Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-09-21
Representative Conference.

Representative Conference.
The Conferees from Juniats, Snyder,
and Union counties, delegated to select
Wing candidate for Representative in the
General Assembly Of this State for the en-
suing session, convened according to the
call Of the Union County Wing Conven-
ton in Lewisburg) at Meyers Hotel in
Freeburg, at l p NJ. of Tuesday, 18th
Sept, 1855.
The Conference was organized by the
choice Of Hon. JONATHAN j. Gun
NINGHAM, of Juniata, for President,
and Dr.. HENRY c. NoUTz, Of Snyder, for
Secretary.
The Couferees presented their creden-
tials, and took their seats, as follows:
Janiota-J. J. Cunningham, James
North, Michael Funk.
,SRyder-lsrael Gutclius, H. c. Houtz,
Daniel Wilmer.
Inion-Jas. B. Hamlin, John Reber,
johnson Walls, Samuel Weirick, o. N.
Worden.
Two sets having appeared from Union
(Messrs. HamliD, Walls and Worden, sp.
pointed at the first Convention, held in
Lewisburg, Sth inst, and Messrs. Reber
and Weirck from the second meeting held
at New Berlin, 18th inst the Conferees
from Juniata and Snyder, after lengthy
hearing Of the claims Of the contestants,
decided to admit both, but to restrict them
to five votes.
Proceeded to nominate candidate for
Representative, when
Mr.. Funk nominated George ". S.rouss,
of Juniata county
Mr.. Gutelius nominated Dr. j. B. How
er, Of Snyder county.
Mr. Rober nominated NJ. II. Taggsrt,
Of Union county.
Proceeded to vote for candidate, when
Mes.rs. Cunningham, Funk, Hamlin,
North, Walls and Worden-6-voted for
GEORGE ". STRoUss.
Messrs. Gutelus, Houfz, and Wilmer
-3-voted for DR.. J. T. HOVER.
Messr4. Rcbcr and Weilicx-2-voted
for VI. II. TAGGART
GEORGE ". STROUss, of Juniata
county, having received majority Of all
the votes, was thercupon declared duly
nominated.
The following resolution was then unan-
imously adopted:
Resolved, That in yielding the nouina-
ton to Juniata county, We do it for one
year only, and with the fell understanding
that this will give Juniata county no
claim to the Representative next year, but
that the Representative be mex. year con-
ceded to Union or Snyder county.
The Juniata COnferees stated that they
regarded the choice Of their fellow-citizen
as favor bestowed that they had not in
tended to press his claims and that they
solemuly and sincerely promised, for them
selves and those they represented, that
they would not ask the nomination of a
candidate for that ofice another year.
The Union Confcrees who voted for Mr..
Strouss, disclaimed any personal disrespect
for their able and active Wing fellow citi-
zen who had been brought forward by the
other Conferees from that county, nor did
they wish to overlook the claims and ser
vices of the Snyder county nominee; but,
they stated, tho dissensions originating in
the Division contest just closed, and also
those occasioned by the existing struggles
of FIVE rival candidates for Seats of JUS
tice, convinced them that no gentleman,
however deserving, could now unite all the
tribes Of the Wing army of Old Union
county. For this reason only, they had
decided, upon calm deliberation, TO conccde
the nominee to Juniata county, for ono
year only, trusting that, as he was On en-
tire stranger to cur local difficulties, he
would receive the whole party vote, and
that another year would ird the Wings
entirely united in the two new counties.
Resolved that the proceedings of this
meeting be published in all the papers of
the District, friendly to the cause.-Ad-
inurnpd sine die,