Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-03-11

Me.srs Carmony.. .Dawson, Frost, Irons. Jack, |
Laird, Mitchell Pollock, Reilly, and snodgrass
10, voted for Mr.. CAss
Messrs Goodrich, Krck Laporte, Lowry, and
MasoD--J, voted for NJ. VAN RuREN
MIR. Penniman submitted the following reso.
lution
Resolved, That the delegates in each Congress.
sional district select and report to this Con.
venton, the name of one person to represent the
Democracy Of the Sta'e in :he Baltimore Con.
vcntion. in May next, 10 nominate a candidate
for President and Vice President Of the United
States. ,
Mr. r Kerr moved to strike out the above
and insert the following as substitute
THAT the delegates from the several Congress.
sional districts do now proceed to nominate dele.
gates, TO be elected TO represented the State OF
Pennsy lvana in the National Convention to hold
in Baltimore on the 4th Monday Of May next,
aud that the delegation from one district shall
not nominate more than two candidates for the
consideration of the Convention, unless major
ity Of such Congressional delegation shall agree
10 place greater number in nomination"
Resolved That the nomination made to the
Convention in conformity with the foregoing res.
olutions be referred to committee consisting
Of one delegate from each Congressional district
represented in this Convention. whose duty it
shall be TO select and report for the consdefa
tion OF this Convention, one delegate from each
Congressional district, TO represent the Demo
! cratic party of Pennsylvania in the National
Convention and that such delegates shall be
selected who are known TO this Convention, as
being willing TO conform TO the wishes Of the
Democratic party Of Pennsylvania, as expressed
by its representatives here assembled-and who
are ready to pledge themselves IN WRITING to
| use their most strenuous ex-rticns to secure the
nomination of JAMES BUCHANAN of Pennsyl.
vania by the National Convention.
After discussion in which the amendment vas
| discussed by Messrs Kerr, Thompson, E A Les
ley, Craft, Penman, Schnabel, Galloway. Snod.
grass and Johnston
Mr.. Penniman then withdrew his resolution
Mr. Lowry then submitted the following reso.
lutions:
| Resolved That the delegates in this Conven-
ton from the several Congressional districts, be
requested 10 return to this Convention. subject
| TO the approval Of the Convention, the names of
| suitable persons TO be placed on the electoral
| ticket, and delegates TO the Bait. Convention.
TO select President and Vice President OF the
! United States.
Resolved, That il shall be the duty ofthe State
Central Committee to require Of each delegate
his written pledge that. in good faith he will car.
~ out to the best Of his ability, the wishes Of the
Democracy Of nsylvania, in nominating a
candidate for the Presidency; and the said dele.
| gate shall continue TO vote for James Buchana
until majority Of them shall otherwise decide.
And each E!ecior shalt give plege. in writing
that he will vote Of the nominee for the Baltimore
| Convention. And should any delegate or eec.
tor, thus appointed refuse TO pledge himself, the
State Central Committee shall vacate his seat
and fill il with another.
Mr. CIaft then renewed the amendment Of H
Kerr, which fell by the withdrawal OF Mr. PENN.
mans Amendment. .
! After further discussion Mr. Graft Withdrew
his amendment, and Mr. Lowry's resolution was
Mr. Dougherty moved that the Convention
now proceed 10 the election Of Senatorial dele.
gates to the Baltimore Convention. and Senate.
rial electors.
Mr. Lowry then moved that the Convention
now proceed to nominate a Vice President whc
was disagreed TO-
Adjourned until y o'clock.
|
EVENING SESSION.
At half past. seven, the Convention resumed
| its session H H
On motion of Mr. Jones, a committee of FIVE
were appointed TO wait upon the Hon James
Buchanan, and inform him that the Democratic
Convention Of the State of Pennsylvania had
given him a majority of their votes for the office
| Of President of the United States
On motion of Mr. Cox the Convention then
proceeded VIVA vocr, to vote for Canal Commits.
sioner.
The following was the result
FIRST BALLOT.