The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-07-12

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Cessna, Bedford.
Mr.. Coilroth offered the following res
olution which was adopted:
Resolved, That in token of respect fol
JAMES X. POLK, late President, who
has been taken from our midst by the
mandate of an inscrutable Providence, anC
whose death has thrown such deep gloom
over our Republic, that the delegates as
sembled in State Convention of Pennsyl-
vania, wear the usual badge of mourning
for thirty days.
Mr.. Cessna moved that the committee
now place in nomination, candidates for
Canal Commissioner. Agreed to.
Mr.. Cessna nominated John A. Gamble
Mr.. Mercur nominated Gordon F. Ma
son.
Mr.. Hartley nominated Asa Dimmick.
Col. Black nominated F. l.. Bowman.
Mr.. Deller nominated ]. III. Broadhead.
Mr.. Frick nominated Mr.. Bright.
Mr.. Derr, Mr.. Isaac Wydle.
Mr.. Henry, Samuel Haulmon.
Mr.. Phelps, Murray Whallon.
Mr.. Butler, Mr.. Fry.
! Mr.. Irvine, NJ. Wilcox.
Mr.. Snodgrass, Stewart Pearee.
The result of the first ballot, was as fol-
lows:
FIRST BALLOT.
For John A Gamble-Messrs. Jas NJ
Anderson, Daniel Barr, Il NJ Barber, John
Bennett, b Beck, David Boies, Jerome
X Boyer, VIM ii Butler, Charles Carter,
John Cessna, Hugh Clark, A Cummings,
John l. Cutie, James Davis, Thos ID
Daugherty, S Engard, Geo Eshert A J
Faulk, Jos Miller, Smith Fuller, VIM A
Galbraith, Thompson Graham, w S Hal
lowell, w ] Hemphill, D Ii Hottenstine,
Henry Latimer, Geo NJ Lawman, VIM NJ
Lawman, John Logan, Thos Logan, F
10y, Maxwell M'Causlin, Stephen NJ
Kinley, G Marshall, r Manderfield,
John S Markle, G V Mitchell, ID w
Miller, Isaac S Monroe, K Morehead,
J X Morrison, S n Palmer, Geo Palmer,
Il Nj Petit, MRead, Henry Roadermel,
G S Shetzling, John Spear, G B Snyder,
III Walters, ID F Williams and Samuel
Woodburn-52.
For Asa Dimmick-Aessrs. E Champ
neys, Jas G. Clark, A III Coffroth, l. S
Coryell, John ID Evans, " f Pagan, J j
Given, VIM Hartley, B N Harvey, M G
Hibbs, NJ ID Holbrook, Rehrer, S j
Royal, III ] Stable, J w Shugart, E d
Warner, S Weiler,-l7
For F. J.. Bowman-J ID Bachman, S
w Black, J IL Broadhead, A Burke, p
Ceilings, A Lowry, ID X DIarchand, ID
Miller, S G Turner, G. E Weiler-1O.
For Gordon F Wason-G w Babb,
Wm Beatty, w S Campbell, w B Clark,
A Farrington,, E S Goodrich, j Hageman,
G Ii Hunter, O Jones, Chas Kent, J
Kerr, S w Knox, ID N Connell, Henry
Mcbride, u -Ifercur, c Murphy, G w
Pearce, V Phelps,S S n Rich, J Sawyer,
G w Spear, ID Wadsworth, p & Ward,
r Young-24.
For J I'll Broadhead-E F Bleck, J N
Heller, w Rooms, VIM Iathiot, Ill N
Nutchles, b S SchoonOver-6.
For Jacob Weidie-J l. Beckley, w
~ Derr-2.
For E Y Bright-Geo A Frick-1.
For J Z Hoover-L G Clover, l. Gil
lis, VIM W WCandless,-3.
For Samuel Holmon-C b Henry-1.
For Stewart Pearce-John Snodgrass
i.
For Alonza Wilcox-A Irvine, Muir
ray Whalon-2.
There being no choice
Mr.. Cessna moved that the Convention
proceed to a second ballot.
Nr. Schoonover moved that the motion
be postponed.
The yeas and nays being called, result
ed as follows: yeas so; nays IS.
Mr.. Sawyer moved to lay the motion
to 60 into second ballot, on the table.
The Chair decided the motion out of
order.
Mr.. Sawyer appealed from tue decision
of the chair and called for the yeas and
nays. The result was as follows: Yeas,
39-nays, II.
The previous question was called
A member moved to adjourn.
The Chair decided the motion out of Or
der.
Mr.. Sawyer appealed from the decision
of the chair, and called for the yeas and
nays.
By common consent adj motions were
withdrawn, and the Convention adjourned
till 9 O'Clock to morrow morning.
Second Day.
July 5th
Pursuant to adjournment the Convention
met at o'clock on Tuesday morning, and
was called to order by the Chairman, MIR.
Petit.
On motion the reading of the Journal of
the previous day was dispensed with.