The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-09-23
Union County CGnyention.


The Convention was called to order by
Chairman of County Convention.
On motion. G. A. BARCLAY. of Whar.
ton, was called to the Char, a. j Rose
aud e. S. JONES were chosen Secretaries
The following naRled Delegates then
presented their credentials aud were re-
ceIved:
Abbott-David Conway.
Allegany-Calvin Rogers, Thomas Gill
li!and, a. G. Presho.
Bingham-G. G.. Colviu, L. 4. Nc
Carn, NJ. D. Briggs.
Clara-I. l.. Allen, w. B. Graves.
Coudersport-A. Rounsville, G. S.
Jones, o. Fl. Crosby.
EulaIia-Seth Taggart, j. NJ. Spaf-
ford.
Genesee-H. o. Perry, R. Gustn.
Harrison-H Henry Outman, A j Rose,
L s. Robertson, Wesley Burtis, Sylves-
ter Stevens
Hebron-E H Bishop, William Green
man, Norman Dwight
Hector-C. P Kibourn, Cyrus Sun.
derln, Miles Watrous.
Homer-Dennls Hall, William Crosby.
Jackson--R. Persing.
Heating Leonard Jewell, E. 2. Din
gee.
! Oswayo-Wm. Dexter, L. D. Estes,
f Lyman.
/ Pike. NJ. Kilbourn, s. Fl. Martin.
Pleasant ValIey-J. NJ. Clark, Elijah
Clerk.
Roulette-O. R Webb, E. H. Burt
Sylvania-Charles Wykoff.
Sharon-R L Nichols, c. c. Warner,
A. J. Barnes, L Garfield.
! Sweden-H. L. Bird, B Kennels.
Ulysses--C. G. Gushing. Perry Brig
ham, Z D Leet, VIM Flying, l.. Bird
Wharton-G A. Barclay, II. A. Brai
nard
The Convention then proceeded to the
transaction of its appropriate business.
On motion of Maj. Kilbourn, Hon. a
/ G Olmsted was unanimously nominated
as Potter County's candidate for Assem-,
bly,.
On motion, Reso7ued, That in nomi
mating candidates tho Convention vote
uiUa Uoce.
For the Office of Prothonotary the
names of II j Olmsted, II Ii LYMAN
and Dan Baker were presented Before
balloting the name Of D. Baker was with
drawn On the first ballot Fl j. Olm
sted had Al votes and q II. Lyman 8
On motion, the nomination Of H. J
Omsted was made unanimous.
On motion, Dan Baker was unanimousl,
nominated for the office of Register aut
Recorder
For the Office of County Commissione
tbs name3 Jeromp Cheesbro RI. Nichols
BENZ Kennels, G. Fl. Olmsted. and II
H Hendrix were presented R, L Mich
oils, of Sharon, was nominated on the 81
ballot by majority Of 3 over Jerom
Cheesbro (fOrmer COMMISSIONER Of OS
wayC township.
For The office of County Auditor tn
name of s Il. Martin, of Pike, was pre-
sented, and 90 melton, the nomination
was made unanimous
On motion, Reso|yed, That the Chair
man appoint two delegates tc represen
the county in the Representative Confer
ence to meet in CoudersEort, Sept y
1868, to nominate candidates for th
Office of Representative Tor this Repre-
sentative District. Chair appointed j
NJ. Kilbourn and L. Bird as such dele
gates.
Maj J. NJ. Kilbourn presented tht
following resolutions:
I ReS0iUed, That we owe profound deb
Of gratitude to these noble men who have
periled their lives on SO many bloody
fields in defence of that Government We
so fondly call our own, and as a fit ac
acknowledgement of that dept, we hereby
pledge our most cordial and persevcrine
efforts to secure the re election of our no
bic Governor, Andrew G Curtin, self
sacrificing patriot, and the soldiers mos
devoted friend
ResosUed, That Hon. Daniel Agnew
the nominee Of the Pittsburg Convention
for Judge of the Supreme Court of thi.
Commonwealth, is we'll worthy of, ant
shall receive our enthusiastic support.
Remarks were made by Maj J NJ
Kilbourne, Capt. n j. Mills aud q. W
Williams
The Resolutions were then unaDi
mously adopted.
i Adjourned sine die.
G. A BARCLAY. Pres't
G.si G ! JesEs- ONES ssoy's