Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-01
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION

At meeting Of the delegates Of the III
Congressional District. held at the Cour
House in Terre-Hauie. July 25th. 1860.
On motion OF X N Hudson, Of Vigo
Col. John A. Matson, Of Pntuam county
was chosen permanent Chairman Of III,
Convention.
On motion. the following gentlemen W er,
chosen Vice Presidents. to-wit: Mr.. Nc
Cune, of Parke; Mr.. Moss. of Clay; Mr.
DarnrlI. of Putnam; Mr.. Andrews. oi
Greene; Mr. Smith. Of vigo; Mr. HeatOn,
Of Owen: Mr.. 0'Boye. Of Sullivan and
Mr.. Smith. Of vermillion.
On motion, Isaac Z Johnson, Of Owen,
and Elwood O. Sler. Of Parke, were cho.
sen Secretaries.
On motion Of Mr.. Hamrick, Of Putnam,
a committee of one from each county was
appointed to report ration Of votes.
The committee. through their chairman
Mr.. Hanrick. reported the following ratio,
which is based on the vote given to o. P.
Morton in 1856:
Parke. IL; Putnam, Is; Clay, 6; vigo,
Is; Sullivan.6 Vermilliou. 81; Greene, II;
Owen, IL. The basis being the vote cast
for Morton for Governor ia 1856.
On motion Of Mr. Hudson, Of vigo, a
committee Of one from each county in the
District. were appointed to report resolu.
tions TO this Convention.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed said committee. To. wit: r. N. Hudson,
Of vigo; T. N. Rice. of Parke; W. A. Nc.
Kinsey. of Clay; Mr.. Slsvens, of Putnam;
J. j. Cooper. of Owen; j. N. Blackburn,
of Sullivan; Mr.. Douty. of vermillion, and
j 7. Smith, Of Greene
The committee. through their chairman
Mr.. Hudson, reported the following
REVOLUTIONS:
WHEREAS, Ii is now apparent to every
patriot, to every lover Of free institutions,
to the true friends Of the Federal Constitu-
tion and the union Of these States, that the
practices and policy Of the present Demo
cratic party are destructive to the future
prosperity and we'll being of our common
country; therefore be it
Resolred, That We will use all honora-
BILE, constitutional and patriotic means to
avert the downward tendency of our Ma
tional affairs, and bring back the manage
ment of this general government to the
purity which SO gloriously characterized it
in the days of our fathers.
ResolUed, That we will support the nom
nees ofth Republican National Conven-
tion, Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal
Hsmlin, and that we endorse the platform
of principles adopted by that Convention.
Resolved. That We will give our earnest,
untiring and individual efforts to elect
Henry 8. Lane Governor and n. P Morton
Lieut.. Governor OF the State of Indiana,
and to elect the remainder Of our State
ticket.
Resoiued. That the necessity is impe-
rious. and we urge upon our Republican
brethren in the different counties in This
Congressional District. the election of Re.
publican members TO the next Legislature
On motion. the above were unanimously
adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Hamrick ,.of Putnam. a
committee was appointed to report the
names Of persons for Congressional Ex.
ecutive Committee for this District
The committee, through their chairman,
Mr.. Dittemore, Of Owen. reported the
names of the following persons, to wit:
S T Ensey of Parke Robert Z Craig ol
Vermillion, W w Carter of Clay. S Coul.
son of Sullivan, A ID Hamrick of Putnam,
ENC Cavins OF Greene, Isaac Z johnson
of Owen and Harvey Scott of Vigo.
On motion. Of Mr.. Dittimon Of Owen, the
/ Convention then proceeded to ballot for
Candidate for Congress The following
was the result of said Ballot. on a call o.
the Counties.