The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-08-01
Conference Meeting .

S3muel Bracken, July I'm IS0U.
John NJ Farland. Esq, Jas. c. Clarke
Esq and DIR. L. J. CantweH, Conferee
from Westmoreland county, produced thei
Credentials and took their seats VIM p
Schell, O. L. Shannon, and Samuel Ii
| Tate, Esqs., Conferees from Bedford coun
ty, were admitted to seats in said Confer
ence.
On motion of Wm. p. Schell, Esq,
John NJ Farland, of Westmoreland county
was unanimously elected President. On
motion of James G. Clarke, Esq Samuel
Ii. Tate, Esq, of Bedford was elected
Secretary.
On motion Of DIR. Cantwell, the two
sets of Conlerees from Cambria county,
were requested 10 present their credentials
for the examination and determination OF
of the Conference. Whereupon, Michael
Hasson, on the part of the Messrs. Adams
Collins and himself, produced before the
Conference, the evidence upon which they
claimed seats in said Conference
Col. Thomas M'Kernan, for M'Ginley,
Harr and himself, exhibited 10 the Con
ference, the evidence upon which they
claimed seats as Conferees from Cambria
county.
NJ. NJ. Adams, Esq, addressed the Con-
ference, urging the admission of Messrs
Hasson, Collins and himself.
o. +. Shannon, Esq. offered the fol-
lowing resolution.
Resolved, That The first set of Confer
ees, (Messrs. Hasson, Adams and Collins)
be admitted to seats in this Conference.
The above resolution was advocated by
Messrs. CantweH, Scheu and Shannon,
and opposed by Messrs. Clarke, M'Far-
land and Tate. All the members of the
Conference participating in the discussion
the question being put,-'shall the resolu-
ton pass"
Messrs. Schell, Shannon and Cantwell,
voted i'll the affirmative, and Messrs. Tate,
Clarke and NJ F'arland, in the negative.
Whereupon, it was declared lost, and
Messrs Hasson, Adams and Collins, not
entitled to seats in said Conference.
Samuel II. Tate, offered the following
resolution. Resolved, That the second
set OF Conferees, (Messrs M'Kernon, NJ
Ginley and Harr) be admitted to seats in
the Conference to represent Cambria co.
The resolution being put, Mr.. Tate voted
in the affirmative, and Messrs Schell,
Shannon, CantwelI, Clarke and M'Farland
in the negative.
VIM. p Schell, Esq offered the follow
ing resolution. Resolved, That this Con-
ference now adjourn until the 2Sth day of.
August 1850, for the purpose of giving
Cambria county, an opportunity TO settle
their dispute in regard to the two sets of
Conlerees, and appoi Mt a
new set.
The above resolution was advocated by
Messrs ScheIl, Shannon and Cantwell, and |
opposed by Messrs Clarke, M'Fariand
and Tate.
Upon the question, shall the resolution !
pass! Messrs Schell, Shannon and Cant /
well, voted in the affirmative, and Messrs
Tate, Clarke and M'Farland in the mega
live. Resolution lost.
After The resolution TO adjourn until the /
2Sth of August, was lost, Messrs M'Far-
and and Clarke proposed that both sets |
Of conferees from Cambria county be ad- /
nitted to take seats in the conference, and
hat they be allowed TO give three votes.
1t appearing however that there was not
of the conference in favor of this |
mode of adjusting the difficulty, no formal
resolution was drawn up, and vote taken
on the proposition. 1t was also proposed
md urged upon the two sets of Cambria
to compromise and settle their
own difficulties, and then the conference
would admit to seats any three of their
whom they would agree upon to
represent Cambria county.
Samuel III. Tate offered the following
Resolved, That this confer
ence now proceed to put in nomination a
candidate for Congress, TO be supported
by the Democratic party of this Congress
sioual District. Upon this resolution,
Messrs Tate, Clarke, and M'Farland, vo-
ted in the affirmative, and Messrs Schell
and Shannon in the negative. Mr.. Cant
well refused to vote.
James G. Clarke, nominated Alexan-
der Mckinney, Esq. of Westmereland
county.
Samuel II. Tate, nominated. John A.
Blodget, Esq. of Bedford.
At this stage of the proceedings, VIM.
p. Schell, Esq. and O. e. Shannon, Esq |
retired from the room in which the Con-
ference was held-returned in few mo-
ments, and announced that they would !
from the Conference; and they
did withdraw.
Dr. Cantweh nominated Gen. Joseph |
M'Donald of Cambria county.
On motion of Dr. Cantwell, nomina-
tions closed. The conference then pro-
ceeded to ballot. On the first ballot,
Messrs Clarke and M'Farland, voted for
Alexander Mckinney Esq. Samuel FL.
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