Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-01
Peoples State Convention.

Convention met in the Hall of the House at
y O'Clock today, and was called to order by
Levi Kline Esq, chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee The crowd was very great
and much confusion prevailed. The Conven-
tion was temporarily organized 10y selecting
Francis Jordan, OF Bedford as temporary
chairman 4 lengthy discussion ensued as to
the mode of selecting committees on creden-
Iials and permanent officers. 1t was finally
agreed that the Committee on Credentials
should consist of nine, to be appointed by the
chair, and that the Committee on Permanent
Organization should consist of one from each
Senatorial district to be named by the dele
gates from said district During the discus
sion spirited speeches were made by j. X.
Flanagan, William B. Mann, and Philip 5.
White, Of Philadelphia.
Mr. Hampton, of Allegheny, was named as
temporary chairman, but the friends of Mr..
Jordan of Bedford, succeeded in appointing
him 10y calling the yeas and nays.
The following are amo1g the Committee on
Permanent Organization: Philadelphia-Jas.
NJ Gibson, Edwin Booth, William b. Mann,
Henry c. Pratt.
Lancaster-Day Wood, E. Billingsrelt
Alegheny-R Is. Carnahan, j. L. Graham.
Committee on Credentials-Me Messrs. Henry
Souther, S Newton Pettis, II. r. Coggshall,
Geo Reid, Hon H. w Ketchufn, G. w.
Schofeld, Col A. Mcclure, Gen. ". Ii.
Kuntz Thos gMarshall.
After the committees were announced, the
Convention, at 2 o'clock, adjourned till A.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Convention again assembled at o'clock
The House was densely crowded, and numbers
Of delegates were unable to obtain seats The
speaker requested gentlemen not delegates TO
surrender their seats. Much pleasantly en-
sued as to the best mode to seat the delegates
William b. Mann, chairman of the Commit.
tee on Organization, made report OF the Of
lcers Of the Convention, as follows:
Presidsat-IIon. JAMES POLLOCK.
Ttce Presidcuts.- Charles Frailcy, James
S. Naglce, Daniel BeitIer, Henry Bumm, Ed
ward Gratz, Franklin Taylor, Edward Bailey,
Ag Cadwalader Henry Green, VIM. Yocum,
A. II. Lcsenrng, p. NJ OSterhout, Davis
Alton, L. l.. Baldwin Abraham Updegran,,
Anderson Dennis, VIM. B. Irwin, George I.
Nelly, Joseph Fisher, Samuel J. Henderson,
Edward Smyscr, 4. *. Mcclure, Francis Jor
dan, Jacob NJ Campbell, Joseph r. Smith,
DR.. VIM g. Coulter, George X. Weyly, John
NJ. Krk6etr.ck w. Irwin, Of Beaver, Thomas
J. Brown of Mercer, S. Newton Petts, \. b
Hcrchold.
Scat,aries.-S. B. Row, &. Z. Ncyin, J.
Gunni5on, Lloyd Jones, John II. Oliver, vii
liam 4. Hammer, VIM N. Lloyd John \
Brown and a w Crawford. Hon Charles
Fraey and Gen. James S. Naglee are deS
| ignated as first and second Vice Presidents
and were requested to take their seats on the
right and left hand of the President.
The report was unanimously edopted
Mr.. Mann also offered the following rcsolu
ton, which was agreed to
Resoiccd, That the sergeantat-arms ant
doorkeepers of the House be employed as Of
fcers Of the Convention.
| Ex-Governor Pollock, on being conducted
to his scat, made patriotic, UuionloVins
speech.
| Mr.. S0uther, chairman Of the committee Sc
| cctcd to determine upon credentials and con
tested seats, having heard the parties claiming
seats in the several districts, reported.
The question was taken on the adoption o
the report of the Committee on Credentials
aud it was agreed to.
Mr.. NJ. 3. Lowrey, Of Erie, offered the fol
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Aeso'Fsa; ln"t GENERA! al o''G" cameron D, i
Iiereoy ucc1afG" Iltg canoICa'e ol !he Ieop'e
! party Ociofe tHe Oh'caSo convention.
Mr.. P S. White would have the delegate!
go to the Chicago Convention free and un
trammeled not that they would object t
| Pennsylvania having another President liz
would like to see William NJ. Meredith, Johr
NJ. Read, or Simon Cameron chosen ZAP
plause ; but Pennsylvania had had her Pres
ident-such one. Laughter. Westward
empire takes her way and be preferred Mr.
Bates, of Missouri CT W. L. Dayton, of New
Jersey. lie was not prepared to endorse the
! resolution, and hoped it would be laid over.