The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-07-12
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
PlTTSBURG, July 4, Is

nomination a candidate for Canal Commits
sioner, assembled at the Athenaeum or
Wednesday, July 18th, at 10 o'cloc k.
MURRAY WHALoN, Esq, moved tha
the Convention come to order by appoint
ing Mai. McCAUsLIN, of Green, Temporal
ry Chairman.
Col. BLACK moved to place in opposi-
ton the name of VIM. BEATTY, of Butler.
ARNOLD PLUMMER was proposed as q
substitute for both, but not being a mem
Der of the Convention his name was with
drawn, and Col. SAML. w. BLACK, by a
unanimous vote of the Convention, called
TO the chair.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed Secretaries: E. S. GOODRICH, q. w.
SPEAR, J. X. BOYER, ID. III. HoTTENsTINE
and III. J. WALTERS.
On taking the Chair, Col. Black thank
cd the Convention for the unlocked for
honor they had conferred upon him, and
would endeavor 30 ,he best OF his ability
TO deal Justly by all the members. If he
went wrong it would be entirely for want
of proper drilling, as he had lived so long
in district of country where Jeffersonlan
principles were almost entirely unknown.
Mr.. Cessna offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the several Districts be
now called and all persons answering, as
delegates, be permitted TO take their seats
as members of the Convention, except III
cases where the same seat is claimed by
more than one delegate, or objection is
made to the right of the person answering
30 fill the seat.
The Secretary then proceeded to call
the list of Senatorial and Representative
Districts, and Delegates presented their
credentials and took their seats in Conven-
ton.
On motion, the Committee to report
officers for the permanent organization OF
the Convention. Reported.
Mr.. Gillis, Chairman of that Committee,
said after six ballots for Chairman, they
were unable TO make choice-and left it
for the choice of the Convention.
But reported the following list of Vice
Presidents and Secretaries:
VICE PRESIDENTS.
l Philadelphia City. Richard r.
Young.
2 Philadelphia county. B. NJ Har-
vey.
Philadelphia City. Daniel Barr.
? Philadelphia county. Hugh Clark
3 Montgomery. John S. Weller.
Not Represented.
5 Berks. G. Ii Hunter.
6 Bucks. Lewis S Coryell.
z Lancaster and Lebanon. VIM. Ma
thiot.
8 Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe and
Pike. b S Schoonover.
Not Represented.
10 Susquehanna and Wayne. d d
Warner.
III Bradford and Tioga. PC Ward
IL Lycoming, Clinton and Centre. J
Bonnet.
l3 Luzcrne and Columbia. VIM
koons.
IA Northumberland and Dauphin.-
George A Frick.
Is Miillin, Juniata and Union. ii S
Walters.
l6 Perry and Cumberland. S Wood
burn.
II York. ] NJ Anderson.
lS Franklin and Adams. III Stchley
10 Huntingdon, Bedford and Blair
Joseph Filler.
90 Clearfeld, Indiana, Cambria and
Armstrong. VIM b Clark.
2I WestmoreIand and Somerset. d
* Marchand.
% Fayette and Greene. DIR Smith
Fuller.
% Washington. John S Markle.
"a Allegheny and Butler James Kerr.
% Beaver and Mercer. Thompson
Graham.
26 Crawford and Venango. Vincent
Phelps.
27 Erie. James C. Marshall
2S Warren, Jefferson, Clarion, M'Kean
Elk and Potter. VIM M'Candless.
SECRETARIES.
E S Goodrich, Bradford county.
Jerome Il Boyer, Cumberland county
VIM Ii Pagan, Philadelphia county.
George w Spear, Huntingdon county
VIM nj Derr, Lebanon county.
A Faulk, Armstrong county.
e. B Henry, Dauphin county.
VIM A Galbraith, Erie county.
On motion the Convention proceeded to
elect a permanent Chairman, which re-
suited as follows:
f f Bleck, of Northampton, So
Il nj Petit, Philadelphia, 60
Judge Petit was declared the pcrma-
nent President of the Convention.
Mr.. Hageman, of Berks, moved that a
committee to consist of 5 be appointed by
the Chairman, for the purpose of adopting
resolutions expressive of the sense OF the
Convention.
he motion was agreed to.
The Chairman annouuccd tho uampS of