Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-08-22
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DemOoralio CongressiOnal Conference

Agreeable 10 Resolution passed at the
! Congrcssional Conference Of 1853, the
Democratic Conicrees from the several
counties composing the 2ith Congressio-
nal District, met at the Court House, in
Brooltyillo, on Wednesday the Sth day of
August to place in nomination q candi~
date to be supported by the Democratic
party at the ensuing election,
The Convention organized by appoint,
ing Ows Hall, Esq, Of Warren county,
President, and John f. Carroll, OF Jotier>
son, and James B. Knox, Secretaries.
The names Of the counties being called
in alphabetical ordor the following dele
gates were admitted.
Cuioa.-B. j. Raid, James Knox, and
James c. Galbraith.
Clcu,feld-L. j. Grams, VIM. A. Wallace
and John NJ. Cummings.
EH-George Dickinson, p. McTafe,
and Charles b. Gills
F0rsa.-John D. Hunt Samuel Kin,
caid, and +. NJ. Kennedy.
Jefferson, k. J.. Blood, w. y, J. Mar
lin, and John L. Carroll
IucKaH. Townsend Fall, and n. J..
Dixie, with authority to cast three votes.
Fcnaa9o.-C. Ieydricll, F. Mcrrick, and
A. p. Whitaker.
Warren. G. N. Parmlee, 7. B. Guthrie,
land Orris Hall.
On motion the Convention proceeded
to nominate candidates to be voted for by
| the Convention whcrcupon Mr. Galbraith
nominated Patrick Kerr, Of Clarion Mr.
Marlin nominated VIM jerks, of JET
/ ferson, Mr. Whitaker nominated james
| k Kerr. of Venango, Mr.. Dixie nominated
( George Il. Barrett, of Clearfcld F. B
/ GuthrN nominated G Parmce, of War,
ren, and Mr. Wallace nominated James Y.
| Leonard or Clcarfcld.
/ The Convention proceeded to ballot 49,
when the vote stood, lst ballot, p. Kcrr,t,
/ VIM jerks, 3 ; James K Kerr George
( Il Barrett, t G y Parmlcc, .; James,l
/ Leonard, 3 votes No candidate having
majority of all the votes, the name o.
George r Barrett was withdrawn by Nj
/ Dixie, and the Convention again proceed
cd to ballot Forty one ballots were talk
en- without making . nomination, when a
motion was made and carried to adjourn
till ! o'clock, on Thursday morning Ad
|journcd
TuuasDAr MoRNING, 7!-Thc Convcr
/ llOn was CllECl 10 OIilCI ny MI Idil, dl!I
Immediately proceeded to ballot for can
didatcs
At present we have neither time nor space
/ to give our readers tho different ballots
which " ere had, or a correct report of the
numerous speech es and suggestions which
were made. This we are compelled to de,
I lay until next week The whole matter
in nutshell is. that on the eighty>tirst
ballot, James X Kerr, Esq, Of Nenango
county, received lj@ votes, Hon T Leon
ard, of Clearfeld had 5! votes, and w 2
jerks, ESQ, of jefferson, had votes Nj
Kerr, Of Nenango, having received !he
majority ofall the votes cast, was declared
! by the President o! the Convention, its
nominee for Congress The nomination
was on motion Of Mr. Whitaker, made Il
unanimous
Next week we will give a moro full ac,
count of the proceedings of the Convon'
ton, but will say that the Democracy ot
the 24th District have a candidate Of whom
they have every right to be proud. W,
have known him intimately and well fol
twenty years, and although he was no
our first choice, we are glad that so gooo
q man has been chosen as james X. X err
--JDTSoHian.