The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-23
Senatorial Convention.

Dr. y. M GOdfrey, OF futnam coun-
ty; E. Masters, of Fulton county; H.
L. Wood, OF Wood county; j. H.
Tyler, of Henry county; and j. +.
Burket, of Hancock county.
On motion 1t was resolved that a
Committee of one from each county
be'selected by the delegates of the
respective counties as Committee
on Credentials, and the following
persons were elected as said Commit
tee:
S. M. Hague, of Henry county; f.
w. henderson, of Lucas county; j.
F. Chillcoatc, of Wood county; II.
Porch, of Hancock county, D. w. Fl.
Howard, of Fulton county, and Hiram
Day, of Putnam county.
On motion, a Committee of one
from each county was appointed as q
Committee of Resolutions, as fol-
lows:
Moses r. Bradley, of Fulton coun-
ty; J. R. Swigart, of Henry county;
c. w. Everett, of Wood county; j.
B. Dunn, of Hancock county; Cortus
Ewing, of Putnam county, and L. L.
Morehouse, of Lucas county.
On motion, a Committee consist
ing of one from each county, was Sc
lected to select a District Central
Committee. as follows:
P. II. Bowling, of Lucas county;
B. F. Sheldon, of Henry county;
Isaac Springer, of Fulton county;
John Boyles, of Hancock county; <.
w. Green, of Putnam county; and
Nelson Kuder, of Wood county.
The Convention then took recess
until II o'clock p. m.
ONE AND A HALF P. ".
Convention assembled pursuant to
adjournment. Report of the Com
mittee on Credentials was presented
by its Chairman, Mr.. henderson, OF
Lucas; as follows:
The committee on Credentials, on
motion, decided to recommend that
delegates regularly appointed, oil
proxies appointed by delegates who
are absent, or alternates who are ap-
pointed by the same authority as the
delegates themselves, be recognized
as the proper persons to cast the vote
Of their respective counties, and that
the delegations as recommended
an equal vote in the Convention
That the counties are represented as
follows:
Lucas County-Col. D. F. DeWolf,
E. B. Graham, c. W. Hill, W. A.
Scott, E. G. Sheldon, L. L. More
house. E. A. Upton, j. j. Baird, E
w. henderson, 2. HI. Bowling, David
Howe, II. Kellogg, Col. Won Bless
ingh, E. V. McMaken, Justice Nc,
Donald.
Fulton County-M. r. Bradley,
VIM. Ramsey, D. W. III. Howard, A.
b. Thompson, j. N. Marsh. Z. Mas,
ters, L. w. Brown, Isaac Springer.
Henry County-David Harley, D,
B. Ainger, E. S. Dodd, B. E. Shell
don, c. M. Smith, c. c. Young, 5. NJ
Hayes, Nathan Palmer. David Han
ma, F. f. Pray, j. r. Colgan, Z. 5.
Wright, Edmond Metz, j. r. Swigart,
j. H. Tyler.
Hancock County-H. A. Lease, A.
Cradle, Enoch Ross, Daniel Frick,
John Boyles. j. F. Burket. II. z.
Gage, II. Porch, S. Powell, G. W.
Dukes, C. A. Croninger, j. b. Dunn,
VIM. Anderson. VIM. Vance, james
Harsh, d. B. Beardsley, j. b. Roth
child.
Wood County,. F. Price, S. L.
Boughton, III. L. Wood, j. F. Chill
coat, Robt. Stewart, c. W. Everett,
Nelson Kuder, John Baird, S. S
Laskey, w. H. Jones, l. N. Hord.
Putnam County-E. W. Green, T.
NJ. Day, H. Day, c. j. Swan, c. M
Godfrey, M. Ewing, Cortus Ewing
E. S. Godfrey, w. Ii. Allen, Presley
Corron.
After some discussion the report
of the Committee was adopted.
The report of tie Committee or
Rules, Regulations, Apportionment:
and Permanent Organization wa:
presented by the Chairman, c. nj
Godfrey, of Godfrey. of Putnam, as
follows.
The Committee on Rules and Reg
ulations and Permanent Organizatlo.
and Apportionmept report as fol
lows:
For Permanent Chairman-Gen
C. W. Hill.
For Secretary-C. j. Sven.
Assistant Secretaries--D. b. An
gier, F. j. Oblingsr and d. r
Locke.
Vice Presidents-H. A. Lease, ol
Hancock; David Harley, of Henry
Col. NJ. r. Bradley, Of Fulton; Hiram
Day, of Putnam; John Baird, o.
Wood; and Gen. Won Blessingh, o.
Lucas.
The following rules shall govern
this Convention.
l. The rules usually governing
deliberative bodies shall be adopted
for the government of this Conven
tion.
2. The candidates shall be publicly
announced to the Convention.
3. All votes for candidates shall
be by ballot.
4. The votes shall be taken by
counties, and the delegates present
from any county shall cast the vote
of such county, each delegate to cast
his proportionate vote Of the county.
5. A majority of all votes cast shall
be necessary to choice.
6. Both candidates for Senator
shall be voted for at the same time.
The basis of representation in said
Convention shall be one vote for each
two hundred votes cast for w. HI.
Smith, Secretary of State. in the year
1866, and one additional vote for
each fraction of one hundred votes.
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