The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-29
tFefsshe Ashland Unio1.l
Democratic Meeting.

tEsFEhs Ashi.nd Unio6.i
Democratic 1Eeeting.
Ths1sturn judges Of aha Dsmoeratio
Primary Meetings the Central Commit.
tee, and . number Of other Democratic
from various portions of the county. mot
in the Office Of the Probate Judge in
Ashland, on MopdayAngus. 2zth 1855.
at one O'Clock p. NJ. The retur Judges
and Central COMMITTEES, organized
themselves into Q Board of Canvassers
by calling Hon. JOHN J. HoOT-
NAN of Mohecan to the chair, and
electing G. W. Bushnell, Esq, of Mont
gomery, Secretary. The Bonrd of Can.
~vassers then preoseded to open the Poll
Books, and the votes being -eanyassed,
the following persons we're declared the
nominefs Of the Democratic party Of
this county at the coming Fall election,
for the Offices named:
Serafer-B. w. KELLooc, Esq, Of
Ashland. sEs o-r.T Eq- ~sfFieg vsft
RepreseutatiUe-Dr. J.. P. CowAN,
of Mohecan. -aE a~.-l gg
Reoorder-G. w. URrE, Of Mentgom:
cry e4E %sf[u1 = g5-5,f, q
Coprn'issionsr--aANos HHBoRN. Of
Milton.
Lgfynayy 1Directoy-GEoFcr Bor7
DoRr, of Mohecan.
Snrveyor-JoHN KEENEsJr., of Jack
son. ~ -r ~
Coyoner-JoHS wooDBuns, Of Nil
ton.
The returns also showed a decided
majority in favor of abolishing the sys-
ten Of nominating By Primary Meet
ings, and returning to the Delegate Sys.
TEN, and the latter was accordingly de-
clafed to be the mode by which the De-
moeracy Of Ashland County should here
after make their nominations.
On motion, the Board Of Ganvassers
and the Democrats present organized
themselves into . general business con-
rentien, officers anne n above, whom
the following proceedings were had:
On motion, . committee of three, con-
sisting of j. d. aJoSEs, p. w. Rock.
WELL and j. A. McCLgsKY, we're APP
pointed to report officers for the Demo-
cratic Mass Meeting on the 9Th of Sep
tember.Y rG5LJ4E JT-E a-t DIN -C9 os I
The Committee, after retiring q short
time, returned aud reported as follows:
President Of the 1Day-Hon. J. j.
HOFFMAN, of Mohecan.
2 Vice Presidents-JoHN TAYLOR, of
Hanover; ARMSTRONG Memoir, o fGreen;
JAMES DorY, of Mifiin; WV. 8. Stick
LAND, Of Fermillion; JACOB EMERrcx,
of Lake; JACOB MIELER, Of Perry; Jo-
sErH BowLEs, of jackson; JoHN SMuRR,
of Orange; WILLIAM BUCHANAN of Sulli-
van; HESRY SUMnERsstef Troy; Ros.,
WELL WEsroS, of Ruggtes; JosErH
NEFF, # Clearcreek; JAMES ANDREws,
of Milton. 3
Secrstary-JAMEs SwINEroRD, of
Montgomery.
Marshal Of the Day-Gen. J. s.
Fulton, Of Ashland.
On motion, the report was unanimous
ly adopted. 20
On motion, the following gentlemen
were appointed a committee to raise
funds to defray the expenses Of the
Mass meeting on the 9Th
g. W. Uric, A. G.. Swineford, ana
D. 9. Ssmpsel, of Montgomery J.J.
Hootmah, and Frank Hargrave. of Mo-
Thomas Campbell, of Orange;
Joseph Nef, Of Glcarcreek; James An
drews, Of Milton, Elijah Hart, Of Mif.
w. s. Strickland, of Vermiilion;
DIR. H. Buck, of Perry, John Taylor,
aud d. s. Stockman, of Hanover; John
Of Sullivan; L. NJ. Pratt, Of
Green; James Grinold, of RuggIes.
On motion, the following gentlemeo
we're appointed to act as COMMITTEES of
for the Mass Meeting on
the 9Th: j. D. Jones, B. W. Kellogg,
D. SaSampsell, A L. Gurtiss and Us
Fulton. ,s9se Gsus % .-kcr s-s
On motion. the following gentletusn
were elected the Democratic Central
Committee Of Ashland County for the
ensuing year, J.sD! Jones, DIS. SaDps
sell, John Taylor, Daniel Campbell aud
w. g. Stricklsndl - lsga17 siF i
j: D.. JosEs, offered the following
resolution, which Has unanimously
adopted: re saaa ee# 57oss I'll
Resozced, That the Central Commit.
Tee be instructed to adopfsthe foliowingf
ratio IN making their call for the selee-
lion of delegates for the several town.
ships in this County hereafter: E6ch9
township shall be 'entitied to- onssdeEes
gate and one in addition thereto for evi
cry SO votes cast for the Democrafic
for Governor Al! the general
next preceding, and one delegate
or every fraction oyer25
On motion, it was resolved that this
meeting recommend to the Democracy of
his County to organize Hickory Clubs
n the several Townships, for the purs
pose of perfecting the party organi1a
ion. Ed t~s-a553 III
On motion, the following resolution
vas unanimously adopted: i99esp
= Resokued, That we recommend to the