Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-09-02
For The Sentinel.
.g roF the oentnei'
Democratic County Convention.

Pursuant to call OF the Democratic
Central Executive Committee, the dele.
gates from the several townships Of Portage
County met in Convention, at the Court
House, in Ravenna, on the 29th ult., for
the purpose Of nominating officers 10 bs
supported at the ensuing election. DR..
Plimmon C. Bennett was called to the chair;
Robert McKelvey and David r. Gilmore
were elected Vice Presidents, and Samuel
d. Harris, Jr., and William Shakespear
chosen Secretaries.
On motion. the chair appointed Silas H.
Eldridge and John L. Ranney, a committee
to examine the credentials Of Delegates to
the Convention.
/ On motion it was Resolved that q Demo-
cratic County Central Executive Commit
tee composed Of nine persons, be appointed
Eby the chair for the ensuing year.
], On motion, it was Resolved that the
chair appoint committee Of six odraft
revolutions expressive ofthe sense Of: the
Convention.
The chair announced the following per-
sons as composing said committee: DR..
Isaac Coles, Sylvester Taylor, Jr., Ransom
A. Gillett, John L. Ranney, Hugh Lowrey
and Jude Stevens. 6-
i The convention then proceeded to an-
nounce the names Of candidates for the va
: rious offices, when on motion the conven.
ton adjourned to 2 o'clock, P. NJ.
At 2 o'clock, P. NJ, the convention met
pursuant to adjournment. The following
persons were announced as composing the
Central Executive Committee for the en-
}. suing year, viz: Samuel D., Harris, Jr.,
Silas H. Eldridge, orsamus L. Drake,
James Woodard, Otis Reed, Homer M.
Campbell, John Sanders, Elisha B. Brown
and David X. Wheeler. &
The convention then proceeded to ballo,
for the several candidates and the ba,lotine
|, resulted in the choice of the following ticket
!. Representative,
LUTHER RUSSELL.
!, Commissioner, VI
WILLIAM R. KELSO.
= .>s Sheriff,
JOHN GILLIS. ..s
Auditor,
: SAMUEL d. HARRIS. # (.
a Recorder, i 4. 4
JACKSON T. GREEN.
), Surveyor, '
SILAS CROCKER. f. +1.es 's.s
. Coroner, ~.
RICHARD BOGART.
Poor House Director, 4 u
, +@ DAVID X. WHEELER.
, The candidates for Recorder, Surveyor
and Poor House Director were nominates
t by acclamation.
+ The committee on resolutions made tn,
following report:
/, Resolved, That we rejoice in the ascen
! dency of Democratic principles in the Con
gress and Government Of the United States
and the consequent prosperity and happi
ness Of our common country; but we fee
. that we have been entirely misrepresente
in Congress and also in our State Legisla
/, ture, by Daniel R. Tilden md Thomas c
Shreve.
Resolved, That we are opposed e tn
principles and policy Of the whig party
which Legislates for the benefit Of tho fs'
v andthe plumber Of the many. We are d.
E cidedly opposed to the unequal and Of
9 lpressive Wing Tax Law, which il designe
J. ingeniously to favor bankers and monope
6 lies and to draw stealthily fron the laborin
e classes the revenues of the State.
Resolved, That the tax law Of 1916
r. just in principle in as far as it subjects tn
+ taxable property in the State to taxation ae
" cording to its true value. Weare in fayo
3 Of equal taxatien, and that the capital {
i bankers as well as of farmers should b
taxed alike; and that there should be n
! partial legislation to benefit the alread
: wealthy, by tho sweat Of the poor man
!. brow.
al Resolved, That we are sanguine Of III
-e success of DAvID6oD. the peoples cand
II date for Governor, and we will use ever
= = honorable means to secure his triumphar
Il election.
81 Resolved, That we approve cordially I
70 the nomination, by the Democratic Cor
y gressional Convention Of this District, !
RUFUs 2. RANsEr, Esq, as the people
= candidate for Congress, and also Of Lucru
Z v. BrEEcE, Esq, for Senator TO our STINT