Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-02-24
UNITED STATES SENATOR.

bal.oting, and the vote on the mot-on 10 ao-
journ
The Speaker and members of the Senate be-
ing introduced into the Hall of the House OF
Representatives the Legislature resolved it
self into convention for the purpose of elect
ing Senator in the Congress of the United
States, to supply the place of Hon. james
Cooper whose term of service will expire on
the 4th of March next The Speaker of the
Senate presided over the Convention. The fol
lowing ballotings were had:
FIRST BALLOT.
Messrs. Crabb, CressweIl, Frazier, Fry, Hal
deman, Hendricks, Killinger, Sellers, Shuman,
Allegood, Barry, Boal, Bowman, Caldwell, Car
Isle, Glover Crawford, Criswell, Cummings,
(Phila Co. Cummins (Somerset,) Donaldson,
Eyster, Fearon, Fletcher, Foster, Frailey, Free,
Gross, Guy, Haines, Hubbs, King, Kirkpat-
rick, Krepps, Lane, Leas, MConkey, Moon
nell, Mengle, Morrison, Muse, North Palmer,
Resse Rittenhouse, Rutter, Sherer, Smith, AL
legheny) Smith, (Blair,) Steel, Stehley, Stur-
devant, Waterhouse, Weddell, Wood, Yorkes,
Ziegler Strong Speaksr-5S, votes for Simon
Cameron.
Messrs Browne, Goodwin, Hamn, Hoge,
Jaminson, M'Clintock, Piatt, Quiggle, Sager,
Walton, Wherry, Hester, Baker, Bush, Christ,
Craig, Daugherty, Dunning, Ednger, Fry,
Johnson Mclean, Maxwell, Orr, Sallade,
Stockdale Thompson, and Wright-2S, voted
for Charles r. Buckalew
Messrs DarSie, Frick, Chamberlin, Price,
Skinner, Powell Ross and Witmer-8, voted
for Thomas Williams
Messrs Ferguson, Flenuiken, Ball, Frank
lin, Herr, Lewis aud MCullough-I, voted for
James Veech
Messrs Avery, Baldwin, Downing, Holcomb,
Laporte Lathrop, Lott M'CalmOnt and Wick
ersham-9, voted for David Wilmot.
Messrs Foust, Harrison, Hodgson, Taggart,
Linderman, MCombs, Megill Pennypacker,
Simpson, Smith, (Phia City, Stewart-1l,
voted for j Pringle Jones.
Mr.. Buckaew, voted for jeremiah S. Black.
Mr. Bergstresser, voted for o. IL. Tiffany.
Messrs Gwinn, and Thorne, voted for ThoS
H. Baird.
Mr. Jordan voted for John c. Kunkel
Mr. Lowe, voted for George Chambers.
Messrs Maddox, and Morris voted for H.
NJ Fuller
Mr. Craig voted for Smith Fuller
Mr. Chamberlain, offered resolution that
Convention adjourn to meet again this day three
weeks, which was disagreed to-yeas 60; nays
60.
On motion second ballot was had the men,
bers voting as before, excepting the vote of
SALLADE, of Berks, which was given for CANE
RON
Mr. TAGGARr moved to adjourn for two
weeks from this day. Ga motion the yeas and
nays were called, and were yeas &C, nays 62 ::
YEAs-Messrs. Browne, Crabb, Darsie, Fer
gusOn, Flennikcn, Frick, Hamln, Hendricks,
Jordan, Lewis, Mellinger Price, Sager, Skin
ner, Taggart, Walton, Wherry, Avery, Baker,
Baldwin, Ball, Bcrgstresser, Bush, Chamberln
Craig Downing, Edinger Fearon, Foust Fry,
Franklin, Gwinn, Harrison, Herr, Hodgson
Holcomb Hubbs, Laporte, Lathrop, Linder-
man, Lott, Lowe, M'Calmont, Mclean, Me
Combs, Mccullough, Maddox, Maxwell, Me-
gill; Mengle, Morris, Orr, Page, Palmer, Pen
nypacker, Powell Ross Simpson, Smith, phil
adelphia city Steel, Stewart, Stockdale, Thorne,
Wickersham, Wilmer, Wright
NAYs-Messrs. Creswell, Frazer Fry, Good
win Haldeman, Hoge, MClintock, Piatt,
Quiggle, Sellers, Shuman, Hester Allegood,
Barry, Boil, Bowman, Caldwell, Carlisle, Clo-
yer, Christ, Crawford Criswell, Cummings,
(Phla. Co. Cummns, Somerset Daugherty,
Donaldson, Dunning, Eyster, Fletcher, Foster,
Frailey, Free Gross Guy, Haines, johnson,
King, Kirkpatrick, Krepps, Lane, Leas Nc
Conkey, Mcconnell, Morrison, Muse, North,
Reese, Rittenhouse, Rutter Sallade, Sherer,
Smith ( A lIoubopy, \ Smith G+,b
Sturdevant, Thompson, Waterhouse, Weddell,
Wood Yorkes, Zeigler, Strong.
The Convention then adjourned.
The adjournment of the Convention at this
time is regarded by some as a virtual defeat of
CAMERON The Patriot exultingly proclaims
that CAMERON is doomedl We do not see,
however, how any one else can be elected
His opponents are agreed upon nothing else,
except opposition to him. There is no proba-
bility of their uniting upon any candidate, and
the most they can do will be to adjourn the
Convention from time to time and thus pre-
vent an electiou We shall see.
This Senatorial contest is developing some
queer coalitions. The Patriot is denouncing
MeSsrs. CREswELL and Fry, of the Senate, and
FRAILEY and SAILADE, Of the House, for betray-
ing the Democratic party, and violating their
pledges in voting for CAMERON. 1t says "there
is a suspicion a1oat that some of these were
not actuated in their course by the purest mo-
tives"
The Pennsylraniam is denouncing men who
have formerly been opposed to CAMERON, but
who have, this winter, been endeavoring to aid
in his election. In this category it names, Is
REL PAINTER, JAMES Burns, VIM T. MORRISON
and REAH FRAZER. Gen. RoUMFORT, it SAYS
" is also engaged in the same disgraceful busi-
ness, and thinks he is very cunning in deceiv-
ing his friends and the public as to his real po-