The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-10
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70 Republican Consry 'na' Convention
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IL Cen,ral C.I&ittre, delegates from
y y the Re% Fafh Congressional Dis
$sopbled iD iDnueft,on on ,ho "a a. tn ,ne
o WigwAm iG R Torb when r | Case =" o@y otI
Of August ssadsty. d was" was elected tenn.
"iiiiaJhairman, and /. X. Sher
i poraSi Williams, George True, OF
@ mnss, J. @. French, OF Fulton, A
pp. Baker, OF Van Vert, and Ezra
Brown, Of Hancock, were elected
Secretaries.
On taking the Chair Mr.. Case
made few remarks appropriate to
the occasion, and the Convention
proceeded to the business of perfect
ing its organization.
On motions to that effect, Com.
mittees on "Rules and Permanent
Organization" Credentials" and
."Resolutions' were appointed-the
several delegates naming one mem
ber OF each committee. Az thus
named and reported, those commit
tees stand as follows:
COMMITTEE ON RULES AND PERMA
NENr ORGANIZATIONS .-Paulding, A
Russell; Lucas, b + Geer; Fulton
Isaac Springer; Henry, q. Z. Young
Wood, A. Cook: Hancock, WIN
Davis; Putnam, j. X Brice; Vat
Vert, W. .. Scott; Defiance, j. N
ellison; Williams, IL. A. Ensign.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. Paul
ding. j. Robins; Lucas. G. Norton
NJ Il Bradley; Henry, 9. Hornung
Wood, George Laskey; Hancock
Ezra Brown; Putnam, J. l.. Olncy
Van Vert A. McLaven; Defiance
W. G.. Ensign; Williams, p. w
Naris.
Committee ON RESOLUTIONS Paul
ding, s. II. Brown; Lucas, w. Baker
Fulton, Amos Hill; Henry, w. A
!, Chover; Wood, NJ. Wilson; Hancock
j. NJ. Palmer; Putnam, John Dixon
Van Vert. ]. N. Alexander; DE
iance, d. Taylor; Williams, w. A
/. Smith.
! After which the Convention ad
iourned till two o'clock.
On re assembling, the Committe
on Credentials made their repol
which was adoped. (The list
&. names is omitted.)
The Committee on Permanent o.
, ganization reported Judge John NJ
Palmer, Of Hancock county, as pei
. manent President Of the Convention
n Mr.. Palmer on taking the Cha
e made an appropriate and cloquer
, speech, which was received wit
much applause.
For Vice Presidents the names
e the following gentlemen were r
e ported:
e w. O. Ensign, Of Defiance count
q NJ. II. IIavs, OF Fulton; Charl
IIornung, OF Henry; Henry Stanfor
I OF Hancock; VIM Taylor, of Luca
Il S. Banks. OF Pauliing; John \
Dixon. of Putnam; |. n. Alexande
'-of Van Vert; w. Q. Morrison,
n Williams; John Russell, OF Wood.
=. SECRETARIES. --.Joseph Ralston,
Defiance. j. C. French, Of Fulto
y w. T.. Cintigh, Of Henry; Ez
'e Brown, oi Hancock; George True.
e, Lucas: ). r Brown, of Pauldin
m Elan Day. jr.. oi Putnam; A. '
=, Baker, OF Van Wcrt; |. r. Sherwoo
''ot Williams; f. a. Higgins,
= Wood.
e The order of business shall be
,c follows:
y, l~t. The nomination Of a cant
dida,o rrr Congress.
II 81. The nomination Of n CT
y didaty for Presidential Elcctor.
81. Tho selection OF u Congre;
ional Committee.
I. 4th. The nomination Of a cant
Il date for Congress and President
EIector shall be by ballot, and
majority Of all the votes cast sh
bc necessary to II choice.
-, 9Th. Each comfy shall bo e
y, titled to one vote in this Convent
-, for every 100 votes cast for G.,
. Dennison ut the last election and
each fraction OF fifty votes and o,
< another vote, which will give ca
- comfy tho following vote.