Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-09-21
Proceedings OF the Congressional
Conference.

Al meeting ofthe Democratic Conferees of
she counties Of Lycoming Northumberland, u.
mon and Clinton, composing the 18th Congress
sional district, convened at the house of rbeo.
dore Wells, in the borough of Muncy. Lycomng
county on Wednesday the nth day of Ssptem
Der, 1914, for the purpose of nominating, in ac.
cordance with the usages of the party, person
10 be recommended TO the support of the Demo.
cracy of said district as a candidate for Congress
The meeting was organized by choosing G.
LElSENRlNG, Esq, of Norhunbe rlard county
President and appointing Col JcYN BEaNFrr
ofLycomng county, Secretary
When it appeared that the confere,s from the
following named counties were in attendance
and answered TO their names:
Lycon,ing-Hon Thomas Tagsart. Col john
Bennett
NorihumberhnA-Will Wilson, Gideon
Lcisenring
U"'on--R B. Barbour, Jonathan Wolfe.
The Conferees from Clinton county not ap.
pearing, Mr.. Wolfe moved,
That the conference adjourn until tomorrow
Thursday 18th IN order TO give them an oppor-
tunty of being present which motion was a.
greed to.
THURSDAY, Sept l2
The conference met pursuant to adjournment
The confnrees from Clinton county appeared,
and presented their credentials, viz,
clnioi--J Harlan, Allison White, Esqrs
Col John Bennett moved that the conference
do now proceed to the nomination, which was
agreedto
Col Bennett nominated Wa A rEraIk1x, of
Lycoming county.
Mr.. White nominated WM. DuNy, Of Clinton
county,
Mr. Wolfe nominated ALEXANDER JORDAN, of
Northumberland
The confcrces then proceeded 10 ballot, which
resulted as follows;
lst ballot cad bollot.
Gen. VIM. A Petrikn
William Dunn, Esq,
Alexander Jordan, Esq,
1t appearing that Gen. WM A PETRlKIN
received majority Of all the votes Of the con.
terees, he was declared duly nominated as the can
hidate Of the Democratic PARTY for Congress for
this district Col. Bennett presented a letter Of
Gen Petrikin in reply to addressed TO him
by number of citizens of Lycoming county,
and asked permission to read il TO the conference
which was agreed to-
The letter and correspondence being read
On motion of Mr.. Wolfe, it was ordered that
the same be published with the proceedings Of
this meeting.
Mr.. Wilson presented and read the following
resolutions and moved that they be adopted, viz ::
ReSotrea, Unanimously, that Gen. WN. A
PETRlkIN, the nominee of Lycomng county,
Is the Democratic candidate for Congress, in the
9Th Congressional District, and we individually
and collectively pledge ourselves to support the
nominee, and that we will use all fair and honora.
BILE means to secure his election.
Reso!Ued, That we place implicit confidence
in the patriotism and capacity of Col. JAMES
x POLK Of Tennessee, and GEORGE " DIAL
LAS, of Pennsylvania, the nominees Of the De
mocratic party for President and Vice President,
and that We will give them our undivided suppo.t
d, the ensuing election in November
Resolgei That we approve ofthe select cn OF
FRANCIS R SKUNK, as the candidate oC the
Democratic party for Governor, and we hail his
nomination as atrearnest of certain victoTy.
Resoired, That ,ce can and us ,ON elect our
whole ticket in the J. 9Th District by triumph.
ant majority at the ensuing election which re-
solutions were each unanimously adopted
On motion of Mr.. Wolfe,
Rs,o'red, That the conferees of the 18th Con.
eressonal District NEE, hereafter al this place,
on the End Wednesday of September.
Resolrea, That the proceedings OF this meeting
be signed by the officers and published in all the
Democratic papers of the district.
GIDEON LElSENRINGi, Pres't
JoHN BENNETT, Sec'y.
I'VE annex the correspondence above referred
tol
WHLIAMsPoRr, Sept 4 1914.
GEN WM A. PETKKIN-DeGr Sir :-Th'
Democratic County Convention Of Delegates
from the several townships in Lycoming county
having recommended you for nomination as III
democratic candidate for Congress in the l3tl
Congressional District, and it being general,
conc eded that Lycoming county is entitled TO In
candidate, we as members of the Democraii
party and your fellow citizens, take the lhert,
of propounding 10 you the following interrogato
Iies
"Are you in favor OF tariff for revenue an
protection TO home products and manufactures
"Are you opposed to the charter Of Unite
States Bank ?"
An early answer is respectfully requested.
We remain, with great respeat