Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-03-01
Wing Mass Meeting.


County me, IN Mass Meeting 10 Cen,revilIe on
tho 22l day Of February, lSii. The Court
House, the usual place of holding such meetings,
being too small 10 accommodate one half OF The
crowd. the Methodist Church was generously ten.
derei for tia, purpose.
A, about one O'Clock the meeting organ
zed by the appointment Of JAMES RARlDEN,
President; DAVID COMMONS, Dickson HuRsr and
ELI WRIGHT. Wee Presidents; Darid p. Hoi.
ioWay and John b. Stir, Secretaries. After the
meeting was thus organized. and The object there
OF having been stated by the President, on mo-
ton o: Solomon Meredith i, was Resolved, Tha,
the Rev j. II. BRUcE be requested TO open the
Convention with prayer-which was done IN an
appropriate and impressive manner.
The Convention, then proceeded TO the consid
Grafton OF the object Tor which II had met; VIZ,
to adop, some plan for bringing on. candidates to
be run by The Wing party of this County a, the
next August Election.
Several plans, having this object in view, were
presented BY Mcssrs Barnes, Yaman, Suit. Ty-
ner and Hannah, when after considerable Discus
sion and friendly consultation on the relative
merits Of these different plans. The following one.
submitted by Mr.. Yaman, was unanimously a
doptcd -
Resolved, Tina, in the opinion of this meeting
the bast and most Democratic plan for selecting
candidates, and that which 10 most likely 10 in
concert Of action, and thereby success IN
our elections. is that on the fret Monday IN A
pri and al the usual places Of holding elections,
polls be opened for the reception Of votes for the
several candidates no may offer throughout The
County for nomination, and that The different
Township Committees be invested with the pow>
er Of conducting said polls IN their respective
Town ships, and that the members Of said Com
mittees DO constituted Delegates to make
turn Of SAID polls on "Wednesday next, following
tho election, 10 the Central Committee at Gem
treve, when SAID Central Committee shall pro-
coed TO sun up the aggregate Vote of the Coun
" aud make olt the Wing Ticket for the August
Election Such Tickle, 10 be constituted Of those
persons receiving the highest number Of votes
for the Offices for which they were voted. aud
that said returns be published in the Wing pa
pers IN he County.
And should i, be found tina, any two more
candidates have received tie vote, the Delegates
shall decide between them by balioiing, such bal
ioring 10 be apportioned to the Wing vote Of the
townships respectively.
Resolved, That this meeting adopt the above
plan, and tia, individually use all our efirts
10 bying about foil turn out TO SAID election nd
that we support The nominations made IN this way
and should any nddaie offer Independent Of u
nomination, and thereby attempt TO create DIS
cord and division in the Wing ranks, will
point al him the fiHgsr Of mpt, and hiss him
down.
On motion, Resolved, That Committee of
Two from each Township IN this county be up
pointed bv the Char, Delegates 10 meet With
similar Committees from the several counties IN
this judicial District, at ConneIsvie, in Fay elite
county. on the day Of Mnv. 1874, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidate for the office Of
Prosecuting Attorney, 10 be run bv the Wings Of
SAID District al the next August election. The
Committee has no. yet been appointed, bu. viii
be due time.
On motion. OF S G Meredith, Resolved. That
the thanks of this meeting be rendered TO the
Trustees of the Methods, Church. for the use Of
their Meeting House on this occasion.
j On motion Of Mr.. Larsh, Resolved. That the
thanks of this meeting be rendered 10 the Rev. J.
II. BRUCE. for the able, appropriate and impress
sive Prayer delivered on this occasion.
Ga motion of Mr.. Blrnes Resolved, That the
thanks Of this meeting be rendered to the ci,i-
zeus Of Centreviiie for the very bospiable en-
teriainment afforded b. them TO the Delegates 10
attendance from the different parts Of the county
Resolved, That The Wing papers IN this Coun
" be requested TO publish the proceedings of this
Convention.
Ga motion, the Convention adjourned.
JAMES RARIDEN, Pr est.
R $:;' Ss sI s:s;7: Vice r'e.'
n I'M.