The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-09
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CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION
to notice given, the Democracy Of the 18th
Congressional District met at Alliance, on
the I'd inst, for the purpose of placing in
nomination candidate TO represent said
District in the next Congress.
The Convention was called to order OF
IL o'clock, A. NJ, and on motion, R. o.
HAMMOND, Esq, Of Summit, was appointed
President. and G. G. B. GREENWOOD, OF
Stark, JAMES w. SoMERyILLE, of Portage,
and WILLIAM M'NEIL, Of Summit, Secre.
taries. -
On motion, a committe, consisting OF
Samuel Sffawder,of Portage, George Wei.
mer, of Summit, and Thomas Beer, of Stark,
was appointed on Permanent Organization.
On motion, Committee on Credentials
was also appointed, consisting of w. II.
Burke, of Stark, w. NJ. Speigle, Of Summit,
and Isaac Phelps, Of Portage.
The Convention then adjourned until ]
O'Clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order by
the President, at . O'Clock, when the Com
mittee on Credentials made their report,
to the effect that the delegations from the
three counties were full, which was adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
tion reported the names OF HORACE P. Dun
BAR, Esq, of Stark, for President; Isaac
PHELPS, of Portage, ]. s. KELLEY, of Stark,
and PETER WALTZ, of Summit, for Vice
Presidents JAMES w. SoMERvILLE, of Por-
tuge, WILLIAM M'NEIL, of Summit, and
ANDREW PoN-1Us, of Stark, for Secretaries
which were also adopted.
On motion Committee on Resolutions
consisting of J. s. Kelley, J. S. Cock, oI
Stark, VIM. Goodman, M. Stuart, of Por.
toge R. o. Hammond, o. B. Beebe, ot
Summit was appointed, with instructions
to report after the nomination.
The Convention then proceeded to an
ncunce the names Of candidates.
The name of John L. Ranney, Of Por,
tage was announced by R. 9. Hammond
The name Of John Hamilton, Of Stark. was
onnouned by r. H. Folger. The name o.
Jlmes Patterson, OF Stark, was announced
by S. G. Mckee, which was subsequently
Withdrawn by Thomas Beer.
The Convention proceeded to ballot for
the two remaining candidates. The vote
stood:
Ranney, 50
Mr.. Ranncy having received q majority o
oil the votes cast was declared the nominee
of the Convention.
On motion, the nomination of Mr.. Ran
ney was made by ucclomution..
On behalf of their several counties, VIM
Goodman, R. o. Hammond and H. P. Dun
bar addressed the Convention - pledgin.
themselves and their constituents to resor
to all honorable means 10 promote the sue
cess of both the Stute and Congressiona
Ticket.
The Committee on Resolutions then mad
the following report, which was unanimous
ly adopted:
"Resolued, That we re-af1irm and ndors
the principles set forth in the platform @
the Democratic National Convention whcI
assembled at Cincinnati in 1856.
"Resolued, That we accept the adjustnen
OF the late Kansas controversy by the pas
sage OF the recent session of Congress, @
the Conference bill,' for the condilions
admission of Kansas into the Union; recog
nizing the right OF the people of that ter
ritory alone to decide finally and for them
selves, without intervention from any quar-
ter, the question OF admission under an
Constitution.
"Resolred, That we regard the Lecompto
controversy, SO called, as at an end and a
being settled issue therefore we refus
to recognize it as test, to be prescribed b
either side of those who differed in opino
upon it, believing that all who uphold tn
cardinal principles of the party, and sustai
its organization by voting the Democrat
ticket as good enough Democrats for al
purposes.
'ReSolUed, Thot in the future we are op
posed to the admission of new state int
the Union, until the population thereof shal
equal the ratio for Representative in Con
gress, and until, as in the case Of Mnneso
to, its proposed constitution shall have bee
submitted to and approved by vote Of til
people.
"Resolued, That we have full and abdin
confidence in the ability, patriotism and ele
waited purity Of character of James Buchar
an, the present Chief Magistrate Of the Un
ted States and in his wisdom and experience
to administer our National affairs.
"Resolued, That we congratulate the couI
try upon the recent settlement, by the pr
sent democratic administration, of the prt
tended right of Great Britain to search {
visit our merchant vessels on the high set