The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-09-01

Pursuanf to The notiee of the Demo
cratic Central Committee of Ashland
County, q Convention, composed Of the
return Judges of the several townships,
and said Committee, assembled at the
Court House, in Ashland, on Monday,
August 80, to canvass the votes, cast at
the Primary Meetings which were held
on Saturday, August %, and to declare
the choice Of the Democracy Of the
county as expressed at said Meetings.
The Convention having been called to
order by the Chairman of the Central
Committee,
On motion, j. ALBERsoN, of Orange,
and WIN. McAD6o, of Sullivan, were
chosen Secretaries.
On motion of DR.. ScoTr, g5tss =
The Chair appointed Messrs. Scott of
Hanover, D.. Campbell of Orange, }.
Hearst Of Ruggles, W. s, Strickland
of VermiIlion, and T. C. Bushnell of
Montgomery, a Committee to draft aud
lEtpOTb TGSOiubiOuS.
On Motion of Mr.. KENNr,
The Chair appointed T. j. Kenny eff
Montgomery, Geo. Mcconnell of Or
ange, and VIM. Porter of Vermillion, a
Committee to report TO. the Convention
names of suitable persons to servo as a
Democratic Central Committee for the
-
ensuing year. ~ sd5 50
The Secretaries then proceeded to-
open the returns OF the votes from the
several townships, when the result as
given in the following table was declared:
[See another eolsmn for table, sra
JOHN s. WHITE,o Esq moved that
the n~onination of JAMES SwINEFoRp be
made by acclamation which motion
prevailed by a wnaninloms vote.
The following nominations were hen
declared duly made
For Treasurer, John Jacobs; for
Sheriff, John J. HOFFMAN for Prose
cutting Attorney, John j. Jacobs for
Commissioner, John Berry ; for Survey
or, Orlow Smith for Inirmary Direc-
tors-full term-Holiday Ames; short
terra, D. &. Hull ; for Recorder, George
Johnston es4z-zc.fc 1af s5
DIR. Sco1T, from the Committee on
resolssienss reported she following, which
were unanfmouslY adopted
Resolsed, That, the neasuses adopted
by the Democratic Legislataro of Ohio
during its late session, for the protection
of the public moneys were necessary for
the salvation of the honor of the State
and of its public servants, and of the
public treasure-and upon the wisdom
and necessity for these measures we
accept the issue tsnaered by u Repub
lican opponents 81 a-a5fe5Is 5ea e.
RESOLVED, That the Democracy of Ash
land county are low, as heretofore, op-
posed to the wild schsmcs of the Adolf
t~ionists and Republicans, fer the e%leva-
ton of the African race to q position
equal with the white races and Which if
successful, would only result in the deg
relation of the white laborers of our
State.
4ltoOC(Cby 4odb bnO B. poSiiObHS VIZ
statesman-like course of the Administra-
ton of James Buchanan. both as relates
to its foreign and domestic policy, meets
with our hearty approval. and has al
ready ~signally vindicated the wisdom of
the choice made by the National Con-
~vention at Cincinnati, aud tue ratifca-
tion of that choice by the American
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RESOLVED, That, laying aside all past
i~ealousies and %strifes, we hereby pledge
ourselves to the hearty support of the
ticket, aud the qchole ticket, which has
this day been declared as the choice CT
the Democracy of Ashland county.
RESOLVED, That we re affirm the prin-
ciples adopted at the Democratic Ma
tional Convention held at Cincinnati in
1856, and also those of the late Demo
cratic State Convention held in Colum-
bus, July 2sth, 1858. 10
Mr.. KENNY, from the Committee on
that subject. reported the following
names to constitnte, bhe Democratic
Central Committee for the ensuing year,
namely : Fl. s. Knapp, Montgomery /;
VIM. Buchanan, j Jackson !; George Blu
chanan, Vermillion A. J. Scott, Han.
over; ScottSNelson, Milton. <gas-
On motion, it was i trolls g-ey5
Ordered, that the p~roceedings'of this
Convention be signed by its officers and
published n the Ashland Union-
~ 80, q b. s. KNAPP Chm
" J; A,sEnson, Secretaries. 5sa