North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-08-29
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONvEN-
TION.

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On motion of Wellington Lee, VIM. NJ.
Piatt Esq. was chosen President Of the con-
vention.
On motion Of R. R. Little Esq. Harvey
Sickler and Hester Keeler were chosen
Secretaries of the convention. ....
The list of Townships being called the
following named persons appeared and
presented credentials as ..r...
DELEGATES. .'
BRANTRM-T. D. Spring, VIM. Neigh.
CLNToN.-Lewis Armstrong, Frank
Castle.
ExETER.-Samuel Wall, Geo. Sickler.
EAToN-W. Lee, J. G. Herman.
FALLs-F. " Sickler, Carick Dewitt.
E. FoRKsroN.-J. G. Spaulding, Hiram
Hitchcock.
LEMoN.-B. P. Carver, Geo. Stark.
MEHooPANY.-HenryL Love, T. Vaughn.
Mowry.
MoNRoE.-John Wall, Miller Patterson.
NORTH BRANCH Harrison Ccmstock,
HI. Champin.
NoRrHMoR4LAND. "A. J. Trip, Levi
Winters.
N1cHoLsoN.-Edwin Stevens, z. Bill
hngs.
OvERF1ELD.-Martin Sickler, Fl. H..
Walters.
TUNK. BoRo.-Wm. M. Piatt, John Day
TUNK. TwP.-R. r. Little, Joseph
Shupp.
WAsHINGToN.--Thos Kintner, Benz.
Adkins
W1NDHAM.-J. G. Fassett, Merritt Com
stock
On motion of R. R. Little Esq, the
Hon. Wm. Elwell was nominated by ac-
Exclamation as candidate for Congress-
On motion of Ziba Billings, r. r. Lit
tie and c. d. Gearhart were chosen con-
gressional conferees.
SHERIFF..
The following persons were named as
candidates for the office of sheriff; Moses
VI. Dewitt, Thos. J. fright, Henry New
comb, L. c. Conklin, Riley Sickler
On the 1st Ballot, Moses NJ Dewitt had
Is, Thomas Wright 10, Henry Newcomb
5, L. c. Conkln 3, and Riley Sickler 6
votes.
The names of Newcomb, Conklin and
Sickler were then withdrawn.
On the I'd Ballot, Moses Dewitt had
19 and Thomas j. Wright had II votes.
On motion the nomination of Moses
Dewitt for the office of Sheriff was made
unanimous.
PROTHoNoTARY
The following persons were named as
candidates for the office of Prothonolary {:
Ephraim J. Keeney,S Ii. Sickler, E. N.
Bacon.
on the lst Ballot, E, J. Keeney had I6.
S. II. Sickler IA, E. N Bacon z votes.
The name of E. N, Bacon being with
drawn, on I'd ballot E. J. Keeney had "a,
and S. II. Sickler IL votes.
On motion the nomination of E. j. Kee-
ney was made unanimous.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
The following persons were named as
candidates for the office of associate Judge:
i WIN. McKune, Gordon Pike, E. N. Ba-
con, S d. Ingham.
On the 1st Ballot, VIM. McKune had G..
E. n. Bacon 8, Gordon Pike 10, and s. d.
Ingham IL votes.
The names of s. d Ingham and WIN.
Mckune having been withdrawn; on the
Sd ballot, Z. N. Bacon had l6 and Gordon
Pike 20 votes.
On motion Gordon Pike ESQ. was de-
clared unanimously nominated for the Of
flee of associate Judge
REGISTER AND RECORDER.
The following persons were named as
| candidates for the office of Register and
Recorder; } R. Robinson, o. L. Parrish
On the lst Ballot, James Il. Robinson
had II, and 0. l.. Parrish 10 votes
On motion 0. l., Parrish was declared
unanimously nominated for the office of
, Register and Recorder
TREASURER.
The following persons were named as
as candidates for the office of Treasurer
}. c. Luce, Geo. W. Stark, E. N. Bacon,
I. d. Headley, WIN. f. Terry, S. T. Flum-
merfet, jeremiah Osterhout.
; On the lst ballot, J. G. Luce had IL
Geo. W. Stark 3, f. N. Bacon 8, T. d.
Headly l, WIN. F. Terry 5, S. T. Elum-
merfeit 2, Jeremiah Osterhout votes,
The nomes of candidates having beeu
| Withdrawn at successive ballots. '~
On the 9th ballot
E N. Bacon, had II votes.
Jeremiah Osterhout. l9
On motion the nomination of jeremiah
Osterhout was made unanimous.
| COMMISSl ONER.
The following persons were named as