Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-03-05
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CoNvEN-
TION

HARRISBURG, March 1.-The Democratic
State Convention Of Pennsylvania, 10 nomi-
nate candidates for the offices Of Canal Com
missioner, Auditor General, and Surveyor
General OF the State, assembled to-day al IL
o'clock, in the Hall of the House Of Repre-
senta,ives, pursuant 10 the call o! The s'a'e
Central Committee.
The attendance Of Delegates was very fu.''
and the strongest interest felt by The irie"us
of the rival candidates, especially 'or 'n' o'
fee of Canal Commissioner, caused mu'" ca
citement TO prevail.
The Convention was called to order al IL
O'Clock, amid much noise ana 'umu'' oy
Mr. Wise. who moved that the Hon. Arnold
plumer. OF venango, to take The Chair,
Mr.. Wise put the question amid cries OF
uorder,n "order,n and great confusion.
MIR. Fraley OF Schuylkill, moved 10 amend
the motion, and that the Hon. John Cessna
of Bedford, take the chair
The utmost confusion prevailed for some
time, and both Mr.. Plumer and Mr.. Cessna
were conducted by their friends TO the
Speakers chair.
MIR. Cessna after time, and when order
had in some measure been restored, express
sed his regret at the scene which had been
enacted, and besought all to act with calm.
ness and decorum. To settle the difficulty
a, 10 the choice OF chairman, he proposed
the appointment OF tellers 10 count the votes.
The motion was put and agreed 10 and
,ellers then having been appointed, the vote
for temporary chairman was again taken'
and resulted in Mr.. Plumer receiving &c
votes, and Mr.. Cessna Ga votes.
committee one from each Congressional
district was then, on motion, appointed TO re-
port officers for the permanent organization
OF the Convention.
The Convention then adjourned until 3
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re.assembled al 3 o'clock,
when the Hon. J. NJ. Porter OF Northampton
county, Chairman of the Committee appoint
ed 10 select officers for the permanent orsani-
zalion of the Convention, reported that they
had selected VIM. L. Hirst, Of Philadelphia,
as President The Committee also reported
the names of some twenty gentlemen as
Vice President and five Secretaries.
The list of delegates was then called, and
the credentials of the delegations from the
several counties submitted. In number
Of cases substitutes appeared and wee adj
mitted.
The matter OF the contested seats was then
taken up, but one only-ihat of the contest
ing delegates from Mon,our and Columbia
cOunies-occupied any considerable time.
The question Of The admission~of the Rep
resenialive delegates from the counties o.
Montour and Columbia being before the con
vention.
Mr.. Valentine Best, OF Montour, advocated
his right TO his seat, and discussed will muc'
mnueness the circumstances attending hi
appointment, and the shadow Of Z claim, only
that was sci up by his contestant.
MIR. John Dean, of Columbia, The contest
ing delegated replied at length.
Some further discussion followed, and th
Convention finally decided TO admit neiihe
first by rejecting by large vote the clair
of MIR. Best, and then refusing the seat 10 NJ
Dean.
The Convention ther proceeded TO bali
for candidate for Canal Commissioner, al
the votes being counted, the result OF Il
first ballo, was announced as follows
Thomas Forsyth, OF Philadelphia 81
Henry S. Mott, OF Pike county %
VIM. S. Morrison, of Montgomery %
-Feather,- II
Joel B. Danner, of York, s
and the remaining votes scattered amo
some seven or eigh, candidates.
There being no choice, the Convent
proceeded to second ballot, which, as a
the third, fourth and fifth, invariably folio
ing, was unsuccessful. The votes on the