The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-25
BY TEL EGRAPH.
PROCEEDINGS Or TIk COVE v1Ioy.


LAsoasrER, Pa. June IL 1851.
The Court House is crowded 10 suGocation and a
ten@e macs ptied In At the windows
Governo~ johnston l. at Hubcys opposite the Court
Hoase, surrounda BY hundreds Of Friends
The Wbg state Convention assembled Al the Court
Houee Al II O'Clock this morning for the purpo4e II
nominating candidates for Governor and Canal Commits
soncr snd Eve Judges q the Supreme Court The con
yenticn Wa called 70 order by Mr. LOOMS ana tempo
rAry organization effected by Mr ssmue Bell. d
Hrss county being chosen Chairman ~ acclsmation.
and ssmuei W Pesrsou, q Somerset and Amos g lien.
deroo, q Lancaster, being appointed secretaries.
There full attendance q delegates Several sub
nti,uts- announced and received delegstesamong
Others JesSe Brooke instead Il the Hon Brooke
o. Chester, who y confined Al home by indspostion
rambling discussion then took place 70 the pro
prety q admitting substitute delegates a. repr, enta
sivts from counties other than those 10 which they
ysde. II finally dailowcd BY the adoption q the
following resolution
Resolved That IL Il inerredient 4 admit Any substitute
Proposed q act.
o. ,be motion Of Colonel JAars y P,xrov, acommit
e. = Ten VA sppoin I'd 60 rport cRc,rs fr the Ter
Snsuent orp sanitation q the Convention The Convcn
troo a a adjournsd until 2P 81
AFTERNOON SESSION
The committee appointed IT, report officers for the
3rmsnept organization Of the Convention reported the
tor President Hon. John II Ewing Of Washington
county
tor yice Presidents, Charles Gllpin. % Philadelphia,
Gcnersi Wilson. q Venango and twenty Eve others
u or eec4etsries Samuel W Pearson sud Fix others
Thee all sni nously adopted rs perrns nent
chcrrs q The Convention
On taking the chair, Mr. Ewtrc addressed the Con.
tufion Ia speech highly laudatory a the Of the
rssut state administration; eulogizng the personal
character and political consistency q Governor Johnston
md advocating In decided terms the dppon Of high
protective tariff After advising doe discrm ination In
ghe -isction % nominees for the Supreme Bench he
cio-~i amid Enthusiastic plsudits
Ion CoeNEiIus DhRHAGH then moved that a commit
- T. appointed 70 report resolutions expressive Of
1rtnepl's aud policy ~ the whig party Agreed to
ANer short time the president announced the FOL.
Aotng committee in accordance with the foregoing rsso-
gutbsn.--
bon ocrneliu' DSr-seh a Allegheny; v HaElehurst
erhStthP Scott ~ phiad.iphis, John y Nerree, Will
sisms Price and Lewis Betting. Of Philadelphia county
:. McEonbs Lawrence county, T g. HanaRhan. Allie
rlIasy Add~on Nay. Chester; Jacob Hoffman. James
~. Reed. Adsmsi Moees Mccullough. do, q. Y. Stnson
Montgomery Dr sanucl Cary Bucks; John Struhn
Lancaster a i. kurth Lebanon y u ronniman
Wayne, W Aates, Waahir ton. u n Powell. Bra1-
frd General Cross, 1ioga Andrew 7 Curtis Centre Il
u Ozark Montour Ssmusl y kRrns Dauphin; j y
sSsasrson pptty, X. McIurp. Nlniu Thomas Coch
usu ytrt John CoyOde, WesimorelauI. r q Snilivan
unrEe, : q Hayes. CrHpford, > WE.on yenang9:
1.ttr Esurf y. Schujnmi a. u shaw fsyctie, and
uetcbEsoo. Csn tiia.
surng tht interval 10 which the above committee
ss9,ettsat liam 4 johnston, the present Governor