Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-06-19
Sixth Congr essional District Demo
cratic Convention.

Pursuant to public notice, the delegates Of
the counties comprising the Sixth Congress
ional District, met at the State House or
Thursday, June II, 1856.
The Convention was organized 10y elect
ing n. B. PALMER, of Marion, President, and
B. G. JAY, Of Hancock, and J. r. ELDER, o.
Marion, Secretaries.
The list of Delegates was called and re-
ported as follows
MARIox.-N. B. Palmer, Jas. Swain, r. A
Taylor, j. II. Kennedy, II. II. Nelson, Johr
Crawford, J. 7. Morrison, W. X. Talbot, ii
Ferguson, X. L. McOuat, j. II. Nsien, Johr
Stumble, j. p. Nickel, A. ii. Brown, '. Butesh
J. Il. Elder. J. c. Jones. A. Sidensticker, I
Coulon. Calvin Taylor, W. Fitzgibbon, r. i
Achey, L. r. Simmer, II. Buehrig, K. johnson
II. Hahumiller. Z. c. Miller, A. Knodle. II. l
Melville. Ed. Palmer r. j. Calling, E. j. Pres
ton, A. ". Ford, A. W. Mc0uat, j. FrOelich, J
G.. Doughty.
HANcOcK. - VIM. Handy, Joseph Clayton
Montgomery Marsh, Robt. Ross, James Tyner
James Shipman, John Collins. John White
Hoa. n. c. Handy, Jas. II. Leary, Ried c. viii
lett, Jas. Rutherford. Vim. Mitchell. +. s. Coop
odtuutl W. hthiueOig OCoik'
Mitchell, Samuel Shockley, James II. Carr, W
Caldwell, Robt. McCOrkle, Richard Stokes, "
Potts, Geo. w. Sample. Peter Pope, William F
Chambers, John II. Caldwell, Col. Geo. Tague
Reuben Barnard, Capt. j. X. Bracken, Georg,
Laekmau, Joshua Meek, Joseph Wright, Josh
Shelby, John =. Banks, B. G. Jay, Geo. Men
gle, Saml. Blakely, Lyssnder Sparks, Seth
Walker, Thomas Martin, James Collins, james
II. VIM, Gen. John Milroy, Samuel McConaha
SHELsr.-Andrew Treon, Hugh Haskins
| Thomas Cation, Robert Titus, VIM. Major Ed.
mond Cooper, g. w. Brown. G.. Wilson, L. l.
Van Pelt, G. A. Strsnk, ]. II. Stewart. VIM
Haskins, John Dargin, Joseph Lacey, Georg
| Hind, Luke Davis, Thomas Cotton, VIM. Mess
more, J. 7. Reed, Henry Buck, p 8. Wagner
Ambrose Harrison, James Hickman, P. c
Julian.
JoHSsoy.-Franklin Hardin. W. II. Jennings
]. W. Rightly. II. L. Mcclellan, Robert Jen
nings. J. F. Mcclellan, D. Ricketts,, 8. o. "
Garrett, Morgan Pitcher, Geo. Botsford, Isaa
Leyan, Horaiio Jones, Jacob F. Mcclellan, Col
Covert
MoReax-H. r. Stevens, Fl. Townsend, +
Landers, S. Rocker, J. Jackson,J Warner, Dr.
johnson. Esq. Hilton. 7. L. Perry. f. Paddock
J. Henderson, W. V: Burns, ]. Egbert. A.
Conduit, II. FELTON,, j. J, Newton, W. Kilgore
j. Slaughter, E. Taber, j DuckwoYth
Observation-Disclosures Shirley, Camp
ton. James Gibson, 8. G. Withereh, ID. S. Buz
zard Reese wbridge, Fitzpatrick
Elisha Homaday. G. Williams. Dr. A. p Men
denhall, y. J. AcEetridge, George Kreigh, Will
lam ]. Hazelett, - Reid, George Hammond
Tandy Scott. David Matlock, Edmund CLARK
j. n. Gregg. DR.. Handler, W. W. Wright
Dr.. W. F. Witty, Thomas H. Blake, whiiso
Nelson, Asa S. White, B. ~ Logan, Alfred ri
ley, John Pierson.
VIM. H. Talbot, of Marion, offered tn
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That in nominating the candidat
for Congress by this Convention each count
shall be entitled to cast one vote for each or
hundred votes given 10 Thomas A. Hendricks
al the October Election, 1854, and each count
having fraction over fifty votes, shall be CT
titled 10 an additional vote for such Fraction
ADD a Committee of one from each county be az
pointed to report 10 this Convention, the nun
Der Of votes each county will be entitled to un
der the provisions Of this resolution.
ResolUed, further, that a majority Of III
whole number of votes given shall be necessar
To choice.
On motion of Mr.. Harding, of johnson, tn
resolution was amended so as 10 read as fol
lows:
ResolUsd, That the following ratio be obser,
ed in ballodng for candidate for Congress:
and in all other votes, viz :-one vote for ever
two hundred votes cast for Pierce in 1852, an
one for every fraction over one hundred, whic
will entitle