Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-12


ULYSSES BIRD, OF Estella.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Dr. Hetrrnenr1 for Acknowledgement
cola for Treasurer-w. M. Cheney
for rCornnlssioner-Ui Ulysses Bird for
Auditor.
The Republican convention of
Sullivan county was held in the Court
House at LaPofte ON Tuesday Sept.
@. At Q o'clock Chairman Cheney
took the stand, called the convention
to order and declared nominations
for chairman in order. Hon. F. b.
Poneroy of Dushore was elected by
acclamation. It was soon manifest
however thst Mr.. Pomeroy was not
in the court room, and William Hull
ESQ.,, of HillsGrove was unanimous
ly chosen. The organization was
completed by the election OF j. j..
Webster of Elkland, R. HI. Guy Of
Bernice, Geo. Simmons of Davidson
and J. W. Rogers of Forksville as
vice presidents and Hon. VIM. A.
Mason of LaPorte and Hon. Il. A.
Strong of Dushore as secretaries.
The delegates next presented their
credentials after which the following
motions prevailed That in dis
tricts not fully represented the dele
gates present be allowed to cast the
full vote of the district; that the
convention nominate but one can
didate for commissioner and one
candidate for auditor. The chair
announced that the next thing in
order was the naming of candidatse
for the various offices.
DR.. Hermann of Dushore was
nominated for Representative by ac-
clamation. Samuel Cole OF Du-
shore received the unanimous vote of
the convention for county treasurer.
The following were placed in nomi'
nation for county commissioner
B. P. Hunslrger of Forks; A. Will
mot of Bcrnice; J. @. Pennington
of LaPorte twp; j. j. Webster of
Elkland w. M. Cheney of LaPorte.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
HunsiDger.
WilmOt.... '''.'iz
Pennington
WeDs
Cheney ..... ...''...'..''.o<
AS there were sixty-four dele
gates no one had majority of votes
and another ballot was ordered:
Before the voting began the name
of B. P. Hunsinger was withdrawn.
Second BALLOT.
.''.'''.'''' ''''''-o
Pennington
webster. "...''.''- '.'''' ''''..-
Cheney
The names of j. G. Pennington
and J, j. Webster were withdrawn
and the third ballot resulted as fol-
lows
Cheney having received the ma
iority of votes was declared the
nominee.
Nominations for auditor being
next in order Ulysses Bird OF Elk
land was nominated by reclamation.
J. w. Aumiller of Shrewsbury and
Geo. w. Simmons of Davidson were
chosen congressional conferees and
w. G. Rogers of Forksville and u.
A. Strong OF Dushore Senatorial
conferees. =. p. Vincent OF Du-
shore was elected chairman of the
Standing Committee, which is con-
stituted as follows /:
Bernice:-Thomas Schell..
Cherry:-W. B.. Cox.
Colley:-William Allen
D0vidson:-D. II. Lorah..
Dushore.-F. P. Vincent.
EzEsand:-John j. Webster
Forks;-William Bird.
ForksyiNe:-J. w. Rogers.
Foa:-J. G. Campbell.
Hills Grove: William Hull.
L0Porte tacp.-,Ioseph Fiester.
LaPorte boro-W. T. Watrous.
Lopez:-William Phillips.
iShreacsbwry:-J. w. Aumiller.
The representation in the next
county convention, based upon the
Republican vote of '8S, as fixed by
the resolution that for the first
twenty votes two delegates shall be
allowed with one more for each
twenty votes or moiety thereof adj
ditional, is as follows:
DISTRICTS. VOTE. DELEGATES.
Republican. vote,
Bernice, 81
Colley, 33
Cherry, az .
Davidson. "a .
Dashore, 10
Eikland, 142
Forks, 81 4