Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-09-05
Union County Convention,

erholt. Andrew Watts, and L. D.
Vansant, were appointed committee
on credentials.
Messrs. E. T. Holcemb, j. N.
Kerr and A. Cole were appointed q
committee on rules.
Messrs. B. Martin, Col. Cadott and
J. W. Mccormick were appointed
committee on resolutions.
Adjourned until | o'clock.
Convention met pursuant to ad-
journment.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following delegates in at
tendance, with proper power to act
as such, TO witt
Ohio. H. M. Montgomery, D.
S. Trobridge.
Hdrrison-Samuel Drummond, Will
liam II. Clark, William II. Markin,
o. P. Morton.
Uay-Truman Guthrie, John Por-
ter, Thomas etherholt, John
Morton.
Gallipolis--A. Watts, Josiah Hawk,
James ellis, j. T. Halliday, E. S.
Aleshire, y. T. Cadot, James Brown,
H. N. Bailey, S. F. Neal, j NJ Kerr,
A. Cole, D. C. Cowden, Samuel Kerr,
j. L. Hayward.
Addison--L. D. Vanzant, D. W.
Berry, j. A. Martindale, William
Fulton.
Cheshire-Asa Bradbury, William
Bradbury, William Price, A. D. San
ders, Jas. johnson, J. W. Chase, c.
L. Guthrie, John A Mauck.
Green-James Campbell, Nathan
Waddell, J. w. Mccormick, Reuben
Graham, James Mccormick.
Springtfeld-John Erwin, J. X.
Kerr, George Cherington, o. Denny.
Morgan-William Clark, John Clark,
Alva Guy, S. NJ. Lewis.
Walnm--G. W. Tope, G. W. Don
elson, Sylvester Mcdaniel, Robert
Grandstaff, T. W. Rose.
Perry--Charles Wood, Aaron Davis,
S. G. Keller, W. H. Bryant, A. j.
Carter, Thomas Carter.
Raccoon--Edward Hunt, W. F.
Butler, w. n. Ridgwsy, W. C. Eagle,
S. W. Eagle, R. P. Porter, Philo
Ripley, Hiram Boggs,.
Huntington-David p Guthrie, Ben
jamin Martin, Asher B. Hamilton,
E. L. Holcomb, j. W. Jacobs, f. M.
Edminston, J. j. Clutter.
Greenfeld-John Stewart, John
Hunt, p Rose.
Guyan--Adam Unrue, Stephen Col
well, j. G. Guthrie, Guy Fry.
The committee on rules reported
as follows, to-wit:-
1st, The voting shall be by ballot,
unless but one candidate be named.
I'd, Order of nominations shall be,
first, Representative; second, Treas
urer; third, Sheriff; fourth, Prosecu,
ting A Attorney; fifth, Commissioner;
sixth, Infirmary Director; seventh,
Coroner.
Sd, 1t shall require majority of all
the votes cast to make a nomination.
The report was adopted.
The. following resolutions were
presented from the committee on that
subject, and unanimously adopted,
to-wit:
The committee on resolutions re-
port az follows:
RESOLVED, That we reaffirm the dec
laration of principles adopted by the
Union Republican State Convention
at Columbus, on the Goth of June,
1867.
Rssolued, That while the Demo
cratic party of Gallia county, has
placed itself on the notification reso-
lutions of 1893, we go still further
back, and reiterate our undying at
tachment to the principles Of 1776,
as announced in the Declaration of
American Independence.
ReSOioed, That the men who stood
by the flag of our country, and prov
ed true on the field of battle, or in
the councils of the nation, to the
cause of the Union in the days of
aIversity, shall not be forgotten in
the times of our national prosperity,
but are entitled to the sincere graft
tude and recognition of the people.
ResolUed, That we fully indorse the
sentiments of the letter of Gen. U.
S. Grant to Andrew Johnson, in
reference to the removal of Gen. Phil.
Sheridan, and that we emphatically
reiterate the declaration that the
people are unit against his removal.
The above resolutions were unani-
mously adopted by the Convention.
The candidates, by request of the
Convention, came forward and pledg-
ed themselves to abide the action of
the Convention and support the plat
form.
On motion, Messrs. George Eagle,
j ohm I. Halliday and c. L. Guthrie
were appointed to act as tellers.
On motion, the ballotings were then
proceeded with, with the following
result, to-wit:
II