The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-06-20

w. n. Wallace.
BY direction of the Chairman the
Clerk proceeded to call the list Of dele,
gates, every district in the State res
'ponded.
The first session of the Convention
was occupied in the selection Of officers
and committees, the Convention ad.
.5ourned Nhen the selections had been
made, to 3o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at three
O'Clock, the President, Mr.. Boyle, in
the chair.
The chairman of the committee on
permanent organization read TIE names
of long list of vice presidents and Sec
retaries as permanent officers of the
Convention.
On motion of w. w. Barr, the Con.
vention proceeded to place in nomina-
tion candidate for Judge of the Su,
preme Court, when the following named
gentlemen were recommended
Hon. John W. Maynard, of North
ampton.
Hon. James Ryon, of Schuylkill.
Hon. George Sharswood, Of Philadel~
phia.
Hon. James II. Graham, Of Carlisle,
Cumberland county.
Hon. Walter II. Lowrie, of Allegheny.
Hon. Robert j. Fisher, of York.
Hon. Gaylord Church, Of Crawford
county.
Hon. Benjamin Grant, of Erie.
Hon. George W, Woodward, of Lu.
zerne.
Hon. Henry D. Foster, of Wostmoro,
land.
The name of Hon. George W. Wood.
ward was, at the request of several Of
his personal friends, withdrawn.
BY request of Mr.. MCalmont, the
name OF Hon. Henry D. Foster was
withdrawn.
A motion was made that W. D.
Moore, Esq, be invited to address the
Convention, while the committee on
resolutions were preparing their report
Agreed to.
Mr.. Moore was then introduced, and
delivered very able speech, in which
he set forth the duties of the Democrat,
ic party, the objects to be attained the.
present deplorable condition Of the
country, &c
The committee on resolutions not be-
ing ready to report,
Mr.. Malkley moved that the Conyer.
tion take a recess Of ten minutes. Not
agreed to.
4 motion was made that Judge NJ
Calmout be requested to address the
Convention until the committee on res
olutions were prepared to report. Judge
NJ MCatmont emphatically declined, aud
moved that instead the Convention pro-
ceed to the nomination of candidate
for Supreme Judge.
The names Of candidates previously
nominated were then read, when the
following named gentlemen were also
placed in nomination:
Hon. Cyrus L. Persling, of Cam>
bria county.
Hon. William Elwell, Of Columbia
county.
BALLOT FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
The Convention then proceeded to
ballot, when
John W. Mayuad received II votes.
James Ryan received II votes.
George Sharswood received so votes.
James II Graham received 6 votes.
Walter IL Lowrio received l6 votes.
Robert j. Fisher received 8 votes.
Gaylord Church received votes.
Benjamin Grant received votes.
Cyrus i. Pershing received 2 votes.
William Elwell received 7 votes.
No candidate having received a ma.
jority Of all the votes, the Convention
proceeded to a second ballot.
Previous to the ballot being taken,
the following names were Withdrawn:
Benjamin Grant, Gaylord Church,
Lownie, Graham and Elwell.
I1n the second ballot,
George Sharswood received 85 votes. |
John W Maynard received ! 3 votes.
Robert j. Fisher received 9 votes.
The Hon George Sharswood having
received majority of the votes cast,
was declared the duly nominated candi,
date OF the Democratic party for the of.
fee of Supreme Judge.
Judge Black said he did not vote for
Judge SharsTood. He had known him
however for years, and he further knew
there was not an unsound spot upon
him. [Groat applause He is a man
that will stand by the Constitution, aud
he will give pure law. Mr.. Black
thought that Judge Sharswood ought
to have been nominated for the Office