The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21
ELK COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONvEN.
TION.

to call of the Chairman, at the Hayes
& Wheeler Club Room.
A. w. Gray, of Benezette, was
chosen Chrirman of the Convention.
]. J. Taylor, of Fox, and Henry A.
Parsons, Jr. of Ridgway, were chosen
Secretaries of the Convention.
The following delegate were adj
mitted to seats in the Convention.
enezette-Erasmus Morey, ID. b.
Winslow.
Benzinger. - Jas. r. Snadden,
Joseph Eddy.
Fox.-U. w. Rogers, J. j. Taylor.
Highland.-Not represented.
Horton.-Thos Burchfield, c. r.
Slade.
Jay.-A. w. Gray, Justice Weed.
Jones.-John Ernhout, Joseph Tam
bini.
Millstone.-Not represented.
Ridgway.-W. II. Osterhout. j. II.
Hagerty.
Spring Creek.-Not represented.
st. Mary's-Not represented.
Upon motion John Ernhout, Chas.
McVean, and jerome Powell were
elected Senatorial Conferees, and in
structed to present the name of Col
A. 1. Wilcox for the office of State
Senator.
Upon motion J. II. Hagerty, j j.
Taylor, and S. A. Olmsted were
elected Congressional Conferees.
The nomination of candidates being
next in order the following persons
were placed in nomination for Assem-
bly,.
ID. c. Oyster of Ridgway, jerome
Powell, of Ridgway and Chas. Nc
Vean of st. Marys.
The Jay delegates presented the
name of Mr.. Powell, agreeable to in
structions (the full report of the Jay
primary meeting follows this Gonven-
| ton report.) Mr.. Powell thanked the
delegates of Jay township for the COM
pliment, but declined the proffered
honor.
On the ballot being taken d. G..
| Oyster received thirteen votes and
Chas. McVean one. d. G.. Oyster de-
clared the nominee of the Convention.
On motion the nomination of Mr..
Oyster was made unanimous.
A. w. Gray, of Jay and Horace Lit
tie of Ridgway, were nominated, by
acclamation, for the office of Associate
Judge.
j. o, w. Baily of Ridgway, and w
w. Ames of st. Mary's, were nomi'
mated for District Attorney. The bal
lot resulted in Bailey receiving eight
votes and Ames six. Mr.. Bailey was
declared the nominee. On motion
the nomination of Mr.. Bailey was
made unanimous.
Martin Clover of Jay; Joseph Tam
bin i and A II. Aldrich of Jones were
nominated for Jury Commissioners.
On the ballot being taken Glover re-
ceived seven votes; Tambini two, and
Aldrich three. Mr.. Glover was de.
clared the nominee of the Convention
for Jury Commissioner. The nom
ination was made unanimous.
On motion John Ernhout, W. II
OsterhOut, and Erasmus MoIey were
appointed committee to wait on ID
G. Oyster and Horace Little and in
form them of the action of this con
vention.
On motion ordered that the proceed
ings be published in the Elk County
ADVOCATE.
On motion Convention adjourned
sine die.
A. W. GRAY, Chairman.
J. J. TAYLOR. coo,,,s
HENRY A PARSONS, JR. '''
The following gentlemen wer
named for the
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Chairman j. II. Hagerty.
ezette.-Erasmus Morey, G. II
Winslow, r w. Petrikin.
Benzinger - Jas. r. Snadden
Joseph Eddy, David Leslie.
Fox.-J J. Taylor, Silas Meyer, U
w. Rogers.
Highland Levi Ellithorp, Emmet
Hovencamp, VIM. James.
Horton.-Thos. Burchtield, Georg
Clinton, Joseph Chamberlain.
Jay.-Jas. NJ. Brookins, l. E Leg
get, Justus Weed
Jones John Ernhout, James Ma
lone, A. II. Aldrich
Millstone.-Capt. VIM. Kelly, H
Catz, John Moore.
Ridgway.-J o. w. Bailey, H. NJ
Powers, Henry A. Parsons Jr.
Spring Creek.-Hiram Carman, Ed
Rogers, A. Fulman.
st. Marys.-W. C. Spafford John A
Logan, w. w. Ames.