Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19

MEETING OF CoNGREssroSAL Commentators
b. PACKER, ESQ, UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATED
The Congressional Conferees for the Fourteenth
District met at the Loohiel Hotel in Harrisburg or
Friday morning of last week The following gen
tlsmen were present
Union county-Eli Slfer, jaime, Marshall and
William Van Geeser.
Snyder county--Hon. A. ]. Middleswarth, james
X. Davis and Daniel Bolander.
Northumberland county-Robsrt M. Frck, T s
Haas and Jacob seasholtl.
Juniata county-Hcnry II. Bochtel, Henry II
Wilson and F. NJ. Mickey.
Dauphin county-Jamcs r. Pugh, Col. d. II,
Ettla and George Trullinger.
Mr.. Davis moved that Col. Eli Sifer act as Presi.
dent of the meeting. Agreed to.
Judge Middleswarth and Wm. Van q 0eeser were
selected as Secretaries.
Mr.. Van Geoser offered the following preamble
and resolutions, viz
WHEREAS, A majority of the counties composing
this district having cast their vote for j. b. Pack.
or, Esq. therefore. be it
Resoired, That Mr. Packer receive the unani-
nous vote of this Conve enton.
Resolpca, That tho course pursued by our pre-
sent member of Congress from this district Hon
g. f. Miller, meets with entire appreciation, it
being alike creditable to the country, his party and
himself.
Resoired, That we heartily endorse the nomiua-
tion of Gen. Grant and Schuyler Colfax, md Gene
rails Hartranft and Campbell
Resolved, That we Individually pledge ourselves
to spare no pains omit any exertons to secure
the election Of j. B. Packer, the nominee of this
Convention.
The preamble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and Mr.. Packer declared the unani-
nous nominee of the party.
Mr.. Bechtel moved that n committee Of threo be
appointed to wait upon John b Packer, inform him
of his nomination, and invite him to the conference.
Messrs. Mickey, Marshall and Davis ap-
pointed as the committee. The Hon. Geo F. Mil
Ter and Col. John j. Patterson were also invited.
short time elapsed, when the committee
turned with Mr. Packer to tho conference, md
graduated him heartily and pledged him ardent
support
Mr.. Packer thanked the conferees for the unani-
nous nomination generously rendered, relnarking
that it the proudest day in his life to be selected
as the standard bearer of the great Republican
party, and that he would honestly endeavor to carry
out its doctrine and principles, and labor for the
success Of the ticket.
Hon. Geo. F Miller endorsed the nomination of
Mr.. Packer in few nl.timed remarks, and after
referring to the action of Congress the various
Reconstruction bills, while Andrew johnson had
opposed the adoption of the 18th amendment TO the
Constitution, he congratulated the country that all
but four States wero now represented in Congress
he predicted that the traitorous President would
soon be hurled from power but enreated the mem
bers of the conference to work from now until the
polls close in October next for the nominee of the
party.
Col. Patterson also endorsed the nomination Of
Mr. Packer most heartily, remarking that it made
little difference as the candidate himself thatho
was good and true man Mr.. Packer had always
been his personal and warm friend, and that he
would do as much, and perhaps little more, than
any other single man to secure his election.
The Northumberland conferees assured the con-
ference that Mr.. Packer would be endorsed by his
own county with handsome majority.
The conference then adjourned.