Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-08-15
Proceedings of the Democratic State
Com mittee. rl. ~

Committee. nn.lt N
The Democratic State Committee met !,
at Crcsson, agreeably to the call of the
Chairman, August 0, 1860, and was called I,
to order by the Hon. Wm. II. Welsh,
The roll was called, when the following
members answered to their names, viz
Robt. Anderson, Stephen d. Anderson,
j. Henry Askin, Vincent l. Bradford,
Hugh Btrr, James p Barr, VIM ID Boas,
John Bratten, Reuben +. Rrovn, III
Burnham, Charles W Carrigan, John
X Chadwick, Z Chase, James G Clark,
Jhont W Clark, John Cummings, Alfred
Day, John Davis, Henry l.. Ditientach,
c NJ Donovan, Philip Daugherty, Henry
Dunlap, VIM II Eckels, Peter Ent, j.. "A.
Fulton, j. Lawrence Getz, Joseph Glenn,
Thompson Graham, II A Guernsey, John
Hamilton, Jr', j II Hobart, Charles ii
Hunter, NJ Hutchinson, S G Hyde, 10.
seph S. Hyde. George w Irwin, Robert
l. johnson, Reuben Keller, James w
Kerr, J Monroe Kreiter, George Laur,
Isaac Leech, ii r Linderman, z Magee,
Charles D Manly, Robert McCay, Thomas
C Mcdowell, John p McFadden, Peter
Mcintyre, John F. Means, + Myers,
10 II Movers, Howard l. Miller, George w
Miller. William ii Miller. L G Mitchell,
Robert Monaghan, h Bruce Petriken,
Frederick S. Pyfer, ID Randall X Ber-
nard Riley, Stokes l. Robert, David Salo-
man, b SAMSON, Henry Stable, Israel
Test Joseph NJ Thompson, VIM g Ward,
Nelson W eiser, Jackson Woodward, VIM
Il Welsh, Chairman. ".u
The Chairman then laid before the
Committee the replies Of the Electors to
the resolution adopted on the Ind OF Ju.
Ily. ...... ..-.
Mr. Futon, of Armstrong, offered the
! following resolution, which, after cousid-
Grafton and discussion, was adopted, as
follows, to wit - r"U.
Resoiyed That the Democratic EleCto.
raj Ticket be headed with the name of
Stephen A. Douglas or John C. Brecken-
ridge, as an Elector at Large, and in the
4 event of the success of said Ticket, if the
greater number of votes shall have been
cast for Stephen A. Douglas, then the.
vote of the Electoral College of the State
shall be cast for Stephen A. Douglas and
! IIerschell V. johnson for President and
| Vice President, but if for John G. Breck-
enridge, John C. Breckenridge and dos.
Lane for the same offices. Ii the vote OF
| PENNSYLVANIA cannot elect the candidates
for whom the majority Of votes ARE cast,
and it can elect any man running for the
office of President of the United Sta ties,
claiming to be Democrat, then the vote
of the Electoral College shall be cast for
that candidate. Ifi will not elect eith>
er of the Democrats for whom it is cast
or any of the Democrats who are voted
for in the States, then the votes shall be
cast for the candidate who. has the majo.
rity of the votes of the State; and that
the Chairman Of this Committee be in
tructed to obtain from the gentl emen on
the Democratic Electoral ticket of this
State their several aud distinct pledges
of acquiescerce in the foregoing resolu,
tion, and to report the result of his act
ion IN the premises at the next meet
ing OF the Committe, to be held on the
day of
A division Of the question OH the reso>
luton was demanded, the first part to ins
clude all after the word resolved TO
and including the word "otfices." The
second part to include all after the word
"othces," TO the word candidate" The
third part 10 include all after the word
Candidate" to the end of the reso.
luton. The first division was agreed to
by yeas 40, yeas % The second division
was agreed to-yeas 45, nays 81.
The third division was agreed to.
On motion of Messrs. Leech and John.
son, it was .....
/ Re82hcd Rhat the Chairman of the Com
mittee be authorized to publish an ad-
dress to the Democracy at as early a day
as practicable. .... .
On motion of Messres, Kreiter and Da,
Wis, the proceedings were ordered to be
published in the Democratic papers Of the
4 State. .......
! On motion, the Committee adjourned
to meet at the call of the Chairman.
WILLIAM II. WELSH, Chairman.
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