Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-06-16


iHg of the Convention. it WAS called to order
by HENRY NJ FULLER. Chairman Of the
State Central Committee, when.
Mr.. EpIE. of Somerset, moved that MORTON
MMIcHAEI, Esq of Philadelphia, act as TEN
porary Chairman, which was unanimously agreed
TO.
Mr.. MMIcHAEI, on assuming the Chair
made few able remarks He was loudly APP
plauded during its delivery.
Messrs RUSSELL ERRETr, T. T. WORTH, L.
ROGERS and JAMES MLHAFFEY were appointed
as Secretaries.
Mr.. CHASE, Of SuSquehanna, moved that the
Secretaries proceed to read the list of delegates
and that the gentlemen present answer to their
names, which was agreed to.
Mr.. CHASE moved that committee OF nine
be appointed on contested seats which was
agreed to, and the chair appointed the follow
ing gentlemen.
S. 3. Chase ,SuSquehanna John Hall, Wash
ington f. c.. Jordan Dauphin Leonard
Myers, Philadelphia Daniel Dresbach. Ln
zerne John A Hiestand, Lancaster j. w.
Fuller Lehigh Thos. Barr, Washington J..
NJ. kirkpatrick, Allegheny.
Mr. p TRrKEN moved that committee Of
one from each Senatorial district be selected by
the delegates from the respective districts, for
the purpose Of selecting permanent officers Of
the Convention, which was agreed to.
Mr. CHASE, from the Committee on Creden-
tials, made report admitting the following
gentlemen from Montgomery county Senate
rial delegate Col w Seymour Representa-
tive delegates John Walton, Gen Joseph Rit
tenhouse and Henry S. Htner. The report
was unanimously agreed to.
The Convention then adjourned for fifteen
minutes, in order to give the committee on
permanent organization an opportunity to per-
:orm their duties
The Convention again assembled az quarter
of twelve, and the Committee reported that
they had agreed on the following gentlemen to
compose the permanent officers of the Conven
ton The report was read as follows, viz {:
PRESIDENT,
DAVID TAGGART, Of Northumberland.
VICE PRESIDENTS,
Messrs James L. Graham, Joseph Kaye,
Levi b Smith, Wm. s. Quay, Samuel Calvin,
s b. Chase, Joseph Fell, E. H. Rauch, DR..
EIwood Harvey, S. B. Rowe, z. c. Jordan,
James Sill, Nathaniel Ewing, j II CriswelI,
John c. Watson, A. w Taylor, James Me
haffey, Daniel C Mourer John S. Pomroy, j.
w Fuller Daniel G Dreisbaugh G. Hoover,
James Rittenhouse, Kennedy NJ Cav Leonard
Myers, JAS NJ Marks, Jno. A. Fisher VIM
NJ Teibert, Geo 4. Frick, BENZ May, Geo.
W. Chambers, David S. Walker, John Bair.
SECRETARIES,
MeSsrs Russell Errett, LuciuS Rogers,
Samuel Slocum, NJ. p. Fowler. John Ii. Stoe-
yer, T. I. Worth, NJ. S Backley, j. II. Rob
inson, W c. Boyart, Henry A Ritter, Henry
S. Hltner, r. S. Stewart, Jacob S. Serrill, II
A. Purviance, JAS C. Austin, Henry Stump.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. ToDD moved that the Chairman appoint
a committee of nine on resolutions
Mr. DICKY moved to amend the same in such
q manner that the delegates select one member
from each Senatorial district, for the purpose
of forming Committee to report resolutions
to the Convention, which was agreed to with
out discussion
Mr. HIEsrAND moved that the Convention
now proceed to make general nominations for
Auditor General and Surveyor General, which
was agreed to.