The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-08-11
Democratic county convention.

| tit ttiit hitt Ut lIt ODtIu lluuSt OD utH-
day at II o'clock. The meeting was call
cd to order by G. A Herring Chairman of
the county committee, and the following
officers were elected; Chairman, Il. II.
Ikeler; Secretaries, DR.. L. j. Adams of
Briarcreek, DIR. G. A. Haines, of Beaver
Reading Clerk, F. p. Billmeyer The list
of delegates was called over and they an
| swercd to their names as follows;
Beaver-John Shell, DIR. Haines, Henry
Eckrote.
Bcrwick-D. w. vanatta, J. II, Diet
| terich.
Benton-Thomas MclIenry, T.. b. Beish-
line, ii. +. Everett.
Bloom, E.--Eli Jones, G. NJ. Lockard,
James Lennon.
Bloom We. r. Keller c. H. Sterncr.
Catawissa--Gideon Haldeman, VIM.
Berkhimer, Lloyd T. Miller
Centralia-Patricl Curran, James Brady.
Centre--J. s. Mann, Benjamin Stincr
Conyngham, N-Charles Dougherty,
Henry Gerity.
Conyngham, S.-Thomas Madden, A.
Dougberty.
Fishingcreek-E. p. Bender, NJ. A. Am
norman, Y. II. Edgar j. A. Karns.
Franklin-Jacob Artley, Washington
| Parr.
| Greenwood-A. j. Derr, s. Il. Beringer.
| Hemlock-Seth Shoemaker, James Cir
| ton.
Jackson-Geo. Wagner, Clinton Lewis.
| Locust-Daniel Stine, J. s. Scott, Hen
ry Beaver, Obadiah Yocum.
Madison-T. F. Weliver w. J. Allen,
Robt. Fruit.
Main-C. T.. Fisher, j. Bauma n.
Mifflin-J. E. Snyder, Samuel Nuss, c.
W. Hess.
Montour-Petcr Heinbach, r. d. Dar-
lington.
Mt Pleasant-Amos Wanich, Joseph
keller
Orange-Wm. Fleckenstine, John Mas
teller.
Pine-P. w. Sones, A. Z. Girton.
Roaringcreek-H. G.. Helwig, Jacob
Longenberger.
Scott, VIC. G.. Trench j. Terwiliger.
Scott, EFF. w. Redeker, William
Petit.
Sugarloaf-D. II. Stedman, John A..
Kline, w. A. Kile.
The reading clerk then read off the vote
as cast by each township for the several
candidates, as shown in the table printed
elsewhere.
At 12 m. the convention adjourned UNI
til 1.30 p. m.
Convention met at 1.30 p. IN. After call
ing the list of delegates Mr.. E. b. Beishline
of Benton township offered the following
resolution which was adopted
Res5lyed that Hon. John G.. Freeze and G..
B. Jackson Esqs., be appointed conferees
| for Columbia county, to meet similar con-
ferees from Montour county, to nominate a
candidate for President Judge of the Goth
Judicial District of Pennsylvania And the
said cOnferees are hereby instructed to use
| all honorable means to secure the nomina-
ton of Hon. William Elwell for the SAID
office.
DR.. L. j. Adams offered the following
resolution which was adopted
Resolved. That James NJ. Dewitt and r.
ID. Darlington, Esqs be and are hereby APP
pointed Senatorial Conferees to meet with
similar Conferees of this Senatorial District,
with instructions to use all honorable
means to secure the nomination of Hon. L.
j. Mcl1enry for State Senator.
+. P. Billmeyer read the following reso-
luton which was adopted
Resolred. That Cyrus b. McHenry of
Fishingcreek, David Lowenberg of Blooms
burg and John G. Yocum of Catawissa be
| the conferees for this county to meet in
| district conference to nominate n candidate
for Representative in Congress with in
structions to support c. r. Buckalew and
with power to depute or substitute other
Conferees to serve in their stead.
Mr.. Beishline stated that he was author
lied to withdraw the name of Isaac Glib
bons as candidate for the Legislature. In
structions were then read off by the read
ing clerk resulting on the first ballot as fol-
lows:
Dewitt 25 Gibbons
| Vanderslice 40t Fox 12
Hamlin 1S Bryson 33l
| SECOND BALLOT.
Dewitt 26A Bryson 4l4
| Nandersllcc 468 Hamlin 20
II. j. Vandcrslice having received more
than As votes was declared duly nominated
| THIRD BALLOT.
Bryson 4st Hamlin 10 SO
Mr. Bryson was declared nominated.
| Mr.. Billmeyer read the following resolu-
ton:
| Resolved: That this Convention strongly
condemns the lavish appropriation of public
money by Congress, made at the late ses-
sion, and also the keeping up of war taxes
in time of peace, and heartily approve the
course of Hon. Robert Klotz, our Repre-
| sentative in Congress, in opposing the
| River and IIarbor bill and sustaining the
| Presidents veto thereon.
| The instructions for Sheriff were read
with the following result;
Moury 81 Wolf 8
| Swank %
| Mr.. Moury having received more than n
majority of votes was declared nominated
for Sheriff.
| John p. Hannon and D. r. Coflman were
named for the Office of Coroner. A ballot
was taken and Harmon was nominated,
W. A. Kile named John A. Kline, for
Jury commissioner, and G. w. Sterner
named George A. Derr' Derr was chosen
as nominee.
r. d. Darlington offered the following
resolution;
| WHEREAS the Democratic State Conven-
tion recently held at Harrisburg adopted
new rules for the government of the party,
which rules pro 'ide that after January 1st
1883 the State Central Committee shall
consist OF one member from each county,
to be elected under the rules of the local
organization, therefore
BE Resolved; That the said member
| of the State Central Committee for Column
bia county be elected each year at the Dem
ocratic County Conventions and the person
receiving majority of all the votes cast
shall be declared elected.
Geo. Z, Elwell was elected member of
the State Central Committee, and the Con-
vontion adjourned The meeting passed
off quietly. Owing to the fact that many
farmers are busy getting in their oats, and
| the extreme heat there were not rs many