Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-05-17
18th OF Jury Peoples State Convention
TO the Friends of Freedom in Ohio.

| To the Friends Of Freedom in Ohio:
! At meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee, appointed by the anti
Nebraska Convention which assembled il
( Columbus on the 9Th o! July, 1854, it was
resolved, IN compliance with the public voice
that Republican State Convention to be
composed Of Delegates chosen by the indie.
pendent anli-N braska voters OF Ohio, WIN
participated in the glorious triumph of last
year, and such others as may sympath ize
with them, be called, to meet in the city o
Columbus, on Friday the 18th ofJuly, 1855
for the purpose Of nominating candidates fol
the following Offices, TO wit: Governor, Lieu
tenant Cove nor, Auditor of State. Treasu
Ter OF State, Secretary Of State, Attorney
General, Msm5er Of the Board of Pu5lic
WORKS, and TWO Judges of the Supreme
Court.
In compia ce with the usual rule of rep
resentation adopted in State Conventions, il
was resolved thar the ratio of representation
in the Convention to assemble on the 18th OF
July next, should be one Delegate for every
five hundred votes cast in each county at the
last election for Judge OF the Supreme Court
and also one additional Delegate for every
fractional vote so cast exceeding two hun
dred and fifty, as follows:
Here follows a list of the Counties in the
State with their vote and the number OF del
egates lhey are entitled to attached. Bel.
mont having poIled S.6ll votes Tor Supreme
Judge is entitled to delegates.
! 1t is recommended by the committee, that
the Republican Friends of Freedom in eac h
County meet at the usual place of holding
County Conventions, on Saturday the 7tI of
July, for thcipurposc of choosing Delegates
according I'd the above apportionment, to
represeL' them in the State Convent on to
be held on the 18th.
When it is considered that, in addition to
the officers for the Executive Departments
OF the State Government, there is TO be cho-
sen General Assembly, on which will de-
volve the dLtv OF selecting u 5. Senator
to fil the place OF Hon. b. +. WADss, whose
term expires in 81, and before which will
cSme many measures of Reform in the do.
mestic policy Of our State, the Importance
hended by our rejecting lelow-citizsns.
II the outrage upon the rights of the Free
States by the repeal Of the Missouri re-
striction, nude il duly last year to bury al
minor differences in united effort to arrest
the progress OF the Slave power, how much
stronger has that duly become by the more
recent exhibition of fraud and violence at the
kanzas elections, and the denial of the rights
Of citizenship and the possession of property
10 free citizens OF Missouri and Kanzas?-
The day ol"compromises" has gone by. We
therefore appeal TO our fsllowcitizens to be
lctive and vgilant. Send up Delegation to
he 18th OF July Convention like that whic h
ssembled last year, impressed with the mag
litude Of their mission, representing The
gnity Of the State and the will OF their co.,
ttuents, aud assure dly success will again
rown our united efforts.
BY order of the Committee.
A. p. STONE, Chairman.
l.. G. VAN SLYKE, See'y.