The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-01
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Meeting of the Union Compression.
al Committee OF the Jsh District.


Pursuant to notice. a meeting of the
Union Congressional Committee of The 9Th
District of Indiana wac held at the Sity OF
Re Ss9Pass on EEafg hals
alton the mode of nominatinga candidate
for Congress to be supported by the Union
voters of the District. aud to make arrange
ments for such nomination.
Lewis Burk, permanent Chairman, pre-
sided.
+ Alter considerable interchange of opinion
! between the members of the Committee up
on the subject, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted: -f@
! Resolued, That we adhere to and re-adopt
4 the plan of nomination recommended by
this Committee at its first meeting on the
18th of June last, believing the same to be
the bes. and most feasible that can be adop
ted. Said plan (except as to time of hold
ing primrry elections.) being as follows:
Resoleed, That Union Convention be
held at Cambridge City on Thursday, the
4th day of September. 1869, for the pur-
pose of nominating Union candidate for
Congress hsa - aT
Resolyed, That the aggregate Republican
and Democratic vote for Governor, at the
last election. be taken as basis of repre-
sentation in said Congressional Convention +,
and that each Township in the district be
entitled to one vote ia Convention for every
goo votes then polled, and one for every
1 fraction over 80. esq
/ ResoIred, That the Union voters Of the
several Townships in the Congressional
District, at the usual places of holding cleo
tons in each Township, select, by ballot or
otherwise, the number Of delegates to which
their respective Townships would be enti-
tied upon the above basis. er1 Es y
II Resolved, That in the Counties Of the
District, except Henry County. such cleo
, tiou of delegates shall be held on the Third
Saturday in august. 1869. And; whereas.
, an election has been appointed in Henry
/ County. on the I'd Saturday in August. for
, the purpose of nominating County officers.
: it is ordered for the greater convenience OF
J the Union voters of said County, the cleo.
ton Of delegates to represent said County
in the Congressional Convention shall also
be held on said Second Saturday IN dug,
1862.
Resolved, That at the proper time and
place of opening the polls in each Town.
ship, the Union voters present shall Sc
: lect suitable persons to act as Inspector
!, Judges aud Clerks, and the persons so Sc
: llected shall hold such election in the usua
manner. and at the close thereof shall GER
. tify under their hands the number of vote.
cast. and the names of the delegates elect
ed; which certificate shall be presented by
!, the delegates IS their credentials to th'
q Convention. % $50 aASsA aicH,4
Rssolred. That'each voter Il such cleo
ton. il he 20 desire. shall place upon hi
D ticket for delegates, the name of the person
}. be prefers for Congressional nominee, and
0 the delegates elected shall vote in the Con
. iventon for the person receiving The bighes
humber of votes on such tickets in their re
2 specsive townships. until il becomes eviden
!. that such persou oanEof receive the uonina
e Reso1psd. That no persosshall be nomi
mated until he shall have received . MAORI
" Of eli the votes cast in the Convention.
By order of the Commitfee. csc
ks LEWIS BURK, CA's.
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