Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-14
Hancock County

Pursuant To Il call OF the Central Committee
the Democracy OF Hancock County met IN NJ u.s.
Convention AT Greenfield. on 5 turday, july II
Tor the purpose OF nominating candidates tor the
various Offices to be filled at the appro aching
election
The Convention was organized by the election
of Squire John Foster as President. and Col
George Tague. Wm H,udy, john S,mpe, and
VIM Potts "a Wee Presidents.
Alfred b Shaw was elected Secretary, and
/ &c RE West A .stant Secretary.
| Mr. Fries, OF Centre Township, moved that a
committee of one from each township be ap-
pointed ny the Chr to draft resolutions
The following were appointed on sail commit
tee: John p Banks. ot Brandywihe township;
VIM Hrndy. OF Blue River; John Collins, OF
/ Buck Creek; Montgomery M,rSh. of Brown;
VIM Fries. OF Centre Ed Valentine. OF Green
4 George Supple. ot Jackson; Ernest Fout, OF
Su~ar Creek; Wm Jackson, OF Vernon.
I On motion OF tmuei SeSarG. OF Brown Town
ship all resolutions were referred 10 the commit
+ tee without debate.
On motion OF Montgomery Marsh, commit
tee WAS selected by the ch ir To report list OF
delegates to the C0ngIt sSonal Cunvei ton Mhlc!
meets at Franklin OH Thursday. the llth day Oi
July
/ The delegates reported we're John Addison. E
II Fout. p Waggoner. VIM. jackson. Mont
geometry Marsh Thomas Collins. 4. { II ANDY. 5
/ Chandler " Collier. John Collins, j W. RyOn
Samuel Heay enridge. Ed. Valentine, and Rich
ard Francis
Simuel Heavenridge moved hat the names oil
1 the candidates for the various offices be now an
nouncet; which carried
Noble W,rrim vas unanimously nominate,
foe the office OF Representative Of Hancock
county.
James l. Mason received majority of The
far
cock and Shelby.
+ ) Buuserd received majority of the
votes tor tie Office Of Commi>si for the
Sc,jern district, and was declared duly nOm
mated
George " mpe received a majority of the
vote, for County Surveyor. and was declared the
nominee OF the Convention
The c"mmttee To who n was entrusted the du
" of reporting resolutions then reported the fol
+ lowing which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. This Government has been admin
+ istered b, conserv ttives ana upon conservative
principles almost exclusively from ~ organic l.
ton up 10 the time of the triumph OF the section
al Republican, party bN the election OF Mr. Lin
coin 70 the Presidency IN lo6D. and governed
too with equal and exacr Justice 10 every portion
f OF our county, Easi, West. North and South
f in such manner and upou such principles : IL
insure respect and cheerful obeiience to the Con
stitu;iOn and LAWS OF our country. thereby >e-
curing industry it. Just reward. prosperity happi-
ness and brothery kindness between secuons.a ala
making Us one OF the great nations OF the earth
commercially. politically. socially and religiously
+ therefore lie it
+ Resoioed l That We will stand by that good
old conservative party and the conservative pru-
ciples winch have controlled and sustained our
Government from the DAYS OF Washington. JET
fer~on aud other such patrJts to the present time
firmly believing that ii the Constitution i u b,
m intaned and the Union cemented and restore
10 IL former greifne>s ami power u must he dom,
On conservative Democratic principles
, That a. Democrats and conservatives, ".
viii render al the all in our power. both in mei
snd money. n a constitutional and legal mn ner
iVr the Suppression OF the present wicked an,
formidable rebellion. 40 the same time s0lemnl'