The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-07-14
Meeting circumference ofXVIIth
Congressional District.--PrO.
traCted Session and Enenectu-
al BallOting.

ings of the Conference for this Congress
sional District which met at Tyrone on
the 2Sth uls., and which adjourned, after
three hundred and seventy-6ve Intellectual
ballots, to meet at the same place on the
Sd August, proximo:
June IS, 1861: Conference met at Ward
House, Tyrone, at. 10A o'clock, A. M.
On motion of Robert Campbell, VIM.
Lewis, of Huntingdon, was chosen Pres
ident, and, on motion, Az G. Mullin and
Samuel M'Camant, were appointed Secre-
taries
The; following delegates appeared and
were admitted to seats.
Biar-John Loudon, Caleb Guyer,
Samuel MCamant. s 5 ..sai
CanaJria.-Evan Roberts, Henry Nut
ter, Alex. G. Mullin. ! "a Ef.u...s K
i, Hmtingdon.--Willia Lewis, Samuel
M'Vitty, D. s. Henderson. e.
M.tfiin.-- j oEn Davis, Robert Campbell,
Joseph Strode. mi6 ~
On motion of Mr. M'Vitty, the Confer
ence proceeded to make nominations
Mr. Henderson dominated William Dor
ris, Jr. Mr.. Guyer, Lewis w. Hall. Mr..
Roberts, Abraham A. Barker.
On motion Of Mr.. Campbell. the nomi-
nations closed.
Mr.. Campbell offered the following pre-
amble and resolution, which was read,
considered and adopted:
''In view Of the incalculable importance
of the approaching election for national
officers, at a time when the very existence
Of the government might depeLd upon a
single vote in Congress,-whenu union and
harmony in the ranks of the National
Union party are eresything, and the indi-
vidual ciaims and interests of any aspl-
rant or candidate for nomination, in COM
parison, nothtnq;- when any attempt to
press individual interests to an extent that
would mar the harmony OF the Union
movement would be little less than treason
to our holy cause,-it is deemed to be
right and reasonable that every candidate
seeking nomination for Congress should
rise above every thing like mere selfish
ness, and assume and occupy high and
patriotic ground. BE it therefore Hteso2ced,
that the gentlemen whose names are
before this Conference seeking the conf
dence of the National Union party OF this
district, whlch we represent, be respect
fully requested to prove themselves worthy
of the confidence they seek, by giving in
advance their written pledgeaof nnwaver-
ing devotion TO the cause in any result OF
our deliberations, and to give a cordial
and hearty support to the nominee, who
ever he may be-"
Mr.. MVitty moved that a committee
of four be appointed to wait upon the
gentlemen placed in nomination, and
inform them of the adoption of the fore
going resolution, which being agreed to-,
the chair appointed Nessrs M'Vitty,
Campbell, MCamant and Roberts, said
committee; which committee, having re-
tired for time, returned and reported
the following pledge:
We, the undersigned, candidates for nomi-
nation for Congress, hereby pledge our unwa-
vering devotion to the cause of our country,
and We will give our corcial and hearty sup
port to the nominee, whoever he may be.
A. A BARKER,
WM. DoRRIs, JR.,
LOUIS w. HALF.
On motion of Mr. M'Vitty, the Confer-
ence agreed to vote viUa voce.
On motion of Mr.. NJ Camant, the Con-
ference proceeded to ballot.
Fifteen ballots were had, each as fol-
lowss Doris 3, Hall 3, Barker 6; Hunt
ingdon voting for Doris, Blair for Hall,
Cambria and Mif1in for Barker
On motion of Mr.. MVitty, adjourned
until one o'clock, p. NJ.
Conference re-assembled at one O'Clock,
HDM., and proceeded to ballot with the
following results:
Fifty-six moro ballots were had, each as
follows: Doris 3, Hall 8, Barker g.
Adjourned till 8 o'clock, A, NJ, June
%, 1864.
Conference re-assembled at 9 A.. NJ,
June 20. A substitution from Mr.. Davis
to John A. nj Kee was offered and read,
and Mr.. M'Kee was thereupon admitted
to seat in the Conference.
Forty-fve more ballots were then had,
each, Doris 3, Hall 3, Barker 6.
Conference adjourned till l p. NJ.
Conference re-assembled at one L. NJ,
and the following ballots had:
From 10th to the 204th, Doris 5,
Hall 3, Barker 6. On the three follow
ing ballots, Doris had 4, Hall 3, Barker
5; Mr.. MKee voting for Doris. On the
three next ballots, Doris 3, Hall 3, Bar
ker 6. On the two next ballots, Doris 4,
Hall 3, Barker 5; Mr.. MasAee voting for
Doris. On the next thirty mine ballots,
Doris 3, Hall, 5, Barker 6. In all up to
this time, 25l ballots were had.
Adjourned until Z O'Clock, p. NJ.
Conference re-assembled at Z O'Clock p.
NJ ~