Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-09-07
nan Union CONVENTION

e,r which a call has been
,,''laJ LnJ aI1 for Some days past, was orgen,leu
puoi'su%Su %a,r, uoose in Jefferson, on oatur'
10 .pe ,to gist of August, by calling M. w
Ggy, s' 20 the chair aud appointing geo
WIZ, 'HInn,oyd and j. n Fitch, vice fresi'
, a. a.. and Henry p. Fricker and Oharies
ue",Ii W;inIov Secretaries A Committee OF
~ cousistinr of II. G. Tombes, j. w.
p,IoooL w Redhead, H. B. Stevens, Jo-
lo,b Tinon D. C. Allen, S. Nettleton, E
Fdrd Joseph Edwards and ). Howard
,oro onnointed to report the names Of Dele
- 10 tho State Convention to be held on
| Thursday next
During the absence of the Committee,
the meeting was addressed in an able and
patriotic speech by Hon. b. f. Wade, up
on the state Of the country.
The following names were reported for
Delegates to the state Convention, and
adopted by the meeting
b. f. Wade, of jefferson Geo. A How
ard, Of Orwell Samuel Hayward, Of Mon,
roe Mezo Bates, of Picrpont Henry 4.
Parsons, of Ashtabula ; d. Kenny, j.. oil
Geneva.
The following plan of calling County and
District Conventions, was adopted
Rcsolred That all voters of Ashtnbula
County, who are in favor of maintaining
the Union and supporting the government
of the L. S. aud sustaining the Adminstra-
ton in vigorous prosecution Of the war,
are respectfully requested to meet in their
respective townships at the usual ploce Of
holding elections, on Saturday, the l4th
day of September, 1861 at o'clock =. NJ
TO elect by ballot, delegates to attend a
County Convention to be holden at jefferson
on Monday, the l6h day Of September,
1861 for the purpose Of nominating one
Representative to the State Legislature,
one County Treasurer, one Prosecuting At
torney, one Sheriff, one County Commits
sioncr, one Infrmary Director. That the
delegates be appointed according TO the
number of jurors, and as follows:
Ashtabua' ; Austiuburg, 4 Andover
Conneaut, 10 Cherry Valley, 8 Cole
brock, Denmark, , ; Dorset, Gene
va, 6 Harper, field, 4 Hartsgrove, 3 !; Jef
ferson, Kiugsvile, 6 LeuoX, 8 Mon
roe, 5, Morgan, 4 Orwell, 3 Pierpont, 3
New Lyme, 2 Plymouth, 2 Richmond, 8
Rume, 3 Say5rook, 5 Sheffield, 3 Trum
bull, 8 Wiliamsfeld, 3 ; Wayne,
Windsor A. Total I09 and that at th'
same time and place said voters also elcc
by ballot, one Delegate for each township
with one additional for the townships o
Ashtabula, Andover, Conueaut, Geneva
Jefferson and Kingsvlle, to represent 1ht
| District convention to nominate one Seua
| tor and one Common Please Judge,
Rcs0lred, That committee OF three b
appointed by this convention TO confer will
a kecommittee in Lake aud Geauga Couu
ties, for the purpose Of fixing the time ant
place of holding a District convention.
Pending the adoption Of this plan, W. c
Howells moved that the provision for hold
ing county convention be stricken out
which motion after some discussion, wa
disagreed to.
W. c. Howells, Geo A. Howard an
H. Fasset were nppinted the committee L
communicate with the committees of LAX
and Geauga, and call District conVer
ton
The committee last named arpoin cG II
Fassett to correspond with other Coul
ties.
The meeting authorized the Delegates
a the convention to fill vacancies in their nun
bcr