Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-01
De,nocraste County Comrensiom

Democratic County C0mressstom,
Tuesday evening, September 23d
1878, was tho time fixed by tho Dem.
ocratic County Committee for tho as
sem bling OF a County Convention Of
Delegates from the several boroughs
and townships of Cleartield county,
elected on tho Saturday previous, for
the purpose of changing, amending
or abolishng the present system ol
nominating county officers.
The Convention was called TO order
by WIN. NJ. Mccullough, Chairman OF
the County Committee, after which
J. A. Blattenbcrgcr, of Osceola, aud
j. b. Shaw, of Goshen, werc elected
Secretaries. Tho Convention being
organized, tho Chairman requested
tho Secrc .aries TO call the boroughs
and townships in alphabetical order,
the Delegates answering to their
names as called. Before proceeding
to the call, Mr.. Blattenbcrger mado a
motion to the effect that where the
delegates elected failed to attend,
known Democrats present should be
substituted. The motion was unani-
mously adopted, after which the
clerks proceeded to call the rolf:
Beccarla-Phiiip Dots, b. Armstrong Henry
Wright.
Bell--Robert Mohafrey, R. c. Thompson, Hen
ry Breth, Jr.
Dloom-wm. Lines, D. W. Chilsor. .f
Boggs-Jamcs II. Waplc, David Mecse, james
Meese.
Bradford ". D. Holt, Jacob Williams, James
Lounsberry, S. A. Caldwell.
Brady--Androw Pentz, Jr., DIR. W. A. Means,
W. S. Luther, Jos. Lines, Jr., J. r. Henderson.
Burnsdo--J. II. Read, Daniel orman, Matt,
Irwin.
cbest--J. d. Miller, T. p. Danbaf, Samuel
Williams. u
Coyington-John Picard, L. NJ. coutriet, Law
renee Plood.
Clcarheld--Gco. L. Read, Israel Test John L.
Cutie, W. A. Wallace.
Curwensvillo-Wm P. Chambers, Jas. Thomp-
son, Ira ShsiIer.
Decatur Richard Hughes, Edward Hughes.
Goshen-A. B. Shaw, j. S. illegal.
Graham-Abraham Hoover, Patrick Curlcy,
Jacob Wilhelm.
Gulich-Capt. McKeirnan, Patrick Flynn.
Houtzdale--Jas. l.. shaw, Christ. fnrel.
Knox-David Erhard, james NJ. Bloom, Geo.
High.
Lawrcnce-capt. Ogden, R. Shaw, u, W. s..
Read Wm. Spaekman, j. J.. Mcpherson.
Moris--J. l.. Stewart, Peter Meyer, All Thorn,
Thomas Kylcr.
New washington--A. d. Bennett, Christ. Is
tricker.
osceola--J. A. Blatienberger, c. Kerrin, A. v.
Carpenter.
penn--James McIntyrc, j. II. Rowlrs, VIM.
Freeman.
Piko--w. A. Bloom, John Owens, J. +. Nc
Kondrich.
woodward-wm. Luther, Geo. Lamborn, Jas
Corney.
Wailaceton--James II. Turner, l aac shimmcl.
The townships of Ferguson, Huston,
Jordan and Karthaus were unrepre.
sented. Yet it was the largest body
Of representative men from all sec
tions Of the county We ever saw in
the county. At this stage of the pro-
ceedings, Capt McKiernan moved, in
order TO test the sense OF the Con
vcntion, that the "Crawford System"
for making nominations be abolished
and the Delegate System adopted. -
Capt. Ogden then offered tho follow.
ing as an amendment:
Re.olrsd, That the Crawford county system Of
nominating candidates is the true popular sys-
ten, and should be sustained by this Convention,
and that Committee Of i've be appointed by the
Chair to suggest amendments to the same for the
action of this Convention.
Resoired, That the question Of change Of
system ought TO be Submitted 10 the people, al nm
election to be held for that purpose.
Mr.. Wallace then moved, as an
amendment to the amendment, the
following:
Resoircd, That the system Of nominating can
didptes heretofore IN use in Clear6eld county by
the Democratic party be and the same Is hereby
abolished and reseindod. and in lieu and instead
thereof, the delegate system be and II is hereby
substituted, to take effect at the elections of 1874
and that the party organization bc controlled,
governed and directed b. the following ruics.
|. The organization Of the County Committee
shall be and remain NJ now constitutcd--that is one
member for every borough and township, and n
Chairman, which Committee shall be selected an
nually by the delegates, and their term OF Office
shall begin at January following their election.
2. The number Of delegates to which each dis
trict is entitled Is based upon the following rule
that is to say Each election district in the
county polling one hundred Democratic votes or
less, shall bo entitled to two delegates absolutely
aud for each additional snc hundred Democratic
votes or fraction rreatcr than ono half thereof
polled n said district at the last preceding Gov
ernors election, an additional delegate, and un-
der this rate the following allotment Of delegates
is now made: