The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-10-13
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At eleven O'Clock on Saturday morning
last the delegates met in the Court House. at
Mauch Chunk, aud were ga lied to order by
II, Nj. Mulhearn, ESQ Chairman Of the Re
publican Comfy Committee. The conven
ton then adjourned snd reassemblcd at one
O'Clock p. M, when tho following officers
were elected President, A. p. Carter, Of
Kiddcr; Vice. Presidents, s. r. Cilham, LIE.
hightun, and r. B. Beahm, Mauch Chunk.
Secl etaries, VIM. Henry, OF Lsnsford, aud
Byron Tacy, Of Upper Mauch Chunk.
The following delegates were present and
handed their credentials to the secretary:
f. Mauch Chunks Beckhardt,J j NJ Smith.
Franklin--J X Richard, N Latter, L Horn
South Kldder-A r Carter
Lansiord Hugh Edgar, Frank DAVIS, Capt.
Williams, w C Henry
Lausanne II j Edwards
LehightOn-S K Gillian, J l. Gsbel, D
Kuntz
Leblgh-James Culbert
Lower Towamensing- Ash
Mauch Chunk, LIST Ward-R W Tobias, Il
Beahn, A Remmel, Byron Esser
Mauch Chunk, End Ward Rnbt King, jr,
Byron Tacy, James Walker.
Penn Fqrest--A b Chrstman
Parryville-Cbas Dunlap, Jac Becker
Summit HILL Davis, II McCready, Sam'l
Wehr, David Rice, Wa, Curtis.
W. F. Streeter, of Lehigh Tannery, was
nominated for Associate Judge by acclama.
ton.
For District Attorney, L. M. Mulhearn,
the present incumbent, was re nominated
by accamation. In a lively speech he
thanked the convention for its endors =
ment Of his past record, as evidenced by s
denomination.
For County Surveyor, Dennis Bowman
and VIM. G. Freyman were named. Mr..
Bowman received II votes and Mr.. Frey
man IA. Mr.. Bowmsn's nomination was
then made unanimous.
The Committee on Resolutions, Messrs
R. B Kirby, Byron Esser, j. L. Gabel and
James Ash, reported their resolutions which
were read and adopted.
Delegates to the next State Convention
were then named.
A number of resolutions to the following
effect were then adopted The Republican
party of Carbon county is (l) in full accord
with the Republican party OF the Nation
on the Tatif question, and believes fully in
| the principles of q protective tariff; (2) 1t
| endorses the State Senate on the apportion-
ment bills before tho Legislature (3) Ap
proves and re aifirms the dUctrihes enunci-
ated in the platform and resolutions adopted
by the late Republican State Convention,
and endorses the administration of G. A,
| Arthur; (4) Rejoices in the happy re united
| Republican party OF this State, and in the
prospect that 1884 will see Republican
majority. The two following resolutions
were then carried:
ReSoiUed, That General VIM. Lilly, OF
Mauch Chunk, j. G. Eadie, of Wcatherly,
Stephen Minnich, Of Summit Hill, A.
Prince, of Lower Towameusing, aud Jacub
Hawt, Of Kidder, be and they are hereby
named as Congressional Conerees to repre-
sent the county of Carbon in the Congress
slonal Conference for the year 1883 and
1884
Resolved That Hon. John Leisenring be
and is hereby appointed Senatorial Delegate
to the State Convention tor 1884, and that
Monroe and Pike counties be requested tc
concur in his appointment. That VIM. II
Stroh, of Mauch Chunk, and T. Paul Nc
Evoy, Of Weatheriy, be and are hereby ap
pointed representative delegates to the sut
State Convention for the county Of Carbon