Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-06-16
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY
CONVENTION HELD

which met in the Court House Satur-
day, was an exceedingly qniet and
harmonious affair. La the slnrt space
of forty .fve minutes an organization
was elected aud ticket nominated in
full.
The Convention was called to order
by County Chairman James Foster at
IL O'Clock. after which the roll was
called by Secretary Frank g. Schoch.
Delegates were present as follows:
Anthony township. d. A. Cox and
B. a. Stead.
Cooper township. w. r. Wertman
aud Charles Rishel.
Derry township Jonathan Mowrer
aud A. II. Snyder.
DANVILLE.
First Ward. Curtis Cook and Jos
eph Fl. Johnson.
Second Ward. Samuel Mills aud W.
Haydn Woodside.
Third Ward. john l.. Jones and
Seth Lormer.
Fourth Ward. Joseph Gibson aud
John Jenkins.
Liberty township. james Bitter and
Charles Boyer.
Limestone township Charles Wag-
ner and f. h. Schnure.
Mahoning township.-John Bostian
aud William Houser.
Maybrrry township. John II. Vas.
tine and William Bird.
Valley township. Henry YoIks and
2. Il. Maus.
West Hemlock township. Matthew
Maus and william Gething.
Washingtonville. Ralph Seidel and
George W. Cromis.
Charles Wagner, of Ottawa, was
chosen chairman of The convention and
". Haydn Woodside an John L. Jon, 8
secretaries. The delegates presented
their credentials, after which the NOM
nations were taken up.
The name of I. J. Price was placed
in nomination for Associate Judge and
he was unanimously chosen as the
nominee for that office. Ralph Kisner.
the present incumbent, was unanimous
ly nominated for District Attorney.
For County Commissioner the fol-
lowing candidates were nominated in
their order: q. W. Cook, of Valley
township. present Commits ioner John
A. Merrill, also of Valley township
George Rudy Seohler and Joseph l..
Frame. of Danville.
The delegates from Anthony town.
ship reported that Cook, Merrill and
tchlpr had each received the same
number of votes in that district and
asked for instructions as TO how they
should voIe 1t was decided by the
convention that the only way in which
tho delegates of Anthony could carry
out the wishes Of the voters and at the
same time net give the district more
votes in the convention than it was en-
titled to was for this delegates to vote
one and one-third for eacli of three
anddates; this would give the town
ship the equivalent of four votes,
which was what fell to every other
district in naming the two highes t
candidates. But one vote was taken
with the following result:
q. W. Cook, go and two-thirds; John
A. Merrill, l2 and one third; George
Rudy Seohler, 90 and two. thirds Jos.
cph l.. Frame, 2.
O. W. Cook and George Rudy Sech.
ler, having received the majority OF
votes were declared the nominees for
County Commissioner. The majority
of the popular vote in the county was
| for Cook.
J. II. Woodside was nominated as
County Auditor.
John E. Roberts was elected County
Chairman without any opposition.
Matthew Maus of West Hemlock
township, WAS chosen as dele gate to
the State Convention.
The following were selected as mem
bers of the County Oommittee
Anthony township A. Stead
and d. a. Cox.
Cooper township.-Charles Rishel
and Alonzo Mauser.
! Derry township. &c. ". Rhodes and
| +. l. Courson.
DANVILLE.
First Ward.-F. G. Schoch and Sam
A. Mccoy.
Second Ward.-W. Haydn Woods de
and William lies.
Third Ward.-Seth Lormer and ].
| L. Jones.
Fourth Ward. Thompson Jenkin.
and Charles Hemmerly.
Liberty township.-G. W. Ford and
Charles Stahl.
Limestone township. Charles Wag.
ner ana e. SJhnure.
Mahoning township. - James @.
Rishel aud James Lewis.
| May berry township.-William Bird
and John q. Va'tine.
Valley township W. Cook and
John A. Merrill.
West lemlock township. William
Gething and Matthew Maus.
Washingtonville.- g. W. Cromis. Jr.
and II. B. Soidel.
Short addresses were made by Ralph
! Kisnei, Esq. and John L. Roberts, al.
ter which the convention adjourned.