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to resign on Sunday, July 9th, which was the last day it could be done in order to secure the object the Democrats desired. The election took place October 9, 1848, and Morris L. Long- streth, the Democratic candidate, was defeated by William F. Johnston, and Zachary Taylor carried the state for president over Lewis Cass by almost 14,000 plurality. If the election had gone over until the following year, the Democratic candidate would in all probability have been elected, as the dying Whig party could not have made an energetic campaign. The hero of the Mexican war overturned all the calculations of the polit- ical managers.
In 1848, William Freame Johnston succeeded Shunk as governor by virtue of succession, he being the speaker of the senate. He was nominated by the Whigs for the regular term, and Morris L. Longstreth was his Democratic opponent. John- ston was elected, and was the third governor elected against Democratic opposition since 1790. In Cambria county John- ston had 1,151 votes, and Longstreth 1,421. The vote in the state was: Johnston, 168,522; Longstreth, 168,225; a plurality of 297. E. B. Gazzan, the Free Soil candidate, only polled 48 votes in the state.
The Democratic party nominated Senator William Bigler in 1851, and the Whigs renominated William F. Johnston, both of whom had formerly represented the Cambria senatorial dis- triet. The paramount issue in this campaign was that of slavery, caused by the compromise of 1850, which re-affirmed the Fugitive Slave Law. It caused a division of the anti-slavery vote, and Bigler, of Clearfield, was elected. His vote in Cam- bria was 1,765, to 1,230 for Johnston.
Governor Bigler was renominated in 1854, and the Whigs nominated Judge James Pollock, of the Northumberland- Lycoming judicial district. The Whig, Free Soil and Know- Nothing vote swept the state. In Cambria county Bigler had 1,739 votes to 1,627 for Pollock. The latter declined a renomina- tion in 1857.
There were three candidates for governor in 1857-Senator Packer, of the Democrats; David Wilmot, of the Republican party; and Isaac Hazlehurst, of the Native American party. Packer was elected by 14,000 over both. In Cambria county Packer had 2,379; Wilmot, 1,042; and Hazlehurst, 165.
The ebb-tide of slavery was now rapidly approaching. In 1860 the Republican party nominated Andrew G. Curtin, of
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Bellefonte, and the Democrats named Henry D. Foster, of Greensburg, a former congressman for the Cambria district. Curtin was elected by a majority of 32,000. The vote in Cam- bria county was: Curtin, 2,177; Foster, 2,583.
Governor Curtin was renominated in 1863, and Judge George W. Woodward was the candidate of the Democratic party; the former was elected. His vote in Cambria county was 2,164, to 3,000 for Woodward.
General John W. Geary, a former resident of Cambria county, was the Republican nominee in 1866, and Heister Clymer that of the Democratic party. Geary was elected by over 17,000 majority. His vote in Cambria was 2,643, to 3,295 for Clymer.
Governor Geary was renominated in 1869, and Asa Packer was nominated by the Democrats; the former was elected; his vote in Cambria county was 2,539, to 3,189 for Packer.
Cyrus L. Pershing, of Johnstown, was the Democratic can- didate for the supreme court at this election, receiving 3,220 votes, to 2,418 for Henry W. Williams in the county; the latter was elected.
General John Frederic Hartranft was the nominee of the Republicans and Senator Charles R. Buckalew of the Demo- crats in 1872, when the former was elected ; his vote in Cambria county was 2,823, to 3,530 for Buckalew.
Delegates for Cambria county district to the proposed con- stitutional convention were elected at this time; A. C. Finney, 2,756; John G. Hall, 3,269, and George A. Achenbach, 3,270, were chosen, and served in the convention of 1873.
On December 16, 1873, a special election was held to vote upon the new constitution. It was adopted; the vote in Cambria county was: in favor, 1,972; against, 1,813.
General Hartranft was re-nominated in 1875. Cyrus L. Pershing, formerly of Johnstown, but then president judge of the courts of Schuylkill county, was nominated at Erie, by the Democratic party. Governor Hartranft was re-elected; the vote in Cambria county was, Hartranft 2,325, to 3,399 for Judge Pershing.
The leading issue in 1878 was the resumption of specie pay- ments on January 1. 1879. Henry Martyn Hoyt was nominated by the Republicans. Andrew Dill by the Democrats, and Samuel R. Mason by the Greenback party. Many gold Democrats voted for Hoyt, who was elected. The vote in Cambria was:
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Hoyt, 3,342; Dill, 2.196; Mason, 1,081. Governor Hoyt was the first governor to serve a full term of four years under the new constitution, and was ineligible for re-election to succeed himself.
The Republican party was not united in 1882, owing to differences in the political management of the party. The reg- ulars nominated James Addams Beaver; the Democrats, Robert E. Pattison; the Independent Republicans, John Stewart, and the Greenback-Labor party, Thomas AArmstrong. Stewart polled 43,743 votes, which elected Pattison by 'a plurality of 40,202. In Cambria the vote was: Beaver, 3,279; Pattison, 4,247; Stewart, 188; and Armstrong, 551.
General Beaver was renominated in 1886, Chauncey For- ward Black was named by the Democrats, and Charles Wolfe by the Prohibition party. General Beaver was elected by a plurality of 42,651. In Cambria county he had 3,865 votes; Black, 4,966, and Wolfe, 345.
Senator George Wallace Delamater, of Meadville. was nom- inated by the Republican party in 1890, and Governor Pattison was renominated by the Democrats, after the lapse of the term of Governor Beaver. The Republicans were dissatisfied with the political situation, and a sufficient number voted for Patti- son to elect him. His plurality was over 16,000. In Cambria the vote was Delamater 4,092, and Pattison 5,834.
Adjutant-General Daniel Hartman Hastings, who had rep- resented Governor Beaver in the work at Johnstown in main- taining order, removing the debris, and protecting the public health, subsequent to the flood of May 31, 1889, was nominated for governor by the Republican party in 1894, and William M. Singerly by the Democratic. The panic of 1893 caused a ma- terial change in the political situation in Cambria county. The entire Republican county ticket was elected that year for the first time since 1808, and since that year it has been substan- tially an anti-Democratic county. Hastings had 6,813 and Singerly 5,120 in the county, and a plurality of 241,397 in the state.
The political conditions in the state were complicated in 1898. A successor to Senator M. S. Quay was to be chosen; ambition and jealousy were alert. The Republicans nominated William A. Stone for governor; the Democrats, George A. Jenks, of Brookville, and the Prohibitionists. Silas C. Swallow. Stone was elected by a large plurality, 117,906, but was a
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minority official. The vote in Cambria county was : Stone, 5,765; Jenks, 6,490; and Swallow, 1,966. Swallow had 132,931 votes in the state.
Attorney-General John P. Elkin, of Indiana, carried Cam- bria county for the Republican nomination for governor in 1902, but Judge Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker received the nomination. Robert E. Pattison was named by the Democrats for a third term, but Samuel W. Pennypacker was elected by a plurality of 142,350. In Cambria the vote was: Pennypacker, 8,909; Pattison; 8,492, and Swallow, 380. Swallow had 23,327 votes in the state.
PRESIDENT JUDGE ELECTIONS.
Since January 1, 1851, all judges of Pennsylvania have been elected for ten year periods by a direct vote of the people, the same as other officials. Prior to that year, they were ap- pointed by the governor, as judges of the federal government have been and are now appointed by the president.
The first elective judge candidates in 1851 in the judicial district of which Cambria formed a part, were George Taylor, of Huntingdon, and Thomas P. Campbell, of Huntingdon; the former a Whig, and the latter a Democrat, who removed to Davenport, Iowa, in 1865, and died there February 6, 1881. The election took place the same day as the Bigler-Johnston contest for governor in 1851, resulting thus :
Blair. Cambria.
Huntingdon. Total
Taylor, Whig 2,296 1,220
2,382
5,898
Campbell, Democrat 1,647
1,719
2,028 5,394
In 1861 Judge Taylor had no opposition for another ten- year term on the benchi, excepting 19 votes, thus :
Blair
For. 3,636 2,474 17
Against.
Cambria
Huntingdon
2,636 2
The opposition votes in Cambria were all cast in Loretto. Judge Taylor also received a soldiers' vote of 136, the 54th and 55th Regiments being in Camp Curtin at Harrisburg, and Com- pany A of the 11th Reserves and Company H of the 12th being at Camp Tenally, D. C.
In 1871 there were three candidates, Judge Taylor running as an independent. The vote in Cambria county was: Thad- deus Banks, Democrat, 2,818; John Dean, Republican, 2,208;
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George Taylor, Independent. 390. Judge Dean was elected in the district.
There was no organized opposition to the re-election of Judge Dean in 1881, his name appearing on both the Republican and Democratic tickets. He received 5,984 votes, with 250 cast for Colonel John P. Linton.
XLVIITH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
At an extra session of the legislature in August, 1883, an act designating the judicial districts was passed, August 7, 1883 (pamphlet laws, 1885, page 325), making Cambria county the Forty-seventh judicial district, and authorizing Judge Dean to continue to preside over the courts of Blair county.
On November 6, 1883, Robert L. Johnston, Democrat, was elected president judge of the courts of Cambria county, re- ceiving 4,144 votes to 3,688 for George M. Reade, the Repub- lican candidate. Judge Johnston served until his death, which occurred October 28. 1890. when Governor Beaver appointed Augustine Vinton Barker to serve as such until the first Mon- day of January, 1892.
It being necessary to elect the successor of Judge John- ston at the November election in 1891, caused a new beginning of the ten years' term of service, which would otherwise have been in 1893. Judge A. V. Barker was elected to succeed him- self, receiving 6,532 votes to 5,565 for Colonel John P. Lin- ton, the Democratic candidate, the former being the regular Republican nominee.
The candidates in 1901 were Judge A. V. Barker, Repub- lican, of Ebensburg, and Francis J. O'Connor, Democrat, of Johnstown. The latter received 8,990 votes on the Democratic ticket and 33 on the Union ticket, making an aggregate vote of 9,023; Judge Barker received 8,952 votes, which gave F. J. O'Connor a plurality of 71. Judge O'Connor entered upon his ten-year term on the first Monday of January, 1902.
CONGRESSMEN FROM THE CAMBRIA DISTRICT.
We give the vote for each congressman in cambria, but the first named was the one elected in the district. The elec- tions for congressmen up to 1874 were held in October, in even years. subsequently, in November, in even years. The term be- gins March 4 in odd years, for a two year term.
The year and number given is the beginning of the term and the number of the congress, beginning March 4, 1789. We
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also give the counties which composed the district, and the date of the apportionment; also the speaker of the House.
Act of 2 April, 1802, 3 Smith, 502. This district consisted of Westmoreland, Somerset, and Armstrong counties, with 18 districts in the state. Cambria county was not organized until 1807.
1809. XI. William Findley, R-D., 153; Robert Philson, 145. Speaker, Joseph B. Varnum, Dem., Mass.
1811. XII. William Findley, R-D., 181; John Kirkpatrick, Fed., 82. Speaker, Henry Clay, Fed., Ky.
Act of 20 March, 1812, 5 Smith, 330 .- Eighth district-Bed- ford, Cambria and Somerset; 23 Congressmen :
1813. XIII. William Piper, R-D., 162; Samuel Riddle, Fed., 114. Speakers, Henry Clay and Langdon Cheves, Dem., S. C. 1815. XIV. William Piper, R-D., 100; Dr. John Ander- son, Fed., 101. Speaker, Henry Clay.
11.
1817. XV. Alexander Ogle, D., 339; Jolm Fletcher, Fed., Speaker, Henry Clay.
1819. XVI. Robert Philson, D., 157; John A. Burd, 161. Speakers, Henry Clay and John W. Taylor, Dem., N. Y.
1821. XVII. John Todd, D., 305; Robert Philson, D., 96. Speakers, Philip P. Barbour, Dem., Va.
Act of 2 April, 1822, 7 Smith, 666. Thirteenth district, com- posed of Bedford, Cambria and Somerset. 26 Congressmen : 1823. XVIII. John Todd, D., 96; no opposition. Speaker, Henry Clay. Alexander Thomas served the unexpired term of Todd.
1825. XIX. Alexander Thomas, 358; no opposition. Chauncey Forward served the unexpired term. Speaker, John W. Taylor, Dem., N. Y.
1827. XX. Chauncey Forward, D., 114; William Piper,
Fed., 191. Speaker, Andrew Stevenson, Dem., Va.
1829. XXI. Chauncey Forward, D., 177; William Piper, Whig, 377. Same Speaker.
1831. XXII. George Burd, W., 273; David Mann, D., 356. Same Speaker.
Act of 9 June, 1832, P. L. 560 .- 28 Congressmen. Eigh- teenth district,-Bedford, Cambria and Somerset :
1833. XXIII. George Burd, W., 617; David Mann, D., 267. Speakers. Andrew Stevenson, D., and John Bell, W., Tenn.
1835. XXIV. Job. Mann. D., 601; Charles Ogle, W., 413. Speaker, James K. Polk, D., Tenn.
We also give the full vote in the district: October, 1834:
Mann. Ogle.
Bedford County
2,102 920
Cambria County
601 413
Somerset County
831 1,611
3,534
2,944
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1837. XXV. Charles Ogle, W., 565; Job Mann, D., 452. Polk, Speaker.
1839. XXVI. Charles Ogle, W., 756; Job Mann, D., 854. Speaker, R. M. T. Hunter D., Va.
1841. XXVII. Charles Ogle, W., 697; Joseph Imhoff, D., 868. Speaker, Jolmn White, Dem., Ky.
1841. XXVII. Henry Black, W., 517; William Philson, D. 587. White, Speaker.
1841. XXVII. James M. Russell, W., 349; William Phil- son, D., 505. White. Speaker.
Act of 25 March, 1843, P. L., 115 .- 24 Congressmen in the State. Nineteenth district,-Bedford, Cambria and Westmore- land :
1843. XXVIII. Henry D. Foster, D., 1095; no opposition. Speaker, John W. Jones, Dem., Va.
1845. XXIX. Henry D. Foster, D., 1144; Jacob D. Mathiot, W., 922. Speaker, John W. Davis, Dem., Indiana.
1847. XXX. Job Mann, D., 876; Joseph H. Kuhn, W., 549. Speaker, Robert C. Winthrop, Whig, Mass.
1849. XXXI. Job Mann, D., 1440; Peter Levergood, W., 1118. Speaker, Howell Cobb, Dem., Ga.
1851. XXXII. Joseph H. Kuhn, W., 891; Joseph McDon- ald, D., 792: John Snodgrass, D., 727. Speaker, S. Linn Boyd, Dem., Ky.
Act of 1 May, 1852, P. L., 492 .- 25 Congressmen. Eigh- teenth District. Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon and Somerset:
1853. XXXIII. John McCullough, D., 1108; Emanuel Shaffer, W., 1910. Speaker: Boyd.
1855. XXXIV. John R. Edie, W., 1645; Jacob Cresswell, D., 1560. Speaker, Nathaniel P. Banks, W., Mass.
1857. XXXV. John R. Edie, Rep., 1474; Cyrus L. Persh- ing, D., 2823. Speaker, James L. Orr, Dem., S. C. 1859. XXXVI. Samuel S. Blair, Rep., 1700; Cyrus L. Pershing, D., 2273. Speaker, William Pennington, Rep., N. J. 1861. XXXVII. Samuel S. Blair, R., 2263; Archibald Mc- Allister. D., 2452. Speaker, Galusha A. Grow, Rep., Penna.
Act of 10 April, 1862, P. L., 405 .- 24 Congressmen. Sev- enteenth District, -- Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon, and Mifflin : 1863. XXXVIII. Archibald McAllister, D., 2855; Samuel S. Blair, R .. 1418. Speaker, Schuyler Colfax, Rep., Indiana.
1865. XXXIX. A. A. Barker, R., 1888; R. L. Johnston, D., 2688. Same Speaker.
1867. XL. D. J. Morrell. R., 2791; R. L. Johnston, D., 3146. Same Speaker.
1869. XLI. D. J. Morrell, R., 2917; John P. Linton, D., 3512. Speaker, James G. Blaine, Rep., Maine.
1871. XLII. R. Milton Speer, D., 2843; D. J. Morrell, R., 2943. Same Speaker.
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Act of 28 April, 1873, P. L., 79 .- 27 Congressmen. Sev- enteenth District,-Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Somerset :
1873. XLIII. R. Milton Speer, D., 3523; A. A. Barker, R., 2768. Same Speaker.
1875. XLIV. John Reilly, D., 3733; Samuel S. Blair, R., 1928. Speaker, Michael C. Kerr, Dem., Ind .- Samuel J. Ran- dall, Dem., unexpired term, Pa.
1877. XLV. J. M. Campbell, R., 2973; John Reilly, D., 4335. Randall, Speaker.
1879. XLVI. Alexander H. Coffroth, D., 3246; J. M. Campbell, R., 2415, Speaker : Randall.
1881. XLVII. J. M. Campbell, R., 4090; A. H. Coffroth, D., 4455. Speaker, John W. Keifer, Rep., Ohio.
1883. XLVIII. J. M. Campbell, R., 3738; A. H. Coffroth, D., 4265. Speaker, John G. Carlisle, Dem., Ky.
1885. XLIX. J. M. Campbell, R., 4429; Americus Enfield, D., 4956. Speaker, John G. Carlisle, Dem., Ky.
1887. L. Edward Scull, R., 3848; Humphrey D. Tate, D., 4778. Speaker, John G. Carlisle.
1889. LI. Edward Scull, R., 5475; Thomas H. Greevy, D., 6017. Speaker, Thomas B. Reed, Me., Rep.
1891. LII. Edward Scull, R., 4191; Thomas H. Greevy, D., 5590. Speaker, Charles F. Crisp, Dem., Ga.
1893. LIII. Josiah D. Hicks, R., 6050; Lucian D. Wood- ruff, D., 6282. Speaker, Charles F. Crisp, Dem., Ga.
1895. LIV. Josiah D. Hicks, R., 6977; Thomas J. Burke, D., 5076. Speaker, Thomas B. Reed, Me., Rep.
1897. LV. Josiah D. Hicks, R., 5641; R. C. McNamarra, D., 6717 ; Joseph E. Thropp, Ind., 1822. Speaker, Thomas B. Reed, Me., Rep.
1899. LVI. Joseph E. Thropp, R., 5914; James M. Wal- ters, D., 7069. Speaker, David B. Henderson, Iowa, Rep.
1901. LVII. Alvin Evans, R., 10,209; James M. Walters, D., 7,291. Speaker, David B. Henderson, Iowa, Rep.
Act of 11 July, 1901, P. L., 653, changed the district to Cambria, Bedford and Blair, and designated it the Nineteenth district :
1903. LVILI. Alvin Evans, R., 9314; Robert E. Cress- well, D., 8187. Speaker, Joseph G. Cannon, Ills., Rep.
1905. LIX. John M. Reynolds, R., 10,312; Joseph E. Thropp, D., 8681. Speaker, Joseph G. Cannon, Ills., Rep.
1907. LX. John M. Reynolds, R., 8152; Joseph E. Thropp, D., 4979; Warren Worth Bailey, Bryan party, 2019; John W. Blake, Ind., 350. Speaker, Joseph G. Cannon, Ills., Rep.
STATE SENATORS FROM THE CAMBRIA DISTRICT.
At the time Cambria county was organized, the senatorial district was composed of Bedford, Cambria and Somerset coun- ties, under the apportionment of March 21, 1808, 4 Smith, 496.
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The senate consisted of 31 members on a ratio of 4,500. One member from each district. The name first given is the person who was elected and served for the district, disregarding the vote in Cambria.
1809. Jacob Blocker; Alexander Ogle, D., 117; Josiah Espy, 91.
1813. John Todd, 259; Jacob Saylor, 43.
Act of March 8, 1815, 6 Smith, 268. Under this act the dis- triet was the same. and known as the XIVth district, with a ratio of 5,250; 31 members in senate:
1817. William Piper, 174; John A. Burd, 182.
1821. David Mann, 177; William Reynolds, 96.
Act of March 25, 1822, 7 Smith, 515. The district was com- posed of Venango, Warren, Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson and Cambria, and known as the XXIVth district. The senate con- sisted of 33 members :
1825. Eben Smith Kelley; Hugh Brady, 459; Alexander McCalmont, 152. Kelley died. October 13, 1829, Joseph M. Fox succeeded; his term expired 1830.
Act of April 20, 1829, 10 Smith, 359. The district con- sisted of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Cambria counties, and was known as the XVIIth district. The ratio was 7,700, with 33 senators :
1829. Thomas Jackson, term expired 1832; Joseph M. Fox, 349; William Houston, 148; David Lawson, 157.
1833. George McCulloch, 591; John Williamson, 348.
Act of June 16. 1836, P. L., 794. This district was composed of Indiana, Armstrong, Cambria, and Clearfield counties, and designated as the XXIIId district. The ratio was 9,256, with 33 senators:
1837. Meek Kelly, term expired 1838; Alexander Irvin, term expired 1839.
1839. Irvin resigned: Anson V. Parsons elected, term ex- pired 1839.
1839. Findley Patterson, D., 770; term expired 1841; Will- iam Todd, W., 768; David Leech, 514.
1841. William Bigler, D., 901; Samuel Hutchinson, W., 723.
Act of April 14, 1843, P. L., 251. Under this act the dis- trict consisted of Cambria, Clearfield, Armstrong, and Indiana. It was designated as the XXth district; the ratio was 11,746; 33 senators:
1844. William Bigler, D., 1130; Robert Craig, W., 937.
1847. William F. Johnston, W., 940; Thomas C. McDowell,
D., 1125. Senator Johnston was elected speaker, and succeeded Governor Shunk on the death of the latter.
1849. Augustus Drum, D., 1123; Robert L. Johnston, W., 971.
Act of May 1, 1850, P. L., 777. The district was composed
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of Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon counties. It was designated as the XVth district, with a ratio of 14,743. Senators, 33:
1850. Robert A. McMurtrie, W., 929; Thomas C. McDowell, D., 1426.
1853. John Cresswell, Jr., D., 1367; A. M. White, W., 767; Martin Bell, 630.
1856. John Cresswell, Jr., D., 2768; Alexander C. McMul- len, W., 1544.
Act of May 20, 1857, P. L., 619. The district was changed to the XXth district, containing Cambria, Clearfield and Blair counties. Ratio, 17,011, with 33 senators.
1859. Louis W. Hall, R., 1391; Augustin Durbin, D., 2070. 1862. William A. Wallace, D., 2680; Louis W. Hall, R., 1601.
Act of May 5, 1864, P. L., 258. Under this act it was the XXIId district, consisting of Cambria, Indiana and Jefferson counties. Senators, 33.
1864. Thomas St. Clair, R.
1865. Harry White, R., 1973; Kennedy L. Blood, D., 2710.
1868. Harry White, R., 2826; William K. Piper, D., 726.
Act of May 6, 1871, P. L., 252, changed it to the XVIIIth Senatorial district, composed of Clinton, Cambria, Clearfield and Elk counties; 33 members :
1871. William A. Wallace, D., 3051; Jesse Merrill, R., 2439.
The apportionment of May 19, 1874, P. L. 197, changed it to the XXXVth district of Blair and Cambria counties. 50 members :
1875. Jolin A. Lemon, R., 2548; Samuel Henshey, D., 3291.
1876. John A. Lemon, R., 3098; W. Fisk Conrad, D., 4119. 1880. Harry A. Boggs, R., 4161; Herman Baumer, D., 4399.
1884. Harry A. Boggs, R., 4365; C. Blythe Jones, D., 4958. 1888. John A. Lemon, R., 5583; A. V. Dively, D., 5906. 1896. J. C. Stineman, R., 8424; Francis P. Martin, D., 6939.
1900. J. C. Stineman, R., 9806; Harry E. Stahl, D., 7330. 1904. J. C. Stineman, R., 10,191; Thomas H. Greevy, D., 8460.
The Act of February 17, 1906, P. L. 31, continued the XXXVth district, but made Cambria a separate senatorial dis- trict. 50 senators.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Members from the county of Cambria, and from the dis- triet of which it was a part since 1808. The first two named persons were elected in the district and served, excepting from 1843 to 1849, inclusive, and from 1857 to 1873, inclusive, dur- ing which periods there was but one member.
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Act of March 21, 1808, 4 Smith, 496. The district consisted of Cambria and Somerset counties. The ratio was 1500, with 95 members in the House :
180S. Alexander Ogle, D., 162; James Hanna, 198; John Wells, 142; Charles Boyle, 72.
1809. James Hanna, 31; Daniel Stoy, 79; Peter Kimmell, 175; Lewis Mitchell, 127.
1810. James Hanna .. F .; Daniel Stoy, F .; Alexander Ogle, D., 178; James Meloy, D., 195.
1811. James Hanna, F .; Alexander Ogle, D., 180; James Meloy, 182; John Wells, 61; Daniel Stoy, F., 7.
1812. James Hanna, F., 125; Alexander Ogle, D .; James Meloy, D., 186.
1813. Daniel Stoy, F .; James Mitchell, 193; Isaac Hus-
band, 172.
1814. Joseph Reed, D., 129; Thomas King, 29; Isaac Proc- tor, 140.
Act of March 8, 1815, 6 Smith, 269. The district was Cam- bria and Somerset counties. The House consisted of 97 mem- bers instead of 95. Ratio, 1750:
1815. Henry Black, F., 31; Thomas King, 26; Joseph Reed, 151; Daniel Stoy, F., 52.
1816. Henry Black, F., 158; James Hanna, F., 178; Jacob Ankeny, D., 147.
1817. Henry Black, F., 58; James Hanna, F., 292; John Wells, 182.
1818. Philip Noon, D., 301; John Hindman, F., 132.
1819. John Hindman, F., 201; Alexander Ogle, D., 97; Philip Noon, D., 378; Peter Levergood, F., 203.
1820. Chauncey Forward, D., 43; John Mosteller, 187; Philip Noon, D., 359; John Harman, 59; William Fulford, 48. 1821. Chauncey Forward, D., 171; Alexander Ogle, Jr., D., 161.
Act of March 25, 1822, 7 Smith, 515. The district con- tinued as Cambria and Somerset counties. The ratio was 2100 with 100 members in the House :
1822. Chauncey Forward, D., 201; John Kurtz, F., 348; Benjamin R. McConnell, 411.
1823. Peter Levergood, F., 488; Alexander Ogle, D., 182; John Kurtz, F., 340.
1824. William Philson, D., 133; John Gephart, 186; Peter Levergood, F., 340; Alexander Ogle. D., 96.
1825. William Philson, D., 287; John Gephart, Jr., 301; Moses Canan, F .. 598.
1826. John Matthews, F., 402; John Gephart, Jr., 322.
1827. John Matthews. F., 532; George Pile, F., 342; Irwin Horrell, 201.
1828. George Pile, F., 230; John Gephart, Jr., D., 102; Jolın Rush, D., 398: Joshua F. Cox, D., 235.
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Act of April 20, 1829. 10 Smith, 359. The same:
1829. John Matthews. F., 637; Samuel Statler, D., 383; Joshua F. Cox, D .. 110.
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