Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-04
Tnlen County Contention.

NJ tue NoATt1ouss on saturday AFTER
noon for the purpose Of nominating can
didates for the different Offices to be,
6lled at the ensuing October election.
The courtroom was filed. The couatry
townships we're unusually well repre-
scented. ~ g A'--A 4 ~
The Convention was called 10 order /
BY William Riggs ESQ, of German
Township, who moved that Joseph P.
Elliott be made President of the Con-
vention, which was unanimously carried. |
On motion, Frank n. Thayer was ap-
pointed Secretary.
On motion Of Blythe Bynes, COM
mittee Of one from each township vas
appointed to tx the vote to which the
several townships would be entitled in
nominating candidates
The committee was made to consist
of Blythe Hynes, Of Pigeon Township;
William Shaw, of Center; William Col
Inns, of knight; John Phares, of Ger
man; Squire Jarvis, of Perry; George
Bills, of Armstrong; and - -, of
Union.
On motion, Messrs Robt Hill, James
Il. McNeely, Philip HOrnbroOk, Charles
Knowles, Alexander Maddox, and Cas-
per Tomhemelt were appointed Com
mittee oa Resolutions.
The committees then retired, and
during their absence Capt. Hargrave, of
the 9lst Indiana, was introduced TO the
Convention, and proceeded to address it.
He had not spoken Sng, however, be-
fore committee signi6ed its readiness
to report.
Major Hynes, from the Apportion-
ment Committee, reported that they had
concluded to base the vote of the sew.
eral townships upon the whole number
Of votes cast at the last general election.
BY this arrangement Pigeon Township
would be entitled to 60 votes; knight,
5; Perry, 5; German, 6; Center, 6; Arm
strong, s. Union, 5, The report was ap-
proved.
On motion, the Convention then pro-
cseded to nominate candidates for the
different county offices. M
On motion, Col. Victor Bisch was
nominated for County Auditor by &C.
clamation. %
For Sheriff the names of Charles W.
Long and Capt. Alex. Darling were sub
mitted, each of the candidates pledging
themselves to abide by the decision of
the Convention.
For County Commissioners the names
of Squire Jarvis, of Perry Township,
Samuel Barker and Joseph B. Parrett,
Of Union, were placed at the disposal Of
the Convention.
The delegations then proceeded to
ballot. When called to order tue differ
ent townships were called with the fol.
lowing result:
Union TOaonship. For Sheriff, Capt.
Alex. Darling, votes; for Commits.
sioner, Joseph B. Parrett votes.
Perry TOaOaship-For Sheriff, Capt.
Ajax. Darling, votesi. for Conmis.
sioner, Squire Jarvis, votes.
German Township. - For Sheriff,
Capt. Darling, 6 votes; for Commits
sionsr, Samuel Barker, votes.
Armstrony Township No vote.
Scott Totonship-For Sheriff, Capt.
Darling votes; Commissioner, Samuel
Barker, 6 votes.
Center TotOnship.-sherif, Capt OAR
ling, 6 votes; Commissioner, Joseph B.
Parrett, 6 votes.
Knight TO'onship. - Sheriff, Capt.
Darling, 5 votes; Commissioner, Joseph
B. Parrett, votes 8
Pigeon Township Sheriff, Captain
Darling, go votes; Commissioners, Joseph
B. Parrett, go votes.
Captain Darling having received all
the votes cast, was declared duly nomi-
mated for Sheriff. Joseph B. Parrett
having received majority of all the
votes cast, was declared the nominee for
Commissioner t
On motion, the nomination were de-
clared unanimous $685.
Pigeon Township also placed William
Warren, Sen, in nomination for Town
ship Assessor, to fill vacancy.
On motion of Chas. E. Marsh, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Be Il resoIUed BY this Convention,
That il cordially endorses and recon-
mends Captain w. p. :Hargraves, for.
merly of the 9lst Regiment, a. q candi-
date for the Office of Prosecuting At.
torney for the 18th Judicial Circuit;
that in so doing we are only rendering
justice to gallant soldier, as well as
giving our support to an able lawyer,
and one highly fitted to perform the
duties of Prosecuting Attorney.
The Committee on Resolutions then
presented the following, which, after
some notifications, were unanimously
and heartily adopted: ot
1st ResOl0sd, That ''the only debt the
nation can never pay, is the debt it owes
to its brave defenders" that our sol
diers and sailors are entitled to the
chief portion Ct the credit for saving
the Republic during its fearful peril;
that we honor those who have defended
the flag in the field, and consider it both
duty and pleasure TO aid and en-
courage them in resuming their civil
and political relations. 1850 =
Cd. That we hold to the truth that
rebels have no political rights, and that
il would be an act akin to National
suicide 10 bestow political rights upon
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