Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-08-22
TIM REpUpLIeAN County !CoNvENr1oN-

Tine REPUBLIeAN sCOUKrY .CONvENTIoN-s
Assembled at the Court House in JeffcrsUi
Monday last, about IL o'clock, calling to tlie
chair ABEIss KRuM, Esq, of this place, and
choosing SAMUEL Ii AYwARD, Esq, Of Monroe,
the End officer. WARREN p SPENCER, editor
of the Times, and GEORGE WAITE, were chosen
secretaries. Committees on resolutions were
designated by the chairman & the names of can
candidates were announced as follows: 4uditor,
c. w. CRowELI; Recorder, TRUMAN REEVES, is.
MASON and II. BRowk; Commissioners, ABEL
KRUM and S. ]. SMITH; and for Intrnaaay
Director, PHILLIP DoEI. Adjourned to dinner
After dinner Mr. Crowell was elected auditor
by acclamation. For Recorder there appeared
to be little earncstness, as the claims of each
candidate were urged by their respective
friends The question however was decided
upon the second ballot by the election of TRU
MAN REEVES. A third candidate now appear
ed for commissioner. The name of MARSHAL
w. WRIGHT, of Kingsville, was announced,
but so late and so modestly that the friends of
Mr.. Krum looked for no other result than his
nomination. The first ballot, however, show
ed their mistake, owing to some mysterious in
fiuence that by some was said to be the soldier
infiuence-and by others the dark lantern ma
JIG Whatever the influence, Mr.. Wright re-
ceived 81 out of 80 votes, and was declared
elected. Though Mr.. Krum had been induced
by his friends and neighbors in this quarter to
allow himself to stand, and as no considerable
opposition appeared against him, his nominal
ton was thought to be quite probable. There
is no objection to Mr.. Wright, he is favorably
known throughout the country, from having
been sheriff, and we believe is generally con-
sidered very competent and suitable man.
Mr.. DoEL had no opposition as lntirmary Di-
rector. Having served one term in this office
he has shown his qualification for the position.
The following resolutions were read and a.
dopted by the Convention, at the close of
which an adjournment was had. .F
ResOleed, 1. That we, Republicans of Ashta-
bula County, in Convention assembled, do
most heartily endorse the Platform of princi
piles, adopted by the National Republican Con-
vcntion at Chicago, and pledge the nominees
of that Convention, our cordial support.
Resotced, 2. That the dcspOtic and uncOnsti-
tutional acts of the Democratic majority of our
State Legislature, in disfranchising disabled
soldiers, students, and other citizens of the
State, in depriying colored children of the
benefits ofcommon schools, in squandering the
peoples money to carry out schemes of parti-
san interest, to the neglect of the public inter-
est, prove that the Democratic party is utterly
unworthy of confidence.
ResoIred, 3. That We hereby give our mutu-
al pledges TO each other, that We will spare no
pains to bring out at the October and Noyem-
Der elections, every Republican voter, that all
the world may know, that the staunch old
County of Ashtabula, is true to the cause of
right and the Ufion, trne to Grant and COlfax
and heartily opposed to Seymour and Blair,
with all their dishonest and reasonable plans.