Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-08-10
Union County Contention.

The Convention of the Union voters OF
/ Delaware County, met at the Court Room
IN Delaware, in pursuance of the call of
the Central Committee on the 9Th inst,
and was organized by electing j @. Evans
Esq, to the Chair, and choosing w. T.
I Watson, Esq, and 4. Il. Joy, Esq, as
/ Secretaries. The usual Committees be-
ing appointed the Convention adjourned
until one o'clock, =. NJ.
/ At o'clock p m. the Convention met
in pursuance of adjournment and received
the reports Of the various committees,
and appointed Central Committee as fol
! lows: r. n. Jones, II. NJ. CaFper, G, H.
Waldo, Geo. Nelson and Reuben Durfey.
After which the following Delegates to
the judicial Convention at Sunbury on
the 18th inst, were appointed
Jas. NJ. Snodgrass, II. NJ. Carper, j. S.
Jones, Joseph Cole, R. McKinnie, J .
N. Stark, j. ID. Van Deman, Chas. Arm
strong R. n. Jones and i. p. Myers.
The next business in order was to nom
mate candidates for the various County
Offices. Messrs. B. G. Waters, 7. w.
Powell and J. Nipple, were presented as
candidates fer nomination for the Office
of Probate Judge, Whereupon T. w.
Powell received 50, j. Nipple 40, and B.
G. Waters, 5 votes. e. W. Powell, hav-
ing received a majority Of all the votes
cast. was declared the nominee.
The names of e. b. Adams, j. @.
Avery, and c. Neil, were presented as
candidates for nomination for Auditor.
The vote stood =. B. Adams u, j. @.
Avery 81, aud c. Neil So. G. Neil hav-
ing a majority Of all votes cast was deelar-
ed the nominee.
For the Office of Recorder, the names
of b. Brown, A. r. Gould and Robert
Blair, were presented. E. Brown receiv-
ed 30 votes, A R. Gould 81, and Robert
Blair H. A. R. Gould having a majority
of all votes was declared the nominee.
Mr.. b. E. Loot bOurToW, was nominated
for the Office of Clerk by acclamation.
Mr.. j. w. Ladd was also nominated by
acclamation for the Office of Sheriff
For Prosecuting Attorney the names of
j. S. Jones and Chas. III. McElrOy, were
presented. j. S. Jones received 78 votes
and @. III. McElroy %. j. S. Jones hav-
ing a majority of all votes was declared
the nominee.
For the Office of Commissioner the
names of Geo. Nelson, S. p. Lott, d. Kel-
ley and Thos. Lavender were presented.
On the first ballot the vote stood 35 for
for Lavender. There being no choice
Mr.. Lavender name was Withdrawn and
upon the second ballot the votes stood,
Nelson 36, Lott 81, and Kelley IL. S. p.
Lott having received a majority was de-
clared nominated
For the Office of Infmary Director the
names of Thos DeGood, Jacob Sheets
and VIM Overturf were presented. !
Thos. DeGood received 18 votes. Jacob |
Sheets go, and VIM. Overturf 20. Mr. |
Sheets, was declared the nominee, having
received the usual majority.
Samuel Davidson was nominated for
the office of Surveyor by acclamation.
VIM. Anderson was also nominated for
Coroner by acclamation.
After which the Mozart Harmonic
Club, the members of which volunteered |
their services to the Convention, were in
troduced and discOursed some excellent
music. The Convention then adjourn
ed well pleased with the ticket and de-
termined that the nominees designated |
shall be triumphantly elected on the 9th /
Gay of October next
J. C. EVANS, Chairman.
I. + F. i JOY % 1HsoN' Secretaries,