The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-09-06
Repuhllc,n tour,v Conveu,,,,.

Saturday, September LIST, the Republican Convep.
ton ct Wood county convened at Portage and or
gani2ed by appointing John Russell of Bloom town
ship, chairman; and John W. Bailey, Secretary.
On motion, committee Of five were appointed on
Rules and Regulations, follows James Murray,
1sah Bernard. John Woodbury., Il. Il. Mead and IL d.
Knowls.
On motion. committee Of five were appointed to
select Central Committee for the ensuing year, as
follows; Martin Warner, James W. Ross, S. s. Chill.
cote, S. W. St. John and George Mercer.
On motion, a committee of three were appointed,
on resolutions follows: E. "A. Higgins, b. W.
johnson and J. X. Tracey.
The convention then adjourned until ono o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The convention called to order at the APP.
pointed hour, when Mr.. M"lray, from the committee
on Rules aud Regulations made the following re-
! port:
lst That a ma iority of all the votes is necessary
to election, and the vote of each township in the
| convention shall he by ballot.
! ID. That the convention shall proceed to vote by
townships for candidates TO I'LL the Offices of Sber
, i'll, Clerk, Pro bate Judge Commissioner and Coro.
ncr, in the order named
Sd, That in casting the vote for carh Office the
townships shalt be entitled TO the fol- owing vote:-
Perry burg, -; Troy, !; Lake 3; Montgomery, ~;
Freedom, o. Bloom, s; Perry, Is; Portage, Center
| I; Middleton, :; Washington, .; Plain Ii Liberty,
4; Henry. ;Jackson, /; Milton, 4; Weston, 10; Web
ster 81 being vote for every ten votes cast in ia
of William Dennson for Governor, in the fall Of
1859 and for each fruct on of five and over; and
each candidate shall I've entitled to his proportion Of
the vote of the township.
The same committee offered the following which
was adopted:
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dates for the various Offices, the following resolution
| shall be submitted to votes in each township, to be
taken by ballot;
Resolrsd Tbnt the present system of holding con.
ventiOns in this county be changed. Ii majority OF
the whole vote cast shall he in favor of such change,
then the following question shall bc submitted, to
| vote by ballot in each townships Shall that change
be the Popular Vote or Delegate System? Each bal
LOT shall hc endorsed Popular Vote Systcm Dele.
gate System. And if majority Of the ballots cast
shalhe III favor of either sy stem, then the Central
! Committee shall change the system Of holding con
ventions in accorIauce herewith, and shall have
power to make all necdlu rules and regulations
therefor.
| Mr. Warner. from the comm ittcc to form Central
Committee for the ensuing year. report the follow.
ing named gentlemen for that position: Asher
Cook. II. A. Hamilton, John Yeager, from Pcrrys
burg; G, Rogers, of Portage; John Norris Perry;
IL. A. Pratt. Weston; John Gorrill, Troy--consisiug
of seven members.
Baotng for the various candidates was next il
order, and resulted follows
SHERIFF,
There four candid ates-J. Blum s. w. st. John
w L. Cock and ]. Elder; }. Blinn, receiving 7s be-
ing maj rity of all the votes cast, declared the
9 unanimous nomin &c OF the convention.
FOR CLERK,
There four candidates--W. II. Jones. S. John
son, j Ohm SpaAord and d. X. Holenbeck; w. II
Jones, receiving so, majority of all the votes cast
was declared the unanimous nominee of the conven
ton.
FOR rRoB ATE JUDGE,
There were three canGdates-D. w. Poe VIM. Ew
ing and N. parling; there were two unsuccessful bal
lots; by the third uallotD, w Poe, receiving So.
jory of all the votes cast declared the unani
nous nominee of the convention.
FOR COMMISSIONER,
| There were two candidatcs-Walter Davidson and
j. Pember; the former, receiving "A, majority o
all the votes cast was declared the unanimous nom.
inee.
FOR CORONER.
On motion, the rules suspended, and Mr. s
Sargent declared the nominee by acclamation.
Mr. Price moved that the nominees be declared the
unanimous choice of the convention, and shout OF
ayes went up that fairy made the welkin ring.
i E.A. higgins, from the committee on Resolutions
offered the following which were unanimously adop-
ted:
| ReSolred, That we hasrtily endorse the principles
the Republican party, as enumerated in their Ma
tonal and State platforms believing that these prn
ciples best adapted to the advancement of free
dom and the promotion of free labor.
x, SOiued, That cordially support the nomi-
nees of the Republican State Convention, and that
we will evidence our appreciation of the compli-
ment paid to the North est, and to the banu Re-
publican county of the Northwest, in the nomina
zion of our fellow citizen, JAMES MURRAY Esq, to
the office of Attorney General, by largely increased
Republican majority.
ReSO!ued That we approve of the pursued
by our able Representative in Congress, Hon. JAMES
M.AsaLEY; that we heartily endorse his re'nomina
ton, and wal prove our devotion to the principles
of the party b. giving him larger majority than any
other county in the District
= RcSOiCeG, That in the nominees of this Conven
= tior we have honest and competent men and true
Republicans, and that we will heartily ratify sale
, nominations at the ballot-box on the second Tues
, day of October next
u Resoired, Thatwe endorse the course pursued b!
S the Perrvsburg journal, and commend it the Re
puhlicans of v ood County eminenty worthy o
their cordiCl support
d Mr.. Cook then moved that the Central Committee
- be instructed to insert in til ticket to be voted
the October election, the words For Popular Vot
s System" and Against Popular Vote System" ant
the receiving the highest number of votes be dc
e cared the choice of the people. We would sug
gest to the Central Committee if not out of order
the proprety of arranging the ticket that thu
people may have the privilege of giving expression
on the delegate, as well the popular system
: -EDJ
After giving three ch eers for Lincoln and Ham il
and our able Representative, Mr.. Ashley, the con
vention adjourned.
Mr.. Ashley then called to the stand but
ing to the lateness the hourand standing
in waiting, we were compelled to leave for home.
A Note for Steadm an.-On Wednesday las
about forty of the Perrysbu Wide Awakes went