Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-08-26
WALWORTH COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
&c CONVENTION

WALWORTH COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
&c CONVENTION.
AT meeting Of the Democrats of Wal.
worth County at the Cou't House in Elk
Horn, on the 10Th Aug, 1915. convened
pursuant to previous notice, Maj NATHAN
lei BELL was called to the chair and JoHN
I w. BoYD and H. d. PATCH were chosen
Secretaries, wheE the following proceedings
were had. to witt
Resolved that this Convention now pro-
coed TO the nomination of three members of
the House Of Representatives, by ballot.
After these several ballolings the Chair
decided that
CALEB CROSWELL, Of Deleyan.
GAYLORD GRAVES, of East Troy,
WARNER EARLL, of Whitewater,
were unanimously nominated as members
of the House Of Representatives. .
The following named persons were then
nominated for the following offices to wit:
JonN s. BoYD, Of En- Horn, Register
Of Deeds. .a
CuRTiss Bellows, Ek Horn, Treasurer.
Hollis LATHAM, Of Genera, Clerk of
| the Board OF Co. Supervisors. I'll.
JAMES S. Turns, Of Eh Horn, County
Surveyor.
DAVID SELrI NC, Of La Grange, Coroner.
The following Resolutions were then "a
dop;ed, to wit.
Resotred, That John S. Boyd, E. D.
Richardson, w. c. Allen, ]. A. Farnam
and Levi Lee serve as County Correspon-
ding committee for the ensuing year.
Resolved, that the Poll list of the Spring
Elections hereafter form the basis of repre-
sentation at the County Conventions, and
that each town shall be represented at the
ratio of one delegate for every twenty-five
voters.
Resolved, that the County Correspond.
ing Committee are authorised to appoint in
each town in this county, Town cores
pondng vigilant commtte, consisting of
three persons,and 10 transact such other bu-
s!ness as shall be appropriate to said COM
mittee.
| Resolved, that H. S. Wnsor, C. M. Ba-
ker, W. c. Allen, Thomas w. Grant, and
E. DeWolf, be appointed a committee to
draft resolutions to be published with these
proceedings.
Resolved, that the proceedings of this
Convention be signed by the President and
Secretaries, and published in the Democrat
ic Newspapers of this Territory.
NATHANIEL BELL, Pres't.
i Il: D. ;" pa ssya' seey's.
The Committee appointed to draft rcsolu-
tIons made the following Report, 10 wit:
Resolved, That the stability, perpetuity
and final triumph Of our civil and religions
institutions rest aud dcpoud upon The pru.
cipies Of the Democralic party az taught BIZ
Jefferson, eXcmp,lHcd by Jackson ,and made
victorious by the election ofJames X. Polk
Resolved. that the principles Of Democ-
racy like the principles of Religion have
their foundation upon principles of eternal
truth, they teach the doctrine that the paths
of fame and fortune are ope1. alike to the
low born and poor as well as the high born,
!. and rich, that the blessings of government
like thedews ofHeaven should be dispensed
equally upon all.
Resolved, that We as party have no mo-
tive TO disguise or misiify our principles, or
articles of faith; that fair and honest expo
sltion of them need only to be made to be
believed.
| Resolved, that we are in favor of calling
things by their right names, that we call a
tariff tax, bank chartered monopoly
Tor making money by taking from the whole
community portion of their rights and be-
slowing them upon few favored indiv,du.
ais.
Resolved, that we are in favor of tax up-
on imports sufficient TO defray TIE expenses
OF government and no more, and that the
greatest protection 10 home industry is a
clear conscience and steady habits, an open
and fair breeze.
Resolved, that we heartily respond to,and
approve ofthe nomination ofthe Hon. Nor.
gan l.. Martin for delegate to Congress, land
that we pledge ourselves to use every hon
orable means TO secure his election.
Resolved, that we hail the nomination of
such men as Caleb Croswell, Gaylord Graves
and Warner EARL, as the brightest evidence
and surest guarantee Of final triumph of
Democratic principles.
Resolved, that we are radically and un-
compromisngly opposed TO the creation OR
resuscitation of any Bank, sound or rotten,
in this Territory; and that any man or pub
lie journal that will advocate such an insii.
tuition in any questionable shape" whatev-
er, will meet as it deserves, the dsirus and
disapprobation Of the Democratic party.
II. S. WINSOR. Chm.
hH FROM MEXICO.