The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-08-11
Republic, Augu,t 9th, 1894.

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Proceedings of the Nominating
Convention for the 9th Congress-
ional District.
The delegates from the several coun-
ties met at Perkins Hall, Monrucvillc,
August 9th, 1864, at IL o'clock.
On motion Of Hon. r. w. Musgraye
Of Crawford. Col w. C. Lemcrt Of Craw.
ford was elected President, 4. NJ. Keeler
Of Sandusky Secretary, and A. Kags,
Seneca; J. G.. Robinson, Crawford; c.
II. Botsford, Erie; A. II. Boslcy, Huron;
+. Wrkham, Huron; aud J. Fnughcr Of
Sandusky, as Assistant Secretaries.
On motion, q committee Of one from
each county wus appointed on credentials
and opportionment Of vote --Senecn, A.
Kngu; Sandusky, J. l.. Greene; Erie, T.
C. Fcrnuld, Crawford, J. A. Hligh; Hu.
ron, J. VI. Fnrr.
Ottawa, being represented by two sets
w utlfHuNfFs wv N''' w 'fV
their case was referred to said committee
to determine which was entitled to seats.
On motion {, mmitlce Of one from
zach county was appointed on Rcsou-
tons /: Sundusky, Homer Everett; Erie,
w. +. Stone; Scuccu, J. V. Jones !;
Crawford, +. w. Bu,ter6eld; Huron,
George w. Knapp; Ottawa, WIN. d.
Sloan.
On motion Committee Of one from
each county was appointed On rules:
Huron, A. Porter; Erie. J. p. Thorpe;
Sandusky, G. L. Pierce; Crawford, s. r.
Harris; Seneca, G. NJ. Ogden; Ottawa.
Jno. Kelley.
On montion, one from each county was
appointed as District Congressional |
Committee.
Huron, C. A. Weston Scnec,, A.
Kasa; Sandusky, C. o. Tillotson Eric,
r. X. Sloan Craw ford, J G. r R1binsou;
Ottawa, Ira S. butcher.
The Convention adjourned to one o..
clock, y. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Report of the Committee on Appor
tionments and Credentials:
Huron county, As votes; Eric. -; OF.
dusky, &c ""' sam
The Committee on Credentials report
that they have had under nsidcration
the subject muttcr of the difference be.
tween the two sets Of delegates purport.
ing to represent Ottawa county, aud that
alter due consideration of all the evid"n-
CO submitted to them, find that the dele.
gates selected by the Ottawa County
Convention to represent the Union party
of said county in this Congressional Con-
vcntion were legally elected delegates
and are duly accredited u this Conven-
ton bya county convention regularly call.
cd by tho County Central Committee, and
are therefore entitled to seats upon this
floor.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That we approve and rc-af
firm the resolutions adopted by the re.
cent National Union Convention at Balti-
more, and that we will give To the nom
inccs of that and of our State Union
! Convention, cur earnest aud undivided
support.
Resolved, That we hereby express our
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the army and navy who are battlirg for
us and free government, and that il il tho
duty ofevcry good citizen, and every man,
woman and child whom they are so brav :
ly defending, to contribute every means
to their success and comfort, aud to hold
up their hands in this great struggle for
the nations life.
RIroRr OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.
|. That the choice of a candidate by
this Convention shalt he made by ballot.
and that n mujirity of all the votes cast
shalt be necessary to n nomination.
q The votes shall be cast by counties,
when called by the chairman, IN such
manner o. the delegates from each coun-
~ shall determine in accordance with
the ratio in the call Of the Central Com.
miltec.
G, l.. PIERCE, Chairman.
The following gentlemen were then
announced as candidates: Ralph p.
BucklOnd, of Saudusky; Joseph NJ. Root,
Of Erie; John X. Hord, of Sen, ca; Frank
lin Sawyer, Of Huron. Snd 7. =. Hildre,h,
of Seneca.
The Convention then proceeded IN
ballot for candidates with tho following
results:
FIRsr BALLor.--J, NJ. Root, 6s votes;
+. Sawyer, l6 votes; J. X. Hord, 80
votes; r. p. Bucklsnd, 90 votes; and L.
+. Hildreth, /,
Necessary for choice IS votes. No
nomination was made.
/ Before the second ballot was taken,
Hon. J. X. Hord withdrew his name
: from the contest.
SECOND BALLor.--J. NJ, Root 90 yotes;
John X. Hcrd, 2 voies; r. =. Buckland,
81 votes.
On motion the nomination Of Gen. Buck
land, was made unanimous.
The Convention was then addressed
by Capt. John ]. Steiner, Col franklin
Sawyer.J, X, Hord and J. Nj. Root.
John X. Hord OF Seneca, Hon. J. NJ.
Root, of Erie, and Col. y, Sawyer. Of
Huron, were made q Committee to wait