Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-09-15
Proceedings Of the JUDICIAL Convention.

Pursuant TO previous notice, delegates
from the several townships Of Portage,
Mahoning and Trum5ull counties, forming
the second sub division Of the Ninth Judi
eial Distr let, met in convention at Newton I
Falls Sept. 10Th, 1851. at 10 O'Clock. A. |
NJ, and were called to order by appointing
RoBERT PRlcE, Esq, Of Mahoning, Psesi.
dent; RoBERT PATTERSON, Of Trumbull,
and JAcoB B. ROLLER, of Mahoning, Vice
Presidents. P C. BENNETT and E. B.
TYLER, of Portage, we're chosen Secre,a.
ries.
On motion Of John S. Wilson, Of Por.
tage, the delegates were requested to pre-.
sent their credentials TO the chairman.
On motion of Harvey Baldwin, The
Chairman appointed D. Hendrick, Fran
els Barclay and Adam Lima, Of Mahoning.
VIM. Wheeler, James Porter and Joseph
Hall Of Trumbull, Isnac Coles. o. l..
Drake and Otis Reed, Of Portage, com.
mi,,se ON Resolutions.
90 motion Of Adam Linn, delegates pro.
ceeded to..announce the names Of candidates
The names Of LUTHER Day and JOHN l..
RANNEY, of Portage, JOHN M. EDwARDs
and s w. Gibson, Of Mahoniag, were
presented.
On motion Of Rober, Patterson the con.
venlions adjourned until O'Clock.
2 O'CLOCK, P. M.
Convention met pursuant TO adjournment,
and was called to order by the chairman.
A list of the delegates were then called,
AID the committee on Resolutions through
their chairman Dr.. Isaac Coles, reported
the following resolutions which were adopt.
ed unanimously:
Resolvsd, That We recognize the prin.
cple that, in ssunion there is Strength"
and that we will use all our eff,r,s 10 Sc.
cure the election Of all the democratic nom.
inees, both State and county; and urge up.
on the Democracy the necessity OF union
and harmony in order 10 procure so desir-
able an end.
Rssolued, That we will adhere to the
Democratic Platform upon which our fu-
theirs stood, and that we are opposed to
granting exclusive privileges 10 tho few q,
the expense Of the many, or iyranizing
over the minds and bodlss Of men,
Resolved, That by the adoption Of the
New Constitution the freemen Of Ohio have
secured a grea. triumph OF principle over
capital and bank dictalion, and we see in ii
the dawning of better day for the tax
payers Of Chic
RESOLVED, That it is the imperative du.
ty oil every democrat to use all his efforts
to elect men WHO will sustain our new
Constitution under which we now live, as,
in our opinion, it 10 what the people have
long needed; and willis, we approve Of it
| generally we give especially our approbn.
iion to its admirable judiciary system.
Resolued, That we, above every other
consideration, wish to maintain the Con.
sti,ution Of the United States in its purify,
rs it was made by its illustrious authors.
which secures 10 each his inalienable rights,
and we also Ct erish the Union as the pal
ladium Of our liberty. and will do every
thing. even sacrifice life itself, 10 secure to
our posIerity its psrpe.uity.
On motion of F. Barclay the convention
proceeded TO ballo, for candidate for Dis.
trics Judge, which resulted in the nomina-
tion Of LUTHER Day OF Portage, on the ID
ballot. The Chairman then declared Luz
ther Day the nominee Of this Convention.
Mr.. Edwards in few very appropriate
remarks approved the action Of the conven.
tion, and pledged himself to use his bes,
efforts to secure the election Of Mr.. Day,
which were received with rounds of ap>
plnuse, showing the high estimation in
which he was held by the Convention, and
their approval Of his manly and patriotic
course.
John S. Wilson offered the following res
olulion, which was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That we pledge to the nomi-
nee Of this Convention our united support,
and that we will use every honorable
means to secure his election.
On motion of E. B. Tyler, 8. D. t1ar-
ris, Jr., Fl. Barnum and Fl. Lewis were
appointed a Central Committee for this
Judicial District.
John R. Hendrick, moved the proceed
ings Of this convention be signed by the
officers and published in the several DEM
ocra,ic papers of the district.
On motion tho Convention adjourned.
X. PRICE, President,
JACOB B. RoLLER, y p.,,.
RoBr. PATTERSON
E. B. Tyler. }sec,v.
p e. Bennett,