Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-08-07
Republican County Convention.

Lewistown, on Monday, August, 1867
when, upon call of the several districts
the following presented their credentials
and took their seats:
Armagh (oldl-H. Maclay, VIM. Greer
Armagh lnew)-O. p. Smith, john NJ
Lowther.
Brown-Alex. Morrison, John Henry.
CniOn-A. +. Gibboney, S,uml Haffly.
Menno-Nicholas Hartzler, Edward
Wheaton.
Wayne-Jno. Caldwell, A. Cummings.
Newton Hamilton-Robert l.. Gamble,
!, John Morrison, Esq.
Oliver-Jos. r. Bratton, VIM. Swanzey.
Bratton-Abram kaufman, Jr., Chas.
Bratton.
McVeytown-C. Beck, S. n. Troxeu.
Granvile-Samuel H. Mccoy.
: Derry-Jos. y. Major, Forest Swyers.
Decatur-Jos Sigler, A. NJ. Ingram.
Lewistown w. W.-Charles Stahl, JOS.
] Gruver.
t Lewistown Z. W-John c. sigler, w.
f. Shaw.
On notion Samuel H. Mccoy was au-
, thorizcd to cast two votes, his colleague
being absent.
/ Holmes Maclay, Esq, of old Armagh.
was chosen president, and a. f. Gibboney
and W. +. Shaw elected as secretaries
! ". +. Shaw then offered the following
! resolution, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
Res0iUed, That d. w. Woods, ESQ. is
hereby nominated by this county, for
State Senator, subject to the action of the
Republican Senatorial Conference, and he
is hereby authorized to appoint his own
Senatorial conferees.
! \. +. Gibboney offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
ReSOIUcd, That Augustus TroxeII, Ner
/ Thompson and l.. II. II. StaclIpole, be
/ the Representative Conferees
The Convention then proceeded to NOM
mate candidate for county commissioner
with the following result
! First BGH0t-Miles Haffly IL, ID. +.
Milliken II, II. L. Close :. Second bat
Lot-Miles Haifiy IL, d. f. Milliken Is,
/ ii. l.. Close 4. Third 6aH0t-Afiles Half
! fey -, d. f. Milliken II.
NJ. Millikcn having received maiori-
/ ty OF all the votes cast, his nomination
Was made unanimous.
Candidates Were then put in nomina-
uon for county treasurer, when the con-
Ventlon proceeded to vote with the follow
ing result:
First 6alot-P. F. Loop :, Abner Rob
bins :, JAS Galbraith 4, James NJ. LashelI
IS, Ard Mutthersbough l, Jesse Menden-
hall 3, VIM Reed 5. Second 6aUotILoop
;, Robbins 3, Galbraith 2, Lashell Il,
Mendenhall 5, Reed 8. Third buHot-I
Loop s, LashelI II, MendenhaIl 6, Gal
braith /. Fourth bddOt-LooL 8, LasheII
ii, Mendenhall 8. Fifth 6at50t-Loop s,
Lashell l3, Mendenhall 8. .Sirth ballot
Loop 8, Lashell Is, Mendenhall ).
Mr.. Lashell having received majority
OF all the votes cast was declared the unan-
imous choice of the convention.
For Jury Commissioner the names of
Henry Carver, Jos. Sigler and VIM /
Creighton We're then placed before the
cohVenuonr and a vote upon the same re- .
suited rs follows: Carver Is, Sigler IL. /
Creighton ]. Henry Carver having the
highest number of votes was duly declar- /
ed the nominee.
Samuel II. Mccoy and Amos Mitchell |
were then chosen by acclamaton as can
dIdates for County Audit0r-the former
for three years, and the latter for one year.
VIM. Lyttle was chosen in the same
manner for the office of County Surveyor /
Mr.. Swanzey offered the following res |
olution which was adopted:
HeS0lUcd, That A. +. GibbOney, David /
NItheroW and John c. Sigler are made I
Representative Conferees to meet similar
conferees from Juniata and Huntingdon /
counties TO elect a Representative Dele /
gate to the next State Convention, and |
that they be instructed to support Y. c. /
Wilson for said delegate
Samuel Hatfiy We're chosen Senatorial /
Conferees 10 nominate delegate to the
next State Convention.
w. +. Shaw then submitted the follow
ing resolutions which were unanimously
adopted
Resofved, That as the proper time is ar
rlVlng tor the people to give expression
to their opinions as to the next candidate
for President, We recognize in General l..
INF l,. IL, u. !
meet the eXIgencies of the times arising
from the late rebellion, feeling fully as
sured that while he would mete out i'm
partial justice, tempered with the attrib-
ute5 of mercy, to all who submitted in
good faith to the requirements of law, he
would also see that justice be done 10 those
who still remain defiant and in the atti-
tude Of rebels to a government whose len
iency has astonished the monarchists of
Europe.
RcsoiUcd, That the persistent refusal of
the leading Southern rebels to ali the
measures proposed by Congress for read
mitting the Southern States to reprcsen-
tation, and especially their contcmptuous
ejtction Of the wise and liberal amend
ments to the Constitution, have fully ius-
tined all the subsequent measures adopted
by Congless, and that the country, and
the safety of its institutions now demand
a vigorous enforcement of the reconstruc-
ton acts.
ResO}Ued, That any officer of the Gov
ernment from the President down, who
will henceforward throw obstacles i'm the
way Of the enforcement of those laws, or
who will endeavor to render them nuga-
tory, as was the case with the first act.
where the u. S. Attorney General gave
opinions at variance with both facts and
clear intentions of the law-making power,
ought to be visited with summary and
condign punishment.
Res0tred. That although we recognize
in Gems. Sheridan, Sickles, and others,
now welding power under the military
acts as old democrats-One
Of whom at least was shining light in
that party-we cordially approve Of the
measures they adopted to restore their
districts to comparative state of peace,
law and order; and that the removal of
either, unless for other causes, would
show an inference that the powers that
be are more desirous of furnishing Union
men for their loyalty than rebels for their
treason.
Re8olUed, That Hon. d. ]. Morrell,
member of Congress from this district,
has proved a faithful and able representa-
tive, everat his post and ready to perform
the duty the people ask at his hands.
DeenI,teH That Gavaru0r CIaaTy has