The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-08-19
PUTNAM COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION; m

Pursuant TO published notice, delegates
from the democracy of Putnam County met
in Convention at Kalida, on Saturday, the
9th day Of August, lS45, for the purpose Of
nominating county ticket, and for choosing
delegates to attend the Senatorial and Re-
preventative Conventions
On motion of VIM. scoTT, Esq, the meet
ing was organized by the appointment of J.
D. WAMSLEY, Esq, Chairman, and H. S.
KNAPP, Secretary.
On motion ofMr. Holden, each candidate
for nomination was requested to pledge his
honor as man and democrat, to use his
best exertions to secure the election of the
nominees of the convention. Whereupon
the several candidates came forward and
made the pledge as requested.
Mr.. Tussng moved that the chair appoint
a committee of one from each township to
examine and report upon the credentials of
members-whch was agreed to, and the
chair named the following gentlemen on said
committee:
Messrs. John Amstutz, Stanberry Sutton,
Michael Row, Enos Hathaway, VIM. Scott,
Joseph Belford, John B. Reeder, Jshn F.
RahIe, VIM. Ellington, A. Hull, Stephen S.
White, Joshua White, John Tussing, and
Francis S. Go dfrey, said committee.
Mr.. Sutton moved that committee Of
three be appointed by the chair to apportan
the vote-which was agreed 10, and Messrs.
Fl. ]. Boehmer, Robert Douglass and P. B.
Holden were appointed said committee.
On motion of Mr.. Parker, the chair ap-
pointed the following committee to report
the names of delegates to attend the Sena-
torial and Representative Conventions
Mssrs. John Amstutz, John Parish, Enos
Hathaway, S. Sutton, M. Row, VIM. Scott,
John B. Reeder, Levi Grove, E. A. Hull,
P. B. Holden, Joseph White, John Tussing,
Samuel Parker, and F. S. Godfrey.
On motion of Mr.. Spencer, it was
Resolved, That the candidates for the Sc
veral county Offices shall receive a majority
ofall the votes given, in order to be declared
the nominees of this convention.
The Committee appointed to examine the
credentials of members reported that the
following gentlemen were entitled to their
seats:
From Union Iounship.-Messrs. w. Ris-
ley, Isaac McCracken, R. McCrary, John
Huffman, ]. S. Spencer, Adam Sarbor, S. R.
Miller, VIM. Phillips, T. R. Mcclure and
James M. Lee.
From Pleasant Iotcnshir.--Messrs.J John B.
Bogart, Isaac Cation, Charles Ames, Wm
Bogart, John Mooney, Joseph Belford and
Franklin Irwin.
From Sugar Creek Township.-Messrs.
VIM. Miller, John Tussing, John Ramsay,
Samuel Ramsay, James Nicholas, E. A Hus-
son, George Nell, s. Molitor.
From Greensbugh Tounshp.--John F.
Kahle, Henry Unnefert, Henry Ayres, Jacob
Vamer, Levi Grove, James Nocher, Chris
tian Sroufe.
From Liberty 7dwnship.-Messrs. J. r.
Mcconnell, N. Mcconnell, F. S. Godfrey
J. w. Waters, and J. Kreps.
From Monroe Tovnship.--Messrs. John B.
Reeder, Alexander Ellison, D. States, J.
Harris, H. Solomon, M. Lewis, J. Miller, j.
Ward, J. Lyon, and H. Monis.
From Ohawa To,cnshp.-Messrs. H. M.
Crawfs, M. Row, H. Oskamp, ]. G. Book
hold, w. McCurdy, H. Karhoof, Israel Hu-
ber, T. Osander, J. M. Radabaugb, H. Sluter.
From Perry Township.-Messrs. S. White,
HI. Bacon, P. B. Holden, David Sullivan, and
J. Matson.
From Jennings 7swnship--Messrs. VIM.
Scott, H. J. Boehmer, S. L. Sutton, VIM.
salburt, G. Calvalege and Oliver Talburt.
From Riley Tovnship.-R. Douglass, S.
Hooper, J. Amstutz, and J. D. Wamsley.
From Jackson Township.--Messrs. J. s.
White, and o. Martin.
From Van Buren Township.-Mr. E. A.
Hull.
From Blanchard Topnship.-Messrs. J.
Bacon, A. Tuell, s. Maple, J. J. Oliver, A.
Smith, H. Green, J. H. Smith, A. Emmons
and S. Sutton.
From Richlani Iownssip-Messrs. Price
vers, F. Smith, Enos Hathaway, and D. l.
Goble.
On motion, the report was adopted.