The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-08-31

George Heath, Nelson,
James w. Clark, Streetsborough, 81
Thomas Douthett, Edinburg,
The ballo,ing for County Treasurer re-
suited as follows:
Edward Knapp, Charlestown, 60
VIM. Pauus, Sufield, l9
D. C. Stockwell, Freedom,
Samuel Ledyard, Shu ulersville, 5
EDWARD KNAPP, having received major
ity of the votes cast, was declared the nom.
inee for County Treasurer.
SAMUEL REDFIELD, was nominated for Di.
rector Of the County 1nfifmary. The bal.
lot stood thus:
Isaac Welton, Ravenna, l8
J. T. Clark, 20
Samuel Redfeld, Ravenna, As
DEWITT C. GOLDMAN, of Ravenna, was
nominated for County Surveyor by accla.
nation.
WILLIAM SUTTON, SEN, Of Deerfeld, was
nominated by uccamation for the Cf1ice OF
Coroner.
The names of the members of the DEM
ocra,ic Central Executive Committee for the
ensuing year were then announced. They
are as follows:
Atwater, James Weber; Aurora, A. V.
Jeweu; Brimfeld, 0. S. Jones; Charles
town, Edwin Holden; Deerield, Joseph p.
Pownel; Edinburg, WIN. D. Davis; Frank.
Lin, Samuel Day; Freedom, Amos Hawley,
Hiram, Egbert Hutchison; Mantua, George
Sheldon; Nelson, A. A. Barber; Palmyra,
d. L. Wilson; Paris, I. L. Baldwin; Ran.
dolph, A. Erumbaugh; Ravenna, E. Spald.
ing; Rootstown, S. s. Reed; ShaersvilIe,
E. L. Munger; Streetsborough, c. c. STAN
ton; Sutfield, c. S. Fitch: Windham, F.
H. Snow.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the nominations made by
this Convention to dIy be declared unanim.
Gus. and we pledge to the ticket our hearty
and undivided support.
The following resolution was introduc ed
by E. SpaldiDg, which, after discussion, was
adopted:
Reso'ved, Tint each member of the Cen.
tral Executive Committee be instructed, on
or before the spring election of 1860, to
take the sense of the Democrats of his own
township, as to the propriety of adopting the
popular vote system, in all future nomina
lions for county officers, in the Democratic
party, and report the vote Of his township
forthwith thereafter TO the Chairman Of the
Central Committee, for future action in the
premises, as may be determined by major
ity of said townships.
On motion, it wos
Resolvd, That the proceedings OF this
Convention be published in the Portage
Sentinel, and also in the Cleveland and 20
, lumbus papers.
WIN. GOODMAN, President.
s. s. s.. s, E11D, bnnsrn, Secretaries
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS The Repub.
licnns made the following nominations on
, Wednesday last i:
resentatiues-W1LLIAM STEDMAN, oil
=, :. Randolph, and ANDREW J. SoUIREs, oI
/ Mahtua.
Prosecuting Attorney-P. D. CoNAsT, o
Ravenna.
Treasurer-GEoEGE SANFORD, Of Charles
: town.
Comnnissioner-O o. WEATHERBY, o.
Streetsborough.
Coroner-O. s. GuRLEY, Of Rootstown
e County Survegor- RUGGLEs BosrwlcK, o
u Ravenna.
:, Infrmary Director-T. C. SUTHERLAND
# OF Ravenna.
Several OF the candidates we know to b
e clever gentlemen and did they say thei
j. political prayers as we do ours, we shoul'
e rejoice in their election. But, unfortunatel
- for themselves, they are identified with
IS party, the chief leaders of which are rnnl
nullifers-men who look with contempt up
!. on the incu!cations of Washington, and tn
Il teachings of Jefferson, Clay, Jackson an
y Webster-and hence they may REASONABLE!
\ expect to share the fate that persons fre
ouentlv have to share who are Caughtin ba
" company.
EDtNBuRG AGRICULTURAL FAlR.-.W
s. are informed that the Annual Fair of tn
y Edinburg Agricultural Association will b
=. held at the centre of said township, on Wet
Of nesday, the 18th OF October next. Th
re people of Edinburg are said 10 possess tn
ID srt Of making their gatherings pleasant an
~ ~ profitable, and we doubt not but that tn
coming fair will be equal to any of its pre-
te decessors.
er EPISCOPAL SERvlcEs.-We are requeste
III to state that Rev. Mr.. HOLDEN, OF Cuyahoe
a. Falls, will conduct religious services acco
-, - ding 10 the ritual OF the Protestant Episc'
nd pal Church, at the Universalist House,
I'd this village, on Sunday next. Morning Sc
1e vice at lO4 o'clock; afternoon, at 2 o'clocl
1E CuYAHoeA FALLS UNION FAlR.-.Th
.. O. Cuyahoga Falls Union Horse Fair will con