Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-09-05
p rocedings of the Columbia
Democratic Convention,
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Monday, Aug. 81, 1857, when on motion
Hos. GEORGE SCOTT, of Catawissa,
was called to the Chair.
M. @. WOODWARD, & JACOB II. Fritz,
Secretaries of the Convention.
The following delegates then presented
credeptiass and took their seats in the
convention;
Bloom--Mar:in G. Woodward, John J..
Barkley. f.--
Beaver-Moses SchIOhcr, Henry Hin
nerliter.
Bsnton-Richard Stiles, John j. Stiles.
1 Briaycreek-W. A. j. Britain, John
J. McHcnry.
Conyngham-F. r. Wofarth, Daniel
Kelley, U..v.5i.
Centre--Elias Geiger, John Zaner.
Catasoissa-George Scott, Reuben Rohr.
bach.
FsJsinggeek-Danicl McHenry, Hugh
Mcbride. rn.f ..I .L
Eanklin--Reuben Knittle, VIM Mensch.
j Greencood--Isaac Dewitt, Joseph Rob-
bins. .-.................. nv
7 Hem1ock-Jacob Harris, NJ. g. Shoe.
Jackson-Thos. w. Young, Tram Derr
Locust-Reuben FahriDger, William
Goodman. -..... r
! a M,sdison-Lewis Schuyler, Gersham
! Biddle. Il.. l..i. q AF' -'
'1f Mountp1easant-Pe Petor Jacoby, John
Mordin. .-... ;...........
.Maine-Peter Fisher, John Nuss.
Ls6lin-John Keller, Henry Heller.
Montour-George Yost, Wm. G. Quick
Orange-Hiram r. Kline, David Achen
bach. ...
Pine--John Leggot, John F.. Fowler.
Rouringcreek-Daniel Gearheart, DAME
r. Hover. ''-
Scott-John Eft, John Robson.
= Sugarloat-Jacob H. Fritz, Andrew
Laubach. .o.a .. .
There was a contested election by the
delegates from Fishingcreek between Hugl
Mcbride and John Hess. Statements were
made by both sides, and Mr.. Mcbride was
declared elected by the following vote:
For McBRIDE-Messrs Woodward
Barkley, Sohlicher, Hinterlter, Scott
Rohrbach, ID. McHenry, Knittle, Mensch
Harris, Shoemaker, Young, Derr, Coed
man, Schuyler, Biddle, Jacoby, Mordin
Fisher, Nuss, Keller, Heller, Yest, Quick
Gearheart, Hover, Ent, Robson, Laubach
go.
For HEss-Alessrs. r. Stiles, J. Stiles
J. McHenry, Zaner, Dewitt, Robbins
! Fshringor, Kline, Achenbach, Leggot
Fowler.-l2.
The convention then proceeded to nomi
nate Congressman.
Mr.. Harris then offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted
Resolped--4bat DR.. j. X. Robbins, anc
John Fruit, be Oonferees to meet will
Conferees from the outher counties of thi
Congressional District to nominate a can
didatc for Representative in Congress, ane
that they are hereby instructed to supper
, the nomination of JOHN McREYNOLDS
Esq, as the choice of this county. 10
= Col. Kline then offered the followin,
resolution which was unanimously adopted
ResOlUed-Thst George Scott On,
Emanuel Lazarps be Senatorial Conferee
j to mectt with other Conferees of the Dis
| trict to nominate Candidate for Senate
! and that we recommend that the time an,
place of meeting of the Senatorial Con
y ferees be as fixed by Montour county.
Mr.. Robson then offered the followin,
resolution which was unanimously adopted
Resolued-That VIM. A. J. Britain, an,
Tram Derr be Conferees to meet will
t Conferees from the other counties of thi
:, Representative District to nominate tw
candidates for Representative, and tina
they are hereby instructed to support tn
denomination Of Peter Ent Esq, as tn
choice of this county.
The convention then proceeded to pomi
: nate candidate for Prothonotary.
Mr.. Knittle nominated Jacob Eyerly o
Bloomsbury.
Mr.. D. McHeary nominated A. W
" Kline, Esq, of Orange,
A vote WAS taken with the following re
- suit
+ FoR EYERLY-Messrs, Woodwari
g Barklcy, Schlicher, Hintler, Wolfarti
IS Kelley, Gieger, Rohrbach, ID. McHepry
d Mcbride, Knttle, Mensch, Robbins, Harris
: Shoemaker, Young, Derr,' Fahringer, Coco
> man, Schuyler, Jacoby, Mordin, .Fishei
n Nuss, Keller, Heller, Ycst, Quick, Leggo
y, Gearheart, Hover, Ent.-32. .
IS For KLINE-Messrs. Stiles, stile
Q Britain, ]. McHenry, Zaner, Scott, Dewitt
!. Biddle, Kline, Achenbach, Fowler, Robisol
Fritz, Laubach.-l4.
= So Jacob Eyerly was declared dul