Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-08-15


Proceedings Of the Democratic state
Committee
Tho Democratic State Committee met
at Crcsson, ogtoeabIy to the call Of the
Chairman, August 9, 1850, aud was called
TO order by the Hon. VIM. H. Welsh
The roll was Called when tho following
members answered to their aamcs, viz
Robt. Anderson, stephen D. Anderson,
~. Henry Askn, Vincent j. Bradford,
Hugh Barr, James j Barr VIM y Boas,
John B Brattcn, Reuben L. RrOwn, II
b Burnham, Charles w Carrgan, John
X Chadwick, L Nhasc, James G Clark,
Jhun, W Clark, John Cummings, Alfred
Day, John Davis, Henry H. Dihentach,
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, IL Hobart Charles II
| Hunter f NJ Hutchinson, S c Hyde, Jo,
geph S. Hyde. George w Irwin, Robert
l. johnson, Reuben Keller, James w
Kerr, j Monroe Kreiter, George Laur,
Isaac Leech, Ii Il Linderman, + = Magec,
Charles y Manly, Robert MaCay, Thomas
c Mcdowell, John McFadden, Peter
MCINTYRE, John +. Meuus b Myers
10 II Meyers, Howard l. Miller, George w
Miller, William Il Miller. E c Mitchell,
Robert Z Monaghan. r Bruce Petriken,
Frederick S Pyier, ID Il Randall Il Ber-
nard Riley, Stokes Robert, David Salo-
man, J b SAMSON, Henry Stable, Israel
Test Joseph NJ Thompson, VIM q Ward,
: T,,lrpa, AInpl,VarI w m,
Il Welsh, Chairman.
The Chairman then laid before the
Committee the replies Of the Electors to
the resolution adopted on the 2nd OF Ju'
ly.
Mr.. Futon, Of Armstrong, offered the
following resolution, which, after consld-
Grafton and discussion, was adopted, as
follows, to wit
Resolrcd 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
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 &. Breck-
enridge, John c. Breckenridge and Jos.
Lane for the same offices. IT the vote of
PENNSYLVANIA cannot elect the candidates
for whom the majority of votes are cas-,
and it can elect any man running for tn
office of President Of the United Sta ties,
claiming to be a Democrat then the vote
of the Electoral College shall be cast for
a.. "a. ,,y,l al. ~ /,
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-
rlty Of the votes of the State; and that
the Chairman of this Committee be in.
tructed to obtain from the gentle emen on
the Democratic Electoral ticket of this
State their several and distinct pledges
Of acquescerce in the foregoing resolu-
tion, and to report the result of his act
ion IN the premises at the next meet
Ing OF the Colnmitte, to be held on the
day of
division of the question on the reso-
luton was demanded, the first part to Inc
clude all after the word resolved to
and including the word offices" The
second part to include all after the word
offices" TO the word candidate" The
third part to include all after the word
Candidate" to the end of the resc.
luton. The first division was agreed to
by yeas 40, yeas 20, 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
Res5hcd, Rhat the Chairman Of the COM
mittee be authorized to publish an adj
dress to the Democracy at as early a Gay
as practicable.
/ On motion of Messres, Kreiter and Da,
Wis, the proceedings were ordered to be
published in the Democratic papers of the
State.
On motion, the Committee adjourned
to meet at the call Of the Chairman.
WILLIAM II. WELSH, Chairman.
/ II. B. BURNuAM,
IC. w. CARRIGAN,