Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-30
Opposition County Convention.

II the Court. House on Oaturut1s tho ~oeh
lay OF May, 1850. and was called to order
Dy Edward b. Allen. Esq. when, upon his
motion, ID. w. Minshall, Esq. was called
10 the chair.
The following persons were appointed
lice Presidents: VIM. II. johnson, ofot-
ter Creek; Henry d. Lee, Of Riley; Philip
of Linton; BENZ. McKeen, oil
Harrison.
Secretaries-J. C. Burnett, b. W. Osborn
and W. G. Lupton.
The following delegates thereuPon APP
peared from the respective townships ana
wards:
la Ward-R. N. Hudson, Henry Ross,
T. p. Murry.J II Turner. Michael Byers' I
s Tuitle.
Cd Wayd-L Ryce. WIN B Warren, ) 1
Reece, John III Barr. w II McKeen. David
Hartsock..
Sd Ward-John Warner, Jas s Wyeth,
Geo W Naylor, J @ Adams. ID @ Foster,
] Forrest. L NJ Gilman, O l. Harris.
4h Ward-Robert Thomas. Luther Mil
Ter, r II spicer, s X Allen, S Z Gibbs
Sam'l Mack. Lyman Miller.
5h Ward-E b Allen, John Baird @
Esehman, J N Jeans. A 3 Barton, U W
Mancourt, Sam Paddock.
TOWNSHIPS.
Fayefte-P Rippetoe. Y Sheppard, WIN
l. Shuey, G Ransdell. David Fuqua.
Homer Creek--Daniel Budd, John Weir.
Elias Cummins. Caleb Jackson, o ID
Greggs.
Prairieion-S Heywortb. John NJ Rowe,
DR. w NJ Stevenson, M ID Bartholomew )
A Foote, John Kelly.
Prairie Creek-B G Trueblood, w Sim
mons, Austin Kelly. Seth Hunt.
Riley-llenry ID Lee. W Ray. John Bra
dy, N Sshoonover, ID N Gould.
Otter Creek--w II johnson. II Evans f.
Gartr.li, Thos Briggs. l. A Johnson.
Neuins-wm Ruker, Austin Bell IL
Burget, p willoughby. james Brooks.
Lost Creek--L II Dickson, w D Ladd'
Jas Bergan, J York. b W Osborne.
Pierson--Wm Brown, q Singhorse, A j
Lis,on, A V Stark. John E Woodruff.
Liaton-Rob't Young, J r CuPps, I
Randolph, W Z Whitaker, + O Bilcher.
Smear Creek-wm Goodman, VIM Lang
ford. Ralph Lawrence, Peter Malcolm, inc
Harris.
Upon motion Of II. N, Hudson, it was
Ressiued, That the Convention vote fol
the candidates separately, as their names
appear upon the tickets.
Upon motion Of John p. Baird, It was
ResOlped, That in balloting for candi
dates, each township be entitled to five
votes, except Harrison township, and thai
each Ward Of the city Of Terre-Haute, have
seven votes, and Harrison township, out
side Of the corporation, have five votes.
The Convention then proceeded to bal
lot for Treasurer. and Harvey ID. Scott wa
unanimously nominated; Tindal A. Madi
son having Withdrawn his name from be
fore the Convention.
For Clerk--Jacob II. Hager received G.
votes; Henry II. Teel %; L. E. Basset
having Withdrawn.
For Sherilr--Samuel Conner received o.
votes; ]. o. Jones 10; George F. Lyon D
Ralph Wilson Withdrawn,
Observation-Disclosures, Lee IL
votes Caleb Jackson, 10 votes; James
Hook, II votes; Henry Fairbanks, 63 votes
John p. Usher, e5 votes.
There being but one candidate for eaci
Of the following Offices, it was declared
that A. B. Crane be the candidate 10
Judge Of the Court of Common Pleas Put
nam Brown for Prosecuting Attorney o
the Court Of Common Pleas, II. L. Hen
bricks having withdrawn,) and N. ii
Benson for Coroner, Paul X. McCoskel
having Withdrawn.
Upon motion Of James Hook, Esq, tn
nominations Of the Convention for th'
different offices were declared unanimous
WIN. r. McKeen, Esq, offered the fol
lowing resolutions. the first of which wa
referred, upon motion OF Henry ID. Scott
| ESQ, TO the ratification meeting to be belC
on Saturday, June 2nd, 1860, and the re
mainDg four adopted.
RESOLVED, That the recent platform adoPed
at Chicago meets our hearty approval aht
believing that the nomination Of Abraham
Lincoln aud Hannibal Hamlin will mos
surely defeat the present corrupt Demo
cratic party, We hereby pledge it and them
our Garnet support.
RESOLVED, That we recommend TO the Re
publicans throughout the seventh con
gressional district. that a congressional
convention be held in this city on the 25th
day of July for the purpose Of selecting Q
suitable candidate for Congress.
Resolved, That the county OF Vigo is in
favor Of Alex. B. Crane for Judge of the
Court Of Common Pleas, and in case dis
trct Judge il to be selected the delegates
TO the congressional convention be and are
hereby instructed To casL their votes for
him.
RESOLVED, That this Convention pledges
itself to the support of the Safe ticket now
before the people in opposition to the
democratic ticket, ana also To the county
ticket this day made.
ResoiDed, That each Of the other Town
ships In the County. select two, and the
Township of Harrison five delegates to at
tend the Congressional Convention.
Whereupon the delegations from the
respective Townships appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen delegates TO the District
Convention to be held hereafter, TO wit:
Riley-Nathaniel Lee, John Brady
Linton-H. B. Randolph, +. Q. Butcher.
Nevins-wm. Rukss. Henry Burget.
Sugar Creek-Thos. McCulloch Jabez
Caste.
Lost Creek-Zadock Reeves, Jas. Burgan.
Pieyson--Wm. Brown, A. j Liston.
Prairieton-W. r. Bently. Joshua Dur.
ham.
Fayete-J. W. Shepperd. 2. b. Rippetoe.