Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-08-15
Organization OF = Breckenridge
and Lame Club I'm 1he Borough %
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a meeting of the friends of BreckinridZe
Lane and Foster, took place on Saturday TIE
11ih inst, for the purpose of organizing
Breckinridge Lane and Foster club. The
meeting was organized by the election Of
james II. Mitchell Esq, temporary President.
On motion the following Constitution was
unanimously adopted for the government Of
the club, and signed by all present
Consultations ofthe Breckenridge Lane and
Foster Club Of JohnstOlrR, Pa. for the CaEi-
paign Of 1860.
1st. This association shall be known as
the Johnstown National Democratic Breck-
inridge Lane and Foster club.
.. The officers of this association shall
consist of President, two Vice Presidents.
Recording Secretary, Corresponding Seere-
tary and Treasurer
8. The President shall preside a, all reg
ular and special meetings of this association,
preserve order and enforce the Constitution
ard Bylaws, of this club, he shall decide all
questions of order in accordance with the
rules laid dowu In Matthias Manuel, and
perform such other duties as may be re-
quired OF him by the association.
4. The Vice Presidents shall assist Ihe
President in the performance of his duties.
one of whom shall IL the absence OF the
President, preside at the meetings of the as
ISOLATION.
s. The Treasurer shall receive al monies
paid into the association. and keep regular
and correct account of the same,-pay al
orders drawn on him by the President, and
attested by the Secretary and perform al
other duties usually incumbent upon SAID
officer.
g The Corresponding Secretary shall COM
municate freely with other similar associations
in which this club feel direct interest, and
make the result known 10 the members Ct
this association from time to time.
Z. Ten members shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business at all TegGlal
and special meetings of this society.
8. The great object of this association Is
to sustain Democratic men and Democratic
ueasures-retain the government IL the
hands OF pure and upright representatives oi
the good old party-Who know 10 North
no South, no East, no West under the con-
stituiion; aud 10 insure this ". mutually pledge
TO each other and 10 the county our warm
ardent aud unfinchiDG support, Of John Z.
Breckinridge of Kentucky for President, and
Joseph Lane of Oregon fo- Vice President 0.
the United States and Of HepryD. Foster, Of
| Westmoreland county Tor Governor Of Penn
| sylvania-
On motion a committee Of FIVE was sppolu-
ted to report suitable persons for Peruanen
/ officers of the club.
I On motion the following persons we're sp
pointed to prepare resolutions. ) B- N'LOF
mick, John f. Barnes, Wm. Winner, W. ID
/ Nicholson, Jos. Z Paxton, John Grouse, j.
NJ Gregg, John Thomas, John Frederick
J p. Pringle, DR. j. N. Mcclure. James )
| Osborn.
The committee on Permanent officers then
reported the following President, IrviI
RuJledge, Vice Presidents, Jordon Mar
q! bourg, Wm. p. Patton. Recording SecEe
tary, a. j. HiIe, Treasurer, Louis Lucksrt
Executive Committee james H. Mitchell
II. a Boggs, David Rite, E. Buck and \
B. Hartzell.
| On motion it was unanimously agreed IN.
| the persons named IN the report of the com
nittee, be the permanent officers OF tn
club
Mr. Rutledge the President elect on tskin.
the chair, made very effective aud spPFo
pirate address. in Which be returned bis -in
cere thanks for the high homer conferred /,
choosing him to preside over the meetings g
the club,
The chairman on resolutions then rep ortef
the following resolution approving ID
action of the State Central Committee IF "a
9Th inst, and asked that the Committee
granted time until the next meeting Of ID
club, for the reporting of further resolutions
which on motion was granted.
ReSolred, That we cordially approve {
the course pursued oy tie State Central Con
mittee, al CressOn, as wise. patriotic, al
Democratic, and that we rejoice that we ca
trace through them, as adhereuts of the pre-:
ent Administration, our line Of ancestr
as the descendants of the old Democrat
: party
After the regular business vas gone throug
with, the meeting was very ably aud el.
quently addressed BY s. B. Mccormick, Esq
john f Barnes, Esq, III A. BOggs and 4
j. Hite.
: After which the meeting adjourned VT
three tremendous cheers for Breckinridy
Lane and Foster.
IRWIN kUTLLDGE, President,
JouN Z. BARNES, Secretary.