Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-08-17

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY Con-
VENTION.-Th Democratic County
Convention met in the Court House on
| Tuesday afternoon last at two O'Clock,
and was called to order 10y Chairman
Forster, of the county committee. On
motion, II. y. Sitter, Esq, was made
President Of the'conyention, and +. p.
MuSser, Of Mlllheim, !. W. Runkle, of
Potter Township, and William Kurt,
of Centre Hall. Secretaries.
Every township and borough in the
county was represented, aud the fol-
lowing is Il list of the delegates:
BclloTonte Borough, n. WI. Y. Sitter,
Joseph Fox.
| West Nard-A. Lu6enhaugh.
| Howard Rorough-BaIser Weber.
| NIieSbu"g BprOugh-lameS Jones.
! Millheim BoroGgh-SabStitutc, +. L. MuSSer,
Thiiipsburg Borough-A. V. Carpenter, Solo
| mon smith, Jackson Gordon W. NJ. HelmbAch
'Unionyiile Borough. &. Geary.
| Benner-Ellis Betzcr, James Henderson
| John LUZ, Substitute, ". A. Ishler.
| BoggS-CharleS Mclaughlin, Edward John.
| son, 4. A. kchbecker, Henry Barnharl.
| Bunsde-u. NJ. Mucker.
| Col.ege-JOhn i. RQop, Wm. Tib5ins.
| Curtiu-IhumdS De Long, Peter Robb.
Fcrguson, Old Preciuct-,Iohn Is. Mitchell,
| Wm. Tanycr, Jacob hrumripe.
! New Precnct-Levi Walker.
Gregg southern Precincts j. Herring JJohn
Coldrtn, NJ. l.. Rishel, George Norman, W. ii.
Northern Precinet-Eenjamin stover, John
Haltmoon-John A. Hunter.
Haines--E J.. pcshler, }: w; Ennkle, Il
/ Eauadg, jerry Winkleblech, L. Nench.
| Harris-Saml Ish.er, James hlmpOrt. Jacot
| Weber.
H5ward-Michael Coafer, II. B. Leathers.
| HuSt0n-Honry Hale.
| IibertY-JOhn y. SrOyer. James Linn.
| MariOn-JOhn {. Hoy, James ). Martin.
| Miles-Apdrew Ocker, Henry W. kreamer,
! Newton Brum gard, John limerick, \. L. Near
| hood john @. Smith.
| PattOn-Jom Meckley.
! Penn-Saml Ard, Substitute, II. +. Duck, p
| +. FraRkenberEcr
| Potter Northern Precinct-WillIam Swab
! Joshua Potter. John Arney.
| Potter Southern PrecinCt-Geor-e Rciber, W
! w. Spangler. Jacob MeeSe, Henry Ros sman.
| Rush-hugh McCann, John q. Long, john
! Snow Shoe-Eyre Pyle, Patrick Kelley, E \.
| Nolan.
Spring-John NJ Furey. Substitute, y. \.
| Lucas, Henry R0throek, I. NJ. B.unhart.
! TaylOr-Slm'l Hoover.
! Union-Chares McGarvcr.
! Walker-JOhn 4. SwartZ SOlOmOn Peck, j.
| /. ShafTer. Jacob Dunkle, David DIETRICH.
| Worth-JameS Murray.
On motion W. \. IShler was SubSti-
tuted as delegate in place of Adam Y
Wagner, of Benner township, the lat
ter not being able to attend.
F. P. Musser, of Millheim, was sub
stituted for J. G.. Smith, and Nelson A.
Lucas for Howard Lucas, of Spring
township.
w. C. Heinle, Esq, Of the South
Ward, Bellefonte, nominated Hon. A.
G. Curtin for Congress. Governor Cur
tin was nomina ted by acclamation.
Mr.. Heinle offered the folling resolu-
! tion.
RssOlted, That Robert Mcknight, Charles
| Smith, Esq, and Sheriff j. L. Dunkle arc here
! by appointed Congressional COnfereeS with in.
structions TO use all fair and honorable means
| to secure the denomination of our true ana
! faithful Kepresentatiye IN Congress who has
| as the soldiers friend, Ex-Governor Andrew q.
| Curtin.
Capt. John A. Hunter, Of Halfmoon,
offered the following, as an amend
ment to the above resolution:
ReS0lred, That the DcmocrucyO Ceutrc
! county hereby cordially endorse the course of
/ Hon. A. G. Curtin, in Congress, and CT Hon. G..
! L. AleXa nder. our member OF the State Senate
and that we VIII hail with pleasure their re-nonl-
! nation by the congressional and senatorial
| cOnfereeS.
Res0Joed further, That Mcssrs. Curtin and
Alexander be authorized to select their own
! cOnferecS.
Upon the reading of this amendment
Nh Heinie withdrew his resolution,
and the amendm ent passed without
dissent.
On motion, lion. G. 7. Alexander
was nominated for the State Senate by
exclamation.
Nominations for Assembly being
next in order, Balser Weber, Esq, of
Howard Borough, nomi mated John A.
Woodward, of Howa I'd township.
Jacob Dunkle, Esq, nominated DR..
P. S. Fisher, Of Walker township.
John G. Smull, of Miles township,
nominated Prof. Henry Meyer.
w. G. HeInle, Esq. of Bellefonte,
nominated B. +. Hunter, or Benner
township.
John A. Roop, Of College township,
nominated D. F. Taylor, of LemoDt.
There were only two ballots, the re-
suit Of which was as follows:
FIRST BALLOT.
nun %
" oOu "eSl
IlcN III
LAY lOE''.'"
tlSlef '.'''''''''''' 70
b. z. Hunter having received more
than enough votes to nominate him,
was declared by the Chairman regular
ly nominated by the convention as one
Of the candidates for assembly.