Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-09-04
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION

House, IN Iunkhannock Borough, on
Monday. Sept. End, for the purpose Of
placing in nomination candidates to be vo-
ted for at the next general election.
Maj. L. c. Conklin, Chairman Standing
Committee, called the Convention to order
at o'clock p. NJ.
On motion, Hon. VIM. Piatt was chos.
en- President of the convention.
s. I'll. jenkins, G. Sherwood, and Har.
vey -Sickler were chosen Secretaries.
The list of Townships being called, the
following named persons appeared and
presented credentials as
| DELEGATES.
Braintrim, A. G. Overfeld, Phillip
Thomas. ...
Clinton, s. D. Group, Peter Bedell.
Exeter, Sam'l II. Sickler, Charming
| Sickler. --..- ..
Eaton, John Lee, John Ney.
Falls, Amos T. Dewitt, c. Sherwood.
Forkston, s. W. Geary, Austin P. Bur.
CESS.
Lemon, Geo. Lewis. Theodore Jackson
Mohoopany, Theron Vaughn, VIM Jen.
nings. ..-..
Meshoppen, Chas. Pneuman, S. II. Jen
kins.
Monroe, E. Lyon, VIM. Sickler.
| Moth Branch, Grant Burgess Peter
Hope.
Northumberland. ]. NJ. Carey, E. R.
Halock ..-
Nicholson, Edwin Stephens, Elijah Ball.
.Overfeld, Ii. Fl. Walters, M. V. Tran.
ger.
Tunk Boro, lWm. NJ. Piatt. Geo. D.
Tunk. Township, VIM. NJ. Stark, P.
II. Wilsey.
Washington, Theodore Williams, Wayne
Robinson.
Windham, L. W. Myers, Jasper Fas-
sett.
The following named persons were re-
turnedas
COMMITTEES OF VIGILANCE
Of their respective districts for the ensuing
yea.
Braintrim, George Kennard, Hamlet
Hill, A G Seymour.
Clinton, David Armstrong, Daniel BIZ
dleman, A o Utley.
Exeter, Saml Wall, Benz, Sickler, Fish,
er Gay.
Eaton, George Jayne, John Lee, Bow
ers Hunter.
Falls, Andrew Dewitt, Ira Weed, G "
Sherwood.
Forkston, Russell Coms'ock, Chas Miller
Oscar Farr.
Lemon, George Bebee, 81 Billings, L
Clouse.
Mehoopany, Warren Gof, John Shehan,
Henry Love.
Meshoppen, John Bridget, J. G. DAVIS
Erastus Bowman.
Monroe, c. Schooley, w Watson, Wm
Sickler.
North Branch, W Ho1ie, C Adams, D
s Catlin. ......
Northmoreland, L Winters, J Perry, E
r Hallock.
Nicholson, E N Bacon, N Oakly, J Ste
vens.
Overfeld, Henry Ager, Henry Burgess,
Henry Ii Walter
Tunk Boro, Thos Os.erhout, VIM. S.
Kutz, James Young.
Tunk, Twp, S Neyhart, d 2 Michael,
VIM Ball.
Washington, E Overfeld, Robinson,
w Crawford
Windham, II W Keeney, Chas Fsssctt,
VT Keithline.
- REPRESENTATIVE CoNFERERS.
John Lee and P W Redfeld were cho-
sen conferces to meet conferees of Susque-
hanna County to place in nomination can
didates for Representative in this District.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
The convention proceeded to nominate
candidate for county commissioner. The
| following persons were named for that of
| fee: ...
Wm. B Overfeld, of Tunkhannock Tp.,
Hiram Hitchcock, of Forkston, James
Phenix of Monroe.
A ballot being taken, Vim. B. Ovelfeld
had q, Hiram Hitchcock had 8, and
James Phenix had votes.
Vim. B. Overfeld having received a
majority of all the votes cast was declared
duly nominated. On motion the nomins-
ton was made unanimous.
JURY COMMISSIONER.
For the office of Jury commissioner
James G Fassett, of Windham, received
on first ballot 25 votes, scattering 10.
James G Fass,tt was declared duly
nominated. On, motion the nomination
was made unanimous,
CORONER,
For the office of coroner, DR. A Tripp,
of Northumberland, received on first ballot
% votes, scattering 6. The nomination Of
DR. Al Trip, for the office ofcoroner wa
made unanimous.
| COUNTY AUDITOR,
Hon Henry Love was placed jim nomi.
nation by acclamation for the Office Of
county Auditor,
DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION.
r r Little ESQ, was selected as Senate
rial, and Wm NJ Piatt Esq as Representa-
tive Delegate to the next State convention
STANDING COMMITTEE.
The following were chosen as the Stand
ing Committee for the ensuing year,