The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-02
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.
4 Lively Fight Between the Quay and
Hastings Factions.
TIE SENATOR BEATS THE COVER.
NOR By A VOTE OF 55 TO 81.
SANDS ELECTED DELEGATE.

ton of delegates to the county con-
ventlon. Every effort had been made
by the Bloomsburg leaders of the
party to prevent factional fight, but
all the same the machine was put in
good running order, and the expecta-
ton was that the county would go
Quay's way without any trouble. But
it didn't happen just that way. Last
week different sections of the county
were visited by persons working in the
interest of Hastings, and by Saturday
they had stirred things up, SO that
there was a pretty lively tussle at the
election.
On Monday morning it looked more
like it does when a Democratic con.
vention is on hand, and there is a full
ticket to nominate, than like the
usually quiet and uninteresting Re-
publican convention. The streets
about the court house wcre crowded,
and there was some active manipua-
ting and wire. pulling. Both sides
were anxious, because they we're un-
certain, though each was claiming the
victory, with votes to spare. 1t was
reported on the streets that money
was being offered for votes, and it
has also been reported that money
was used through the county during
the past week. Certain it is that there
was just as much trickery as has ever
been attempted by the democrats in
this county, and our political opponents
must no longer pose as models Of
political honesty. Both factions are
charged with using corrupt means for
procuring votes, and whether it is true
of either or not, it is generally believ-
ed, though no particular case has
come to our knowledge.
The convention met in the court
house on Monday at half past one
o'clock. County chairman w. d.
Beckley called the meeting to order,
and B. ID. Freas was elected tempor-
ary secretary. A call of the townships
showed the following delegates pres.
ent {:
Beaver. S. Heller, c. B. Noet'
ling
Benton boro.-C. A. Edison, (. f.
Patterson.
Benton twp.-Scott Laubach, Nor
man Hess.
Berwick, N. Ell. F. Traugh, A.
w. Lesher.
Berwick, S. E.--B. D. Freas, F. R.
Kitchen.
Berwick, N. WI. w. Sherwood
]. u. Kurtz.
Berwick, S. wa. Wands, ]. H.
]. H. Caterall.
Bloomsburg, Ist Dist. c. Brown,
r. L. Runyon.
Bloomsburg, ed Dist.--Thos. Webb
A. w. Duy.
Bloomsburg, 3rd Dist. c. Wen,
ner, Jacob Stiner, w. D. Beckley.
Blooomsburg, 4th Dist. e. H. Har
rar, w. c. Shaw.
Briarcreek-J. B, March, J. c.
Sponenberger.
Catawissa boro.-B. B. Smeck, H
H. Giger, A. F. Harman, c. E. Geyer
Adam Truckenmiller.
Catawissa twp.-Henry Roberts, J
Sassaman.
Centralia 1st ward-Wm. Griffith
Louis Davis.
Centralia, ed ward-G. w. Davis
Edward Reese.
Centre-W. F. McAllister, John S
Scott.
Cleveland-B. S. Bodine, N. A
Yocum.
Conyngham, w. NJ. S. Fetter
man, ID. w. Hunnabach.
Conyngham, f. N.-Geo. George
Thos. Davis.
Conyngham, W.-Alfred Bower
Hiram Watson.
Conyngham, S. Patrick Rowan
Patrick Meehan.
Conyngham, S. W.-D. W. Rau
denbush, Jacob Benner.
Fishingcreek, Was. +. TRUMP
A. Lewis.
Fishingcreek, E.-J. M, Buckalev
P. w. Weaver.
Franklin-,Jerre Kostenbauder, Alex
ander Lilly.
Greenwood, E.-J. w. Mather, N
]. Kline.
Greenwood W.-ElIah Lemons
w. Thomas.
Hemlock-John S. Neyhart, "
Ha tman.
Jackson--E. ]. Sones, Z. A. Butt.
Locust-Aaron Yoder, c. S. "
Fox.
Madison-W, II. Greenly, Her
dershott.