Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-31
MILITARY CONVENTION.

MILITARY CONVENTION.
Pursuant to the order Of The Cover
nor OF Ohio, the several county Military
Committees, for the second District
met at the Court House in Portsmouth
on the 18th Of July. 1869, at 10 o'clocl
A. M. On motion of Judge Sesrl o
Scioto, Hon. W. W. johnson of Law
renee county, was called to the chair
On motion Of W. A. Hutcbins, D
Mackley Of Jackson, was appointed
Secretary. T - IT III yT
The several counties in the Distrie
being called, the following delegates
appeared: co ass 1 81.
adams, E. P. Evans; Gallia, Jane,
Harper, Daniel T. Evans; Jackson, F
M. Keith, James Trip, D. Mackley
Isaac Roberts, J. Edward Jones; Lar
renee. C. 6. Hawley, John Campbell
W. W. Kirker, DR.. B. F. Cory, T. Nc
Cartby, W. w. johnson; Pike, Andrew
Kilgore, James Sergeant, Seth C. Eos
ter; SeiOto, W. A. Hutchins, A. W
Buskirk, NJ. Gilbert, John P. Terry, F
C. Searl.
/ A committee Of one from each coun'
ty was appointed TO report the number
of votes to which each county is enti.
tied, and the order Of business. The
chair appointed the following gentle.
men on said committee: E. P. Evans
of Adams, James Harper Of Gallia. F.
NJ. Keith of Jackson, B. F. Cory oi
Lawrence, and F. C. Searl of Scioto.
A committee of two from each county
was appointed TO apportion the number
Of companies to be raised by each
county for the 9lst Regiment, and to
recommend proper persons for company
officers. The chair appointed Isaac
Roberts and James Trip of Jackson,
A. w. Buskirk and John L Terry OF
Scioto, John Campbell and G. q. Haw-
ley OF Lawrence, Andrew Kilgore and
James Sergeant of Pike, E. P. Evans
Of Adams, and James Hsrpero of Gallia.
Adjourned until two O'Clock P. M.
Two O'Clock P. NJ. the convention
met pursuant to adjournment. The
committee FIRST appointed, made a re-
port that each county be entitled to
five votes, and that nominations for
Field and Staff Officers for the eist
Regiment, be made in the following
order: Colonel, Lieut.. Colonel, Major,
Adjutant Quarter master, Sutler,
Chaplain and Surgeon; and that ms
jority of all the votes be necessary to a
choice. The other committee made
the following report: "To Adams coun-
ty is assigned the raising Of two COM
panies, Gallia two, Lawrence two,
Scioto two, Jackson one, Pike one
Total ten. The following persons are
recommended as company officers
Adams, - Burbage and Haslet
Spoul, Captains; James r. Oldson, LIST
Lieut., and Allen T. Wycoff. Cd Lieut..
Lawrence. Stephen P. Calvin and John
w. Fuson, I'd Lieutenants. Gallia,
Lemuel 2. Cadot, 7. s. Mathews, and
James Niday, Captains; s. F. Neal, r.
Blazer, and Edward Henderson, Ist
Lieutenants; Joel Hull and Phineas
Holcomb, End Lieutenants. Scioto,
Captain, James Caldwell. Jackson,
Levi NJ. Stephenson, Captain; Lewis
A. Atkinson, lst Lieutenant. Pike,
Milton Peters, Captain. We recon-
mend the various county committees TO
Gil up the company officers for their
respective counties. All of which is
respectfully submitted.
JOHN p. TERRY,
Chairman.
The convention then proceeded to bal
lot for Colonel. The candidates were
John A. Turley of Scioto, F. M. Keith
of Jackson, c. 6. Hawley Of Lawrence,
NJ. Churchill Of Jackson, and John R.
Hurd of Scioto. Mr. Turley was
nominated on, the first ballot.
The candidates for Lieut.. Colonel
were B. F. Goats of Adams, F. N.
Keith of Jackson, @. g. Hawley of
Lawrence, and John R. Blessing Of
Gsllia. Mr.. Coates was nominated on
the third ballot. IA iv-E
The candidates for Major were J. W.
Longbon Of Jackson, John R. Blessing
OF Gallia, Robert Starkey Of Pike
Mr.. Blessing was nominated en- the
sixth ballot.
candidates for Adjutant were
Edward N. Hope, John Overturf, Al
pheus Kinney and John Musser of
Scioto, r. Starkey Of Pike, and ]. w.
Longbon of jackson. Mr.. Longbon
was noninsted on the second ballot.
Alexander H. Kicker of Lawrence.
was nominated for Quartermaster with
out opposition.
g The candidates for Sutler were
William T. Barnes of Pike, s. A. Ste.
phensun and W. N. Burke of Jackson,
and Joseph Fetter of -. Mr.. Barnes
was nominated on the third ballot.
The candidates for Chaplain were