M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-09-10
Proceedings of the Democratic
Convention OF the sih SenaIO-
rial District.
GALLIpoLIs, Sept. I, 1857.


Convention Of the sih SenaIO-
rial District.
GALLIPoLIs, Sept. 1, 1857.
Pursuant to a call of the Democrat
ic Central Committee of the Sth Sen
atorial District, the delegates assem-
bled and organized by appointing
Lewis Anderson President and d. IL.
Gates Secretary.
Tie following committee on ere.
dentials and resolutions were appoin-
ted; j. S. Earhart, of Meigs, John
McMan, of Lawrence, Thomas Mont
gomery, of Gallia, and S. S. Murray,
of Yinton.
The convention then decided that
the ratio of representation should be
one delegate for every 20 votes given
for James Buchanan, making the del
egatiOn as follows: Meigs GA, Vim.
ton 40, Gallia 81, Lawrence ~.
The convention then adjourned till
2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention assembled and was
called to order by the president. The
committee on credentials reported all
right.
A motion was then carried that the
delegates present cast the full vote OF
the several counties.
The following gentlemen were then
placed in nomination and balloted
for A. Gushing, OF Galia, IL. b.
Smith, of Meigs, NJ. V. firor, Of
Gallia, and Judge Patrick Murdock,
of Vinton.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Cushing, 90; II. b. Smith, CT; Muir
dock II. No choice being made the
convention proceeded to a second
balloting, which resulted as follows:
Cushing 90, Murdock III. Murdock
receiving majority Of the votes of
the convention, was declared homiua.
ted.
1t was then moved and carried that
Judge Patrick Murdock be nomina.
ted by acclamation as the democratic
candidate for Senator in the Sth Sen.
atorial District of Ohio.
The committee on resolutions sub.
mitted the following:
Re80lyed, That we believe in the
correctness and justice Of the cause
of popular sovereignty, as settled and
determined by the election and policy
of James Buchanan, leaving with the
people Immediately concerned the
question OF domestic servitudo.
Re8Olced, That we are opposed
to the Chase policy Of guarantying
the franchizo Of the white man to the
negro in Ohio.
Re80lred, That the dishonest course
of the late Legislature Of Ohio, in
laws necessary for the pun
ishment of crimes committed in the
embezzlement Of the public money,
calls for democratic legislation.
Re80lred, That We highly approve
of the recommendation of the late
Democratic State Convention, in ad.
vocating an Independent Treasury for
the safe keeping and disbursement of
the public moneys OF the State, divor,
cling the State Treasury from all con,
nection with the banks of the country.
ReS0lged, That we hail with pleas,
ure the nomination Of Henry i.
Payne as our candidate for Governor,
and are well satisfied with the entire
State ticket.
Rc8Olced, That we hereby ratify
and confirm Z the nomination of this
convention, and pledge ourselves to
use all honorable means for his cleo
tion to the Senate of Ohio.
Messrs. Mumy and Eckhart made
some appropriate remarks in behalf Of
the nominee.
On motion, it was ordered that the
proceedings Of this convention be
published in the democratic papers Of
the district.
On motion, the convention adjourn
ed.
LEWIS ANDERSON, Pres.
d. II. GATES, Sec'y.
CHARGE IT UPON your Repub-
lican opponents, that they are in favor
Of NEGRO VOTING and NEGRO
EQUALITY, and in favor Of freeing