Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-03-11

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26. Westrnoreland and Fayette-T B
/ Searight.
27. Schuylkill-C Charles E Nipple
| REPRESENT ATIyE DELEGATES.
Adams-Henry Reilly.
Allegheny L Hney. w I'll McGhee, e;
James Herdman, o II Blackburn, John 9
! Dunn. ..6.z,,.s,
Armstrong, Jefferson. and Clarion-Seth
Clover. A II Marian, G. I Crawford.
Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence-Hugh Nc
Kee Lewis Taylor, j Shriner.
Bedford, Fulton and Cambria-H A Boggs,
j B SAMSON.
Berks Levi Wundcr, George Smith, Dan
iel Kutz, Charles III Hunter.
Greene-James Lindsay
Blair and Huntingdon-T G Mcdowell, j
NJ Gcmmil
Bradford-Hiram L Shaw, j Piolet.
Bucks-H X Sager, Ed Thomas, Hiram
Scarborough.
Carbon and Lehgh-Hiram Wolf, Jacob
| Dillinger.
Centre-Janes Gilliland
Chester-Abel Evans, Samuel Ringwalt,
z W Shape.
Clearfeld-D " Moore
Clinton, Lycoming and Potter-Ellis Is
Schnablc, F w Knox.
alew.
Crawford-Henry j Brooks, j w Gricr.
Observation-Disclosures Killian, George II
Bueher
auphin-George Bowman, VIM Lauman.
Delaware-Dr. William Young.
Erie-B Z Sloan, Isaac r Taylor
Franklin-J b Orr, VIM . McKinstry
Fayette and Westmoreland-Jame Rut-
ledge Jas c Clarke, Alexander NJ Kinney,
Wesley Frost.
Indiana-S S .Jamison
Lancastcr-Thomas M'Ilvain, j L kautz,
George G Brush, B NJ Stauffer. Joel b light
ner.
Lebanon-Wm II Brcsin.
l.uzerne-Geo z Steele, Wallace Seybert.
Mercer. Venaugo and Wxrrea-Arnold
} Plumer, J James, Wm S Garvin.
/ Miffln-Chas Bower.
! Monroe and Pikc-Chades Burnett
F.. ontgomery-Henry w Bonsall, A FL
+ Yippin, E l. Acloer.
neutrality-suspicious. a Slater. Philip John
/ SON
! North unIbcrlaud-Janies Mccormick.
! Perry-IIenry ID Woodruff.
Philadelphia w Morris, Geo W Nebin
ger, William aicMullin, John z Murray, II
! b Yeager, Wm A Sturgeon, Wm A Ed
wards, Francis p Magce, Chas W Carrigan,
} q Brcnnor, Robert Allen, Michael School,
George Eshner, Wm McGlency, Peter Ram
/ bo
Schuylkill- ohm Horn, Isaac Ward.
omerset-Daniel Weyand.
Susquehanna- \ Ward. G G Finch.
Tioga-Henry Sherwood
Union, Snyder ard Juniata-Joan NJ
Baum
Washing rtor-Finley Patterson, Wm Swan.
Wayne-Wm II Wood
York; 2 Lynes, John ALL, Alexander
I g McCurdy
Mr. Plumer moved that the Chairman ap-
point one person from each Senatorial District
/ to select officers for the permanent organiza-
ton of the Convention
Mr., Cessna moved to amend the motion by
! providing that the delegates from each Sena-
! toral district select members of the Commit.
! tee.
The amendment and the original motion
were discussed by Messrs Plumer, Cessna,
/ Mcdowell, Carrigan, Schnable and Others
/ when the amendment was adopted, and the
resolution as amended was adopted.
Mr. Shannon moved that the Convention
proceed to decide the contested seats from the
tion was agreed to.
| Mr. Sansom moved that such CONTESTANT be
permitted to occupy l 5 minutes in addressing
| the Convention, either in person or by proxy
! in explanation Of his case, which was agreed
! to.
The first case considered was that of Mr..
Anderson, of York county, who contested the
scat of Mr. Smyser
! Mr. Anderson proceeded to state that be was
the regular Senatorial delegate from York
county, and presented the proceedings of the
County Convention, which appointed him in
substantiation of his claim, which proceedings
] were read.
| Mr. Mckinney, seconded by Mr. Mcdowell,
moved that Mr. Anderson be admitted to a
seat in this Convention
Mr. Smyser, in reply to Mr. Anderson. said
| that he appeared here under peculiar circum-
stances. and he had stood in this hall with pc
culiar feelings, during the election of Uni
ted States Senator, last January. He re-
membcred the indignation with which the in
tellgence had been received in York county,
that the Democracy had been betrayed by
one of its representatives, who had sold him
self to the enemies Of the Democratic party,
and Joined with the Republicans in the cleo
tion of General Cameron He then presen-
ted the following document, signed by sixty
eight out of the scventy-eight delegates in the
County Convention, addressed to the State
Convention, In explanation ofhis position to-
gether with the proceedings of a county mee
ting in York county. The document was read
as follows.
To the Democratic State Concention to As
senr5le at Harrisburg, on the 2d Of March
1857