Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-05
LANCASTER sEPTEMBER
STATE POLITICS.
BREAKING A srUBHURN DEAD LuC

STATE POLITICS.
BKEAkINs A srUBEuRS DEAD Luck
Evans Nominated for Congress In tho Bucks
Montgomery District Aftor = LoDs
aud Exciting Struggle.
The Republican convention of tho 7th
congressional district again met in Frecd's
hall Monday morning to finish its uncom-
plcted labors. Tho candidates were early
on the ground, receiving their friends at
their hotel headquarters.
The convention got to work promptly at
II o'clock and the Oath ballot was taken.
It was almost similar to the first ballot
and resulted: Weand, 34t; Evans, "a :;
Thropp, 254 GOdshalk, Is; Bean, ST !;
RenDyson, 81. Up to the end of the 6Sth
ballot, when the convention adjourned
for dinner, the result of tho balloting did
not change materially.
On reassembling the chairman read a
communication from Congressman God
shalk, Withdrawing, for the sake of Re-
publican harmony, and tho sixty-ninth
ballot showed that Godshalk's fifteen
delegates voted For Bean, 1 Weard,
2 Thropp, 3, and Evans, Q. Up to the
seventy ninth ballot, when tho convention
took a recess for half an hour, Weand
fell to 81 and then steadily increased to
36i. Evans was as nigh as 46, but fell to
36. Thropp on two ballots had 40i, but
fell to 81. On the seventy. eighth and
seventy ninth ballots new men were inter-
jected. After the ninety third ballot,
Thropp withdrew his namo. The ninety
fourth ballot began with more than usual
excitement. The result was: Evans,
5S4-37 from Bucks and 21l from Mont
gomery-and Wcand, 54l-2l from Bucks
and 33a from Montgomery. This elected
Evans, and the successful candidate was
brought before the convention and made
a speech. Wand promised to support
the ticket, as did Thropp. and the conven-
tiOn adjourned.
In the Carbon county Democratic con-
vention Edwin Snyder, Lehighton, and
John j. Gallagher. Of Beaver Meadow,
were nominated for tho Legislature; Geo.
w. Esser was renOminated for prothono.
tary and Charles w. Lentz for sheriff.
Allen Craig, A. e. Brodhcad and DR.. J..
q. Kreamer were appointed senatorial
cOnferees, and Judge IL. E. Packer, Judge
Charles e. Meedsen and Michael Carridy
were appointed congressional couferecs.
Tho conferees were uDinstructed, but are
known to be for and will present the name
of A. G. Brodhead for the consideration
Of the conference.
For Assembly the Republicans Of
Mifllin county nominated Ira Thomas, of
Armagle township. John p. Taylor, of
Brown township, was Endorsed as candi-
date for Congress, with power to choose
his own cOnferees. Samuel Sterrett, of
Decatur township. was elected senatorial
delegate to the next state convention,
Joe NJ. Woods representative delegate and
Lafayette Webb, of Lewistown, chairman
Of the county committee.
The Democracy of Susquehanna county
in convention made the following Eomi-
nations: For Congress, George A. Post /;
for state senator. Eugene O'Neil; for
representatives, J. p. A. Eingley, J. G..
Wheaton for prothonOtary, J. +. Butter
field for jury commissioner, George
Harvey. The convention was full and
enthusiastic. Speeches were made G. A..
Post, NJ S. Allen aud O'Ncil. The state
ticket was heartily indorsed.
In the Republican county convention in
Lebanon, the nominations were made for
the first time by an open ballot. S. F.
Barr was reuOminated unanimously for
Congress, Josiah Funck for judge, L. G
Kline, and J.J. Euston for Assembly,
Frank Ream Tor parliamentary, Frank
Boesherc for sheriff, Henry Kern for direc-
tor of the poor and Cyrus Ristonbatt for
coroner.
Democratic nominations were made in
snyder county rs follows: For Congress,
Thomas ]. Smith for assembly, DR.. J.
Sweigart for prothonotary, A. kreeger
for recorder, Miles Wctsel; for associate
Judge, NJ. L. Shroyel.
The Democrats of the Twentieth sena-
torial district (Lackawanna and parts OF
Luzerne county, nominated ex.Judge
Stanton for senator on the fourth ballot
after close fight, tho decisive vote stand
ing: Stanton 36. White 81. 1t is
claimed by White that there was fraud in
counting the vote, and he will publish a
card in tomorrow papers claiming the
nomination.
The Democrats in tho Lackawanna
portion Of tho Eleventh congressional dis
trict have appointed F. A. Beamish, o.
p. Bigliu and E. J. Lynott conferees,
with instructions to use all honorable
means in their conference, which meets at
Mauch Chunk on Wednesday, for the
nomination of cx- Senator Buckalew. 1t
is thought the Luzerno cOnferees will 20
to Buckalew early in tho fight, ard that
as soon as the Monroe county confcrecs
have expended their strength in favor OF
J. L. Storm they will go to the Columbia
statesman. This would give Mr.. Eucka
lew twelve of the twenty one conferecs
and secure bis nomination.