The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-01-21
The Chairmen Meet
FULL DETAILS or THEIR CONFERENCE
At HARRISBURG, JANUARY 7TH.

From the Chamborsburg Repository.
Pursuant to mutual agreement the |
Republican county chairman of the |
Eighteenth Congressional District !
,uet at the United States Hotel, Ha
risburg, Pa. on Thursday January
eth, mt II o'clock, To discuss plans
for taking some action relative TO
future Congressional nominations in
this district. The chairmen present
were Messrs. Rowland Thompson, of
Mifllin II B. Dunn. of Huntingdon;
ID. Il. Higgins, OF Union; q. Nj. Wit
mer. of Snyder W. V. Shirk. of Ju.
niata, and A. Nevin Pomeroy, of
Franklin. The only absent member
was Hon. Scott Alexander, of Full
ton. who was prevented from being
present on account of sickness. He,
however, forwarded letter stating
the views of Fulton county.
On motion Of 4. Nevin Pomeroy,
of Franklin. Rowland Thompson, of
lliillin, was elected President. and
on motion of W. +. Shirk, of Juni-
alta, Nevin Pomcroy was elected Sec
retary. The meeting then adjourned
until after dinner
At 1870 the meeting re-convened.
The President stated the object of
the mecting-that it had been called
for the purpose of taking some ac-
tion toward accomplishing more
satisfactory system OF Congressional
nomination in the Eighteenth dis
trict.
The gentlemen present all agreed
that the best mode of procedure
would be to have Il committee of
three, appointed or elected, as each
county saw proper, to meet Mt the
designated time and place to discuss
the question and take some action
upon it. They, however, felt that
The meeting should be held mt an
earlier date than that mentioned by
Chairman Alexander, as it would be
nearer the time Of primaries in sev.
eral counties, when, possibly, candi-
dates for Congressional nomination
would have publicly announced,
which might to some extent inter
fere with harmonious meeting and
the accomplishment of the purpose
for which the meeting was called
As to how these committees were to
be selected was the subject for con-
siderable discussion, but as the
chairman and county committeeS
are the direh'diepresentativesr IN Soc.
haste ele3o the Mficken m1. riShnce
!uerer.hat tue court 90 into rr heeii ro-
spectlve counties, ana rs the COM
mittees of Snyder and Franklin had
already empowered their chairmen
to appoint, it was decided that the
delegates to the proposed meeting
should be appointed by the county
committees in all counties where
such had not already been done, aud
that they should be composed of
members of the county committees.
This would have the effect of max
ing the committees the direct repre-
sentativcs of the party.
The following resolution was then
presented by Mr. Higgins, of Union,
and unanimously adoptcd
Resolved, That Il conference com
posed of three delegates from each
county in the Eighteenth Congress.
sional district shall meet ut Lewis
town, ON Tuesday, January 2Gth, ut
o'clock, p. m, for the purpose of
considering thcadyisability of chang
ing the present representation in
future Republican conferences of
the Eighteenth Congressional dis
trict, composed of the counties of
Franklin, Huntingdon, Union, Sny-
der, Miillin, Juuiata and Fulton; or
TO formulate and adopt II new sys-
tenn of maxim nominations for Con
grcss in said district
The meeting then adjourned
\ NEvIN PoMEEoY, Secretary.
HoiANp THOMPSON, President.
The above proceedings are pub
Hshed in full with the request that
they he copied by the Republican
papers of the district.
At the last meeting of the Frank
lin County Republican Committee,
Chairman Pomeroy was instructed
10 appoint committee of three to
represent Franklin County in above
meeting, should such be held, him
self to be one of said committee. He
will announce the other two ap-
pointments from the county com