The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-08-11
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

At m early hour on Tuesday morning last
the unusual excitement on the street indicated
that sometbng Vt importance was about to take
place, and by ten O'Clock a large crowd had as-
sembled
At eleven o'clock the Convention assembled at
the Opera House aud was called to order bv
Warren j. Buckalcs, Chairman of the Standing
Committee. ,lOn toolipD Of Il. "a Harr, Erq,
Hon. {. X. Bnekalrw was elected President of
the Convention. On motion OF E NJ. rewks.
bury Col. J. G.. Freeze, Allen Mann and Isaiah
Bower, Esqs, were elected Secretaries. The
returns from the various townships were thon
handed in, and the following delegates respond
ed 1:
Beaver--Allen Mann, Isaac Klingcrman, n.
Bredbender.
Benton--Reuben Gibbons, T. b. Cole, Russell
karns.
Berwick-Isaah Bower, j. G.. Jacoby.
Bloom E.-B +. Zarr c. h. Buckalew, d.
Mcdonald, John 'Bcaghem.
Bloom W.-Stephen Knorr, J. G. Freeze.
Briarcleek- Slafer, Lewis Deitterick.
Catawissa-M. V. r. Kline, John Kiefer, +.
NJ. Tewksbury.
CentEalia- a-Thos. Gerly, Manus McBrearty.
Ccntrc--JohnI Weiss, Ed. Hartman, Allen
Shcllhammcr.
ConynghaM, y .--Bryan Kane, Thomas Chap
man, Chas. Doughery.
Conyngham S.-John Crane, John Monroe.
Fishing Creek-Cyrus Robbins, Frank Wolf,
b. +. Edgar John Drescber,
Franhlin-Jes-e John, J. c. Knttle.
Grccnwood-W Davis, Clinton Dewitt, |.
A. Dewitt.
IIemlock = Aafon' Smith; Seth Shoemaker
VIM. Girton.
Jackson-Moses Savage, J. II. Fritz
Locust-D. $. Helwg, Dan. llouck, Jacob
Long, Charles Miller.
Madison Sam Farnsworth, j.. A. Watson
J. Welliver.
Main-W. T. Shuman, Reuben Shnman.
Naturalization Schweppenheiser, A. j
Berninger Adam Miller. .... ..,..f. f..', ne.
Montour-John Gordon, Jackson Walter.
Mt. Plehsant-Jos. Ikeler, Amos Wanich.
Orange-Abner Welsh, A. b. Herring
Pine-John Fowler, John Bruner.
Roaring Creed-N IIouck, VIM. Honck.
Scott-J.S S. Bachman, T. W. Hartman.
| Sugarloaf-B. f. Peterman, A. X. Fritz, A
| l.. Fritz
| Col. Freeze, from the Committee ON Rules ap
pointed at former Convention, reported tn,
| following amendments of the Rules, in part con
formed to the Committee report as heretofor,
| published in the COLUMBIAN:
| |. The arrangement of the Rules under ap
propriate heads shall be as proposed by tn,
| Committee.
.. The fifth Rule shall be more clearly ex
pressed, as proposed by the Committee and tn,
last clause Of the eighth Rule shall be strucl
| out. ...- . a .
| 3. Instructions shall be recorded and an
nounced from the returns as votes given: unin
| struCted votes to which district shall he enti
tied, shall be cast by its delegation, each mem
Der Of which shall have an equal voting powe
upon the nomination.
4. A tie in the election of delegates shall b
determined by lot; tie upon instructions iron
a district by dividing the vote and upon nom
inaiiOn in Convention by preferring the candi
date having the highest popular vote in tn
County.
3. Instructions shall be required upon count,
nominations for which candidates are announces
in the newspapers, except for Coroner, Surveyo
and ,Auditors--and delegates without such il
structions shall not be permitted to vote.
t. Votes less in number than n number sufi
cient to elect delegate cannot instruct; i,
instructions may be given for Il second choice a
we'll as first, but only expressly and not cor
structively ; and all nominations made or vot,
given in violation of instructions shall be voic
7. lii Rule XIV. insert SECOND vote' instea
of fourth vote" in regard to striking off nam,
Z, lowest in vote.
t AT the suggestion of Mr.. Tewksbury, Of Gait
wissa, the following construction of the Rul
was added 10 the report, to wit .'"No candida
having one-lourlh Of the instructed vote shall |
allowed to withdraw lis name, but shall be sal
ect TO these Rules" ..
The reported amendments with this additio
: were then adopted by the Convention, on d
vision by vote of 81 to 10. '"a "a
The Convention then adjourned to meet
half past one o'clock. Upon Resembling pul
snant to adjournment, the returns upon the Con
gression.l nomination were read, and were ,
; follows: .,. ,...,.