Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-13

tom 70 have such officers
Mr.. Cookeriy's motion was lost and the Con
vention declined appointing Vice Presidents.
On motion of Hon David studebaker, of AL
len, Joseph ]. Bingham was chosen principa
Secretary, and r. S. Hastings, of Tippecanoe
assistant
Hon. Simeon K. Wolfe. of Harrison. Offered
the following (amended during the reading on
motion Of Mr.. Chapman which, after debate
was adopted.
ResotUed, That committee Of one from each
Congressional District be appointed by the dele
gates thereof, and the same reported to the Con
vention, TO report series of resolutions for the
action of the Convention, and that all resolutions
on the subject Of a Platform be referred to such
committee without reading or debate.
Mr.. DOugherty, of Morgan, moved that the
Secretary call the Convention by districts and
that each district as called designate the person
to represent il on the Committee on Resolutions
Carried, and the Secretary proceeded with the
call, the districts responding as follows:
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
First District.-W. E. Niblack
Second District.--Simeon X. Wolfe.
Third Dstrict-Joseph W. Chapman.
Fourth District-Dr George Berry.
Fifth District.-Lafe. Develin.
Sixth District. Z. Mcdonald.
Seventh District-Archibald johnson.
Eighth Districts. @. Wilson.
Ninth District.-John Brownfeld.
Tenth Dstrict-J. D. G. Nelson.
Eleventh District.-L. p. Mulligan.
A. H. Davidson. of Marion, moved that two
additional committeeman for the State at large be
appointed.
NJ. Chapman opposed, and Mr.. Davidson.
motion was Withdrawn.
On motion it was ordered that each district Sc
lect member of the State Central Commtte, the
Central District, the Sixth. selecting two.
Mr. Develin, of Wayne, offered the following
Resolped, That this Convention will not go into
the nomination of candidates until after the adop
ton of the resolutions.
Col. Miller, of Gibson, opposed the resolution
We had met mere to do all the work that was tC
be done, to make nominations as well as resolu
tons.
Mr.. Lston supported the resolution. He wa:
for an old fashioned Democratic platform, and b,
wanted the nominees to stand upon it. Sink OF
swim, let US stand by our principles. Let us hav,
the platform first, and the candidates afterwards
Judge Burt. of Daviess. offered the following
in amendment to Mr.. DeveIiD's resolution.
And that Immediately on the adoption of th,
platform. the Convention proceed to the nomina
ton of candidates"
division of the question being called, the frs
part OF the resolution as amended was adopted b,
consent
On the second part Judge Burt's amendment
affirmative, as follows:
YEAs--Adams 4; Allen l3; Bartholomew 6
Boone Z; Blackford 2: Brown 3; Clay 4 Clin
ton 6; Dsviess 6; Dearborn 10. Decatur a; D.
kab g.; Elkhart 5; Fayette A; Fountain 6; Full
ton 4; Franklin9 Gibson7; Grant 5; Greene 6
Hamilton 5; Hancock 6; Hendricks 6; Henry
howard A; Huntington 6; Jackson 8; Jay A; Jen
nings 5; Johnson Z; Knox Z; Kosciusko 6; La
grange 3 Laporte 8 /; Lawrence 6; Madi
son 8 Marion I3 Marshall s. Martil
A; Montgomery 3; Morgan 6; Newton
Noble 5; Ohio 3 Orange Owen 6; Parkt
6; Pike 4; Porter A; Posey z; Putnam 9
Randolph5; Ripley Z; Rush 2; Shelby 8; Spen
Ger 6; St. Joseph 6; Sullivan 8; Switzerland 6
Tippenanoe 10; Upton 3; Vanderburg 8; Yer
million 3; Vigo 10; Warren 3; Warrick Z; Wayn'
8; Wells A; Whitley 4-Total 42l.
NAYs-Carroll 6; Cass &; Clark 10; Crawford
A; Delaware 5; Floyd 9; Harrison g.: Jefferson Z
Monroe 5; Perry 5; Pulaski 8; Scott3; Stark
Total 72
On motion, candidates for nomination for tn
several State Offices were then named, as fol
lows:
FOR SECRETARY or STATE.
Charles l. Barker, of Madison; B. f. Jones, o
DIR. j. S. Athon, of Marion; W. B. Beach. o
Marion; VIM. H. Jones, of Allen; John p, Dunn
of Laporte.
AUDITOR OF STATE.
Joseph Ristine, of Fountain; Willis D. Har
grove. of Gibson; Scott Noel, of Parke; Josepl
V. Bemusiaffer, Of Decatur, John @. Lootz, 0
Wayne; Ben. F. Douglas, of Harrison, with
drawn.)
TREASURER or STATE.
Matthew l.. Brett. of Daviess; W. H. Talbot
of Marion.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Bayless W Hanna, of yigo; j. c. Applegate
of Carroll; Jeremiah Smith, of Randolph; Z
johnson, of Henry; John Baker, of Knox Jas
A. Scott. of Putnam; Oscar B. Hord. of Deca
SiuccIucutil.J
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Alex. ]. Douglass, of Whitley, L. c. Hibben
of Rush, Saml L. RGgg, of Allen, Milton B
Hopkins, of Clinton, e. NJ. Weaver, of Tipps
canoe (withdrawn).
Mr.. Petit moved that each Congressional Di.
trict report to the Convention its nomination fo
representation on the State Central Committee
Carried.
Hon. Delana r. Eckels, of Putnam, offere
the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That when met for the transaction {
business, the Sixth Congressional District sha
have but one vote on the Central Committee
On motion, the Convention took a recess unit
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AFTERNOON.
The Convention was called 10 order by tn
President who announced the first business
order TO be the completion of the report of tn
districts with regard to the State Central Con
mttee in accordance with Mr.. Pettit's motion i
the morning All the districts had been hear
| from but the Sixth.
The Sixth district being ready. the report froI
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