Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-03-12
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.


The Buchanites held their State Convention
on the ID inst. at Harrisburg The attendance
was large the delegates being mostly Office
seekers en- r0uts for the Inauguration. Col
FoRNEY called the body to order, and made a
speech in which he very dcfcately alluded to
his defeat for L. S. Senator, by saying that
the fruits of the Presidential victory had been
allowed to rot under their feet
In receiving the credentials of the delegates,
quite an interesting scene occurred. Mr. J.
Nj. ANnERsoN's seat as Senatorial delegate
from York county, was contested by d. M.
SMYsER Mr.. A. was elected as Senatorial
delegate by the County Convention of York,
previous to the election for u S. Senator
Mr.. SMYsER presented paper signed by near
ly all the members of the Convention which
elected Mr. ANDERSON, revokng his selection,
and appointing Mr.. S. to fll his place and
also the proceedings of county meeting de-
nouncing Mr.. A and appointing Mr. S. as dele
gate The grounds for this action, were " that
the open boast of James NJ. Anderson that he
had the entire control of Manear, and yet refused
to exercise his influence to save the party from
betrayal, though at Harrisburg, has forfeited
the confidence of the democratic party" Mr.
ANDERSON was voted ont by the Convention,
and Mr. SMYsER allowed his seat.
The nomination for Governor was spiritedy
contested The first ballot stood as follows ::
W. F. Packer, 81 J. Porter Brawley, Is
W. Witte, 20 Ephraim Banks,
s; WM W. Hanbios BIrIf = 6 r R: R1TrGtt m1~Gt,
But finally, on the twenty-fourth ballot the
" everlasting State of Willamsport triumph
ed by the following vote Packer, 6S Wit
tie, 81 Black II.
Gen. PACKER is perhaps the strongest can
didate the democracy could have selected
Popular manners, in the course of long politi-
cal life have gained him many friends. He
will also strike a sympathetic chord in the
breasts Of a large class of active politicians
throughout the State, who have grown rich
off the public works, and who are always wait
ing, like Macawber, for something "t to turn
up" To be sure there are some ugly geminis-
cences of the past, in connection with the pub
lie improvements but in these days they are
rather a credit than reproach to politician
For Supreme Judge, Hon. ELLIS LEWIS was
nominated for reelection on the second ballot.
He is man Of great attachments and unbound
ed ambition, possessing the somewhat rare
qualification of being able to read the law
equally well on either side of a question 1t
is hardly worth while to re-elect him, as we
presume he has already made an arrangement
to go upon the U. S. Supreme Bench when
vacancy shall occur,
For Canal Commissioner, NmRoD STRIcK-
LAND was nominated on the second ballot. We
have no hesitation in saying that Judge SrRICK-
LAND is too good a man to be sailing in that
boat.
The resolutions of the Convention dodge all
the political questions of the day. We are
not surprised at this, when we know that Gen.
PACKER was last fall making Free Kansas
speeches. Plunder, not principle, is to be the
rallying cry this fall, and promises of office at
the hands of the National Administration will
be freely distributed
AT the close of the Convention, General
PACKER was brought forward and delivered a
short address. The inevitable and ndomita-
BILE SNoBBLE was then called for, but with his
usual modesty declined, promising, however,
that he would visit every district represented
upon the floor during the coming campaign.