The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-09-11
DcmocratIc Congressional Com
II VcnttOlh

Inc Congressional Convention composed
Of delegates from the counties of Stark,
Portage and Summit, met at Alliance, Au.
gust 80, 1856, and organized by appointing
WILLIAM GOODMAN, Esq, of Portage
county, President of the Convention, and
Mr.. ]. d. BAIRD, of Summit, Mr.. s. LIND,
of Stark, and Mr.. ALvA UDALL, Of Portage.
Vice Presidents, and E. w. PERRIN, OF
Summit, and w. II. BURKE, Of Stark, Sec
retaries.
On motion, it was agreed that there be q
committee of three appointed on resolutions,
and that each county appoint one.
Mr.. Hammond, Of Summit, made a mo-
ton that Summit county be allowed full
representation.
Mr.. McGregor made a motion that each
county be allowed a full representation in
voting, and that the vote polled for Governor
last fall in each county, divided BY 100 votes
give the relative strength of each county,.
Carried.
This gave Stark county 80 votes, Summit
lS, and Portage Is.
On motion It was agreed to ballot for can.
didates.
Gen. s. Lahm, of Stark, and R. o. Ham.
mond, Esq, of Summit, were announced as
candidates. Mr. Strawder, of Portage, in a
few remarks stated why Judge Day was not
candidate.
On motion Of Mr.. McGregor, of Stark,
three teflers were appointed to receive and
count the the vo,es-one from each county
and S. Reed, from Portage, E. Landon,
Esq, from Stark, and Mr. EiIet, from Sum-
nit, were appointed tellers.
On motion, the delegates proceeded to
ballot for candidate for Congress.
Mr.. Hoffman moved, that the candidates
nominated be endorsed by all the delegates
from each county, and being seconded, re-
marks were made BY Mr.. Hammond, OF
Summit, Mr.. Hoffman, of Stark, Mr. Straw.
der, of Portage, and Mr.. McGregor, OF
Stark
The motion being put, was carried unnnl,
mousIy.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Stark county for Gen. Samuel Lahm go
Portage 1" d" 4" lS
Total for Gen. Lahtn 4e
Summit county for R. 0. Hammond 1d
Mr.. Stuart moved, that Gen. Lahm be
nominated unanimously, and being seconded
remarks were made by Messrs. Hammond
Speigel, Becker, McNcal and Frost of Sum
mitj and the question being called, resulted
in the unanimous nomination of Gen. s
Lahm, By acclamatiou-lhe Summit delega
ton Withdrawing their former vote, and east
ing it for Lahn.
Mr.. McGrcgor returned thanks to the con
vention in behalf Of Gen. Lahm.
Mr.. Stuart made n motion, that com
mittec of two from each county be appoin
ted as u congressional distric committee
which was amendJd, on motion of Mr. Ham
mond, that the central committee Of each
county serve as such committee, which mo
ton, after discussion by Messrs. Strawde
and Stuart, was further amended, that tn,
chairman OF the central committee in eacl
county be appointed as a congressional dis
trct committee, in which shape it was thci
adopted.
On motion, The Convention took a rec So
until half past O'Clock, P. NJ.
Half past o,c'Oth, p. N.
Convention called to order.
Mr. Louis Sci efer, of Stark county, be
ing called upon, responded to the call in ;
few eloquent and appropriate remarks, ii
which he dealt some severe blows at tn
Black Republican organization, and ais
paid merited compliment to Rnfus Choat
and others, who have given in their adhe
sion to the support of the Democrat nomi
nees. Mr.. ScEtsfer also pledged himself t.
, the Convention, that the ticket nominote
here to day, would receive majOrity Of tn
votes of Stark county.
The committee on resolutions being pre-
sent, reported the following, which wer
unanimously adopted,
BY some unaccountable omission on tn
part Of the Secretaries, we have not receiv
ed the resolutions in time for this issue
Mr.. Stuart, of Portage, being called upon
addressed the Convention in behalf Of tn
resolutions. He said that Old Molly Star
: had worn widows weeds for the last tw
: years-that she was about to throw them Of
and deck herself in the white robes of saliva
/ tion-that they would marry her to it'll
Democratic Portage--growing out Of thG
. connection would be an offspring that here
e after would keep both counties free lroT
), Black Republicanism. He then traced III
G Republicans organization and candidate wit
many strong arguments, intespersed wit
anecdotes, pointing to the ridiculous postio
of that party, which brought down thunder
Of applause.
Mr.. Strawder, of Ravenna, was called OF
and addressed the Convention in few nea
!. sensible and appropriate remarks, contenc
| ing that there was hardly n possibility {
a. the election of Col. Fremont, bot shou
>. such a calamity befall us, we might safe
;, conclude that the disruption Of the Republ
10 was near at hand st.G .t...'t