The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-06-22
Democratic County Convention.
NOMINATIONS. RESOLUTIONS, &c.
DisunIOnism condemned and President
JOhnsOn's Restoration Policy
endorsed.
Great Enthusiasm and entire Harmony.

/ The Democratic County Convention
! assembled in the Court House, in this
| place, on Tuesday last, and was called
! to order by the chairman of the Dem
ocratic County Committee, E. F. Kerr,
Esq. Hon. Jas. Burns, of Juniata, was
appointed President, and J. Henry
Hutton, of Bedford Borough, NJ. a.
Hunter, of BEoad Top, and Daniel
Fletcher, of Monroe, Secretaries.
The list of delegates was then called
over, and the following named gentle
men presented credentials and took
seats in the Convention.
Bedford BorougH.-Hon. Job Mann,
J. Ii. Hutton.
Bedford TotcaShjp.-Saml. Delibaugh,
owen McGirr.
Bloody Run Bor-M Ritchey, j. D.
Lucas.
Broad Top.-M. a. Hunter, Daniel
| Rowland.
C3leraia.-A. Weisel, G. w. Cessna.
Cumberland TW-JOseph Brandt,
Daniel Miller.
HDrison.-George Elder, VIM. T.
| golf.
! Hope,reH.-G. Stepleton, Geo. White
/ hill.
| Jmiata.-Lewis Fyan, Hon. James
| Burns.
LDa3y.-Cieorge Roades, Isaac Elder.
L0adOaIty1y.-James Mattingly, D..
Miller.
Nowoe.-Daniel Fletcher, Thomas
/ Gillian.
.NrDir.-John Sill, VIM. Crissman.
pr0rideurc EUSi-Pcter VI. Barton
+ Cadwalader Evans,
PrOridGRce Ued.-FiOmer Neice, J2r-
emiah Weight
,S-hclls5uy bor.-J. q. Fraser, y. P.
Hamaker.
ST. CaU.-J. ". Crissman, J. Feaster.
iSartGa B0r.-S. :. Fluck, VI. Harris.
,SOWhdmptOR.-Thos DOnahOe, john
Cavender,
Soahe Spring.-A. Mortimore, John
kOons.
Ja'oa,-Saml BurEet, Josiah Mowry.
IIOodbeJTy -Niddie.-W. VI. Pearson,
ID. Barley.
U00dJgyry South-Josiah Richey,
! David b. Kochendarfer.
The Convention then proceeded to
nominate candidates for Prothonotary.
A communication was here made to the
Convention that Hon. \. }. Snively
was not a candidate before the Conven-
ton and that his name had been an
nounced in that connection without his
knowledge or consent. 0. +. Shannon,
Esq, of Bedford Borough, was then
nominated by acclamation as the can
didate for Prothonotary.
Nominations were then made for
Sheriff. After prolonged balloting,
during which Messrs. Keyser, Earn
est. SAMSON, Fluke, Figard, Reighard
Defibaugh, Horn, Steel and Steckman
received the warm support Of their
respective friends the contest fl
nally narrowed down between Messr7.
Keyser and Steckman, and on the
9th ballot. ROBERT sTECKMAN,
of Bloody Run, was declared the
nominee for Sheriff.
BalIoting was then had for Associate
Judge, John c. Black, q. Smou~c, Jr.,
JOS. Sellers, +. d. Beegle and @. W.
/ Gump being named. After number
/ of ballots which resulted in very fiat
| tering votes for the several candidates,
the contest lay between Col. T. D. Beeg-
lie and G. W. Gump, Esq, when the
next ballot nominated Mr. GUMP by
/ two majority.
The nomination for Commissioner
being in order, Messrs Brumbaugh,
Bowser, D. p. Bcegle, Howsare, and
Souser, were baIIoted for, each candi-
date receiving an excellent vote. On
the last ballot, the contest was between
Messrs. John ;. Brumbaugh and Da-
vid How3are, and resulted in the nom
ination of Mr.. HOWSARE by two ma
jority.
Nominations were then made for
Poor Director. 1Iessrs. Moses, Diehl,
Simon Brumbaugh and Grasier were
DaIioted for, each receivinga respecta-
bic vote, when MICHAEL DIEHL
was finally nominated.
For Auditor JOHN D. LUCAS was
nominated.
/ HON. y. IL. COFFROTH was then
recommended as the choice Of the Con-
vention for Congress.
b. f. MEYERS was recommended
as the candidate of the Convention for
the nomination forState Senator.
The nominations We're then made
! unanimous.
The following resolutions were then
read by Mr.. j. Henry Hutton and IL
unanimously adopted by the Conven-
ton:
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