The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-08-17
Proceedings Of the Wood COuhsy
Union OuventtOn.
BowLINa GREEN, AUGUST 40.

Union OnventiOn.
BowLINe GREEN, August 10, 1866.
Pursuant TO call, issued by the Union Execu.
tive Committee, the Uuion voters of Wood County
met in Convention, at Bowling Green, August 10
1866, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose Of nomi
mating candidates for the offices Of Probate Judge
Sheriff. and Commissioner and also TO select dele
gates to the Union Congressional Convention.
On motion, J. F. PmcE was called to the Chair
and GsoRoE WEDpBLL appointed Secretary.
The following committees were then appointed
by the Chair, to-wit;
Committee to select Central Committee for cpssiRg
/ year Asher Cook, George Laskey, Il. l.. Wood
Levi Taylor, Simpson Jones.
Committee Ralcs and Negotiations George N
| Parsons, John A. shannon, John Russell, s. l..
Boughton, Martin Warner.
Committee Resolutions - John A. Shannon,
| Garfield.
Committee to select Delegates to tie Congressional
| ConnHton-A. Q. Gardiner, VIM. II. Jones, Josiah
Il. Kuder, Phio Hathaway, S. w. st. John.
On motion, Convention took recess till ~
o'clock p. N.
IL O'CLOCK p. NJ.
Convention assembled pursuant to adjournment,
when the Chairman of the Committee to select a
the names of the following gentlemen as such
| Committee, to-wit:
George N. Parsons, George Williams, Thomas
Gorrill, James w Ross, George Laskey.
On motion, the report was adopted
The Committee on Rules and Regulations re-
ported as follows:
l, Parliamentary rules shall govern the action
of this Convention. ~.
2. All votes for nomination shall be bv ballot
and majority of all votes cast shall be necessary
to n choice.
3. Candidates shall be balloted for in the follow
ing order:
1st.-Probate Judge.
sd.--Sheriff.
3d.-Commissioner.
4th.-Delegates to the Congressional Conven-
ton, to be held at Toledo, on the 22d inst.
4. Each township shall be entitled to one vote
for every 10 votes cast for Governor Cox, in Oct1-
Der. 1860, and one for every fraction of or over,
as follows;
Perrysburg, 90 votes; Weston, 90 Middleton,
10; Portage, g; Perry, Ia Montgomery, IL
Freedom, Z; Troy, 8; Liberty, 8 Center, l2
Bloom, 10; Plain, II Henry, Milton, Z !;
Washington. l5 jackson, .; Lake, 5 Webster
ll:-Total, 2Ol. Necessary to choice, IOl.
D. The delegates present shall be authorized to
cast the entire vote OF the townships represented
by them.
On mnton, the report was accepted. n
The Committee on the Selection of Delegates to
the Congressional Couy yenton reported the follow
ing names:
Perrysburg-G. N. Parsons J. F. Price, at
large.
Lake and Troy-H. l.. Wood.
Freedom-James Pember.
Montgomery-Jas. Chilcote p. W. Hathaway.
+ PeTy-Alva Thomas.
Bloom--John Baird
Portage-Jaeob Dauterman.
Canter--S. l.. Boaghton.
Middeton-Amelius Robertson
Washington g w. Lewis Josiah H. Kuder.
Liberty-0. Cook.
Henry, Jackson and Milton-Alvin Clark.
Weston Levi Taylor; George Laskey, at large
Wcbster-S. 5. Canfeld
On motion, the report was adopted.
The nomination of candidates being now in or
der, on motion of VIM. H. Jones, the rules were
suspended aud EDWIN FULLER was declared the
unanimous choice of the Convention for Probate
Judge.
On motion of George T.askey, CHARLES W. Ev-
ERs was declared the voice of the Convention for
Sheriff
The names of the following persons were an
nounced candidates for Commissioner, to-wit:
J. r. Tracy, of Lake; s, S. Canfed. of Web
ster; Henry Thornton, OF, Perrysburg Thomas
Gorrill of Troy Ameius Robertson, of Middle
ton, and Walter Davidson, of Webster.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Garfield, 70; Davidson, 65; Thornton, %; Cor
rill, 20; Robertson, 10 p; Tracy s.
The second ballot resulted as follows:
Dayidson, no; Garfield, II ; Corrill, 4.
WALTER DAVIDSON, having majority of all the
votes cast, was declared the nominee On motion,
the nomination of W alter Davidson was declared
The Committee on Resolutions submitted for
action the following report:
Resotced, That we cordially indorse the resolu-
tions adopted by the Union State Convention of
Ohio.
Lieeolced, That we heartily commend the action
Of the present National Congress aud our member |
from the Tenth Ohio District.
Resotued That it is the sense Of this Convention
that " Treason should b0 made odious," and ''tra-
tors punished whether North OR South.
Resot1ed, That for the excellent spirit of patriot
sm manifested in his card, withdrawing from the |
Congressional contest candidate. thereby pro-
noting union of strength in the party, General
z. s. SLEvIN merits the hearty thanks of the Union
men OF this Congressional District.
Resoteed, That we pledge united effort and
hearty and unqualified support to the Union can
iidates-State, Congressional, judicial and County.
heeotged, That the present course of the Editor
u the Perrysburg JOURNAL is incompatible with
he interests OF the Union party of Wood County
'uN Tue lentn congressional District, and should
,e condemned by all true Union of the Couuty and
District.
On motion, the first five resolutions were adopt
ID, but the sixth was rejected.
Moved that the Perrysburg JouRNAL aud Bowl
ng Green Adsoedte be requested to publish the
proceedings of this Convention; carried.
Therenpon, on motion, the Convention adjourned
inc die.
J. F. PRICE, President.
GEORGE WEppELL, Secretary.