Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-01-11
Official Proceedings Of the Democrat
iC StAte Convention.

In accordance with call from the Democratic
State Central Committee, the Delegat es from the
several cnunties of the State, met in Convention
at Columbus, ou Saturday, the 7th day of Janu-
ary, 1854.
| The Convention was called to order by Col.
JOHN LARWILL, of Wayne, on whose mo-
ton, Judge BURCHARD, of Trumbull was ap-
pointed President, pro tenn.
On motion of Mr.. KIMBALL of Medina, G.
w. HILL, of Ashland, was appointed Secretary,
pro tenn.
On motion, committee of one from each Con-
gressional district was appointed on credentials,
as follows:
1st District, Wm Miller; I'd, E. c.. Roll; Sd,
Thos. Fl. Wilkins; 4th, Levi Houston; 9Th, ID. o.
Morton 9th, Moses ]. Patterson; 7th, J. M.
White; 9Th, G. F.. Stayman; 9th, J. NJ. Bell; 10th,
Joseph Miller; 18th, S. H. Porter; 18th, Thos.
J. Anderson; 18th, H. c. Brumback 14th, H. J,
Conner; 18th, c. Brumbangh 10Th, John c.
Clark; l7th H. Holland; 18th, K. o. Hammond;
| 10Th, Landon Smith; Goth, Ira Norris; lst, G. N.
fallen.
| On motion, committee of one from each
Congressional District was appointed to report
rules and the names of permanent officers, as
follows:
lst District Frank Linck; I'd, Isaac c. Mil
| Ter; Sd, r. S. Gun ningham 4th, J. NJ. Waters;
5th, G. p. Edison; 9th, VIM. Miller; 7th, J. D..
Wallace; 6th,--; 9th, J. C. Wales; 10th,
Lewis Anderson; 18th, John Lidey; 12th S. w.
Andrews; 18th, G. S. Patterson; 14th, John Lar
well; 18th, John G. Burns; 18th, John Metcalf;
18th, Oliver Kiser; 18th, T. A. Nash, 18th, S;
Hews; Goth, S. w. Gibson; 2lst R. J. Atkinson.
On motion, committee of one from each Con.
gressonal District was appointed to report Dem
ocratic State Central Committee.
(The names of the gentlemen constituting this
committee were not reported to the Secretaries
On motion, committee of one from each Con
gressional District was appointed to report reso
lutions expressive of the sense of the Convention
(The names of the gentlemen constituting this
committee were not reported to the Secretaries.
On motion, the Convention took recess unit
2 o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. WALES, from the committee perma
nent officers, submitted the following report
which received and adopted:
President-MATTHEW BURCHARD.
Vice PreSade1tS--1st District, Frank Lnck
Cd, Isaac c. Miller; Sd, Alexander Sterett; 4th
E. Baker; 5th, D. J. Brown; 9th, Moses Patter
son; 7th, VIM. Bell; 9Th, Jas. Herman; 9th, Pc
ter Tyler; 10th, Allen Latham; 11th, S. B. Pru
den; 10Th, VIM Hunter; 18th, Herman Reuss
18th, B. B. Chapman; 18th, Chas. Hoy, Jr.; 18th
John McManus; 18th, n. Kennon; 18th, S. Lahm
18th, John Gill; Goth, B. J. LOOMS; 2lSt VIM
C. McCausn.
Secretaries-Wm. H. Gill, David A. Houk
John c. Byrns, T. L. Carothers, VIM. Tomlin
son, Chas ]. Broadwell, Samuel w. Gilson
The committee report that the rules governin:
: former Conventions shall be adopted as the rules
of this Convention.
Mr. MORTON, from the Committee Gre
dentials, submitted the following report, whcl
was received and adopted
On motion it was
Resolved That the Convention do now proceet
to nominate candidate for Judge of the Supreme
Court.
The following names were announced as candi
dates:
C. w. BELDEN, Of Stark;
SHEPARD F. NORRIS, of Clermont;
BENZ. F. METcALF, of Allen;
JOHN E. HANNA, of Morgan;
ELIJAH BAcKUs of Franklin;
L. w. HALL, of Crawford;
;, E. Fl. LELAND, of Defiance.
The first ballot being ordered, resulted as fol
lows:
Belden, 4S
Norris 10