Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-08-06

ceeded in the afternoon to the Town Hall
to hatch the eggs that had been laid. The
result proved to be the following:
Assembly-Dr Bower of Newton Ham
| ilton
/ Sherif-Elliott Williams of Brown.
Register and Recorder-Jos. Waream of
| Lewistown.
Treasurer-John B. Selheirner of Lew
! istown.
Commissioner-yoh Cupples of Gran
vile.
Coroner-John Mckee of Lewistown.
Auditor-Joseph Kearns.
Director of Poor from Borough-John
| Stoneroad
Isaiah Coplin, Esq, of Armagh town
ship, was appointed Delegate to the DEM
ocratic State Convention to nominate
candidate for Canal Commissioner.
Robert H. McClintic of Lewistown, NJ.
NJ. Faxon of McVeytown, and Dr. G. V.
Mitchell, were appointed Conferees to Sc
lect Senatorial Delegate to the State Con-
vention, aud were recommended to urge
Col Josiah Kerr, of Brown township.
For the principal offices there had been
considerable contest at the delegate elec-
tions- \. \. Banks, who has lately set up
faction on his own hook, ran an indepen-
dent set in the Borough, but did not sue
eeed in securing any delegates. 1t is said
he had the promise of vote from one of
the delegates elected, and that eight or
ten others from the country were prepared
to follow such a lead brt when the conven-
tion met Alec had what the Irishman def
ned " nothing to be, bootless stocking
without Il leg" For Sheriff the contest
lay between Williams, Kyle, and Mitchell,
and resulted rather Unexpectedly in favor
of the first named. The principal fight
however was for Treasurer, and We suspect
a considerable portion of the ticket owes
its origin to that bone of cor anton be-
tween Mayes and Selheimer When an
nounced there were wry faces to be seen
in all directions
In the evening the county meeting as
sembled, which, but for the attendance of
the opposition who called in to see the fun,
would have been slim affair Being dulv
organized, and a committee appointed to
draft resolutions, Joseph Alexander pro-
ceeded to deliver his exhortation. The
committee having returned, their resolu-
| tlons were read, and then came the tug of
war by \. \. Banks offering series con-
deinning the sale of the main line-oppo-
sing repeal of the tonnage tax-con-
! demning an appropriation of 100000 to
the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, and en-
dorsing the decision of the Supreme Court
IN the bred Scott case. These ugly and
offcious assumptions were also poked at
DIR. Bower, who was required to make
! known his views on them.
Alec in offering them said that the Sun
bury and Erie appropriation had been
passed by democratic votes, Simon Came
ron elected Senator in the same way, &c,
and for his part he wanted to know where
the democratic candidate stoodi on these
questions before he was prepared to vote
1 for him.
Joseph Alexander got into an analysis
of the matter pro and con, but rather op-
| posed their adoption.
Dr.. Mitchell at first favored them some
what, but finally steered against them
Jno Il. Weekes saw no improperly in
adopting the resolutions, and did not feel
bound to vote for a man who would refuse
to make known his opinions on these sub
jects.
l.. j. Elberty went in for the DR. as the
| democratic nominee, and didn't care whe-
ther he pledged himself to those resolu-
tons or aot He was for taking him no
tens coienS
DR.. Bedford said he was opposed to the
repeal of the tonnage tax, but could satisfy
any one that the appropriation to the Sun
bury and Erie Railroad would have been
to the advantage of the State.
/. Auditor General Banks we take it was
on the fence. He thought it might have
been as well if the resolutions had not
been offered, but as they had been offered
it might be as well to adopt them.
Mr. Coplin sac 50 many opposition faces
tn The hall that he doubted whether fair
vote could be taken without division.
We were too unwell to be present. but
give the above outline as derived from
those there. All concur in the assertion