Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-08-26
Communications.
For the sunbury American
AsiKnIcAN coNvENrIoN.

AMERICAN CONVENTION.
The delegates 10 the American Convention
met at the Grand Jury Room, in Sunbury, on
Saturday, the 10Th inst, at 10 o'clock, a. M
The convention was called 10 order by APP
pointing J. w. HUSTON, Esq, President ;
SIS, SMITH and M. PERsINc, Vice Presidents,
and Emanuel Wilucrt, Secretary 90 l.a'
On motion, The committee then proceeded
10 business and TO receive the credentials OF
the delegates ia attendance. The delegates
of the different townships presenting their
credentials, were admitted as delegates in
The convention.
s"'O On motion of D. W. c. Cleaver, it was
Resolved, That committee of six be ap..
pointed TO prepare resolutions expressive oi
The sense Of this meeting,
whereupod the chair appointed the follow
inggcnth,meu, viz. D. w. c. Cleaver, Joshua
Potts, s. s. Smith, Jos. Scott, w. Teitsworlh
and Dr.J. J. John. .......'
The convention then adjourned TO meet
again a, Pollock, 2. M. .I.I
la. AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-The convention met
q, O'Clock, agreeably 10 adjournment when
the following preamble and resolutions were
adopted
JVhereas, The present. political condition oi
out country loudly calls Tor an orgariza'iSn
that will purge ii of the sygian corruption OF
native denaaouuism and foreign interference,
aud believing that a strict adherence 10 ihe
principles of the American party as adop,eu
by the Native American Nailonal convention
Of lS45, aud more recently by lhe fehhsN i
vania State Convention of Isl oi Narrh, 1901
is the only way in which The politics OF the
fconn,,v can be brought TO the vir,ue aud pa
-,rio,ism of the times Of the early pTesiueh's,
Therefore,
Resolved, That for general, state and local
officers. We will give our sutirages 10 none
except euci, as are known TO oe III l"Tol r VI
those principles, and as BENJAMlN hU-H
Rn.nronp. Tuos II. BAIRD, and BLOOMFIELD
Nj. SprcrR, for their Guown adherence aud
ndvocacy of those principles, received hhu
accepted the nomination for Governor, 1uo@e
of the Supreme Cour, and Canal oinm'sS'o"e.
from the American State Conventions ne'u az
Harrisburg, March LIST, 1884, we VIII give
Them and Them only. our undivided support
-" Pe<olpcd That the Conferees this day ap'
noinlpd 10 NEE, an equal number ol conieIee'
from Schuylkil county for the purpose o.
seleciinn a person to represent ihis dis''c' "
our National Congress, be Instructed 10 Vo'e
for Kimber Cleaver, on first, last ana every
ballot.
Resolped. That as there are number o
volup,eer candidates now in the field Ton the
several Offices of this county, ana as many
those. as well as OF the regular nominees
the other parties we know 10 be IN ,aVof o
the principles we advocate, we mink IL IN
e1peLient TO make nominations IN opposi'lo'
10 them.
The convention then elected the tnilowin!
named persons as confcrees of o'ihnmoet
land county, to meet the conierees oi Sch"y'
kill county, a, the public house ol j. NJ feger
at Mt. Carmel, on Saturday, September "a
1854, viz: DR.. ]. ]. John, Nathan clrave'
and P. NJ. Shindel.
f The following Executive Committee wer
appointed by the convention, viz C. u
Wise, Matthias Persing, George FoFes'e'
Nathan Ceaver, S. S. Smith, JOS. Scott, an
Abraham IIleman.
On motion, Resolcsd, Tha, the ESecniIv
Committee shall have The power 10 teIec
candidates for comfy offices, and rrrommen
them to be supported by the America
nar,y a, the next October election; also !
tili all vacancies hat may occur IN iheir pnn
during The year.
On motion, Rcsolced Th't the papers G
this county, the American Bdhner, Amer'cd
JVaieAman and Miners Journal be reqnes'e
10 publish these proceedings
Signed by the Officers.