The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-06-26
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

June22. Onmotion of J. G. Black, Esq,
Hon. JAMES BURNS, Of Juniata, was
chosen President, and Hon. a. j. Snive-
ly and c. S. FaXon, Esq, Secretaries.
The following named delegates pre-
sented their credentials and were ad-
1nittcd to seats in the Convention:
Bedford BOrough-O. f. Shannon,
George MardOrff.
Bedford 0WnShip-Samuel Def
baugh, Daniel Heltzell.
BrOad I0p-JOhn G. Figard and b.
F. Edwards.
Bloody Rm-Capt. p. G. Morgart,
Sam'l b. Tate.
C0lerain-H. p. Diehl, 5. II. Feath-
er.
C0uldale-A. w. Swope.
c. VaUey-Jas. Cessna, Esq, F. c.
Morgart.
HdrrisOn-Wm Egolf, S. J. SOuser.
Hope,ceH-W. y. Grove, w. Cor
such.
Jmiata-Hon. James Burns, l.. n.
Fyan, Esq.
LOndORder7y-Sa Samuel Lehman.
LibeTty-Isaac Kensinger, Esq.
Observation-Disclosures Neff, Esq, Hez.
Barkman.
NaDier-G. w. Bowser, Levi Otto.
Prov. EdSt-D. A. T. Black, p. NJ.
Barton.
Pror. JTest-A. J. Morgart, ]. B..
Smith.
,Sartoa-C. S. Faxon, Esq, S. S.
Fluke, Esq
Snake .Sp"ng--John Rooms, Sol.
Reighard.
ScheHsbwg Bor.-John Kemery, A.
st. CSGr-s. NJ. Sleek, John Grif-
fifth.
81. CgairscWe Bor.-And. Blackburn,
j. X. SourS.
Ulaion-J. NJ. Sleek, Francis Beard.
Woodbury. M.--Daniel Barley, ID. B.
Kochendarfer.
Wooddmy 81. f. Noble, J. H..
KOchendarfer.
Wooddmy Bor.-W. G. EichoItz,
Lewis Potter.
On motion of O. f. Shannon, Esq,
the Convention proceeded to ballot for
candidates.
On the third ballot, ID. p. BEEGLE,
of St Clair tp., was nominated for
County Commissioner.
On the third ballot, HENRY EGOLF,
of Napier tp., was nominated for Poor
Director.
On motion, SAMUEL KETTERMAN, of
Bedford borough, was unanimously
nominated for County Surveyor.
DIR. p. Ii. PENNsYL, of Bloody Run,
was unanimously nominated for CorO-
= ner.
VALENTINE STECKNIAN, of Bedford
borough, was nominated, by acclama-
ton, for Auditor.
The following resolutions were then
adopted:
ResOyCed, That +. f. Kerr, p. O..
MOrgart and James Sill be and they are
hereby appointed cOnferees with pow
er to substitute) to meet similar con-
forces from the counties of Adams,
Franklin, Fulton and Somerset, for the
purpose of placing in nomination can
didate for Congress, and they are here
by instructed to vote for Hon. B. +.
Meyers and use every honorable effort
to secure his nomination.
ReSOiUed, That if Mr.. Meyers cannot
be nominated, the cOnfereeS are to use
their best judgment in the selection OF
q candidate.
ResOired, That Peter NJ. Barton, j
w. Tate and VIM. KeySer be and they
are hereby appointed cOnfereeS with
power to substituted to meet similar
confereeS from the counties Of Frank
lin, Fulton and Somerset, for the pur-
pose of placing in nomination a candi-
date for the Office of Additional Law
Judge, and should the Hon. j. Nc
DoWelI Sharpe, of Franklin county, be
presented for that position, they are
Instructed to vote for him and use ev-
cry honorable effort to secure his nomi-
nation.
ResotUed, That l.. n. Fyan, w. c.
Schaeffer and ID. A. II. Black, be ap-
pointed conferees, with power to sub
Stitute) to meet similar conferccS from
the counties of Fulton and Somerset,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for members of the Legislature,
and that they are hereby instructed to
vote for, and use every honorable
means to secure the nomination of,
Capt. ThOs. II. Lyons.
ReSOtCed, That the Chairman of the
County Committee, hereafter, in his
call for the primary elections, desig-
nate the committees to hold such elec-
tions.
ReSOLred That committee of seven
be appointed to revise the rules for the
government of the Democratic party
of Bedford county, such committee to
make report to the County Committee,
prior to the issuing Of the call for the
next County Convention, and the
action of the County Committee upon
such report to be final.
In accordance with the last resolu-
ton, John c. Black, Esq, and Capt.
P. G. Morgart, Of Bloody Run, Hon.
]. G. Hartley, of Snake Spring, Hon.
a. j. Snively, of Schellsburg, G. w.
BOWser and Andrew Crisman, Esq, OF
Napier, and George Elder, Esq, OF
Harrison, were appointeda a committee
on revision Of rules to report to the
County Committee.
The following County Committee was
then appointed for the ensuing year:
j. w. DICKERSON. Chairman
Bedford Bor.
w Berkstresser, Secretary, Bed.
ford BOr.
John Reed, Bedford Bor
Isaac ID Earnest, Bedford TIP.
d Rowland, Broad Top.
jeremiah Thompson, Bloody Run.
S III Feather, Colerain.
J NJ Barnet, COaldale.
James Cessna, &. Valley.
Joseph Cessna, Harrison.
w. Gorsuch, HopewelI.
Thomson Burns, Juniata.
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