The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-08-20
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Al . meeting of The Democratics Central
iConmmittee, Tor Monroe County, held in the
town Of Woodsfe1d, July s3Ia 1861. pur-
s1anAv n previous notices THOMAS A
WAY. Esq, was called y the chair, and
JAcoB TscHApPAr. Esq,s, was appointed
Secretary. On motion the following res
Iutions were adopted: saaoog' 'fta'' t''2
.s RESOLVED. That'the Democratic electors
III Monroe county be requested to meet ip
ybeir several townships, at tihe usual places
81 holding elections therein. on Saturday
tho 3Oth day ofrAugust, 1851, at I O'Clock
P. NJ. andthen and there appoint two del
sgates Iforr each township to represent such
township in Convention to be held at a
time and place to be hereafter design ated,
10 nominate scaDdidate for District Judge,
fop The District composed of the counties
OF Monroe, Belmont and Guernsey. 1.5
- RESOLVED, That the said townships shall,
AZ the same time and place, appoint the
/, ,same or two other delegates to represeh
che several townships in Senatorial Con-
: sention. to nominate q candidate for SEN
Nor, fortbe district composed Of the coun-
ties Of Monroe and Guernsey, to meet at
q time and place to be hereafter desig-
mated 40 ...lg ,.,.i.s.r b.e .,.q-a,.
- Resolved, That. James R. Morris, w.
II. Sinclair and lWm. Okey are hereby
, appointed Central Corresponding Com
= 'fnittee with power to arrange. in conjuEc-
tion, with the committees Of the other coun.
ties. the times and places Of holding the
District Conventions; and that after they
have performed such duty to give public
notice Of the same. go5 5di
IS ssiResolDed, That at the same time and
place, TO wit: thesaid 30th day Of August,
1851, the Democrats Of the several town.
ships shall proceedto nominate candidates
on the popular vote plan, to be supported
by the democratic party at the ensuing
October election; for which purpose three
Judges, and two clerks shall be eappointed in
each township. who shall receive the votes
of democrats, and democrats alone, for
One Candidate for Representative.
- One, Candidate for Probate Judge.
iptOne Candidate for Clerk of the Court.
''aOne Candidate for Commissioner.
One Candidate for Sheriff. aua,
,ss One Candidate for Coroner.
One Candidate for Treasurer, and
ny One Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney
in, ,,the same manner that votes are received
AT the annual. election, and close the poll.
,at5io'clock, when the judges shall pro
coed 10 call out, and the clerks TO recort
upon the poll books, all the votes cast o
each candidate; after which the judge!
ashsN carefully inspect and sign the same
and the clerks attest them; whenthey shal
pc carefully sealed up and delivered into
the hands of'two delegates, appointed by
the democrats assembled, who shall con
-sey the same to the County Convention
10. be held in .Woodsfield, on Monday, ,th'
LIST day of September, next, at O'Clock
which Convention, after being organized
in the Usual manner. shall call the town
ships in alphabetical order. when all tn,
poll books shall be examined and counted
and the candidate having the highest nun
Der of votes shall be declared the nominee
Of the democratic party for the Office 70
which, he was ballo,ted. a7a
According to the decision of the Attor
ney General the voters residing in the ter
riiory taken from the county OF Monro
and now included in Noble county. vii
be entitled to vote for the candidates 10
District Judge, Senator and Represents
tive the same as il no division OF the cour
ty had taken place. and that those resid
ind in that territory taken from Washing
ton county and attached TO Monroe coun
ty must vote for said officers with Wash
ington county; consequently the severe
townships now in Noble county, formerl
belonging 10 Monroe county. will appoiI
delegates TO the District conventions, an
vote, torh Representative alone; and th
electors mithat territory. attached to Nor
roe from the county Of Washington wi
omit taking partiin the proceedings Of tn
township meetings SO far as those office
are concerned: but will be entitled TO vo,
for dill county officers, i. ,.... saae .Joa
,,i,s,.s1T THOMAS A.. WAY. Chairman.
aI,JAooB TscHAPPAr, Secretary.