The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-09-01
Union County Convention.

Union County Convention.
The Union Convention Of Goauga Coun.
ty mot a, Burton. on Saturday, Angus. 2Gtb
and was called to order, at / o oclock, A NJ,
by J. o. Converse, Chairman of the Central
Committed.
The Convention organized by appointing
d. W. Caofield. Esq OF Chardon President; t;
s. W. Newell. of ClarIdoo, Vice President;
WIN. Howard. OF Bainbridge. and J. Q. Hot.
lis, OF Munson, Secretaries.
On motion, the chair appointed q Com
mittee of three on Credentials, consisting OF
Samuel Nyo. Of MontvilIe. s. J. Esty. OF
Troy. and T. w. Scott, Of Chester. Said
Com mittee reported the credentials of the
delegations from oil tho townships, full and
correct.
Moved and carried that delegations be
authorized to fill vacancies from their own
townships. Also, that delegations unable
TO Oil vacancies bo allowed to cast the full
vote Of their respective townships.
On motion. the names Of candidates for
the several Offices to bo filed we're then an.
! nounced.
Adjourned until half: past one o'clock,
PM.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
IL O'Clock, p. NJ.
On the re.assembling OF tho Convention,
J. o. Converse presented tho following reso.
lusions, which we're uuanimousi adopted
Resotued BY the Union Men Of Geouga
County. throngh their detrga!es ia Conuea
ti0n assembied That We heartily eudorse
the Platform adopted by our Union State
Convention. as far as it gocs, aud intend to
give the nominees of said Convention our
undivided support.
Res0iUed, That we &C heartily endorse the
more frank aud explicit resolutions. 10 ia.
vor of Uoiversa' Suffrage, adopted by the
recent Senatorial Convention At Madison,
and will suppor. it's nominee with equal
unanim,ty.
R.soiprd. That IL is expected BY this
Convention that it's nominee for Represent.
alive will use bis influence 10 favor o:
amending our State Constitution by striking
ou: the word "white," aud vote for no man
for United States Senator who is not un
yieldingly opposed to any policy of recon-
struotion which does not recognize the
equality Of ell men, irrespective of color, be.
fore the law.
The Convention then proceeded to bal.
lot for a candidate for Representative, q
motion being made and carried that the
first ballot oe informal.
Isl Baiio, for Representntiue-Pete
Hitchcock, 5T G. l.. Taylor, -; Lyman
Millard. 4; B f. AboII, la; Lucius Bartlett,
8; Blank, q No choice.
1t was moved that Mr.. Hitchcock be de-
clared the nominee of the Convention by ac.
cIama.ion. but. objection being made, the
chair ruled the motion out OF order.
The candidates for Representative we're
then called upon to state their views 10 ro.
gard to the o. commutation clause in our
State Militia Law. Mr.. Hitchcock said that
be was not in favor Of its unconditional re-.
peal. but thought modification desirable.
Mr.. Taylor was 10 favor of repeating the
comnutation clause, and making the bur.
den of taxation for military purposes fall
upon property, and not upon persons sub.
joct to military duty. Mr.. Millard made
some humorous remarks, but, not being q
candidate, did not express his views at
length. Mr. Abel withdrew his name.
I'd BatiotJo Representa- iiue--H Hitchcock,
81; Taylor. SO; AbeII, IL; Bartlett, 4.
On motion, Mr.. Hitchcock. having re.
ceived the nomination, was declared tbe
unanimous choice of the Convention.
The Convention then balloted for candi-
date for Prosecuting Attorney. l N. Hath.
away was nominated on the FIRST ballot,
which was as follows:
Ballot for Prosecnfing .4ttorney-L. E
Durfee, SO; l. N. Hathaway. 6s; Milton M.
Phelps. S; Blank, /.
Before baliotiog for candidate for Treas.
urer, the following resolution was intro.
duoed by M. G. Csnheld, and unanimously
adopted:
Resolued. That,in the opinion of this Con.
vention. IL 10 expsdieDt and proper that, in
the future, the one.term principle be an
piled to the office of Treasurer of Geaues
County, and We desire that il be 80 under
stood by oil candidates for that office.
la Ballot for Treosurcr-E Patohin,
30; d. J, MerrimaD, 8; A. Dickermau, l9;
r. G. Lyon, 8; J. G. Durfee. /; J. @. Hath
away, FL; o. Fisher. 8; 8. l.. Wsdswortb, 2.
Mossrs. Norman, Fisher and WaGsworth
Withdrew their names.
I'd Ballot for Tredsurer- ar,