The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-07-03
PROCEEDINGS
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION,
OF THE


day, the 9th day of June, 1868, for th
purpose of nominating candidates fC
the different county Offices.
| Col. JOHN j. ROBINSON was called t
the Chair; DR.. B. @. BLACKBURN an
THOMAS WALTER, Esq, Vice Presidents
P, II. HAAG and E. B. BENFER, Sec'ys
On motion it was RESOLVED, That tn
rules and regulations governing thi
Convention be as follows:
|. All votes for candidates shall b,
by a call of the townships in Alphabet
ical order.
2. A majority of all the votes giver
shall be required to nominate.
8. If any vacancies exist in the differ
ent delegations, those of the delegate:
present be empowered to fill vacancie;
from any Democrats who may be pres
ent from their respective townships.
A. The nominations shall be made in
the following order: lSt, Representa-
tive; I'd, Probate Judge; Sd, Clerk Of
the Court; 4th, Treasurer; 9th, Sheriff;
9Th, Prosecuting Attorney; 7th, Record.
er; 9Th, Commissioner; 9th, Infrmary
Director; 10th, County Surveyor; llth,
the appointment of County CentratCom.
mittee; 18th, the appointment of Sena.
torial Delegates to the Senatorial Con-
vention, to put in nomination candi.
date for State Senator.
The Townships being called in alpha
betical order, were represented as fol-
lows:
Aubwn-Henry WasSem, Frederick
Kline, Henry Sheu, Rudolph ReeIer,
William LeTengood, John KaSSerman,
E, P. Carpenter,
Bucks Henry Froelich, Philip Mi.
ger, Jacob Mizer, Abraham Bontrager,
Samuel Mizer, A. G. Forney, B. G.
Blackburn, Benjamin Mizer.
Clay-Robert Irwin, George Schupp,
Sr., William Art, Daniel Dietrich, Hen.
ry Wand.
Douer-Nicholas Montag, John Rex,
A. Wilhelm, j. j. Robinson, V. Boy
er, J. Brisben, G. Knecht, Simon Shaf-
fer, Bastian Ginther, James Sewell,
Charles Harbaugh, John Wygart, Yves.
ley Miner, August Dudell, Geo. Rickert.
Franklin - Samuel Hoopengarner,
Janas Bair, Charles Myers, John j.
Steiner, Conrad Koehler.
Fairfeld-JoSeph Junkins, George
Study, Adam ErSkine.
Goshen-P, j. Haag, James Conn,
P. K. Shutter, Geo. Arnold, John Arm,
A. SIuthour, Isaac Angel, A. Grim, B.
F. Helwig, james McDonough, Joseph
A, Winspear.
JeferSon-Frederick Wassam, Fred.
erick Regula, Jacob Sherret, Thomas
DottS, John Hawk, Jacob Whereby.
Laurence Jacob Mower, Daniel
App, John Lebold, Conrad Anthony,
Frederick Lebold, Paul F. Beard, John
j. Shutz.
MH-John Pabst, George Kelly, Eli
West.
Orford-Polk Plair Philip zOmmer,
Daniel Booth, Jonathan Riggle, Elias
Patterson, Thomas Laughed, S. Bas.
set.
Perry-Adam Dunlap, John NJ.
Parks, John R. Dearth, James r. Fred.
erick, James Milligan.
" Rush-Henry R. Ripley, Obediah P.
James Rankin.
Salem-George Ross, L. A. Cornet,
G. W. Dingman, Edmund stocker,
Frederick Fillman, Henry Davis.
Sandy-D. W. Black, Capt. D.
Weaver, Abraham Shut, Samuel Gable.
Sugar Creek-R. B. Smiley, T.
Walter, Jesse Winklepleck, A. Barkley,
Esq. Fl. j. Deitz, A. Seldenright, Fl
Sliffe, j. H. Slife, G. Miller.
Union-Matthew L. Kennedy.
Warren John Rolston, Samuel
TreSSel, Richard M'Clelland, Solon
Strawn.
Warwick-John Heather, Jacob Ro.
mig Daniel Waltz, John F. Myers.
Neutrality-suspicious. Couts, John Muir.
ply, 7. S. Taylor, Josiah Murphy, D.
Sloneker, George W. Stewart.
Wayne-Francis Price, Elias R. Ben.
fer, Isaac Wallick, Simon Winklepleck,
Henry Benfer, Robert Price.
Yorb-Paul Buoy, Asher Mosher,
Wilson McFadden, Levi Gimlin, John
Strickmaker.
On motion the Chairman appointed
the following Committee on Resolutions:
John BriSben, V. Boyer, Isaac Angel,
Henry Benfer, Joseph Junkins,
On motion the Chairman appointed
N. Montag and James Smiley, Tellers.
On motion the Convention proceeded
70 make nominations for member of the
State Legislature. The following can
1idates were announced: John B.
Reed, John Walter, Thomas Mcclure.
On the first ballot John Walter, of
Sugarcreek Tp., having received q ma.
ority of all the votes cast, was duly de.
'lared nominated.
On motion the rules were suspended,
md James Patrick Jr., was nominated
~ reclamation as the candidate for Pro.
bate Judge.
The Convention proceeded to nomi.
late candidate for Clerk of the Com.
non Pleas. The following names were
Joseph KinSey, Geo. W. Dougherty,
John iaughead, L. A. Cornett, G. Il.
Mathews, j. L. Taylor.
Two ballots were had without a choice,
when the name of ]. L. Taylor was with
lrawn. Upon the third ballot, Joseph
Ainsey, of Clay township, having re-
,eived a majority of all the votes cast