Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNION STATE
CONVENTION.
Especial Despatch to The Press

Especial Despatch to The Press.
HARRISBURG, March z, 1866
| The delegates to the Union State ConveII-
tiOn assembled in the Hail of the House of
representatives at twelve o'clock today,
and were called to order by the Hon John
| Cessna, Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee
Mr.. Lawrence, of Washington county,
moved that VIM. b. Mann, of Phiadelp lpha,
act AS temporary chairman.
Mr.. D. ). Dickey, Of Lancaster, moved to
amend by substituting Lewis w. Hall, Of
Huntingdon.
| The substitution was agreed to--yeas 80
nays 81.
! Mr.. Hall was then declared elected tem-
porary chairman, and upon being conduct
ed to the chair thanked the C. INVENTION for
| the honor conferred upon him.
E. r. Rogers, H. B. Swope, j. P. M'CleI-
Ian and W. J. P. White were appointed
! temporary secretaries.
| General Todd, of Cumberland, moved that
a committee of five on credentials be ap-
| pointed, which WAS agreed to.
| The Hon Edward Mcpherson, and other
representatives from the Loyal Union Lea
que of w ashington, d. c were, on motion.
accorded the courtesy Of seats in the CON
| venti0n
A committee equal in number to the SEN
| atoral representation was also appointed
on permanent organization.
! A committee equal in number to the SEN
atorlal representation was also appointed
| on resolutions
A motion having prevailed that all reso-
! lutions be referred To the above committee
| Mr.. Cessna moved that the functions of said
committee be continued during the entire
session of the convention, which, after con-
| siderable debate, was agreed to, and the
convention adjourned till five O'Clock P NJ
| The convention assembled at 5 O'Clock
1t being announced that General Hartrantt
was present, he was invited to a seat on
| rhe floor Of the convention.
| Hon Lemucl Todd chairman of the COM
mttee on contested seats submitted "a re-
port in favor of Messrs Purviance, Jenkins,
| Wallace and Miller of the Butler district
| and MesSrs Orwig, Jas G. Montgomery
and r. G. Hetzell, of the Lycoming district
| The report was adopted
| H. Jones Brooke, from the committee on
permanent organization, reported that Hon.
| John CovOde was selected as the perma-
nent chairman of the convention.
| The following are the officers of the con-
| ventun
P,'esjdsnt- Hon. John Covode, of West
moreland county
| Fice Presidents-Phiip 5. Schultz, D. C.
Roberts, Robert p X ng and Chas Thomp-
son Jones' of Philadelphia ; DR.. S. D. Mere
dith, Chester ; VIM. Mintzrr, Montgomery;
A. 5. 'aldwallader Berks; John NJ. Fuller,
Lehlgh Henry 5 Cake, SchnylkilI Fl. j.
Madlll. Bradford Thomas Dixon, Luzerne
Warren Coles, McKean; A. C. Simpson, ,Sny-
der Thos. j. lngham Northumberland
A. J. Jones, Dauphin NJ. S. Fry and John
Mehaffy, Lancaster Gen. L.Todd, Cumbrr-
land K. G. Fahnestock, Adams: 5. E. DIFF
| field, Fulton; D. S. Baker, Huntingdon :;
John Irwin, Centre Thos Mccullough,
Clarion ; VIM. N Stewart. Indiana E. K.
Ewing, Fayette S. H. Hare aud John F.
Draw, Allegheny George v Lawrence,
Washington r. Audley Brown, Lawrence;
Thomas Hoyt, Venango 5. G. Feick, ,Craw-
ford.
Secretaries II. Stewart, Allegheny:
James Allison, Philadelphia Jos. Sill Erie;
A. B. Anderson, Perry D. l.. Mcclellan,
Chester Lewis Pugh, Luzerne F. Meeli-
ing, Armstrong H. B. Swope, Clearfield
I1l
Pbiladelpbia 7 ] Moore Iebigh and
Samuel Patterson. Lancaster
Mr. Hall said that he would noy ;n+ro-
duce Mr. Covode and rssign tho drtv of
chairman into more able hands
On taking the chair, Mr. Covode returned
IN ,nks tor the honor c,nfarr.d unnn hin,
and .sk.d the indrIrenco ,f tha htd,- ;nas
much Az he was not familiar with n.rlia.
mentarv rulinps In the coprsa of his ra-
marks the sneaker stated that all tho nra-
sent indications favored the nomination Of
the gallant soldier, the man around whom
| the people of Pennsylvania might rally with
enthusiasm. Referring to a published let
ter which had been written by Gen Geary
| some wears since, and which if was now
attempted to uSe to his dctrimrnt. hc said
iat.5y.n.: lived IA :tlat .,eattca,ti,4 .,e;rh
boIn,.,a. he could speak kn,wngly nj his
sentiments 4; All times MI 5tGa.v had