The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-08-11
Democratic c0pnty Convention.


There was alull atte,plapce Of delegates,
every ward and township being repre-
sented and a very lAfge attendance Of
Democrats whe were notdeleGates.r
The Convention organized by appointing
the following officers :aa asaef .u
Hon. I. j. S. Smith. President,
Vice Presidents--Dr. J. Belyille, William
Stansel and James f. Thompson. g lsidI
Secretaries-Henry Cuppy and Lewis A
Kemp. fs HtHr . hnl ua4
On motion, the following committees
were appointed;
on Rules aud Regulations--Dr. A. Geiger
James Kelly, samuel Mays. .,,,tao
4 On Oredentials--D. G, Fitch, Lewis A.
Kemp Peter Long taGi tori b.
On motion, 1t was resolved that the mem.
bers of the press be admitted to seats OF
the platform. ia.s ira,8aa.l af,.
On motion, the Convention proceeded tC
present the names of candidates iOr nOnh-
nation to the various Offices before the Con
vention rs follows
shcrifl.-C. Musselman. N, N. Kimmol
w. N. Love C.. z. Huber NJ. j. Swadner
William Patton. .ft
Clerk-D. A. lIouk, Wilmer Ii. Belvillc
Mason Cassidy. -a -rge,,.-.,tt
Probate Judge 1Eluiu ThoiaPson, @ 'W
Moyer, Dennis Dwyer.
Anditor-George p. Boyer @. D. H~-
man, J. ID. Sheehan. fite East y
TreasurerAJohn w. Turner
CommissiOners-J NJ, Bell, jesse D.
Harry, John Wiggim, David Snyder, III.
Weaver, Alfred Ilms. ~ ~ h'"s
Infrmary Director-rW S. Zellers, George
Gelter, MI, Aull, Samuel Mays, james
Kelly, Anthony Wohi o. .afru 4oei.
whisky mspector- Henry Lambert John
IBcttelon.f aoti ios ID i'iH e.l .". H." 'l,I. :
Pork Inspeetor-Dr. G. Reeve, DIR. }
IA. Walters. II
Flour Inspector-Jacob Decker, J!rF
Fetters, Michael Siantz. ..i,4 8.
Tic President then announced the fol
lowing gentlemen as Committee on Res
oluiions; G. w. Houk, John Allen, John
L. Belyille, James Leslie, William Ram
sey. olaq aioii 80. sri aHc'
Before Announcing the abOSe committee
the President addressed the convention
briefly, on the great Importance of ful
and emphatic expression of opinion on tn,
part of the Democracy in regard TO The
4 great questions Of the day. Heretofore Il
had been the custom of Democratic copyen.
tiOns to express their views on the meas
ares which should govern the people in the
I. affairs of the country---now the all impor-
tant question WAS whether we should have
n country. 81
Il The restoration of the Union 10 its orig
inal basis was now the great topic which
should engage the minds of the people
President johnson had pledged himself t.
the restoration of the Union, according /,
the provisions of the Constitution, and I
was the duty OF all well disposed and pat
riotic men to sustain him. The late RUM
Congress had taken decided ground agains
the President, aud it was now for the peo
should be upheld and sustained. Th'
Southern States having been conquered, by
the force Of arms, now desire to resum,
their places in the Union, under the Con-
stitution. Whether they shall be permitted
q. 49,, 4, a., - a., A.,
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us" "io'' '"o VI 'n'S q' Wv
lpends the very existence OF our republican
form of government, The remarks, which
we have briefly and imperfectly sketched
were listened to with deep and earnest at
tention. Il. .aii1 aund-I.oi
ID. A. lIonk, Esq, was then called upon
tn ad1rnss, the ConVnutionl hut declined
ior the reason that he was acand'date before
it for nomination. r,'
On motion, w. M. Hippard, s. n. Wood
ann, and 1,hoodoro S,i,b ,,a,rn 49, &C C
En,intod a ,o,,,o;,t 81, 80 "a, :,
ldvo gontleron, y, o,,,,5.,t,,to ',i,a 49,
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The convention then adJonrBed TIL half-
past one o'clock, Z. M. =, ia.
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II The Convention re-asspn,bled at haIf-nast
Ione oelncE1u GifIpis bTN NpThH
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