The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-04-08
To the Union Men of OhiO-The Un-
L ion Convention. ttt'

To the Union Men of OhiO-The Un-
le-l ion Convention. ih
The undersigned, representing the Union
organization in this State, after consultation
with the Union members of the General AS
semhly, invite all loyal citizens who are in fa-
vors of the maintenance of the Government
and thevigorous prosecution of thewar. now
carried on for the suppression of the rebellion
against it, to meet and appoint delegates to
Union Convention to be held in this city on
"Wednesday, the 18th day of June next, at IL
O'Clock a. NJ, (the place of meeting to be
hereafter designated,) for the nomination of
candidates for the following offices:
Governor
n ieutenant- Governor. l3ti @
Auditor of State. t.. susa H.-
Treasurer of State. fs sat,aaa q So
One Judge of the Supreme Court. ...t
s One member of the Board of Public Works.
The Convention will be composed of one
delegate for every five hundred votes given
for Gov. Tod, and one additional delegate for
every fraction of two hundred and fifty or
upwards, but no County to have less than two
delegates. as per the following list:
1--WE omit the full list of Counties. The
aggregate number of delegates is 415. The
apportionment to Counties in this immediate
vicinity is as follows: Ashtabula, g.; Cuya-
hoga, 13; Geauga. 4; Huron, 6; Lake, 4; Lo-
rain, 6: Mahouing, 5; Medina, 5; Portage, Z;
Stark, 8; Summit, 6; Trumbull, 8; Wayne,
I.5. 4r+4 str Fe g,
| We recommend that the delegates be cho-
sen by conventions in the several Counties,
to he held Saturday, the 18th day of June.
The committee cannot bur express the graf
i1cation they feel, in common with all loyal
citizens, at the numerous Union meetings be-
ing held, and the local Union organizations
being formed in many parts of the State, and
earnestly recommend that similar meetings be
held and organizations formed in all parts of
/ the State, at the earliest practicable period !
| To give the State organization the unity
necessary for its effective working, and to en-
| able the State Convention to correspond with
1 the LEGAL organizations, the executive officers
af the latter will please communicate to the
Secretary of the State Convention the names
and postofice address of their officers and
4 their plan of organization.
The undersigned enter upon their duties
with the purpose of contributing their full
| share in iufusing the utmost activity in the
approaching canvass, and will be glad to CO.
operate in all feasible modes of supporting
our noble army, and securing to the Govern
ment a decisive triumph in our coming cleo
i tions.
We call the especial attention of the loyal
citizens of the State to the importance of the
approaching Spring elections, and recommend
the immediate adoption of all necessary meas
.ures for securing the largest possible vote in
every township, ward and precinct in the
Safe.
The friends of the Government have ev-
erything to encourage their hopes for the
prompt suppression rebellion. The
q measures adopted by the last Congress have
conferred upon the Federal Administration all
the means necessary for the maintenance oil
the public credit, the Strengthening of the ar
my and enabling it to achieve speedy and de-
cisive victories over the enemy. We con-
gratulate you, with all the loyal people Of
the country, upon the gratifying prospects,
and earnestly invite yon to the active labor
necessary to hasten and ensure the glorious
result sl' ~
s4 WIN. DENNISON, Chm'n
C. N. OLDS, ,,.-..
7'7 GEO. NJ PARSONS,
5 Ls=I-f j. j. ALLEN t2 -
sh 57e SAM,L GALLOWAY,
/ G. VOLNEY DORSEY, -q.r
fat R. H. GEARY,
A. G. MoBURNEY,
CO BENZ. EGGLESTON, r
ray a Committee.
| John T ! ANNEY Secretary