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

for Governor of the State, and pledge
to him and to the ticket nominated
by this convention our warm and un-
divided support.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Col. Freeze offered an amendment
to the rules as follows:
WHEREAS, The Democratic Party
in the State Of Pennsylvania adopted
September 10TH, A. d. 1898, among
Others the following rule:
RULE z--sEcTIoN q.
"The terms of the officers of Dem
ocratlc County Committees shall be.
gin on the first Monday of April in
each year, and shall continue for a
period of one year or until their
respective successors shall have been
elected. Each person elected as
Chairman of Democratic County
Committee shall receive duplicate Ger
tihcates of his election as such, one
of which certificates shall be forthwith
filed by him with the Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee,
and the other shall be retained by
him as evidence of his authority to
act"
And, WHEREAS, The Democracy OF
Columbia County should act in con-
formity with the rules of the Demo.
cratic party throughout the State +;
now therefore, be it
Resok0ed, That Part I of Chapter
4 of the rules Of nomination of the
Democratic party of Columbia county
which reads as follows;
CHAPTER part 1.
"The Standing Committee shall
consist of one member from each
election district, who shall be elected
by the people at the delegate cleo
tions, who shall choose their own
Chairman; and any five of them shall
be quorum, when called together
by the Chairman"
Be and the same is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows;
"The Standing Committee shall
consist of one member from each
election district, who shall be elected
by the people at the delegate cleo
ton; any five of said committee shall
constitute quorum when called to-
gether by the Chairman. Said Com
mittee shall, on the last Saturday of
March, 1895, and annually thereafter,
elect from within or without their
number one person to act as Chair
man and one person to act as Secre-
tary, whose terms of Office shall begin
on the first Monday of April following
of each year, and shall continue for a
period of one year, or until their re-
spective successors shall have been
elected.
1t was adopted by vote of "a to
I8. The convention then adjourned.
A meeting of the County Com
mittee was held Immediately after
the convention adjourned. William
Chrisman, Esq. was elected chairman,
and c. A. Small, Esq. secretary.
STANDING coMMITTEE.
Beaver-Simon Hons.
Benton-G. W. Knouse.
Berwick, N. E.-Chas. Brader.
Berwick, N. wa. N. Shearer.
Berwick, S. Ell. J. Townsend.
Berwick, S. VIC. H. Dorr.
Bloom, I-Wm. Chrisman.
Bloom, freeze Quick.
Bloom, 81. Lowenberg.
Bloom, Al. Rhoades.
Briarcreek-A. B. Croop.
Catawissa Borough-C. A. Small.
Catawissa Township p-Lloyd Miller.
Centralia, Jas. Ryan.
Centralia, 2-B. Darrah.
Centre-Bruce B. Freas.
Cleveland-Irvin Kreisher.
Conyngham, W.-Hugh Breslin
Conyngham, S. E.--R. E. McHall,
Conyngham, S. W.-Andrew Dona-
hue.
Conyngham, Z. n ohm Barrett.
Conyngham, w. N.--Robert Camp
field.
Fishingcreek, EN-. Beishline.
Fishingcreek, W.-O. D. McHenry.
Franklin-J. w. Artley.
Greenwood, E.-B. A. Kline.
Greenwood, W.-Wesley Morris.
Hemlock-H. Shoemaker.
Jackson-John Hartman.
Locust-W. Yeager.
Madison-B. F. Fruit.
Main-J. w. Kelchner.
Mifflin-H. V. Hover.
Millville Borough-Samuel Demott.
Montour-J. N. Gordon. As
Mt. Pleasant-G. H. Evert.
Orange-G. S. Fleckenstine.
Pine-B. Applegate.
Roaringcreek-H. c. Helwig.