The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-08-11

Tho Democratic delegates from the
several districts of Columbia county,
met at the Court House, in bloomsbury,
Tuesday August 8, 1871, at one o'clock
p. m., and were called to order by VIM.
B. Koons, Chairman OF the County
Standing Committee. On motion of
Judge Baldy, G. II. Buckalew was chos-
en- temporary President of the Conven-
tion, G. B. Jackson and o. p. Ent
were chosen Secretaries. The several
districts were called over and the dele.
gates presented their credentials. When
Locust township was called, objection
was made by w. IL. Reinbold to the
admission of John Snyder, ID. Stineand
j. =. Walter, reported upon the returns
as having the highest number of votes.
On motion, Adam johnson, one of the
persons reported as having lower
number Of votes, was admitted as the
fourth delegate from Locust, and there
upon on motion of Mr.. Reinbold the
returns from Locust were referred to a
member of the convention for examin.
alton. The chair appointed Mr.. Low.
enberg to examine them, who retired
with the delegates and contestant for
that purpose. After Il short time they
returned and Mr.. Lowenberg reported
that the papers and tickets had been ex-
amined, and were found TO be substan-
TALLY correct, showing the election of
the delegates above mentioned, and his
report was accepted. ut appears that
the three majority delegates had been
supported by 100 voters, and the others
by but 49,
The following is the list OF members
in full:
Beaver-IIenry Hintereiter, Isaac
Klingerman and s. =. Slicher.
Benton-B. G. Case, Elias Shultz and
Abraham McNeal.
Berwick-A. ID. Seeley and Charles
Jackson.
Bloom East-C.R. Buckalow, ID. Low
enberg and Thos. Hickey
Bloom West-R. +. Clark and G.. w.
Sterner.
Briarcreek-E. Trowbridge, Daniel
lluulDuCIl anu AttIl Dult.
Catawissa-Shcphen Baldy and jesse
Mensch.
Centrala-Thos. Geraghty and Manus
McBrearty.
Centre--John Hoffman, Adam Hill
and S. Kelchner.
Conyngham North-Michael Foye
and G. Lenihan.
Conyngham South-Thomas Kilker
and Martin Laughlin.
Fishingcreek-Elia I.aubach, Joseph
Runyan, John Thrasher and Hugh
Mcbride.
Franklin-Andrcw foreman and
Moses McHenry.
Greenwood-W Morris, David
Dreibelbis and Samuel Bogart.
Hemlock G. Nevus, Seth Shoe
maker and William GirtOn.
Jackson-John ii. Fritz and Henry
Wagner.
Locust-John Snyder, Daniel Stine,
John =. Walter and Adam johnson.
Madison-John Allen, Hugh McCol-
lum and ii. j. Johnston.
Main-J. w. Kelchner and ]. r. jam
eson.
Mifilin-Samuel Snyder, Isaac An
drews and Jacob Greasy.
Montour-Evan Welliver and Noah
Mouser.
Mt. Pleasant-George Jacoby and II.
j. Welliver.
Orange-O. A. Megargell and G. w.
Pine-John Bruner and Luther Ger.
man.
Roaringcreek-David Long and j.
Longenberger.
ScOtt-O. p. Ent and Eli Hartman.
Sugarloaf-W. A. Kile and Richard
Kile.
On motion, it was agreed that the
should be made in the fol-
lowing order, to wit: Representative,
Associate Judge, District Attorney,
Treasurer, Commissioners, Coroner and
Auditor.
The preliminary proceedings having
been gone through with, Hon. Stephen
Baldy was chosen permanent President
)f the Convention and Messrs. Jackson
md Ent were continued as Secretaries.
Upon proceeding to the nomination
)f Representative, Capt. Brockway and
L. j. McHenry were named and the
roll of members being called the vote
was taken as follows:
For G. B. Brockway-Messrs. King.
erman, Hinterliter, Seely, jackson,
5srHsr McRey ReyGv Clark
aghty, McBrearty, Holman, HiIi, Foye,
Lenihan, Kilker, LaugElin, Mcbride.
Bogart, Dreibelbis, Nevius,
Girton, Fritz, J. Snyder,
slime, Walter, Allen, McCollum, Johns
ton Jameson, j. w. X elchner, s. Snyder
Greasy, Il. Welliver, Mouser,
L. j. Weiliver, Jacoby, Bruner, Long,
Hartman, Ent, w. A. Kile.-4S.
For f. j. McHenry-Messrs. Slicher,
Case, Shultz, McNeal, Rambach,
S. Kelchner, Laubach, Thresh-
or, Runyan, McHenry, Morris, Wag
ner, Johnson, Megargell, Appleman,
German, Longencerger and Richar rd
G. b. Brrckway having received ma
ority of all the votes was declared duly
Nomination of Associate Judge being
next in order, thu names of Tram Derr,
James Lake and David Demott were
(Mr. Clark announced that
he name of Mr.. Grotz would not be
presented.) Upon proceeding to vote
The result was as follows:
For Tram Derr-Klingerman, Hin.
.erleiter, Slicher, Jackson, Buckalew,
Hickey, Clark, Trow-
bridge, Suit, Geraghty, McBrearty,
Hoffman, Hill, Foye, Lenihan, Kilker,
Laubach, Thresher, Mcbride,
Fritz, Wagner, j. Snyder, Slime, Wal.
ter, Allen, McCollum, Jameson, j. w.
Kelchner, Il. Welliver, Mouser, II. j.
Welliver, Jacoby, Bruner, German,
Long, Longenberger, w. a. Kile and
II. Kile.-40.
For James Lake--Case, Shultz, Nc
Neal, Seeley, Badly, Mensch, $. Kelch-
ner, Runyan, foreman, McHenry,
Nevius, Shoemaker, Girton, S. Snyder,
Creasey, Megargell, Apple.
man, Hartman and Ent.-20.
For Jacob Demott-Rambach Bo.
CART, Morris, Dreibelbis, Johnson and
JohnstOn.-6.
Tram Derr having received majority
Of all the votes, was declared duly nom
mated.