The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-10-13
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GENERAL CoFFRoTH NoMIN ATED FOR con
GREss BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE

GREss BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE
The Democratic Con gressionaI Conference
met in Altoona, on Thursday of last week.
for the purpose of nominating a candidate
! for Congress frOmths district. The follow
/ ing named gentlemen were present as con-
/ ferees from the respective counties compris
/ ing the district
Bedford-.Judge w. G. EIeholtz Dr. A.
/ Enfield and Hon. J. NJ. Reynolds.
Bair-A.J Riley, Esq, and Messrs. P. S.
#. Dorsey and Frank NJ Davis.
/ Cambrla-Messrs. G. J. Mayer, Caron
( Leahv and Hon. John FenlOn.
7 SOmerset-Messrs John Thompson, Henry
I Schlag and s. j. Hoffman.
On motion of Mr. Riley, of Blair, Hon
John Fenlon, of Cambria, was made presi-
dent of the conference. who, on taking the
/ chair delivered very neat and pointed ad-
! dress.
on motion of Mr.. Davis. of Blair, J. J.
( Hoffman, ofSomerset, was elected secrbtary,
After some preliminary remarks and in
: terchange Of sentiment the conference pro
/ ceeded 10 the nomination of candidate.
( Hon. J. NJ. DevnOlds. of Bedford nomina-
ted A. II. CoffrOth of Somerset
A. J. Riley, Esq, of Blair, nominated A.
V. Dively, Esq, of Blair.
The conference then proceeded to vote
/ the conferees from the counties Of Bedford
7 Cambria and Somerset voting for Mr.. COT
froth. and those from the county of Blair for
Mr. Dively
Before the vote was formally announced
Mr. Divelv appeared before the conference
and requested his conferees to change their
votes to Mr.. COffroth, which, on motion of
Mr.. Davis. of Blair. was done, thus making
his nomination unanimous.
A committee of four, consisting of Messrs.
Riley EichOltZ, Mayer and Schag, was ap
pointed to notify Mr.. Coffroth Of HIS nomina-
ton.
Messrs Reynolds, Riley, Thompson and
Leahv were appointed a committee on resO-
lutions, who, through the chairman, pre-
sented the following
Rcsorrcd That II Is the sentiment of the Deuoc-
racy Of the Seventeenth Congressional District
that in the Legislation Of the country our repre-
view the protection Of American industries and
we hereby pledge the vote and support of the can
didate this day nominated to the maintenance OF
tariff for such protection.
Resolred That we condemn the extravaganza
and waste OF the recent Republican Congress and
that its lisre I'd of the great demand of the peo-
pie for the reduction Of the burdens Of taxation.
shows that its party is not again entitled 20 their
ResoIgsd That We endorse the principles con-
tained in the platform adopted by the recent
Democratic Conventiou at Harrisburg that the
election Of }the the ticket nominated by that con
veuttOn VIII be tire beginning Of better day for
this ring and bOss-ridden commonwealth.
ResoIued. That with Hon a. II. Cofroth our
candidate this dav nominated for Cong ress. the
Democracy of this district has a standard bearer
worthy to lead hem 10 victory aud we pledge
ourselves TO all honorable efforts to his
election in November.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed
At this stage of the proceedings Mr.. Riley.
of the committee on nominations, introduced
the nominee, Hon. 4. II. COffrOth, who in
an eloquent add ress of some length thanked
the conference and accepted the nomination.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. CoffrOth's speech
Mr.. Dively was called for. and responded in
his usual happy style, pledging himself
warmly and heartily to the support Of the
nominee and predicting his triumphant elee-
ton.
On motion of Mr.. REYNOLDS a vote of
thanks was rendered the President and Sec
retarv of the Conference for the efficient dis
charge Of their duties
4 motion to publish the proceedings of the
Conference i'm al the Democratic newspa-
pers of the district was adopted, after which
the Conference adjourned sine die