M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-08-17
DEMOCRATIC MASS CONVEN.
TION,

Pursuant to notice given, the De-
mocracy OF Vinton met in mass Con-
vention on Saturday, August 4, 1866.
On motion Of Judge Hewitt, S. S.
Murry, Esq, Of Wilkesville, was ap,
pointed President, and Z. A. Brattou
Secretary, when the Convention ap-
pointed Joel A. Walden, B. P. Hew.
it, E. A. Bratton, E. F. Bingham,
and N. Richmond, a Central Commit.
tee for the ensuing year.
On motion OF Judge Hewitt, the
Convention appointed the delegates to
attend the Senatorial Convention, from
each township,as follows: Elk, Judge
Hewitt and E. A. Bratton; Wilkes,
vile, S. S. Murry +; Madison, John
Dowd; Richland, j. A. Walden; Vim
ton, VIM. Gray; Brown, E, B. Weed;
Knox, j. j. Allison; Swan, Jacob JEFF
ferson; Harrison, John Clark; Jackson,
John Ancrom; Clinton, J.R. Newton;
Eagle, o. P. Clark.
On motion of DR.. Holland, the Com
vention appointed the delegates to at
tend the Legislative Convention, from
each township, as follows; Elk, j.
W. Swepston, E. A. Bratton, and j.
G. Swetland Swan, John Price
Brown, Jerome Lillibridge; Madison,
John Fee; Knox, Geo. Holdren; Vim
ton, John Calvin; Wilkesville, H. H
Bishop and Simon Dolan; Clinton, E
Frazeei Richland, Joel A. Walder
and P. Miller, Jr.; Jackson, John Kin
ney Harrison, David Argubright
Eagle, D. P. Clark.
ReSOlued, That the delegates in at
tendance at above Conventions, have
power to cast the entire vote of thu
county.
Judge Hewitt offered the following
resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
ReSolred, That the Democracy o
VintOn hereafter dispense with thu
Primary Election system; and that tht
Democratic County Ticket shall b,
nominated by County Convention
composed of delegates appointed a
township meetings, held pursuant tc
notice given by the Central Committee
ResOlred, That the Democracy o
each township meet on Friday, 24tt
inst, at 3 O'Clock P. NJ, at the usua
place of holding elections, and lher
and there appoint three delegates tc
the County Convention to be held a
Macarthur, on Monday the 9th inst.
at IL o'clock NJ, for the purpose Of
forming a county Ticket.
Theo. Shearer and Levi DUNCAN
Esqrs., then addressed the Convention
Tor near five hours in an eloquent anc
mastery manner, in arguments convin
cling and unanswerable by Wing D
Abolitionist, and were listened toSWitf
marked attention by old gray headet
sires and stout hearted youths OF ou
county, who with the utmost decorun
displayed on anxiety not often seen a
mass meetings, to hear Democrat,
truths.
On motion of E. A. Bratton il wa
Resolved, That the following resolu
tions of the last 9Th of January Con
vention be adopted as Platform broat
enough for every honest lover of hi
country and its Institutions and law
10 stand upon.
RssOlusd, That il is The duty Of ever
Ohio Democrat TO determine, and b.
this declaration Of sentiment we pro
pose TO proclaim. those immediate aD'
urgent issues of State and National pol
icy, upon which the Democracy are full
ly agreed; but which can only be secu
red TO the people by "union. concessio
and harmony-every Thing for the cause
nothing for men !"
Resolpsd. That we demand from th
D emocrstic majority in Congress,
lat A revision Of the Tariff Of le4e
with the double purpose Of redu cling tn