Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-08-17
,ESiDENriAL ERECTION IN PENNsYL
vANlA.
COKYENT0E 1T HARRISBURG.


CONYENIOE 1T HARRISBURG.
The Delegates, appointed in the several
counties in this state, friendly to the nopins- |
ton for President and Vice President 81 IN.
United STATES, made in Caucus, by the Ma
iional Representatives, at Washington, on the
l4th of February, 1924, for the purpose Of
nominating Electors for the ensuing PresideU-
tial Election, having convened at the Court.
house IN Harrisburg, On the 9th Of August
inst. proceeded TO Ornanize themselves by the
appointment Of
MATTHEW RossRrs, Of Montgomery
Csanty, President, and
EPHRAIm PENTLAND, Esq. of Pittsburg,
and
DAVID F. GosDoS, Esq. Of Philadelphia,
Secretaries,
A Committee being appointed to examine
the credentials Of Delegates, il was found that
the following persons we're present as Dele
gates from the following counties, respective.
~, viz:
Philadelphia Cay-JosAh Randall d. F.
Gordon, Maj. S. H. Perkins, Col. Joseph
S,rahan, Joseph Diver, Lambert Heating.
Philadelphia Couniy--Janes M'Ewen,
Capt. David Harde, Joseph p. LIE Clerc, Col
James Dyer, John Johnson, John X. Jones.
Montgomery County Matthew Roberts,
Stephen Porter, Maj. James White, John
Chesier-John Roberts, Jacob heller, John
Wells, John Workhizer.
| Deldtcdre-John W0rthington.
Lancaster George c. Lloyd, Lewis Wis
lar.
.Northuns5srland--David Tweed, William
A. Lloyd.
Columbia Stephen Badly.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PentIand, Robert
| Burke.
yMercer-David Leech.
BeGuer-WiIIiam Cairns.
| And that communications from several
counties had been received, recommending
suitable persons to be supported for Electors.
Committee, consisting of Ephraim Pent-
land; Samuel II. Perkins, Matthew Roberts,
jacob Neilpr, Lewis Wislar, James MEwen,
and VIM. A. Lloyd, having been appointed,
to nominate Electors, and report such mea
sures as were expedient for this Convention
to adopt, reported the following resolutions
and address, which were unanim ously adopt-
| ed:
| Resolred, That the system of nominating
the Democratic Candidates for the Offices OF
President and Vice President of the United
States, ny the Democratic Members of Con-
gress, assembled in Caucus, heretofore pur-
sued with such signal and uniform success,
meets the decided appreciation ofth Conyen-
ton.
ResoLyed, That this Convention recognize
in WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, of Geor.
gia, who was placed in nomination for The Of
ice Of President of the United States. by the
Caucus Of Republican Members of Congress
lately assembled in Washington City, states
man whose elevated talents, long experience
and pure principles, eminently qualify h,m for
the faithful and able discharge ofthe arduous
duties of that distinguished station, and deci-
dedly merit for hun the warm and unanimous
support Of the democracy of Pennsylvania.
Resotred, That the splendid abilities, the
distinguished services, and the well tried pat
riotism and repubcanisrh of our fellow cti-
zen. ALBERT GALLATIN, procure for his
nomination. as the Democratic Candidate for
the Vice Presidency ofthe United States, the
unequvocal appreciation of this Convention.
Resoired, That the following persons COM
pose the Democratic Republican Electoral
Ticket, in Penney ivania, favorable to the ma.
nonal nomination Of William Fl. Craw ford for
President, and Albert Gallaiin for Vice Presi-