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


Mr. Wcstcott presented letter from the
members Of the Philadelphia bar, and asked
that it be read The Convention declined to
hear the letter.
Mr. MKinney presented the following let
ter from Wm A Stokes, Esq, which was read
and ordered to be printed in the proceedings
as follows:
LupwIcK. WEsrMoRLANp COUNTY.
February %, 1857.
To the Weamoreland Delegation an the State
ttnrention
GENTLEMEN Il reply to your inquiry by
stating that am not candidate for the Su-
preme Bench.
Ny name has been referred to in this con-
nection, without my consent and against my
wishes as l have uniformly stated to gentle
nien who have addressed me on the SUBJECT.
II desired Office, which certainly do not.
considerations of the duty which every Dem
ocSat owes TO his party, and every citizen
owes to his country, would deter me from al
lowing my name to be presented to tue Con-
vention, and thus possibly increasing, in ever
SO slight degree, the contest Of the friends of
thc respective candidates. We must all unite
our jealous and scif-sacrifeing efforts to re-
store that fraternal harmony, now partially
impaired, on which depends the power of the
party, and consequently the security of the
State. We must forget all in the past which
may cause discord In tue future.
If, in the course of political arrangements
of contests. there are those who esteem them
selves sligLtad or wronged they especially
have the power to exhibit the glorious mag
nanimity of true patriots who, dscarding
self, seize with alacrity the opportunity to do
great good, thus illustrating in affairs of
state, the cardiEal maxim of christianity.
Besilas, as the people of Pennsylvania
lave yindicated their wisdom By the election
Of Judges who are, at least, equal as body
20 those of any former period of the history
et the Commonwealth, they should ox hibit
;Ln, constancy by re-electing those who have
proved themselves worthy of their trust,-
Judee Lewis has been tried and has not been
found wanting. The Democratic doctrine of
true conservatism demands that lie should re-
ecive the reward OF his well doing
AZ one OF your constituents you will con-
slider me intrusive in venturing these hasy
suggestions, Of the force of which you will
judge. Very truly.
Your fried,
WILLIAM A. STOKES
The Convention then proceeded TO ballot
for Supreme Judge, as follows:
FIRST BALLOT.
Messrs Alrioks, Ayrcs, Acker, ALL, Brua,
Buckalew. Bowman, Breslin, Carl, Cessna,
Glover, Dieffenbach, Dillinger, Flannery,
Gi!liland, Hunter, Horn, johnson, Kutz,
Knox, Lauman, Morrison Miller M'Curdy,
Ringwalt, Sagar, Smith, Scarborough Sharp,
Schnabcl. Sloan, Taylor, (Beavcr,) Thomas
Tip?in, Wunder, Wolf and Wood-37, voted
sor VIM Strong.
ID
Brush, Bower, Burnett, Drenner, Campbell,
Evans, Gibson, Ilipple, Huey, Herdman,
Hull, Kautz. Lippincott, Mccormick, (Mon-
seur,) MGhee, Mkee, Moo e, MMulin
srGlency, Nebinger, Patton Plumer, Rut-
ledge, Smyser, Shannon Staufer, Steele, Sey-
bert, Slater, SHERWOOD, Westcott, Worrell,
Ward, (Schuylkill.ii and Yeager-43, voted
for Ellis Lewis.
Messrs Allan. Bucher. Bonsall, Carrigan,
Danahower, Danncr. Edwards, Esher, Hart
sell, Irwin, Killain, MKinstry, Morris, Muir
ray. Magee, Orr, Kelley, Sansom School and
Woodruff-2O, voted for Samuel Hepburn
Messrs Craig. Frost, Lindsay, Patterson.
Searight, Sturgeon, Swan. Workman and
Weyand, 9-vo.ed for Joshua B Howell
Messrs Brown, Gemmill and M'Dowell. 8
voted for Sohn Scott.
Messrs Blauding, Finch, Piolett, Shaw and
Ward, (Susquehanna,) 5--votcd for WIN FL
we'll
Ncsers Blood, Forney, Jamison, Marian,
ArKinney. Ranbo aud Young, Voted for
Augustus Drum.
Mr. Brooks, Voted for Sir Lowe.
Messrs Grier, Garyin and James, 3-yoted
for Gaylord Church.
Messrs NJ M'Cormick, Northumberland } and
Siirrer, 2-yoted for Mr Jerdou.
Messrs Price Taylcr, (Erie J and Whallon,
3-voted for james Thompson
The names Of Messrs Jordon, Thompson.
Drum, Church, Scott, Howell. Shannon,
Lowe and Stokes were withdrawn.
SECOND BALLOT.
Mrssrs Baum. Brown, Blood Bower,
blackburn, Eoggs. Buckalew, Brooks Brush
Bower, Burnett. Campbell, Craig, Cummings.
Crawford, Clarke. Cafrigan, Deal Dunn.
edwards, Evans, Frost. Forney Gcmnill.
Gibson. Grier, Garvin. Nipple, Huey.
uerdman. Hull. Irwin. Johrson. kautz.
E.ippencott, Morrison, Miller. MGhoe. NJ
IIee, M'Kinney, Morris. Moore, M'Muiin
Murray, Magee. M'Ciency. Nclingcr, Price,
Patton. Plumer, Patterson, Rutledge. RaG,l.o.
Si,yser Shannon, Searight Shriuer, Sea-
borough, Stauffer, Steele, Scybert. Slater
Sturgeon. School, Sherwood Wcstcott, -
Workmau, Wolf. Wo.rcll. Ward, (SchuyI-
xiii " cod, Young and Ycager, 73-voted
for Fills Lewis.
ATcssrs Alricks. Ayrcs. Acke-. ALL. Blan-
dirs. Brrn. Bowman, Brrslin, Carl, Cessna,
tioYer DieAcnbach, Diliinger. Finch, Flen-
nc.y. Gilliland. Hunter. Horn, Jalnison.