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

Horn :. Elwood Morris.
baum a. Thos Bower
Lindsay % r X Campbell.
McMullen +" Owen II Quinn
The Convention then proceeded to ballot.
Messrs Alricks, Acker, Ahl, Blanding,
Blood, Bowman, Brush, Bresslin, Cessna,
Danner. Dieffcnbach, Evans, Finch, Elem
merry, Gilliland, Hartzel' Nipple, Irwin, Kill
liam. Ksutz, Lippincott. Lauman, McCor-
mick, northumberland McGlency, Patton.
PioIlett, Plumer. Ringwalt. Ran,bo, Shan
non. Smith. (Berks,) Scarborough, Sharp,
Schnable. Sloan, Stauffer, Seybert. Slater,
Sturgeoni Sherwood, Taylor, (Erie, y Tippin,
Westcott, Woodruff, Ward, (Schuylkill,)
Weyand and Young -46-yoted for Nimrod
Strickland.
Messrs Allen, Buckalcw, Brooks, Burnett,
Bonsall, Brenner, Craig, Carrigan, Deal,
Danahower. Dillinger, Edwards, Esher, Gri-
er, johnson. Miller, EKinssry, Morris,
ger, Rely, Steele, School Wolf, Ward,
(Susquehanna,) Wood and Ycarsley, 80
Forney, Hunter, Jamison. Knoxi Maslan.
Mckee, Mckinney, Pattersou aud Shaw, 13
voted for Joseph Clarke.
Cummings, Gemmil and Mcdowell voted
for Casper. Dull.
Messrs Boggs, Rut'edge, and SAMSON, 8
voted for Mr. Gibbons
Messrs James. Morrison, McCurdy, Price.
Sager and L homas, 6-yo;ed for Mr. Nichol-
son.
Messrs Gibson, Huey, McGhee and Orr, +
voted for Fi.,dlay Patterson.
Messrs Frost, Searight, Swan and Work
man, 4-votcd for Mr. fairfield.
Messrs Garvin, Shriner, Taylor, (Bcaver,) }
| aud Whallon, 3-voted for Mr. Carter
Mr. Campbell voted for Mr. Quinn
Mr. Lindsay voted for Mr. Campbell.
The names of Messrs Patterson, Gibbons,
Morris, Campbell, Nicholson, Carter and Hat
field. were withdrawn
There being no choice, the Convention pro-
cccded to
SECOND BALLOT.
Messrs Aricks, Acker' Ahl Baum, Brown,
Blanding. Blood, Boyer, blackburn, Brun.
Boggs. Bucher, Bowman, Brush, Breslin.
Carl Cessna, Cummings, Clarke, Dauner,
Dieffenbach. Evans. Finch, Flannery, Frost,
Gemmil. Gilliland. Gibson, Garwin, Hartzel,
Nipple. Huey, Hull, Hunter, Irwin, james,
Jamison, Knox, Killian, Lauman, McCor-
mick, I.uzerne,) McGee, Mccormick, (Nor-
thumberland,) Morris, Moore, McMullen,
Nc ileney, McCurdy, Orr, Price, Patton
Piolett, Plumer, Patterson, Ringwalt, Rut-
ledge, Rambo, Sager, Swarr, Smyser, Shan
non, Scaright Shriner, SAMSON. Smith, Shaw,
Scarborough, Sharp, Schnabel, Sloan, tauf-
fer, Slater, Sturgeon, School. Sherwood,
Swan, Taylor, (Beaver,) Taylor, (Erie,) }
Thomas, Tippin, Westcott, Whallon, Work
man, Wunder, Woodruff, Ward, (Susque-
I
Nimrod Strickland
Messrs sAyres, Allen, Buckalew, Brooks
Burnett, Bonsall, Brenner, Campbell, Craig,
Carrigan, Deal, Danahower, Delinecr, Ed
wards, Eshcr, Forney, Grier, Horn, John
sou, Kutz, Millor. Morrison, Mckee, Nc
Dowel, McKinstry, Murray, Magee, Steele.
Wolf, Worrell, Wood, Yeager, 32-voted for
David Laury.
Messrs Glover. Crawford, Marian, Nc
Kinney, 4-votcd for Joseph Clarke.
Mr. Bower voted for Caspar Dull
On motion the nomination of Mr. Strickland
was unanimously confirmed
! On motion of Mr Cessna the communica-
tien relative to Judge Lewis was ordered to
be read and printed in the proceedings of the
! Convention. as follows:
PHILADELPHIA, February, %, 1857.
To Gideon q, IVcstcott, and others, Ielegates
from PHILADELPHIA to the State Couceat;oa:
GENTLEMEN-Tho undersigned. members
of the bar of Philadelphia, address Won as
/ delegates to the Convention which meets at
Harrisburg on the second of March, to nomi-
nate candidate for the Supreme Bench. on
the expiration of Judge Lewis term. We
wish to be understood as writing this letter
with no reference, direct or indirect, to party
politics, but from sense of duty to the pub-
lie and the cause of the administration Of the
law IN which, as professional men, we arc
deeply interested. We are desirous that
Judge Lewis should be renominated bv his
political friends. Since he has been known TO
US Judge, he has commanded respect by
his learning and ability, and conciliated the
regard of US all by his uniform courtesy, and
/ kindness of department.. This is, we believe.
+ the unanimous sentiment Of this bar. His
nomination and election will give general sat.
/ isfaction from these personal considerations
/ alone
+ But there are others of still greater import
"hfcn we take the liberty OF suggesting to
you The instability of an elective judiciary
eau only be corrected by the proof that re-
election can always be commanded by good
conduct; and that the people will not change
Ter Judges merely for the sake of chnnee.
In the case of the first vacancy which occur
red by rotation on the Bench, the incumbent
Was without dissent renominated, and with
out difficulty reelected This was the case
| OF Judge Black. whose original term was the
shortest, being but for three years. JUDGE
Lewis term of six years is now expiring. AMI