The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-15
democratic county convention.

I1c county Cpuli1lttee, luc COnNcnliOn Nv
sembled in the opera house on Tuesday
morning at II o'clock, and was called to
order by Chairman Clark. On motion of
Major 8. p. Hanley G. B. jackson Esq Of
Berwick, was elected chairman of the con
)vention. On taking the chair Mr.. Jack
son made few remarks, which were re-
ceived with applause. John G. Wenner of
Benton and J. B. Knittle Of Catawissa
were elected secretaries and +. p. Bill
meyer reading clerk. After reading the
votes of the several townships, and the list
of delegates the convention adjourned at
half past twelve o'clock
| AT half past one o'clock the convention
reasscmblcd, The opera house was pack
ed from stage to gallery. Very few con-
vcntions in the history Of this county have
called together so large crowd, owing to
the interest created by the great struggle
for the prothonotaryship. The list OF del
egates was called, and showed every town.
ship with a full representation. The fol-
lowing were the delegates
| BEAvER.-Thomas Downs, VIM. III.
Rhodes, Daniel Singlcy
BERWICK, E-S. p. Hanley, A. ID. See
ley.
| BERWICK, W.-C. D. Jackson, f. p. Hill.
| BENTON. N.-John G. Wenner, John r..
Kecler Jacob s. Karns.
BLOOM, E.-Peter Jones, John w. Fry,
Patrick McFadden, W. Kreamer.
| ntpnN w = n Eraa.a ~ D..l.t...
BMARoREEK. Levi Shaffer, Samuel Sit
| Ter.
| CATAwIssA. Pierce Kiefcr, Jacob King
aman, j. b. Knittle.
| CRNTRALIA.- Currap, James Hef-
from.
CENTRE. Joseph Weiss, A. d. Brader,
VIM. Beck.
CoNYNeHAM, N.--John McCloskey, Rob-
ert Garfield.
| CoNYNsHAM, S.--Patrick Donald,
Thomas Casey.
FIsHINGoREEE.-JohnS Sutton, G. Nj. How
ell, William Long, L. Kunkel.
| FRANKLlN.-Jesse John, John Artley.
GREENwooD.-A. j. Derr, Hiram Demott.
HEMLooK, d. Mcbride, John
Kistlcr
JACKSON. Moses Savage,J. Wilson Kitch.
en-.
LooUsT. Clinton Hover, Chas. Beaver,
David Helwig, jeremiah Snyder.
MADIsoN.-C. Kreamer, w. X. Demott,
Geo. Whitenight.
MAIN.-George Fisher, Chas. T. Shuman
MIFFLIN.-Henry Heller, Samuel Nuss,
Stephen Gearhart.
MoNToUR.-Ed. Wheeler, b. X Rhodes
MT. PLEASANT. Peter Jacoby, Joseph
lkeler.
ORAsGE.-Thomas M McHenry, G. w. Am
norman.
PiSE.-Thomas Gordncr, Joseph Swee.
ny.
RoARINGoREEK,- Peter Hover, Uriat
Fetterman.
SoorT WI. II. Keim, j. b. Ammer
man.
soorr E. George Kelchner, Pete
Jacoby.
SUGARLoAP.--Cl Clinton Cole, Aaron Fritz
The vote for congress was read as fol
lows:
Megargell, 51i.
Ranck, 1St.
DIR. o. A. Megargell was declared tn,
nominee of the county.
DR.. c. w. zimmerman offered he follow
ing resolution
Resolved, That G. c. Barkley, Josepl
Knittle and DR.. John c. Fruit are hercb,
appointed conferees to meet conferee
from other counties of this congressional
district to nominate a candidate to be sup
ported by the Democratic party for Con
gress.
The instructed vote for Assembly wa
then read, with the following result:
Fritz, 80. Tewksbury, III
Bryson, "a Adams, 81
Lockard, "a Knorr, II.
Mr., Fritz was declared one of the nomi
nces, having received more than one-thir
of the convention vote.
SECOND BALLOT.
The nomination Of Fritz left "a votes t
be cast by the several delegations. The re
suit was as follows Beaver cast 70
Bryson Benton two-thirds for Brysor
one-third for Tcwksbury; Bloom East 1 t
Bryson and to Lockard; Bloom West
to Bryson; Catawissa two-thirds to Tewks
bury, one-third to Bryson; Centre one
third to Tewksbury, two-thirds to Bryson
Fishingcreek one-half to Bryson, one e-ha
to Tewksbury; Franklin to Tewksbury
Greenwood l TO Lockard; Hemlock t
Bryson; Jackson to Bryson Locust 1 t
Knorr; Madison 2 for Bryson; Main I
Tewksbury Mitfiin onc-third to Brysor
two-thirds to Lockard Montour to Bry
son; Mt. Pleasant to Bryson; Orange
to Bryson, to Tewksbury; Pine 1 t
Tewksbury; Roaringcreek to Bryson
Scott West 2 to Bryson; Scott East / t
Bryson; Sugarloaf 3 for Bryson, resultin
: rs follows:
Bryson 43 1-3 Knorr 3
Tewksbury III Adams 2
Lockard 10 10
Mr.. Bryson was declared nominated, on
ly 80 being necessary for choice.
PRoTHoNorARY, ETC,
The instructed vote for Prothonotar
was then announced as follows:
Snyder &c. Krickbaum "a.
The chair announced the result in fayo
OF Snyder, and it was received with muc
applause, and calls for "Snyder," VIII
showed his good sense by keeping his seal
So the smoke of the battle cleared ava,
leaving the wounded on the field of battl,
while the victors had the magnanimity t
say nothing of the fallen foes When tn
result for Prothonotary was announced
about onc-third OF those present left tn
hall.
REGISTER AND RECORDER.
The instructed vote for register and r.
sorder was as follows;
, Sterner, 40 Ent,
Campbell. % Eyerly, .
G. w. Sterncr was declared the nomiue
TREASURER
\ The instructed vote for treasurer was
. follows