North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-12
EMOCRAFlC STATE NOMINATIONS,
Delegate Elections,

Delegate Elections,
The Democratic electors oc the several
Townships in Wyoming County and Tunk-
hannock Borough, are requested to meet at
the several places, for holding elections in
their several election Districts on Saturday,
the 29th inst, between the hours of two and
five o'clock, P. NJ. and elect Delegates to rep
resent them in County Conoention, to be
held at Tnnkhannock, on Monday, the 3lst
day of August, 1868.
Some of the returns from the Delegate cleo
tions Of last Fall, showing the Committees o,
rigi}dnce chosen at such at such Delega &c
elections for the present year baying be en-
misead, and sufficient time not being allowed
for correspondence with the boards of the
several townships, the standing committee
has appointed the following committees of yigi-
lance for the several Districts in Wyoming
County.
COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE.
Bra:ntrim.-T. D. Spring, n overfeld
Albert Overfied.
CIinton.-John Wilson, Benz Carpenter,
John Bcdel.
Eaton.-Wm. Benedict, Hiram Bodle, John
Lee.
Exeter-Benj Coolbaugh, Thos. D. Head
ley, VIM. White.
Forkston. Hiram Hitchcock, A. P. Bur
gess, B. Vose.
Fals.-N L. Furgerson, G. W. Sherwood
Dlml Post
Lemon.-M!es Avery, Henry Harris, Benz
P. Carver.
Mehoopany.-Sarnl. .. Ingham, c. L.
Vaughn, Gen. Henning.
, Monroe -Zrba Billings, II. ". Carpenter
John Wall.
Meshoppen.-E. Mowry, Jr., jams NJ
Kelly, Michael Coyle.
North Braneh,-Jas. oetchus, Jos. Bur
CESS, John Champion.
NchLison.-E n. Bacon, Elijah Bail, n
| Oakley.
Observation-Disclosures Carey, Robert
Cation. Rogers Hallock.
Overfeld- Lewis Ager 5oseph Ostorn
! Caleb Patrick.
Tunkhannock Twp.-Jeremiah Osterhout,
VIM. B. Overfeid, Perry Wisey.
Tunkhannock Boro-Harvey Sicklcr, James
Young, Jacob Rittispaugh.
Washington-John Crawford, S. P. La
throp, John Kintner.
Nindham-Henry W. Fassett Nm Ta.ior
and Thos j. Wright
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF DEMOCRAT
&c CONVENTIONS, &c.
l. The democratic electors of each election
districts in this country, shaH annually, on
the last Saturday in August, meet at the
place Of holding their General and Township
to serve as Committee of Vigilance for the
ensuing year, whose duty it shall be to super
intend the next election Of delegates to the
! County Convention, and also to call and su-
perintend all other meetings Of the Democrat
Ic electors Of their district.
2. At the anne time and place, shall also
be elected two delegates TO the County Con
vent;on, Eho shall, ON the following Monday,
meet al the Court House, in the Borough of
TuDkhannock, and after organizing by elect
ing one of their number for President, and
two Secretaries, shall proceed to nominate
such District and County Officers as are to
be voted for at the ensuing General Election
elect Conferees for such District officers as
they shall nominate-appont Delegates to
the next State Convention and a Standing
Committee for the County.
5. AL County Conventions shall be held
with open doors.
L. All candidates for nomination shall be
voted for Tird roce and the one rec living a
majority of all the votes poled, for any Office
shall be declared duly nominated.
The Convention shall keep journal OF
all its proceedings, which shall be duly pub.
Iished in the Demt cratic paper or papers OF
the County and any nomination not made
in conformity with the foregoing rules, shall
be declared void, and the vacancy or vacan-
cies so occurring, shall be supplied in the
manner herein after provided.
6 The standing committee shall CONSIST of
nine Democratic citizens of the county, who
shall hold their Office for one year from and
after the date Of their election and 1T shall
be their duty, during that time, to call al
County Conventions, Mass and other meet
incs of the party-to fIil all vacancies in the
ticket. occasioned either by the declination
nominees, BY a want of conformity to the