The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-15
COLUMBIAN DEMOCRAT COLUMBIA COUNTY



sRooNp BALLOT.
Shuman's four votes were castas follows .
Catawissa, / TO PAIR, Centre, to Fisher,
$. Conyngham, | to Parr Fishingcreck,
TO Parr The vote then stood as follows !,
Pohe, 40 Edgar, 81
Parr, 30 Fisher, 10
Girton, "a Reichart.
No nomination.
THIRD BALLOT
Reichart having the lowest number OF
votes, his name was dropped, and his nine
votes and Shuman's four were cast by the
delegations. Beaver gave to Parr and
to Pohe. Benton, I to Parr, Bloom east,
TO Parr, Briarcreek, 1 TO Fisher, Catawissa,
to Parr Ccntralia, 1 TO Fisher, Conyng.
ham South, 2 TO Parr, Fishingcreek, 1 to
Parr Main, to Fisher, Scott west, 9 to
Parr
Pohe, Al Edgar, 25
Parr, 35 Fisher, IA
Girton, %
No nomination Edgar was dropped.
FOURTH BALLOT.
There were 81 loose votes cast as follows.
Beaver, 9 to Parr, Benton, to Parr, Bloom
east, to Parr, Briarcreek, 2 TO Parr, Cat
awissa, to Parr, Centre, 1 to Parr and
to Girton, Conyngham south, 2 TO Parr
Fishingcreek, 2 to Parr, Greenwood, to
Pohe, Main, 3 to Parr, Mifllin, to Parr,
Mt Pleasant to Parr, Orange, to Parr,
Pine, to Parr, Scott w. to Girton, to
Parr, Sugarloaf, to Parr.
Pohe, A Girton, 26
Parr, 45 Edgar, %
No nomination, Edgar was dropped.
FIFTH BALLOT.
Beaver gave to Parr and to Pohe
Berwick East 2 to Parr, Berwick West 2 to
Parr, Benton 9 TO Parr and 2 to Pohe,
Bloom east to Girton, Brarcreek 2 tc
Girton and to Parr, Catawssa to Parr,
Centre to Parr and to Girton, Conyng
ham N. ! to Pohe, Conyngham S. 2 to
Parr, to Pohe, Fishingcreek 2 to Pohe
2 to Girton and 3 to Parr, Greenwood / tc
Pohe, 1 to Girton, Jackson Q to Girton
Locust to Girton, Madison 1 to Parr,
Main to Parr, to Pohe, Miffiin to Parr,
Mt. Pleasant to Girton, Orange to Parr, I
to Pohe, Pine to Parr, Roaringcrcek to
Pohe, Scott W. to Parr, to Grton, Su.
garloaf to Girton, 1 to Parr and to Pohe
making the vote stand
Pohe 50 Girton 80
Parr 40
Pohe and Parr were declared the nom
nees.
AUDITORS.
G. G. Barkley nominated for county a,l-
ditor, Jacob L. Welliver, of Greenwood
Col Freeze named Il. NJ. Tewksbury, O
Catawissa and J. B. Knittle named Ell
Robbins of Fishingcreek. There was nC
| nomination, and Mr.. Wellivers name wa,
withdrawn and the nomination of Tewks
| bury and Robbins was made unanimous
On motion of Col. Freeze, Geo. f. Elwel
| was reelected member of the State Com
mittee. j. B. Knittle offered the folowin
resolution, which was adopted;
Resolved, That Charles G. Barkley, Johl
y. lOCuIl ID. Il. rTult isaiah bower ant
Rohr McHenry be and the same are hereb,
constituted and appointed a committee /,
revise THE rules of nomination of th
Democratic Party of Columbia Count,
Pennsylvania" and that they report TO tn
chairman of the Standing Committee oil
| or before the first day of April A. d. 1SS
and that the said chairman call specia
convention on or before the first Tuesda,
of June A. d. 1885 for the purpose of tax
| ing such action upon the report Of sait
committee as may then be deemed expedi
lent and proper.
| Col Freeze offered the following resolu
ton, which was adopted unanimously
| Resolued, That Rule 1st of Chapter 1st b
30 amended as to read as follows:
| The annual county conventions be he'll
in Bloomsburg at the Opera House, on tn
last Tuesday in July, at IL o'clock A. NJ
and the Delegate elections shall be held o
the Saturday before, at the places of hold
ing the general elections in the sewers
election districts, between the hours
three and seven o'clock in the afternoon.
The convention then adjourned