The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-16
NO.25.
Peoples State C0nyeati0n..
The Proceedings.--The Resolutions.

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The Proceedings.---The Resolutions.
/ In pursuance of call issued by the
People State Com mnittee, Convection
of Delegates representing the various
counties In the State. net at Harrisburg
on Wednesday. June sth. 1853, in the
Hall Of the House of Representatives, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
the Offices of Auditor General and Sur
veyor General
At ten o'clock. the hour Fixed for the
meeting of the Convention. il was called
to order by Henry NJ Fuller, Chairman
Of the State Central Comnitte, when
Mr.. Edie. of Somerset. move that Nor
ton NJ Michael, Esq of Philadelphia, &C!
as temporary Chairman, which vas dnan-
nouSly agreed to-
Mr.. NJ Michael, on assuming the Chair;
made few able remarks. He was loud
ly applauded during its delivery.
Messrs. Russell Errett. t. T. Worth;
L. Rogers, and james Mehaffey, were ap-
pointed as Secretaries
Mr. Chase. of SusquehaDna, 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 ap-
pointed the following gentlemen:
S. B. Chase, Susquehanna; John Hall, !,
Washington; E. G. Jordan, Daupbiu,
Leonard Myers, Philadelphia; Daniel
Driesbacb, Luzerne; John A. Hiestand,
Lancaster; j. w. Fuller, Lehigh, Thom-
as Barr, Washington; j. VI. Kirkpatrick.
Alleg gbeuy.
Mr. Petriken moved that Committee
Of one from each Senatorial District be
selected by the delegates from the rcspec. i.
tive districts, for the purpose of selecting
permanent Offices Of the Convention,
which was agreed to. The following gen.
tlemep were selected for that purpose. viz:
Allegheny, John NJ Kirkpatrick and
X. B. Carnahan; Berks, John A. Biete-
man; Beaver, &c., William Hazler; Blsir.,
&C., James NJ. Swank; Bradford, &C.,
?. NJ. Osterhaust; Bucks, B. L. Taylor;
Carbon, &C., T. S. Beck; Chester. &C.,
Samuel b. Thomas; Clarion, Sam udeF
Young; Dauphin. T. r. Gilbert; Erie, T.
r, Kennedy; Fayette, S. B. Lauffer;
Franklin. DR.. S. E. DuEield; Huntingdon,
j. Sewell Steward; Indians, Wm. NJ.
Stewart; Lancaster, Samuel Slckum and
Wm Hamilton; Lawrence. G. Z. Rams
dell; Lehigh, VIM. H. Gaussler; Luzcrbe..
Charles Parish; Cumberland, Kirk Haines;
Montgomery, W. p. Seymour; PbiIajel-
Ihis, John NJ. Butler, William Curry,
George w. Poueroy and John Bring.
hurst; ScbuylkilI, L. c. Zulick; Snyder.
Israel GuteIius; Tioga, William A. Viii
liams; Union. B. r. Petriken; Washing.
ton, t. II. Meigheu; York, Joseph Gar
retsou
Mr.. Chase. from the Com mittee on Crc-
dentials, made a report. admitting the
following gentlemen from Montgomery
county:-Senatorial delegate, Colonel W.
Seymour; Representative Delegates, John
Walton, General Jo.eph Rittenhouse and
Henry S. HitDer. The report was unan-
imously agreed to
The Convention then adjourned for ff.
teen minutes, iu order to give the Com.
mite on Permanent Organization an op-
portuuty to perform their duties.
The Convention assembled at quar-
ter of twelve, and the committee report
ed that they had agreed on the following
gentlemen to compose the permanent Of
fcers of the Consention. The report was
read as follows, viz: