The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-08-17

Bogert.
Scott, W.-Jonah Townsend, R. c.
Johnson.
Sugarloaf, NE. J. Flynn, J. M.
Shultz.
Sugarloaf, S.--Brad. Long, H. S.
Cole.
Col. ]. G.. Freeze was substituted
for E. b. Clark in Bloom, 1st district
Z. R. Housel for Geo. Sterling in
Bloom, end district w. B. Taylor
for B. B. Freas in Bloom, sd district
Albert Herbine for C. H. Campbell ;
Harry Rhoads for Harry Fornwald in
Bloom, 4th district c. f. Randall
for w. B. Shock in Catawissa borough.
At 80 the convention adjourned
until 1880, when the convention vote
for congress was read, and Hon. G. r.
Buckalew was unanimously nomi.
mated. On motion of J. r. Townsend
the convention selected Col. 7. G..
Freeze and Rohr McHenry as con-
gressional conferees. The convention
vote for State Senator was then read,
and ]. Henry Cochran having received
the full convention vote, was declared
the nominee of this county. Col.
Freeze offered the following resolu.
ton:
Resoived, That Samuel A. Goodhue
and William II. Rhawn be and hereby
are constituted Senatorial Conferees
from Columbia county, to meet with
the Senatorial Conferees from the
counties comprising this, the Twenty
fourth Senatorial District, and place
in nomination candidate for State
Senator in this District.
Said Conferees are hereby invested
with the power OF substitution, and in
structed to vote for J. Henry Cochran
of Lycoming county, as the choice of
the Democracy of Columbia county,
and to use all honorable means to
secure his nomination.
The vote for Representative was
then read with the following result {:
Fritz ga, Greasy 81, Tewksbury II.
Fritz and Greasy were declared the
nominees.
The instructed vote for Sheriff
stood as follows: McHenry 4S4,
Black 3Sa, Hoffman 7, Smith 2. ].
B. McHenry was declared the nomi-
nee. The following persons were
nominated for Jury Commissioner {:
A. R. Fritz, Sugarloaf, Albert Herbine,
Bloom, John Lore, Greenwood, Will
lam Lord, Bloom, John Waters,
Scott Tie list of delegates was called
with the following result; Fritz 81,
Herbine AZ, Lore IA, Waters 10. No
nomination. A second ballot was
taken with the following result; Fritz
2S, Herbine 50, Lore II, and Her
bine was declared the nominee.
For csroner Andrew ]. Lenihan
and Thos. Boran of Centralia, and
DR.. T. c. Harter of Bloomsburg, were
named. The vote resulted as follows {:
Lenihan So, Boran 6, Harter Sc, and
Lenihan was nominated.
Col. Freeze offered the following
resolutions
The Democracy Of Columbia county
in convention assembled repeat and
re-assert their entire confidence in the
soundness Of the principles enunciated
and adopted by the Democratic
National Convention of 1899, and in
accordance Herewith, do unanimously
Resolce, That the reduction of tariff
upon the prime necessaries of life,
namely, food, clothing, shelter and
fuel for the people, by the Wilson
Tariff Bill, and similar abolition or
reduction upon raw materials required
by our manufacturing industries pro-
vided for by the same bill constitute
a wise and benehcent change in our
system of revenue, will greatly benefit
the laboring men and producing in
terests of our country, and will entitle
those who have supported in good
faith this great measure of reform to
the gratitude and thanks of the Ameri-
can people.
Resoloed, That the administration
of President Cleveland is in the opin-
ion of this convention entitled to the
approval of the American people,
having been characterized by integrity,
wisdom and courage, and that in par
ticular the position of the President
upon tariff reform and other measures
of legislation recommended by him to
congress, deserve warm commen-
dation.
Resolyed, That the administration
OF State affairs by Governor Pattison
and the Democratic officials associat-
ed with him in the performance of
public duty is also entitled to grateful
recognition and warm approval by the
people of this State.
Resoloed, That this convention
takes pleasure in approving the gen
eral course of Hon. S. Wolverton our
representative in congress, and our
senator and representatives in the