The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-23

Meeting Of the onsressionai Coiieree
! Of nloBtour, COLUMBIA, Luzeipe an'
Wyomtng. 4.
The Conferees of the Democracy of tn,
12lh Congressional District assembled a
| the house Of Geo. P. Steele, in the boropgl
ofWilkesbarre, on Wednesday, the 10th 0
| Sept, 1857, and organized by appointln,
| JOHN DEAN, Jr., of 'Montour, President
and Edward Dolph, of Luzerne, Secretary.
The names of the Conferees were thel
called, wien the following gentlemen an
sweredf TO their names r. e.
/ Montour-7John Dean, Jr, and Sam'l Ham
! Columbia-John Fruit and VIM. G. Quick
substitute of DIR. J. X. Robins.
Luzerne-Dr. Charlas r. German and Ed
ward Dolph.
Wyon,ms--C. D. Gearhart and Thorn 1.
| Osterhout.
The President stated the first business in
| order to be the nomination of a candidate
for Congress-.
Mr.. Dean nominated Paul Leidy, of Mon
tour. ...
Mr.. Fruit nominated John McReynolds,
of Columbia.
Mr.. German nominated Hendrick B.
Wright, of Luzerne. ......
Mr.. Gearhart nominated Robert r. Little,
of Wyoming.
On motion of MFR. Fruit the nominations
were closed.
On motion il was resolved that the Con-
FIRST BALLOT. ..-.
Messrs. Dean and Hammer voted for P.
Leidy.
Messrs. Fruit aud Quick voted Tor John
McReynolds.
Messrs. German and Dolph voted for Col.
II, B, Wright,
Mcssrs. Gearhart and Osterhout voted for
r. r. Little. -.,e.. .e.-
No nomination being made, on motion
the Conference proceeded 10 the I'd, Sd, 4th,
9th, 9Th, 7th, and sth ballots, when no nom.
ination was made, the Conferees of each
county voting as above. On motion Con-
ference adjourned TO meet at 10 o'clock Nj.
AT 10 O'Clock, Conference re.assemblod
and took the 9th, 10th, lith, and l2th, bal
lots with no change from the former ballots.
Adiournedto to q O'Clock p. NJ. .......
At2a O'Clock. Conference met when Mr.,
Jacob Dewitt appeared as substitute for
MIR. 0sterhout of Wyoming, who was oblig.
ed to leave on account of sickness in his
family. The, Conference then balloted 10
the Goth ballot inclusive with no change
from former ballots. On motion adjourned
to u O'Clock P. NJ.
At75 O'Clock met and ballotted 10 the
25th ballot inclusive with no change Ad-
iourned to o'clock tomorrow morning.
THURSDAY MORNING.
The Conference met according 10 adjourn
ment and balloted 10 the 2sth ballot with
no change. Adjourned TO Ii! o'clock A. NJ,
At liI o'clock me, and took the 29th bal
lot with the same result as before. Adjourn
ed TO meet al Q O'Clock p. NJ,
At 2 o'clock met and on motion Col, w.
A. ]. Britain was admitted 10 a sea, in the
Svuercrrvc I,fucc ur MT. rruIt or Iutuiu.
bia. The 30th md 3lsi ballots were taken
with no change. Adjourned 10 o'clock p
NJ.
AT O'Clock Conference met and proceed
ed 10 the S2d ballot, when the Conferees o.
Wyoming voted for Col. Wright, giving him
four votes; Messrs. Leidy and McReynoIds
each having two votes as before, On the
s3d ballot the Wyoming Conferees votes
for MIR, Little, thus leaving each candidate
two votes as al first. On motion adjourned
to meet at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18TH.
Conference met agreeably 10 adjournment
MIR, Dolph being absent, Mr.. Britain wa:
substituted as Secretary, and on motion ia
cob Sorber was received by the Conference
as the substitute of Mr.. Dolph. On motion
they proceeded 10 the s4th and s5th ballots
v,, vae, OF which tho LuE-,,v and yyomins
Conterees voted for Mr.. Little, giving him
four votes, Messrs, McReyuods and Leidy
having two votes as before.
On the seth and 37th ballots the Luzeme
Conferees voted for Mr.. McReynolds, giving
him four votes, Messrs. Little and Leidy
each having two. After an adjournment o
ten minutes, met and took the 3sth, seth
4oth, and 4Ist ballots, Messrs, McReynold.
having four votes as before, and Messrs
Little and Leidy, each two. Adjourned tt
meet a, o'clock, p NJ.
Met at o'clock and took the 42d, 43d
and a4,h ballots with no change. Adjourne,
10 o'clock, P. NJ.
Met according TO adjournment. On th'
45th ballot there was no change from above
On the 46th, 47th and 4sth the Luzerne Con
ferees left Mr.. McReynolds and voted 70
Mr., Little, giving him four votes each bal
lot. On 4he Ao.h and soth ballots, Luzern,
voted or Col. Wright, thus giving each can
didate two votes. Adjourned 10 81 O'Clock
At6t O'Clock met when the Wyomins
Conferees on the 5ist and SD ballots votet
for Mr.. Jeidy, giving him four votes
Messrs. Wright and McReynolds each two
On the SD ballot each candidate had tw'
votes. Adjournedto to s O'Clock, P. M.
AT O'Clock met and took the 54th, 55tl