Excerpt from Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention: Held at Harrisburg, March 4th, 1856 In pursuance of the call of the Democratic State Central Committee, the Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention for appointing Delegates to the Cincinnati Convention, and also for nominating candidates for Canal Commissioner, Auditor-General, and Surveyor-General, assembled in the hall of the House of Representatives, at Harrisburg, on the morning of the 4th day of March, 1856. Long before the appointed time of meeting, the hall was crowded with Delegates and others, who vied with each other in their expressions of regard and enthusiasm for Pennsylvania's favorite son. It was with feelings of delight that we saw these men - the old men and the young - those who have heretofore had other preferences, but now ardently for Mr. Buchanan, - the representatives of the Democratic masses of our State, and fresh from their midst, so unanimous in expressing the sentiments of their constituents. At ten o'clock, the Convention was called to order by James P. Johnston, Esq., Chairman of the State Central Committee. On motion of Mr. Piollet, of Bradford, Gen. J. P. Brawley, of Crawford, was appointed temporary Chairman, and Messrs. R. Biddle Roberts, of Alleghany, and B. F. Sloan, of Erie, Secretaries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.