The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-06-20
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY con-
VINTION,

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON.
NENTION.
The Democratic County Conven
ton, pursuant to a call of the Ex
ecutive Committee, met at the
Court House on last Wednesday
and organized by calling S. G. Case
to the chair.
The townships were called, and
some Of them responded by their
delegates, and some Of them didn't.
Wilkesville, Clinton, jackson and
Knox were not enough interested
to pay any attention to the Con-
vention. To supply the deficiency
thus occasioned, the following res
olution was offered and adopted:
WHEREAS, Some of the Townships
are not represented in The Conven-
ton by delegates regularly chosen
at the primary meeting in such
township,
ResolgcA, That such delegation
be chosen and filled up by persons
present from such township, and
that they be hereby authorized to
cast the full vote of such township
IN this Convention.
One or two stragglers were found
from each Of the missing townships,
excepting Wilkesville, and we're
pressed into service. Wilkesville
will probably be along by the time
the next Convention meets. q
The townships being fixed up, a
resolution was offered and adopted
calling on the candidates before
the Convention to pledge their sup
port to the ticket nominated. a.
Mayo and A. j. SWAIN, candidates
for Representative, in brief speech
es, pledged themselves to support
the nominees, whoever they might
be.
S. G. Steinbrook, A. w. James,
and 0. I. Cunning, were appointed
tellers, and the Convention pro-
ceeded to ballet for a candidate for
Representative. The vote was as
lollows:1
For a. j. Swain, 30 votes,
do A. Mayo, 81 do.
A. j. Swain was duly declared
the nominee OF the Convention.
The next thing in order, was bal
loting for Prosecuting Attorney
The names announced were d. B.
Shivel, L. a. Bratton and A. Mayo.
Before the balloting commenced,
the following resolution was offered
to the Convention:
Reso5red, That We hereby ell.
dorse the course pursued by L. A.
BrattOn, of the Vinton Record, and
cordially recommend the Record to
the support Of the Democracy Of
Vinton, as the Democratic organ
of NintOn county.
Major BrattOn spoke upon the
resolution, and calling attention to
the fact that two Democratic pa.
pers were published in the county,
urged upon the Convention to de-
eide which paper was the organ of
the party and entitled to the sup
port OF the Democracy. Speeches
were made in opposition to the res
olution, on the ground that it did
not properly belong to the busi-
ness Of the Convention. A motion
was made and carried to lay the
resolution on the table.
Major BrattOn then withdrew his
name as a candidate before the
Convention. and Shivel and Mayo |
having taken the pledge, the bal
oting proceeded and resulted as
ollows:
For D. B. Shivel, &c votes, |
do A. Mayo, II do.
Mr.. Shivel was duly declared the
lominee of the Convention.
S. G.. SteinbrOok was next nom1-
lated by acclamation as a candi-
late for County Surveyor.
Three names were announced for
Commissioner: Agrippa Wells,
.ewis A. Atwood, and A. Soule.-
he vote was as follows:
or a. Wells, 20 votes,
do Lewis A. Atwood, 1 do.
do A. Soule, 20 do.
Mr.. Soule was declared the nom-
lee. )