The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-29
xyrII Congressional District Convention.

Pursuant 10 call. Convention met at the
Town Hall, in Alliance Stark Colnty, Febru
ary 22d. at clock P. NJ. o Brown
of Portage Uonnty was called to the chair,
and F. A. Nash of Summit Co T. w. Say
ton of Stark Co.. and J, S Herrick of Por-
tage Co. were appointed Secretaries.
On molten, the roll of Delegates we're called
BIZ counties, as fslloxs
~ - STARK COUNTY.
Bethlehem, Enos Raft -nspenger; Canton,
Cyrus collars, William p Ellison Henry
Cock William Bryce. Tn. mas w Saxton;
jackson, Isaac Werlich; Lake, DR.. J. J. Pet
it Lawrence. Joseph Frease, Gen. Dwight
Jarvis, William C. Kimhall; Lexington, John
Ellison, A. L. Jones, Dr. J Armstrong; Mari
bore' 81. r. Stevens Edward Brooke; Nim-
ishillen. Samuel Brubaker; Osnaburgh. John
Newman, Herman Kountze Paris. Joseph
| Pool, Norman Webb Perry, James N.
Brown, Joseph Merwin j. Bayless. William
Brown; Pike, John Lahm, Jacob Bachtle;
Plain, Michael Birzer, Richard @. Kinball;
Sandy. George P. Augustine, John A. Staub;
Sugar Greek, Daniel r. Wyandt, W. II. Allen;
Tuscarawas Willism Moxheimer, John Nc
MILAN; Washington, Lee Barnaby,Dr. Joseph
DilIWorth.
SUMMIT COUNTY.
Twinsburgb, John F. Stevens, Coveatry
i 81. B. Howsel; Franklin. 81. B. Howsel Rich
field. Minot Oviatt Green. Minot Oviatt; Geo
W. Grouse; Hudson, John Buss, Fl. CThomp
son; Mortified. Wellington Johnson, Tall
madge, Perry G. Carothers. Dan. A Upson
Middlebury. F. A Nash; Akron. D. L King
II A. Fl. Lewis, G. R. Pearce. e. P. Greene
Cuyahoga Falls Geo. Sackett. Fl. MKin
ney; Boston, John Dowd: OopleyJ 81. Lyons
2 votes; Norton, w. L, Eyerit; Stow, w. F
I Sanders; Bath. Hosea Paul; Northampton, j
81. Wise; Springfield, j. j. Hall.
j 4Aa PORTAGE COUNTY.
Atwater j. R. Conrad; Brim6eld, Il. L
: Carter; Aurora. DR.. Cnles; Charlestown, Mr.
t Curtiss; Deerfeld. J. Waggoner; Edinburgh
John Whittlesey; Franklin, D. L. Rockwell
!, g. W. Wells; Freedom. r Fl. Clark; Hiram
d John 8. Herrick; Mantua, J. R. Carver;Nel
son, II. Mills. w. Phillips; Palmyra, I, Coles
, Paris. J T. Catlin; Randolph. q. L. Garter
, Fl. R. w. Hall; Ravenna. John Whittlesey.H B
r. w. Hall. b. Y. Beebe; Rootstown, r. 3
Clark; Shalersville. = B. Curtiss; Streetsbo
ro', A Fl. Weatherbee; Sufield, o. F. Brown
!, Windham, j. A. Wilcox, 2 votes.
On motion of J. Frease, Esq, Committe
on Resolutions was appointed by the Chair q
follows: j. Frease Of Stark Co., A. Fl. Levi
, of Summit Co., and H. R. W. Hall of Por
tage Co. ar 77 s7sf5'<
On motion, the names of candidates fc
t Delegates to the Chicago Convention, wer
. announced, and each one required to state hi
position, as to his preference for candidat
! for the Presidency. and with single excep
tiou, all expressed preference for the Hol
8 Salmon p. Chase, as the first choice for th
: Presidency. The following named gentleme
lWere announced as candidates
! w. K. Upham. DIR. 1. Steese, B. F. Leite
: of Stark; Fl. Y Beebe, o. P. Brown, E.
Taylor, of Portage; F. A. Nash, Fl. M'Kin
hey. ID. L King. of Summit. -
Previous to the balloting the names of
s F. Letter, O. P. Brown, Il. B. Taylor and II
: Mckinney were withdrawn. ~
On motion of D. L. Rockwell of Pertag
, the convention proceeded to cast an inform
ballot for one Delegate to the Chicago Con
/ vention, with the following result: ts
! (Chair appointed NJ Oviatt of Summit Ga
s and R. G. Kimball of Stark, tellers.)