violence and corruption werecharged, though no evidence was brought before the committeeto sustain these charges. The petitioners stated that it was mani-fest on the face of the returns, and from a reference to the amountof taxable population stated in the last census, that the numberswere too disproportionate to be the effect of any but illegal report of the committee consisted chiefly in combatingthis statement and showing that the increase in population wassufiicient to cover the votes givei: at the election. The numberof taxable inhabitants in the State as taken in 1807 was in the
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