Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-08-22

LARah oUr-roURINa OF THE PEOPLE.

Court House, at Bloomsburg. at ! clock,
Z. M. on Monday, the 9th Of August 1866,
for the purpose of making the usual County
nominations, and appointing Congressional,
Senatorial, and Representative Conferees
The townships were all fully represented and
a good dealof interest was manifestedin the
deliberations of the Convention.
On motion of Peter Blllmeyer, of Bloom,
the Convention was called to order by APP
pointing Hon. GEORGE SCOTT, of Cata-
wissa, President.
ISAIAH BOWER, of Berwick, and REUBEN
L. FULK, of Hemlock, were appointed Sec
retaries..
On motion the list of Delegates was called
over, and the following gentlemen handed
IN their credentials and took seats in the
Convention.
The townshipof Pine sent, through some
misunderstanding in relation to the place of
holding the elections, two sets of Delegates.
Two elections had been held-one at the old
place of holding elections and the other at
the new place fixed by the people of said
township at special electionheld last June.
The Convention admitted the Delegates
elected at the oldplace Of holding elections
Bedra-Andrew Shuman, Nathan Bred
bender.
Benton-Peter Case, Elias McHenry.
BIOon,-Leonard B. Rupert Peter Bill
meyer.
Bor. Bcrucich-Frederick Nicely, Isaiah
Bower.
Bor CeatraIa-Patrick Killeen, John
Chapman.
BGdrcreek-David Miller, S. Kelchner.
Cdtd1CiSsd-Geo Scott, Joseph Martz
Centre-John Hill, Isaac Arwine.
C0nyRgham-Daniel L. McKiernan, Ed
ward Fagarty.
FIshmgcreek- -Emandus Unangst, Cyrus
Robbins
Fi'anklin-H. j. Reader, R. Knittle.
Greenpood-William Eyer, Isaac Dewitt
HeDlIock-Aaron Smith, Reuben T. Fulk.
,Jackson-J ohm McHenry, Henry Wagner
LocuSt-Henry Fink, Mayberry Snyder
Name Charles Fisher, Henry Bowman
Madison-A. K. Smith, Lewis Schuyler.
Mitlia-Samuel Nuss, Thomas Aten.
Montow-Elias Giger, Peter Heimbach
M. Pleasant-Russel d. Appleman Jos.
Ikeler.
Orange-John Snyder, Samuel thinner
man.
Ffne-L. A. Garman, Jacob Long.
ROdrtngcreeh- Dreisbach, Peter
Mensch.
Scott-Joseph Llley, james Lake.
SugartoGf-H. c. Hess, Alinas Cole.
The Convention being ready for business,
j. b. Rupert offered the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted:
ResoIred, That Hon. JOHN MCREYNoLDs
and +. r. IKELER, Esq, are hereby APP
pointed Congressional Conferees, with pow
er of substitution, to meet similar Conferees
from the other counties in this District, at
Bloomsbury, on Tuesday, the 9th day of
September, 1866, to nominate candidate
for Member of Congress, with instructions
to support the nomination Of Hon. WILLIAM
ELwELL, for that Office
On motion the Convention proceeded to
nominate candidate for State Senator.
Peter Billmeyer nominated Levi L. Tate,
of Bloom.
Joseph Lilley nominated Peter Ent, of
Scott.
The nominations here closed, and the
Convention proceeded to ballot, with the
following result:
For TATE.-Bredbender Rupert, Bill
meyer, Kileen, Chapman, Scott, Martz,
Arwine, Hill, Reader, Knittle, Fulk,
Smith, Fink, Snyder, Bowman, Fisher,
Smith, Schuyler, Aten, Nuss, Appleman,
keller, Dreisbach, Giger, Heimbach 20.
For ENT.-Shuman, Case, McHenry,
Bower, Nicely, Miller, Kelchner, Fagarty,
Mckiernan, Unangst, Robbins, Dewitt,
Eyer, McHenry, Wagner, Snyder, Zimmer-
man, Garman, Long, Mensch, Lilley, Lake,
Hess, Cole.-24
On counting the vote, it appeared that
Levi L. Tate, having received the majority,
was duly nominated.
On motion of Aaron Smith the following
resolutions were read and adopted:
ResOIred That PETER BIILMEYER, OF
Bloom, and RICHARD FRUIT, of Madison,
are hereby appointed Senatorial Conferees,
to meet similar Conferees from the several
counties IN the District. at Bloomsbury, on
Tuesday, the 4th day of September. 1866.
to nominate Il candidate for State Senator,
with instructions to support the nomination
of Levi j.. Tate, and use all honorable means
to secure his nomination in the Conference.
ResOtUed, That JOHN SNYDER, of Orange,
and ROBERT G. FRUIT, of Bloom, be and
are hereby appointed Conferees, to meet
similar Conferees of Montour County, on
Tuesday, the 2Sth inst, for the purpose OF
nominating a candidate for Assembly, with
instructions to support the choice of Mon
tour County. Prorided, Said county uses
her influence in the support of a candidate
for State Senator from Columbia County.
On motion of Leonard B. Rupert. Jesse
| Coleman, Of Orange, was nominated fo1
Prothonotary and Clerk of the Courts, by
acclamatiOn
The Convention next proceeded to nomi-
nate candidate for Register and Recorder
Peter Billmeyer nominated John G..
Freeze, of Bloom.
John Hill nominated Samuel Neyhard, Of
| Centre.
No more nominations being made the fol
lowing vote was taken:
FoR FREEzE.-Shuman, Case, McHenry,
Rupert, Billmeyer, Bower, KiTleen, Chap
man, Scott, Martz, Fagarty, McKiernan,
| Unangst, Robbins, Reader, Knittle, Dewitt
Eyer, 'Fulk, Smith, McHenry, Fink, Snyder,
Long, Lilley, Lake, Hess, Cole-33.
FoR NEYHARD.- Bredbender, Nicely,
Miller, Kelchner, Arwine, Hill, Wagner,
Fisher, Nuss, Appleman, Ikeler, Snyder
| Zimmerman, Driesbach, Mensch. Giger,