Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-09-09
Democratic Congressional Conventisr

q ciock, 4. M, ana organised oy calling
Moi. II F. Randolph, OF Morrow county,
70 the chair temporarily, and making A.
5. Sutton. Secretary, pro. iem., and J. NJ.
Brown, assistant Secretary.
On motion, the chOrman appointed the
following committees: q
On Permanent Officers; on Credentials;
on Rules; and on Appor,ionment.
Af,er short recess, the committee on
permanent officers, made tie following
report Tor permanent organization.
which was received.
For President of Convention, Gen. G.
). Patterson Of Erie county.
For Vice Prssidents-A. Ives Of Hur.
ou county, Adam Wolf of Morrow, Robt.
Leech Of Richlanj, and A. G. Dimmock,
Of Erie county.
For Secretaries-Manuel May Of Rich
land county, A. S. Su ton of Huron, JIM.
Brown of Erie, and Robert Mitchell, of
Wos:sw.
Qnmittee on Rules reported the fol-
loving for the government Of the Con-
vention, which was received.
lst. All voting in this Convention shall
be by ballot.
I'd. The delegation of each county
shall cast their votes separately for the
respective candidates for Congress, and
announce the result by their chairman 10
the president of the convention.
Sd. None but regular delegates shall
ha anfItlaA 10 IN .hso
As to whether The two>third rule, or a
majority rule, should prevail in The nom.
instion of a candidate for Congress, the
committee being equally divided, could
not agree.
]. M. Stinchocmb, Of Morrow, then Of.
fered the following resolution:
Resolved, That it shall require vote
of two.thirds Of all the votes cast in this
Convention TO make a nomination.
S. J. kirkwood, Of Richland, moved to
amend by striking out the words "two.
thirds" and inserting the words "a ma
jority."
A discussion at length then follow ed, lin
which Messrs. Homan, Siinchcomb, An.
drews, Mclaughlin, Kiikwood; Beck.
man, McDonough, Sutton, Stafford, and
others participated.
A motion to lay on the table was made
by gentleman from Morrow county, in
order to make way for the introduction of
resolution which he profered to the
Convention, on he subject of non.iner-
vention by Congress with the domestic in
s!i'utions of the people of the territory
which was lost.
The name Of Colonel Daniel Brewer
as candidate for Congress was now
Withdrawn.
Convention then adjourned for the eve
ming.
Sept. lst, o'clock, A. M.
Convention again met and proceede
to ballot upon Mr.. Kirkwood's amend
ment to Mr.. Slinchcombs resolution. -
Ballots stood Richland county, for the
amendment IL and ID agsinst; Erie coun-
ty IL for the amendment; Hvron county
l3 for the amendment, 8 against, and one
blank; (Morrow county moi voting,) ma
king 81 for and II against the amend
ment. The resolution as amended was
then adopted by the convention.
Mr. J. W. Stinchcomb of Morrow
moved the adoption of the following res
olution.
Resolved, That we are in favor of the
people of the territories, forming and reg.
ulating their own domestic Institutions in
their own way, subjec, only to the inslitu-
ton of the United Stares.
A motion was made to lay the fesolu-
tion on the table; on which the yeas and
nays were called for, and the delegation
stood thus: Morrow. nays Is, yeas l.;
Richland, yeas IL, nays Is; Erie, yeas
IL, nays none; Huron, yeas ID, nays 2,
bank l. Total-yeas 3s, nays 81, l blank
The resolution was accordingly 'abled.
Col. Dapiel Brewer then withdrew the
name of Hon. VIM. Bushnell, of Rich-
land, from candidacy from the convention
Mr.Stinchcomb presented the following:
Resolved, That we have abiding con-
6dence in the ability and integrity Of the
administration Of Franklin Pierce, and
hereby cordially endorse his administra.
ton.
MIR. Kirkwood offered as an amend
ment "that the Democratic party now as
heretofore stand upon and abide by the
Democratic Platform of 1852, and the
platforms adopted by our State Conven-
tions in ls48 and affirmed since that time.
MIR. Slinchcomb accepted the amend
ment. The resolution as amended was
unanimously adopted by the convention,
with great cordiality of feeling.
On motion of J. w. Beekman, con-
vention proceeded to ballot for Congress.
mon.
S. J. Kirkwood proposed the name of
Hon. VIM. d. Lindsey as candidate for
nomination.
Ool. Brewer proposed H G Brumback,
Esq, Of Morrow,
]. W. Beekman, Esq, presented the
name of Henry Brown of Huron county,
1t was announced to the convention
that Mr. Brown would not be a candidate:
Ballotting of the convention stood:
Erie comfy 70 for Lindsey.
Morpnu orpn i" I r"i4 !"
Richland '' Isa " l." 1Vss " A Ives u
sea 274 81
Gen. VIM. D. Lindsey having received
majority Of all the votes cast was de-