The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14

FIFTH BALLOT.
John Lore. .............. IA
John Waters ...z3
II. G.. Housel ......... ...I3
NJ. w. McHenry. al
SIXTH BALLOT.
John Lore. ................ .22
| John Waters. 10
NJ. w. McMenry.. 40
SEVENTH BALLOT.
| John Lore. 81
NJ. w. McHenry.. SO
McHenry having received major
ity of the votes cast was declared the
nominee for Jury commissioner.
CORONER.
The names Of DR.. J. M. Gwinner Of
Centrala and DR.. I. w. Redeker Of
Scott were placed in nomination, the
call of the vote resulted as follows:
f. w. Redeker. -. ..... ........4 46
J. M. Gwinner. IS
! f. w. Redeker, having received
the highest convention votes he was
declared the nominee for coroner.
The committee on resolutions con-
sisting of J. J. McHenry, Benton /;
r. G.. +. Kashinki, Briarcreek and w.
T. Greasy, Catawissa, reported the
following resolutions
Resoi,ed, That in Robert f. Patti
son, the Democratic Governor of the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, the
people have an honest, able and fear
less Executive Officer, whose admins
tration OF public affairs recalls and
emulates the glorious days and mem
ory Of Simon Snyder and Francis R.
Skunk.
That the determination evinced by
the Governor to expose, detect and
punish all the participants, official and
others, WAC have been and are connect
ed with theonerous plundering ring of
John Bardsley, proves that We have in
this case. the right man in the right
place, and we take this occasion to
say to Democrats of State and Nation
that if he shall be called to serve his
party and his country in a more ex-
alted position, which indications sug.
gest he may be-he will still be found,
we sincerely believe, the right man in
the right place.
WHEREAS, 1t is the practice of some
of the election districts in the county
to have the officers holding the cleo
ton to number the ballots, and
WHEREAS, Neither the rules of the
Democratic party nor the Act Of AS
sembly governing primary elections
authorizes or requires it to be done
ResoLce,l, That we recommend the
discontinuance of the practice, so tina,
every mans ballot shall be free and
and secret.
Resolved, That the course of oul
,, Representatives in the Lower House
Of the State Legislature, Messrs
+: Krickbaum and Tewksbury, during
the last session, in supporting as they
faithfully did, the equalization of Ia,
Bill and other important measures ir
the Peoples interest, meets our CRATE
full approval, for which we desire te
r put on record, this public acknowledge
, ment.
+ Resolced, That Maj. S. P. Hanl,
+ of Berwick, Daniel McHenry of Fish
! ingcreek, Luther Eyer of Catawissa
Jere Fowler, Of Pine twp. and DAME
, Curry of Centralia be the delegates t
+ the coming state convention with pow
er of substitution.
{ ResOloed, That two conferees from
this county be selected to meet simi
lar conferees Of this Senatorial Dis,
! rict with power Of substitution an,
x. that they are hereby instructed to us
a all honorable means to secure tn,
8 nomination OF Andrew l.. Fritz Esq
as a delegate to the proposed constl
r tutional convention, and that he be al
, lowed to name the conferees
; Resolved, By the Democrats G
Columbia county this day in conven
: ton met: That we are in favor of
Constitutional Convention, as provid
: ed by the last sessions of the Penna
; Legislature, with special reques,
f that secret ballot provision be made
! ResOloed, That as always hereto
fore we have found the course of tn
Hon. G. r. Buckalew in the Nations
House of Representatives upon a
3 questions in which the peoples inter
. ests were concerned especially, o
the side of the people, and oppose
4 to the class, monopolistic and section
al Legislation, proposed by the me
5 nopolists party, during his terms i
Congress and we instruct our Dele
Z gates to the State Convention to vot
for him as one of the Delegates a
t large, to the proposed Constitution;
Convention.
STANDING COMMITTEE.
The members of the standing Con
mittee met Immediately after adjourn
4 ment for the purpose of electing of
GERS for the apcuipo ya,r JTnov. 49,