Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-02
To the Opposition Electors of vigo
County.


Pursuant to notice the Opposition Coun
ty Executive Committee assembled at the
Grand Jury room, ON Saturday. April 2sth.
at two o'clock, P. NJ, for the purpose of
determining upon the time and mode of
holding County Convention.
The following plan was adopted:
There will be a County Convention at
the Court House in Terre-Haute, on Satur-
day the Goth of May. at ten o'clock A. NJ,
for the purpose Of selecting candidates
for County Offices; also for the purpose of
choosing delegates to Congressional
District Convention, and to a Senatorial
and Common Pleas District Convention,
and for the transaction of all other neces-
sary business.
The various Townships, outside Of Hsr-
rison, will be entitled to five delegates
each, and may select them. and also des-
ignate their choice for candidates. at such
times and places, and in such manner as
they may think proper, care being taken
to give due notice of the time and place OF
meeting, so that justice may be done, and
all satisfied.
The Township of Harrison and city OF
Terre-Haute will hold primary election,
for the purpose of expressing choice
among the candidates to be put in nomi-
nation for the various County Offices; also
to choose delegates to the convention.
The candidate for each office receiving
the highest number Of votes in each ward
will be entitled TO receive the vote of said
ward, according to the ratio to be deter
mined by the Convention.
Each ward win be entitled to seven del
egates, except the first, which, in con-
junction with the township of Harrison
outside the city limits, will be entitled to
twelve, seven from the ward, and FIVE from
the township; those receiving the highest
number of votes in each ward TO be the
delegates.
On Friday, the 25th of May, at one
o'clock, P. NJ. polls will be opened at the
usual places Of votisg. in the various
wards of the city of Terre Haute, and will
be kept open un til seven O'Clock, p. NJ
The Township of Harrison, outside the
City limits, will vote at the first Ward
Poll, to wit: the City Hail.
Qualifications of voters. Six months a
resident Of the State, and bonafde resi-.
dent of the Township of Harrison, on tside
of the City limits, or of the Ward, in which
he proposes to vote; aud in addition, he
must be member of the Opposition Party
acting with that party 10 good faith. and
supporting its candidates at elections and
must be twenty -one years of age
There shall. be an Inspector, two Judges
and two Clerks, at each poll; chosen by
the qualified electors thereof A poll list
shall be kept, in which the name Of every
person voting, shall be registered.
Upon the closing of each poll, the votes
shall be counted, and the result immedi-
ately certified to by the Inspector. Judges
and Clerks, and forwarded, with the bal.
lots and poll list, to the Chairman of the
Executive Committee.
The Committee has endeavored to dis
charge the difficult trust confded to it, in
such manner as to secure a full and fail
expression of the popular will /; and trus
to receive the cordial cooperation Of the
friends of the cause throughout the County
in carrying out effectually. the plan propo
sed.
E. b. ALLEN, Chm'n.
| j. o. JONES, Sec'y County Ex. Com.