The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-08-05
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CONGREsSIONALCON
J. M. Estep, OG Harrison, The
Nominee.
Harmonious and Old Fashioned
Convention.

According to the call, the Democratic Of
this District met at the Town Hall in Cam
bridge on Wednesday, July %, at II
o'clnck, A. NJ.
On motion Hon. VIM. Lawrence, Of
Guernsey was elected temporary Chairman,
and n. H. Hanna, of Harrison. Secretary.
After temporary organization had beeu
effected the following commuters were ap-
poinied:-
On Permanent o. ganizatiom
Belmont, ". ElJon; Guernsey, j. Kirk
patrick; Harrison James Cady; Noble,
WuL j. Young; Tuscarawus; Johu Howard.
Dn CIedentIal>:
b lmnnt, f. Is. Winans; Guernsey, s.
II. Oluhan; Harrison, j. W. EstoiL No
bic, w. Spriggs; Tu carawas, James 5.
Rankin.
On Resolutions
Belmont, j. H. IEeaton; Guernsey, L.
" Mathews; Harrison. w. H. Arnold,
Noble, B. T. Spligss; Tuscarawas, D. W.
Stqmbaugh.
The Convention adjourned until o'clock
p. NJ.
The Convention met halfpast one p.
NJ. Immediately after the call to order, the
Committee on Permanent Organization re-
Chairman-Hon. VIM. Lawrence, Of
Guernsey.
Vice President-L B. Taylor, Guernsey;
H. Massey, Belmont;A. j. Screiber, Harri-
son: Samuel Gregg, Noble; Chas. Mathews,
Tuscarawas.
Secretaries-Chas. e. Kitchener, Guern-
sey; JAS. +. Charlesworth, Belmont; n.
A. Hanna, Harrison; A. p. Jennings, No
bic; j. Nj. Kennedy, Tuscarawas.
On motion it was ordered that this Con-
vention be governed by the same rules as
governed the New York Convention, with
the exception of the two-thirds rule.
.. The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following
RESOLVED, That the Democracy ofthe Six
| teenth Congressional District of Ohio
heartily endorse the Platform of principles
adopted by the National Democratic Con.
| yention lately assembled at New York,
I and the nominations of Horatio Seymour
| for President and Frank P. Blair for Vice
| President, and we pledge ourselves to use
all honorable means to secure their elec-
| ton.
! WHEREAS, The National Currency
known as Greenbacks was by law of Con.
gress made legal tender for the payment
Of all duties public and private except du
/
debt, and was use : and is now used by the
Government to discharge its indebi iednes:
to its creditors, who furnished arms, anu
milton, clothing and supplies for the army
TO the Soldiers who periled their lives il
the Service of their country, for their sci
vices; and [ 0 the Wi dows and Mothers fo
their pensions, when large portion o
| such Indebtedness was contracted 10 p'
paid in gold.
| WHEREAS, The Farmers, merchants,
mechanics and laborers have,been and still
are compelled to receive greenbacks in pay
ment of debts due them, whether contract
ed to be paid in golu or not, and
WHEREAS, The Bondholder has hereto
fore purchased his tiye-twenty boI.ds will
gre nbaclls, worth but fifty cents, or less
on the dollar in gold, and are still purchas
ing such bonds with greenbacks, worth bu
seventy cents on the dollar ia gold; and
WHEREAS, The Government or behal
of the people, expressly y contracted will
the bondholder to pay the principal of tn'
five-twenty Bonds i'll Greenbacks; there
fore
Resolved, That the people demand th'
fnlflment in good faith of the contract be
! tween them and the bondholder, by tht
payment of the tive-twenty bonds in green
backs, as rapidly as the same can be done
without injury to the business of the coun
try.
taxation of every species of property &C
cording to it's real va.ue, including Govern
ment Bonds and other public securities.
ReSotUed, That the scheme of the Bond
holders, known as the Funding Bill,
which has recently been passed by Con
gress, is deliberate fraud upon the people
and we emphatically demand its repeal
On motion the above resolutions wer
adopted by unanimous vote OF the Con
vention
The Convention then proceeded to nom
mate candidate for Congress for the l6tl
| District.
The Secretary called the roll of Counties
when Belmont presented the name OF Rot
crt Il. Chambers, Harrison the name c
Josiah NJ. Estep, and Noble the name c
Benjamin f. Spriggs.,
On call of Counties the ballot stood a
follows:
Belmont, 40 cotes for r. T. Chambers
Guernsey, 81 votes for j. NJ. Estep;
Harrison, I6 votes for Estep; ! vote tc
Chambers;
Noble, 10 votes for B. 4. Spriggs;
Tuscarawas, 35 votes for Estep.
The Chairman announced the vote, an
declared that j. NJ. Estep, having receive
a;majority of the votes, was the Democrat
ic nominee for Congress in the 10th Di!
trict.
On motion committee of one from eac
County was appointed to notify Mr.. Este
Of his nomination, and request his presenc
at the Convention.
The Committee then retired and in a fe
minutes returned with Mr.. Estep, who Wa
loudly checred upon entering the hall.
Dir. Estep, in language suited to the o.
casion, thanked the Convention for tn
honor conferred upon him. He then too
up the issues of the campaign and discuss
ed them in a manner that brought chez
after cheer from the honest hard-fste
Democracy present.
!, On motion it was ordered that the prt
ceeding of this Convention be published
the Democratic papers Of the District, tn
} Ohio Statesman, Crisis and Cincinna
Enquirer.
After remarks by several other gentle
man the Convention adjourned.
the utmost harmony and enthusiasm prevail
ed throughout.
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