North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-08-23
Delegate Elections.

five o'cl lock, P. NJ. and elect Delegates to
represent them IN County Convention, to be
held at Tunkhannuck, On Munday, the 18th
day of August, 1865.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
The following named pereons are chosen
as Vigilance committee, for their respective
Townships for this year.
Brt tintrim, FL. V. Thayer, Benz. Zeigler,
7. D. Spring.
Clinton, Chas. Swayz", Ii Newcomb, D
Bidleman.
Eaon, Aexr Rogers, Bowers Hun ter, Wa
Benedict.
Exeter. BENZ. Coolbaugu, Simeon Gay.
Isaac Sicker.
Falls. A B Fitch, Isaac Smith, WIN. Owen
Forkston, B. II. Hobs, CALVIN Robinson
John WIntermute.
Lemon. Gurdou Hewitt, Elijah Wilson,
Henry Harris.
Mehoopany, Michael Walter, Rufus Deck
er, VIM. Place.
Monroe, E. Thompson, E. Derby, Mark
Newman,
Meshoppen, A. j. Cortright, E. Bowman
VIM. II. Burr
Northumberland. Levi Winters, Gavin Hal.
leck. Gordon Pike.
North Branch L. D Grow, M.rtn San
ders, Wellington Hoxie.
Nicholson, E. N. Bacon, Elijah Ball, N.
Oakly.
Overfeld, J. G. Osborne, G. A. Patrick
Andrew Ager.
Tunk. B"ro, L. G. Conklin, James Young,
Jacob R'ttspaugh.
Turk. Tp,i John Graham, Jacob W,lsey,
Abran Ace.
Washington, John Sawyer, Charles Place
James Nj. Ellis.
WIndham, S. S. Taylor, W. j. Slater,
Russell Cumstock.
CONVENTIONS, &c.
l. The democratic electors OF each elec
ton district in This county, shall annually,
on the last Saturday in August, meet a the
place of holding their General and To Wnsh,p
| elections, and elect thee suitable persons tn
serve as Committee of Vigilance for the
ensuing year, whose duty it shall be to su.
perintend all uther meetings Of the Demu-
crat electors of their distr
At tho mo fima apj pl,oa ebon alco -,
elected two delegates to the County Con ven
ton, who shall, on the following Monday
meet at the Court House, in the Borough OF
| Tunkhannock, 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 tu
be voted for at the ensuing General Election
elect Conference ful suct District officers
as they shall nominate appoint Delegates t.,
the next State Convention anI o Standing
Commit tee Tor the Country.
3. All County Conventions shall be held
with open doors.
4. All candidates for nomina,iun shall BE-
voted tor rird roce and the one receiving a
maturity OF all the votes p"iled, for any Office
shall be declared duly Nominated.
5. The Convention shall keep journal of
all it's proceeding which shall be duly pub.
lished in the Democratic paper or papers Of
the County ; and any nomination not made
conformity with the foregoing rules shall
be declared void, anu the vacancy OF vacan-
ces so occurring, shall be supplied IN the
manner hereinafter 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 dare of their election; and it shall
be their duty, during that time, to call all
County Conventions, Mass aud other meet-
ings Of the party to fill oil vacancies in the
Ticket, occasioned either by the dec nation
of nominees, b. want of conformity to the
shall have failed to make nomi ma ton, and
also in case Of special elections, where the
necessity for dong so occurs after the regular
time for holding County ConventioDs-and
to fill vacancies in the Committee of V,gi
lance, occasi"ned by removal. death, or fall
ure on the part OF the citizens to elect them
7. The Standing Committee shall annual,
hereafter, IN issuing the call for the election
of Delegates to the County Convention, caus.
copy Of the foregoing rules to be published
in connection Herewith.
8. These rules may be amended, or ne
ones added there by general meeting o
the Democratic citizens of the county called
for that purpose by The Standing Committe.
or If the same shall pass two successive
County Convention without amendments anc
not Otherwise.
| HARVEY SICKLER
| Chairman Standing Committee.
1t will require more than one and ha.