North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-26
Delegate Elections.


i've o'clock, P NJ. and elect Delegates to
represent thsn in County Come alton, to be
held at Tunkhannock, OH Monday, the 3lstl
day of August, 1863.
Some Of the returns from the delegate elec
tions of last Fall, showing the Committees Of
uigilance chosen at such Delegate elections
for the present year having been naisiaid,
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 vigi
lance for the several Districts ia Wyoming
County.
COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE.
Brsintrim. T. D. Spring, N. cverfeld,
Albert Overfeld.
Clinton. John Wilson, BENZ. Carpenter,
John Bedel.
Eaton. VIM. Benedict, Hiram Bode, John
Lee.
Exeter. Benz. Coobaugh, Thos. D. Head
ley, Wm. White.
Forkston. Hiram Hitchcock, A P Bur.
CESS, A. Vose.
Falls. II L Furgerson, G " sherwoo cd,
Danl. Post.
Lemon. Miles Avery, Henry Harris, BENZ
P Carver.
Mshoopany. Saml. D. Iugham, G L.
Vaughn. Geo. Henning.
Monroe. Zrba Billings, II W Carpenter,
John Wall.
Meshoppen. A Banatyne, E Mowry, Mi
chacl Coye
North Branch Jas Goetchus, Jos Bur
CESS, John Champion.
Nicholson Holloway Stevens, Perry
Stark, N. P Wilcox
Northmoreland Absolom Carey, Robert
Cation, Rogers Halleck
Overfeld Lewis Ager, Joseph Osborn,
Caleb Patrick
Tunkhanhoek Twp. jeremiah Osterhout,
VIM Overfield, Perry Wilsy
Tunkhannock Boro. Harvey Sickler
James Young, jacob Rittspaugh.
Washington. John Crawford, s P La
throp. John Kintner
Wlndham. Thos. Wright, VIM Riley,
Merritt C0mstock.
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF DEM oCRATIC
CONVENTIONS. &c.
|. The democratic electors Of each election
dist riots in this county, shall annually, on
The last Saturday in August, meet at the
r,Iooo of boldiur THAR GaDorsl Tnuncbin lac
,ions and elect 'hree suitgbls persons t.
serve as q Committee of Vigilance for the
ensuing year, whose duty it shall be to su
psrintend the next election of delegates 20
The County Convention, and also to call and
.uperntend all other meetings Of the Demo
cratic electors Of their district.
2. At the same time and place, shall al 81
be elected two delegates to the County Con
venton, who shall. ON the following Monday,
meet at the Court House, in the Borou ugh Of
Tunkhannock, and after organizing by elect
ing one Of their number for Preside Mt, AMI
two Secretaries, shall proceed 70 nominate
such District and County officers as are t.
be voted for al the ensuing General Election
elect Conferees for such District officers as
they shall noninate--appoint Delegates 10
the next State Convention and Standn.
Committee for the County.
3. All County Conventions shall be held
with open doors.
4. ALI candidates for nomination shall be
voted for plra Uoce and the one receiving a
majority Of all the votes poled, for any Office
shall be declared duly nominated.
S. The convention shall keep journal of
all its proceedings, which shall oe duly pub
ished in the Democratic 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 vacancies
so occurring shall be supplied IL the manner
herein after provided.
E. 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 it shall
be their duty, during that time, TO call all
County Conventions, Mass and other meet
ings of the party-to fill all vacancies in the
ticket, occasloned either by the declimaton of
nominees, by want of conformity to the
foregoing rules, or where the Conven tIon
stall have failed to make nomination, ard
also in case of special elections, where the
necessity for doing so occurs after the regular
time for holding County Co1veutons-and
to fill vacan cies in the Committees of Vigi
lance, occasioned by removal, death, or fail.
ure on the part of the citizen to elect them.
7. The Standing Committee shall annually,
hereafter, in issuing the call for the election
Of Delegates to the County Convention,
cause copy of the foregoing rules to be pub
lished in connection Herewith.
T. These rules may be amended, or new
ones added thereto by general meeting ol
the Democratic citizens of the county called
for that purposs by the Standing Committee
or if the same shall shall pass two successive