The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-10-13
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONFERENCE

Aft er an extraordinary amount of correspon-
dence and telegraphing it was determined to
meet at Milford, Pike county, on Wednesday,
Oct. 4th. As the district is "ioarfully and won
dertully made" the initial question was how to
get there. Dr. Simington and his conferees
started via Philadelphia and New York, and
managed to get into Milford Wednesday after
noon Maj. Klotz and friends went around by
Easton and New Jersey, and by hiring private
conveyances got in during the night, with the
Monroe delegation in company. The Luzerne
conteroe', supposing there had been an adjourn
ment to the llth, did not reach Stroud.burg un-
til p. m. Tuesday, and then had midnight
ride to the appointed rendezvous Columbia
county started for the battlefield in daach-
ments DIR. Megargell and Co. Supt. Snyder, II
substitute for Isaiah Bower leaving Monday
morning ria Scranton, Dunmore, Cobb's Noun.
tain, &c, TO lIawlcy, over the gravity railroad
and thence to Port Jervis in New York State
There they heard that the Conference had ad-
journed, and were on the point of returning
home, when the report was contradicted, and
Wednesday noon they found Milford Capt.
Brockway, Mr.. Lowenbcrg and J. Terwiliger,
Esq, left on Tuesday morning gia Stroudsburg,
from whence they staged it to Milford dis
tance of 81 miles, reaching there in the evening
Of the same day.
On Wednesday afternoon the Conference met
at he Office of John s. Biddis, Esq,
The list of conftrees beiIg called by counties,
the following gentlemen answered:
Carbon-John Taylor, l.. +. Lentz, III. l.
Packer
Columbia-David Lowcnberg, Jacob Terwil-
liger w. ii. Snyder.
Luzerne-Davd p. Barton, Bernard McMa-
nus $. w. Keller,
Monroe-Linford Marsh, Simeon Barry, |. S.
Case
Montour-L X. Mowrer A. W. Brandon, d.
| i. Gauger.
Pikc-John NJ. Van Akin, D. NJ. Van Auken,
| substituted for George Ainsley,) john ID. Bid
dis.
| Mr.. Snyder nominated d. f. Gauger for
Temporary President. which was agreed to.
| Mr.. Bidds nominated l. X. Mowrer, of Mon
tour, as Chairman of the Convention, which was
agreed to,
Mr.. Gauger nominated w. II. Snyder, of Co,
lumbia, and Mr.. Barton nominated Bernard
McManus, Of Luzcne, as Secretaries, both OF
which nominations were agreed 70.
Nominations for Member of Congress being
declared in order, the following names were
presented.
by Mr.. Taylor, Robert KIotz, Carbon.
| d., H., I rL,rl., Rr,,ly ya,r
Columbia.
BY Mr.. Snyder, o. A. Megargell, Columbia.
BY Mr.. Barton, Francis d. Collins, Luzerne,
by Mr.. Case. A. o. Greenawalt Monroe.
BY Mr.. Brandon, Il. $. Simington, Mon
tour
BY Mr. Bddis, George II. Rowland Pike.
On motion the nominations closed.
II was, on motion, agreed that conierees hav
the right to change their votes before the rcsul
is announced by the Chairman.
Mr.. Van Auken moved that all persons VIII
desire to attend the convention be admitted
3 which was amended by Mr., Snyder by the add
: ton of "until we decide TO exclude them," an
as thus amended was agreed to.
n Up to Friday noon 100 ballo,s had been takeI
I. when an adjournment was secured to Stroud
= burg, Tuesday, Oct, l7lh. The ballots wei
r, mainly complimentary Onee, by the castin
g vote of W. II. Snyder DIR. Simington WI
nominated, and at another time Mr., Greenawa
received the necessary ten votes, but in both IL
Il stances Pike county changed votes before III
result was announced. Our candidates aote
harmoniously.