Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-09-12
Democratic County Convention.


The delegates elected to represent the differ
ent townships of Northumberland County,
county convention in obedience to the call q,
the democratic standing committee, having a.
sembled in the Court House in Sunbury, on Mo,
day the 9TH day of Sept, on motion the CONVEX
tion was organized by the appointment of Hor
Jesse c. Horton as President, and James Bear
and Enamel Zimmerman, Esqs Secretaries
when the following delegates appeared, presente
their credentials and took their seats:
Turbut-Geo. Ku,z, WIN. Waldroh.
Delawere-yos Ncely, Jno Mckinney jaime
Beard
Lewis-Micbael secher, John C,apr
Miton-Wm. Wilson, Frederick Stricken.
Chillisquaque-D. p. Canl. Tunis II. Fisher.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Leisenring, Samuel
Elliot.
Point-Anthony Watson, Jesse {. Horton
Sunbury-S. D. Jordan, Vim l.. Dewart.
Upper Auyusta-Peter Culp, Peter vandlin9
Lower AukAsta--Samuel Lantz, VIM. Bettl,
yon.
| Rush--Jacob Gearhart, VIM. D. Gearhart
! Shamokin--E. Zimmerman, Jacob Rose, Jo
F., Hoover
Coal-Franklin A. Clark, John Hine.
| Upper Mahonoy-Jacob Hoffa, John Malci
| Little Mahonoy-Isaac ID. Raker, Robt. "
Birkel
| Jackson-Adam Daniel, Peter Reed.
| Lower Mahonoy--None in attendance
On motion OF w. l., Dewart, it was unan
monsly
| kesohed, That A. Jordan be nominated b
this convention, as the candidate OF this count
for Congress, and that Charles w. Higgins al
H. Reader, Esqrs. be the conferees, to represer
this county in the conference to meet at Muncy
on Wednesday, Sept. 9th, iS48, with instruction
to Use all honorable means 10 secure his nomins
tion
On motion
Resofed, that the convention proceed to bal
lot for candidate for the Legislature.
When, upon the sixth ballot, it appearing tba
Samuel r Brown, Esqr had received twent
votes, being more than majority of all the vo,s
polied. he was declared duly nominated.
On motion.
Resoired, That the convention proceed to bal
los for candidate for the Office of County Con
missioner.
When, spon the first ballot, William Folms
having received majority of all the votes 20
Ted, was declared duly nominated.
On motion, Emanuel Zimmerman Esq, wa
unanimously nominated rs the candidate fu
County Auditor.
On motion OF Samuel d. Jordan Esq,
III - h..
Congress Of Pennsylvania who voted, and
4: there elections manfully endeavored, to defes
the odious Tariff Bill of 1916 are deserving tn
: warm gratitude Of every true-hearted Pennsy
! vanian; and this single act has placed them hs
} in the esteem and respect 5fevety man who ha
ahy regard for the prosperity ofhis country, an
p the interests of the laboring community.
D Resotped, That We proud to hail the Hor
Simth Csmetcn asa worthy son of Old Demo
cratic Northumber land-a true scion Of her ir
dependent deniocracy-a .rte-hearted Pennsy
= vnnian, able, fearless and unfinching in defenc
4, of her rights and her interests We owe hir
much, shd we now evince our appreciation OF h
merits by nominating him as the cehddate Of tl
:. denotra,ir party for the glbetdatcrial ehalr {
: the State in i7,-subject TO the decision OF III
e Democratic State Conveiitioh.
. seSolted, That Chates w. Iegi.s, JOSEF
:, NitelS, jseob uearhart, llagh H. feats, Jesse {
. Horton John b. Packer. and Feli2 Maurer, rs,
Il te app6;n,eda cornrsiit,ee to forward a copy
u The fo!esong resolution to the Hon. Sii:on G.
Il mefen.
T. Resoired, That 4. Jordan, Jesse c. Hortol
Abraham Shpman, Jacob d. Hoffman and Wn
}. Forsythe, Esqrs. be the Democratic Standir
!. corhthittee for the ensuing year.
!. On motion Of VIM Wilson, it was
y ke.olsed That John Montgomery, jaime
,t Buoy, Charles w. Higgins, and Charles J. Br
10 her, BE committee toapportion the ninibei
>. Delegates On each side tf The river, among II
is respective townships, agreeabiy to The list
voters furnished BY the astessoi; to the eommi
:, siohefs, and to make report at the Novemb,
!. csurt, and which rebof, shall be published
the Denottatie newspapers III this county, al
: 10 proteed Upon the basis Of allowing eat
= township one delegate. and then 10 apportie
" the remaining delegates snntns the dihere
townships, setesSbiy to the number OF sotefi.
y Resolved, That the proceedings Of this conve
70 tion be published ii the dem6era,ie papers
le This county.
n On motion, Adjourned, sine die
p JESSE C. HORTON, President
4. JAMKs BENsb, (s.,,.,.,;..