The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-08-19

! In pursuance of the call of the Executive
Committee, the Democrats of Portage County
met IN Convention at Ravenna On Saturday
August 18th, and organized by appointing
M. Stuart Chairman, Harvey Baldwin, James
Woodard and George Heath assistant Chair
men, and William Paulos and Reuben Brobst
Secretaries. .7AGa
| On motion of L. L. Brown, resolved that
all Democrats in good standing take part in
the Convention II " W (
On motion of R. N. Avery the following
persons were selected as Committee on Reso-
| lutions {: R. N. Avery, George Sheldon, D.
D. Gilbert, j. Norton, E. B. Sherwood, and
M. Stuart. The names of candidates were
then announced, and the Convention adjourn
ed to one o'clock.
On the assembling of the Convention in
the afternoon, the Committee on Resolutions
reported~the following, which were unaui.z
mously adopted E7FGuTu1
Resozpea.f That we fully approve the plat
form adopted at the recent Democratic State
Resozued, That we heartily and cordially en-
dorse the nomination of Hon. G. Z. Vallan-
digham, and the State and County Ticket.
| and will give them our warmest support
The Convention then proceeded to ballot
for candidates, when the following ticket was
chosen: (The Summit County Denocraecy
having authorized the Convention to select
candidate for Senator.l -
Senator-E. T. RICHARDSON, Raveuna. zsr,5
RepresentatiUe-LYBIA UNDERWOOD Brim-,
field. ,E1@. .-.sh eidvE .saH.sse ssis94sr
Probate JatEge-T THoMAs B. sELBY, Paris. g
Clerk of the Court Ohm w. NELSON,
Mautua. zs 7---rai saas
IIeasuner--EDwARD ROBINSON, Palrnyra.fGl
Prosecuting Attoney-HE A. WALDO,
Ravenia. &A[-aFx nGsE Tfa
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES R. HowARD, Au-
rora. 10 s1gsETTs "a yT,5r-s3sEA,
I.fymary Director SAMUEL REDF1ELD,
Ravenna - AT
surveyor-DEwITr C. CooLMAE, Ravennraaa..4
Coronerr--S. J. WARD. Snffeld.
The Convention then selected the follow
persons as Township Executive Committee
meni:io 81 z1.steza& sa,z - Il s=ziiaqr
Aurora, E. G. Harmon; Atwater, T. Dou-
thitt; Brimfeld, j. Norton eharlestown,
L. l.. Frown#; Deerfeld, ID. Gilbert; Edin-
burg, E. Jones Freedom, Isaac Phelps
Franklin, b F. Anderson Hiram, Clinton
Young Mantua, A.G Bradley Nelson, C.
Baldwin; Paris. T. 7. Stewart Palmyra, E.
Robinson Rootstown, D. Bogue; Randolph,
D. HsStallsnith Ravenna E. T. Richard
son !; shalersville, g. NJ Proctor Streets
boro,eElop 0lin;; Suf6eld, j. Laudenslager,
Jr.; Windham, E. johnson. So
On motion of Doctor Proctor, resolved that
NJ. Stuart, of Ravenna be added TO the Ex-
ecutive Committee, and be its Chairman.
On motion of A. A. Ross, resolved, that the
proceedings of this meeting be published in
the Democratic papers, and in the Ravenna
Democrat. 8, rs ,.5. .5,sa5s
A letter was read from the State Central
Committee, announcing a Mass Meeting at
Ravenna on Tuesday, September 18th
Speakers, Hons. Geo. II. Pendleton, S. W..
Gibson, 4. j. Kenney and D.sW Stambaugh.F
The Convention was then addressed by Hon.
S. w. ellison, Judge Humphrey, and Judge
Birchard, in strong, entertaining and effectiye
speeches. that were loudly and frequently ap-
plauded and cheered throughout Three
cheers were given for Yallandigham. and the
ticket, and three more for the Union, when
/ the Convention Adjourned.
NJ. STUART, Chairman.
Il. BAnDwIN, vics
j. WooDARD,} p.,s;SS,,..
aHAF' ssoGEo. HEATH afsslasn's' ae!s
WM. PAULos,l ssc,s..r-,aa.. -a. so
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