Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-05-17
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Columbus, Mau 10, l848.

lie DGllOCIdtlG oLeltC SOAAfOitAOA1 SOAA-
posed of delegates the different coun-
ties of the State, met in the large hall of the
Statesman buildings, at o'clock, A. M,
and was called to order by the Hon. Amos
E. Wood, of Sandusky county, on whose
motion the Convention was temporarily or
ganized by the appointment OF the Hon.
ELIJAH VANCE, of Butler county, as
President, and by the selection of Luther
Day, of Portage, and VIM. d. Morgan, of
umbiana, as Secretaries.
The following delegates appeared, pro-
duced their credentials and took their seats:
For want of room we omit the uames of
Delegates. 50 counties in the State were
represented.
On motion of VIM. Baldwin of Clinton
county, the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That Committed OF one from
each Congressional District be appointed
each Delegation nominating its own MEM
bar, to select officers for the permanent or
ganization of the Convention.
The following was the committe appoln-
ted to report permanent officers of the Con-
vention, in obedience to the above resolution
We also omit the names of this commit
tee for reason given above.
On motion of Rufus P Spalding of Sum:
NIT county, it was
Resolved, That committee be appointed,
consisting of one member from each county
represented, to prepare business for the ac-
ton of this Convention. That said COM
naittee be named by the respective delega-
tions, each selecting its own member and
announcing his name to the Convention.
On motion of Mr.. Haddock, of Cuyahoga
county, the Convention took recess until
half past ten o'clock.
The following is the committee which
was subsequently announced:
Azlen-Wm. Armstrong. ashland
Geo. w. Bull Auglaize Geo. e. Nc
Cune. Broacn-James Loudon. Butler
Franklin Stokes. Colunbiana--Wm.
D. Morgan Clermaont-Geo. w. Schultz
Clinton VIM. Fl. Baldwin. Clark-
NJ. Bonner. Champaign-John Taylor.
Crascford-J. S. Vance. Cuyahoga =
R. Iladdock. Coshocton-J. NJ. Love.
Darke-Luther Mon(ort. Deleaoare-
Charles Sweitzer. Defance-A. P. Ed
gerton. FayeHe-L. ID. Willard. Far.
| feld-H. G. Whitman. FrankAn-
John Walton. Greea,-J. A. Foresman
| Gaernsey-W. Fl. Gill. Hamilton-D.
! NJ. Disney, John Brough. Hardim-John
Goodn. Hancock-H. P. Eaton. High.
| land-D. w. Johnson. Hurosa-John
Perry. Holmes VIM. Rice. Knos-
Henry II. Childs. Laks-D. |. French.
Lseking-John Shaft. Logan-Wm. l..
Blocher. Lorai,s-Hiram Belden. Mad
ison-John II. Kennedy. Montgomery
&C. L. Valandigham: Miami-Charles
Morris Muskinguna-John Bratton.-
Mercer-F. G. LeBlond. Marion-J. R
Knapp Medina-R. Warner. Morro1.
vi m. Robbins Ottowa-John Whit
ney. Portage Luther Day. Perry
Wm. Ross. Pike-V. S. Murphy
Pickauay e. B. Olds Richland-T
! w. Barley. Ross-T. Shearer. Seneca
Amos: Nichols. Sandasky-A. E.
Wood. Summit-R. P. SpaldIng. STARK
John S. Cock. Tr.na5uH-J. H.Lew
is. U1ai;on-John Cnssel. Yam Vert
Robert Gileland. Warrem-John S
Simonson. Wyandotte-Aron Lyle
| Williams e II. Leland. Wood-Johr
Bates. Wayne Henry Seton.
104 o'clock, A. NJ.
The Convention re-assenbled.
Mr.. Warner, from the Committee
charged with the selection Of permanent
officers of the Convention, reported the fol.
lowing names, which on motion was unan
imously adopted:
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