The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-08-25
VOL %
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION,

tlOn was Caiieu 10 Or0er by County
Chairman G.. +. Geyer of Catawlssa.
Monday, August sIst at o'clock in
the afternoon. The attendance was
small, there being but one plum to
pick, viz: the County Commissioner
and the result of the primary election
Saturday forsbadowing an over.
whelming majority for Mr.. UT,
the Convention was looked forward to
as tame affair, hence a very small
attendance.
II. w. Ewes of Millvile was elected
Chairman of the Convention, with f..
Skyles McKillip, of Bloomsbury. and
H. ]. Conner of Orange as Secre-
taries.
w. M. Monroe of Montour made
motion that as names of delegates
we're callel they come forward, pre-
sent their credentials and have them
read by the Secretaries. G.. w. Buck
ingham, of Berwick amended the reso.
luton to read that credentials be call.
ed from those only where contests
existed. One delegate raised the
question that suppose there were dele
gates who had no credentials a re
sponse was made that they should not
be allowed scat. Another suggested
that committee on credentials be
appointed. A call of vote showed the
following result: For the presenta-
tation of credentials 81, against pre-
sentation IS. The vote having been
lost the chairman called for the roll of
delegates who responded as follows:
Beaver-J. S. Heller, d. +. Troy.
Benton-I. E. Patterson, J. f. Ed
son.
Berwick, N. E.,-E. P. Wolf, G.. A.
Buckingham.
Berwick, S. E.,-Jas. f. Smith, J. C.
Stiles.
Berwick, N. W.,-O. H. Barnard,
Geo. w. McColla.
Berwick, S. W.,-Eli Sherwood, d.
Reedy.
Bloomsburg, Ist Dist, &C. w.
Brown, f. Skyles McKillip.
Bloomsburg, end Dist.,-A. w.
Duy, w. H. Swentzel.
Bloomsbury, 3rd Dist, B. w.
Hagenbuch, L. ID. Kase, Roy Rails
ton.
Bloomsburg, 4th Dist, - w. H.
Brooke, w. ]. Shut.
Briarcreek,-O. F. Ferris.
Catawlssa Borough-C. c. Willis
6. A. Schwenck, A. F. Harman, J. R.
Deamer.
Catawissa Township-Chas. Yeager,
Martin Breech.
Centralia, Ist Ward-L. E. DAVIS,
Jas. Thompson.
Centralia, end Ward-E. ]. Shaffer,
Jas. r. Edward.
Centre-W. R. Price, Geo. Conner
Cleveland-H. NJ. Yocum, Samuel
Miller.
Conyngham, North-Jas. Kosten-
bauder, Henry Whitaker.
Conyngham, West-J. c. Phillips,
T. f. Snyder.
Conyngham, South W.-John Con-
ner, Mike Gerrity.
Conyngham, South E.-G. H. Left
ler, Jacob Benner.
Fishingcreek-P. J. Weaver, Domi-
nick Warner
Franklin-Alex. Lilley, Henry Got
chaIl.
Greenwood, East-G. B. Patterson,
+. S. Christian.
Greenwood, VIII. A. Meyers, B.
F. Ewes.
Hemlock-T. E. Sands, l. G.. Pur.
sci.
Jackson. A. Butt, f. ]. Sones.
Locust-D. p. Learn, R. M. Wat
kins.
Madison-Robsrt Johnston, Ellis
Hendershott.
Main-J. w. Brown, w. c. Steven
Millville S. B. Kisner, H. w.
Ewes.
MiAlin-R. w. Smith, J. w. Creas.
ey.
Montour-C. c. Eek, w. M. Mon
roe.
Mt. Plea sant-C. Crawford, Jno.
Lee.
Orange-H. J. Conner, l.. f. Will
Jams.
Pine w. H. Hayman, G. X. Park
er.
Roaringcreek-I. w. Cherrington,
A. w. Leiby.
Scott, East-H. M. White, J, ID.
Miller.
Scott, West-I. N. Crawford, nj.
l.. Keller
Sugarloaf, North--W. Ct. Evans, ].
]. Burcher
Sugarloaf, South j, Pennington,
S. b. Hess.
The chair next called for nomina-
tions for members of the standing
committee. No one making an effort