North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-19
Delegate Elections.

The Democratic electors Of the severa
Townships in Wyoming County and Tunk-'
hammock Borough. are requested to meet at
the several election Districts on Saturday,
the 29th inst, between the hours of two and
tlve o'clock, P. M. and elect Delegates to
represent them in County Conreqtion, to be
held ut Tunkhannock, on Monday, the 3lst
day of August, 1863.
Some of the returns from the delegate elec
tions of last Fall, showing the Committees of
vigilance chosen at such Delegate elections
Tor the present year having been mislad,
and sufficient time not being allowed for
correspondence with the boards of the several
al townships, the standing committee has
appointed the following committees of yipi
lance for the several District in Wyoming
County.
COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE.
Braintrim. T.. D. Spring, N. Oyerfeld,
Albert Overfeld
Clinton. John Wilson, Benz. Carpenter
John Bedel.
Eaton. VIM. Benedict, Hiram Bodle, John
Lee.
Exeter. Benz Coolbaugh, Thos. D. Head
ley, VIM. White.
Forkston. Hiram Hitchcock, AP Bur.
CESS, A. Vose.
Falls. II L Furgerson, G W Sherwood,
Dsnl. Post.
Lemon. Miles Avery, Henry Harris, Benz
P Carver.
Mehoopany. Saml. D. Lngham, c L.
Vaughn. Geo. Henning.
Monroe. Ziba Billings, II W Carpenter,
John Wall.
Meshoppen. A Banatyne, E Mowry, Mi
chael Coyle
North Branch Jas Goetchus, Jos Bur
gess, John Champion.
Nicholson Holloway Stevens, Perry
Stark, N, P Wilcox
Northumberland AbSolom Carey, Robert
Caton, Rogers Halleck
Overfield Lewis Ager, Joseph Osborn,
Caleb Patrick
Tunkhannock Twp. Jeremiah Osterhout,
VIM Overfeld Perry Wilsy
Tunkhannock Boro. Harvey Sckler,
James Young, Jacob Rittispaugh.
Washington. John Crawford, S P La.
throp, John Kintnef
Wiudham. Thos. Wright, VIM Riley,
Merritt Comstock
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTIONS. &c.
i. The democratic electiosr of each election
districts in this county, shall annually, ON
the last Saturday in August, meet at the
place Of holding their General Township elee-
tiOns and elect three suitable persons 10
serve as Committee of Vigilance for the
ensuing year, whose duty it shall be to su-
perintend the next election of delegates to
the County Conve ntion, and also to call and ,
supcrintend all other meetings of the Demo
cratic electors OF their district
2. At the same time and place, shall also ,
be elected TWO delegates to the County Con
yention, who shall on the following Monday, #,
meet at the Court House, in the Borough of f,
TuRkhannock, and after organizing by elect !;
ihg one Of their number for a President, and
two.Secretaries, shall proceed 10 nominate
such District and County officers as are to
be voted for al the ensuing General Election
--eleet Conferees for such District officers as +
they shall neutrality-suspicious. Delegates TO i
the next State Convention and Standing |
Committee for the County. L
3. All County Conventions shall be held
With open doors.
a. All candidates for nomination shall be
goted for rird voce and the one receiving a
majority of all the votes poed, for any office
shall be declared duly nominated.
S. The convention shall keep journal Of
All its proceedings, which shall be duly publ
lished in the Democratic paper or papers
Emo County and any nomination not made in
conformity with the foregoing rules, shall b c
declared void, and the vacancy or vacarcies