The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-05-15


CONVENTION.
A number of Democrats delegates from
several townships Of Columbia met in
Bosmsburs IN Monday, May i2:h, is5i.-l
After waiting for . fuller attendance until 3
O'Clock, and trying TO determines what was
to be done, the meeting was called 70 order
in the court house, and the following Off
GERS chosen:-s y
william ]. keller Bsefdmk; Alfred How
ell and A. W. Kline Esq, Sseretariss.
The following delegates then presented
credentials.
Beaver.
Benton.
B-loom-lohn 9; Freeze, Thomas ]. Nor
Iis.
Cattapiap-Isaac S. Monroe, Solomon
Helwig,
Nsaingersa-GeOrge Mack, A.w. Kline.
Greenwood.
H.mOd-s.nusl schrock. Franklin Nc.
BRIDE.
Jackson
Msun,pl.a.ba.-wn. j. keller, Daniel
Zigler.
Montour
Maine
Mi6lia
orange-Alfted Howell, John Snyder.
Roaringersek
SugarIog-Wfham Stevens, Levi Hess.
When Centro. lownshP was called, Mr..
Freeze said that although no delegates had
been chosen for that township there where
two gentlemen here from there who could
represent II, and upon his motion Jacob
Hess and jeremiah Haeenbuch were admit.
ted as delegates.
Charles +. Mann said that in Maine
ship, he and Mr.. Joseph Beam had been
chosen delegates but the officers of the
election could not make out'their credentials,
30 they had come without.
When MifHin was called, Mr.. Freeze
said the delegates from that township were
like those in Maine, and on his motion
William Kantner and Jacob Yoke j., were
admitted as delegates.
Mr.: Freeze then sppke for about half an
hour against the action Of the Standing
COMMITTEES in lately choosing delegates 10
the. Slate Convention at Harrisburg. He ar
gusd that such a course of conduct must be-
dangerous as a precedent, and denounced il
as leading to Reorganization, and subvef
sive of all party discipline. In his rcm4rk
Mr.. r. said he was anxious to see Fir, Lara
rus go to the Reading conyer,ior, but a
that gentleman had only beer. chosen b,
Columbia county, it would be necessary i
have the concurrence CT Montour in III,
matter, ano make sue of our Representatiy,
delegate to Readtdgaat least.
At the conclusion Of his remarks Mr.. T
offered the following resolution
Rssot<d, That the action Of the Demo
cratic Standing Committee of this count
apr lointing delegates to the Judicial CONVEX
fslon was not only premature but in dire
oontravention 70 the usages of the part!
ffaoadcmg- 6oeraffhfs8dign Mb lAsiE vspibbqqriss
d order and harmony, and calculated to tax
n from the people their power to. appoint an
delegate, and that this convention disaI
prove their action.
8 MIR. Mack then said that whatever an
/, person might think of the proprieiy of II
Q Standing Committee, he thought that
action had now been had upon this subje'
| by Luzerne county, prudence and a regai
for the harmony of the party required TIL
: ere-should be no dispute among us her
Q and he would therefore offer q resolution
q a substitute for that before the c~onyentio
He thought it proper and prudent that,
d the Harrisburg convention was soon 10 |
held, this convention should concur in VIII
had been done heretofore, for 1t was too la
n now 10 begin a bitter contesr when it was
easy to ccrfset an error, il there was on
As to MIR. Lazarus, he was chosen, sa
Judge Mack, before Montour county had
separate existence and when it was ye, re-
resented in the conventions Of Columb
o county and his right to a seat could not
d questioned. But il Montour was t~enacio'
Q Of a representative delegate to- Harisbur
he thought the people Of that county wou
be satisfied il their choice of Representa-,
delegate 10 Harrisburg was confirmed, {
even this county seemed 10 coucede III
a delegate 10 Montour, and hence on Ii
point the counties only differed as to mi
AS TO Senatorial delegate, he did no, thin
ct Montour had any claim, more especially
is Columbia and Lnzeme had agreed Up,
Or one man. He did not believe Mo
tour would any longer insist upon b
man for Senatorial delegate. As he did n
n wish TO embarrass the action OF LuzerI
70 county he hoped his substitute would pa
3 as the aclioE of the convention. It W
" this
IResoIped, That this Convention approx
of the choice heretofore made by the Stan
Is ing Conmittee of this county and concurr,
10 10 by Luzerne county Of Wesley Roas
4 Senatorial Delegate to the Harrisburg Jnt
cial Convention.
= Mr.. Freeze. Its out of order and cam
be acted upon until mine is disposed Of.
u Mr. Aaek. ITO he Chair. This resell
tion certainly is in order as an amendme
q IA ha ineertad afer the word xesoEued in 1,