The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-08-13
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION

'ne county committee. David Lowenbetg.
chairman of the county committee, called ,be
to order. William Evans of Briar.
creek, nominated c. Il. Buckalew for presiden,
ana he was unanimously elected DIR. C. w
zimmerman, of Orange, and Thomas Ginples.
OF Madison, were elected secrctarics and +. p |
bl'Lheyer' Esq, reading clerk, The list Of
delegates was called and the following persons |
answered:
Beaver-James T. Fox, jesse Rittenhouse.
Wm. Hauck.
Benton-W. $. Cole, G. NJ. Gibbons. ]. s.
Kline.
Berwick Bor.-IIudson Owen, W. II. Stack.
house.
Bloom East-George Lockard Eli Jones, Hon.
q. h. Buckalew.
b'oom West-Stephen Kuorr, C. A. Klein.
Briarcreek-William Evans, Chas. Reed.
Catawissa-W. 7. Greasy, c. D. Hamlin, W.
B. Robbins
Centralia Bor,--Patrick McBrearty, Charles
Mulhern.
Cenlre-J. w. Miller, II. Whitmre.
Conyngham N.-Andrew Rooney, Charles Hag.
erty,
Conynsbam S,-Michae Eagan, Patrick Nc.
Donald.
Fishingcreek-J Wenncr, Samuel Cole
man j. f. Hutch ison, Eli pealer.
Franklin-J. 7. Reeder, p. j. Campbell
Greenwood-U p. McHcury, Daniel Welivcr
Hemlock John Kister, J. A. Harris
Jackson-Ezekicl Cole, Matthew MclIenry.
Locust-Danicl Morris, Rolandus Herbine, j.
Beaver, John Billig.
Madson-T. II. Gingles, John NJ. Smith, C.
Kramer,
Man--Dsniel Fedcrolf Das id Shuman.
Mililin-Stephen Wolf, Henry Hotter, Jacob
n. Pifer
Montour-Samuel Gigger, Isaiah Gigger.
Mt. Pleasaut-Amos Wnnich, Miles 1kclcr.
Orange-I. X, Didine, C.. W. zimmerman.
Pine-J. I. Fowler, c. l.. Ssnes
Roaringcreek-William Yeager, d. w. Rarig.
Scott East-Huston Robson, G.. NJ. Baker
Scot. West-H. c. Kelchner, c. G. Trench.
Sugarloaf-A. S. Larish, VIM. A. Kile j. 2.
Fritz.
Convention adjourned until 1870 p. M. On
reassembling, Hudson Owen, of Berwick, was
called to the chair and the reading Of the votes
was proceeded with. The table of votes ap
pears elsewhere. On reading the instructions
on congress, o. A. Megargell received II votes,
c. b. Brockway II and j. NJ. c. Ranck 8. Dr.
Mcgargell was declared the nominee.
The following resolution was adopted
Rcs0lred, That DR.. John X Robbins, Rohr
McIIenry and F. Fruit are hereby appointed
conferees from Columbia county to meet con
ferees from other counties of this Congressional
district TO nominate a candidate to be supported
by the Democratic ary for Congress,
On reading of instructions for State Senate,
the following was the result: +. j. Mcl!enry,
80 votes, W. J. Buckalew, 81 votes, McIIen-
ry was declared to be the nominee.
The following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, The Hon. +. J. McIIenry has
been nominated by this convention for State
Senator, Therefore resolved, that A. D, Seelev
Of Berwick and Frank Wolf of Fishingcreeb,
be appointed as senatorial conferees, with in
structions to use all honorable means to secure
the nomination of f. j. MclIenry for State
Senator in this district.
b, fore proceeding to the reading of instruc-
ton for Representative, c. r. Buckalew, chair
man, explained the rule concerning the voting
of Delegates after their instructions are off The
first reading Of the instructions resulted as
follows.
| Vandersice, sol Brown, 26
| Dewitt, 2Ot knittle, 81
! Fritz, . Derr,
Necessary 10 nomination, 10.
The second ballot resulted the same, and the
name J. +. Derr, he having the lowest vote
was dropped.
The third balloLstood lhls:
Kniule, 81 Dewitt "A.
Vanderslce, S2l Fritz, i
Brown, %
1t was agreed to strike out the wore
second in Chapter II, rule ", line I, so rs t'
read, "ard so on at each successive vote, &c
TThe word second was in the report Of the COM
mitee on the revision of rnl:s, rs published by
them in 1861 The name of Fritz was thel
dropped.
FOURTH BALLOT.
yandersIice, 80! Brown, % %
Knitle, 30 Dewitt, ~
Browns name was dropped.
FIFTH BALLOT.
Vanderslce, Al Dewitt, 2'4
Knittle, Al!
Only ll6 votes were cast, and the chair an
nounced the meaning of the rule to be tina
takes one. third Of the convention vote as pOiteo
to nominate Messrs. NaHder,ice and knilIl
having more than one.thrd the vote pole
we're dec ared the nominees
Il. r Little was declared the nominee 70
District Attorney, having secured all the vote
cast for that office. The convention then ad
journed,
The attendance was large, and everythin
passed OF quietly and harmoniousiy.