Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-08-31
Columbia County Democratic
Convention.

the Democratic voters of Columbia County
on Saturday the oath inst, met in Con.
vention, at the Court House in Blooms.
burg on Monday, the 26th of August, 1861
at l o'clock, p. m, for the purpose Of
forming county ticket and nominating
expressive of the choice of this county, a
candidate for the Legislature, to be sup
ported at the coming general election
The townships were all fully represented
by sound democrats.
On motion of Tram Derr, of Jackson, the
Hon. GEORGE SCOTT, of Cattawissa,
was chosen Chairman Of the Convention.
On motion, PETER ENT, Of Scott, and
JonS G. FREEZE, Of Bloom were made
Secretaries.
On motion Of Iohn Fruit, of Madison,
the townships were called over in alpha-
bctical order, and the delegates presented
their credentials as follows:
Bloom -Jno. &. Freeze, David Lowen.
berg.
Borough Bcrwick-lIudsen Owen, Freas
Fowler.
Briarcreck--Jacob b. Mastcller, Geo.
NJ. Bower.
Benton-Rohr McIIenry, William Uulmc.
Beaver-Andrew Shuman, Nathan Bred
bender jr.
Centre-Andrew Freas, Jeremiah Ha-
genbuch.
Cattawissa-Gcorgo Scott, D. c. Gear
hart.
Conyngham-Jos. B. Knittle, James A
King.
Franklin-John Mensch, J, S. Fahrin-
ger.
Fishingcrcok-J. II. Millard, Jas. Ed
gar.
Greenwood-Andrew J. Albertsou, Sam.
uel Bogart.
Hemlock-Ilugh D. Mcbride, George
L. Shoemaker.
Jackson-Iram Derr, Thos. w. Young
Locust-Wiliain B. Goodman, Maybcr.
ry Snyder.
Maine-J. Shugars, Henry Bawman.
Mifflin Lewis Eckroat, Samuel Nuss.
Montour-Jos. Mouser, Peter Helm.
bach.
Madison-Jacob NJ. Girton, j ohm Fruit.
Mt. Pleasant-Jno. Shipman, Daniel
Zeigler.
Orange-Willism Bcllas, John Herring.
Pine-Jos. Shoemaker, John W. HIM.
ter.
Roaringcrcok-Chas. Lcvan, Henry
Helwig.
Sugarloaf-David Lewis, Mont. Colo.
Scott-Petcr Ent, John G. Jacoby.
On motion the Convention proceeded to
make a nomination for the Legislature.
Andrew Freas nominated Levi L. Tate.
Of Bloom.
John Fruit nominated john A. Funst-
on, of Madison.
The nominations here closed and the
Convention took vote as follows:
TATE-Freeze, Lowenberg, Owen, Bow.
er, Mastellcr, Shuman, ,Brcdbcnder, Gear.
hart, Hagenbuch, Freas, King, Knittle
Fahringer, Mensch, Mcbride, Snyder,
Shugars, Bowman, Eckroat, Nuss, Mouser
Heimbach, Shipman, Zciglcr, Lewis, Cole
90.
FUSsroN-Fowler, McIrenry, uulmc
Scott, Millard, Edgar, Bogart, Albertson,
Shoemaker, Derr, Young, Goodman, Cir.
ton, Fruit Herring, Bellas, Shoemaker
Hunter, Hclwig, Lcvan, Ent, Jacoby
-22.
Thus will it be seen that Levi l.. Tate
was nominated upon the first ballot, he
having received twonty-six votes ou. Of
forty eight.
On motion the following resolution was
adopted;
Resolved, That Hudson Owen, of Ber-
wick, and John G. Freeze, of Bloom, be
and are hereby appointed Representative
Confcrces from Columbia County, to meet
similar Confcrecs from the other counties
Of this Representative District, at the Ex.
change Hotel, in Bloomsbury, on Friday
the 18th day of September, 1861, to nom.
mate two candidates for the next Legisla-
ture.
On motion of John G. Freeze the Com
vcntion next proceeded to nominate can
didate for Sheriff.
Jeremiah Hagehbuch nominated Josiah
II. Furman, of Bloom.
David Lowenberg nominated Peter Bill
meyer, of Bloom.
After the above nominations we're mad,
John G. Freeze rose and read the Conyen
ton the following which explains itself.
Bloomsbury, Aug. &c, 1861.
To the Democratic Convention of