The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-17
Democratic County Convention.

Democratic County Convention
The Democrats of Portage county
held their Convention on Saturda,
last Sept. 18th, 1868, to nominate can
didates for county officers. as
The Convention was called to ordel
by VIM. Goldman, Chairman of thu
Executive Committee, at Ii O'Clock a
m, and VIM. Carlton, Esq, of Shalers
vile, was chosen President, Isaac
Phelps, of Ravenua, Vice President
and E. W. Maxson, of Garrettsville
and A. A. Ross, of Franklin, Secreta.
ries. -
After some preliminaries as to the
rules of the Convention, names were
announced as candidates for the offices
of Auditor, Sheriff, Commissioner
Director Of the Infrmary, and Coro.
ner.
A Committee on Resolutions wa:
appointed, consisting of W. B. Thorn.
as, Clinton Young and S. D. Norton
The Convention then adjourned to
meet at half-past one o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order
at 80 p. m. .io grta
Each town was called and the dele
gates therefrom requested to name
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mittee, which resulted in the follow.
ing appointments as the County Exec
utive Committee: Atwater, D. W
Hilliar; Aurora, o. F. Hickox Brim.
field, III. D. Norton; Charlestown, E
S. Holden; Deertield, d. ID. Gilbert
Edinburg, Joseph Chapman; Frank.
lin, V. B. jerks; Freedom, Ransom
Collins; Hiram, Clinton Young
Mantua, L. W. Cochrane; Nelson, II
L. Bancroft; Palmyra, J. J. Williams
Paris, VIM. B. Phillips; Randolph, j
B. Mochamer; Ravenna, S. d. Harris
Rootstown, E. Purrnigton; Shalers
vile, W. j. Weaver; Streetsboro, O
J. Foot; Suffield, William Paulus
Windham, Norton Donaldson; Gar.
rettsville, Warren L.. Bishop.
A Central Business Committee o.
five was also appointed, as follows
S. D. Harris, Col. C. S. Cotter, Capt
FL. c. Ranney, Daniel Bogue and w
B. Thomas. fa ..s.1
The Committee on Resolutions ther
reported the following: ,i1a
Resolued, That the Democrats an6
Conservatives of Portage county, il
convention assembled, confding in
the honesty, patriotism and intelli.
gence of the elaboring people, and
with an abiding faith in the doctrines
and teachings of our revolutionary
fathers-that nothing but EQUAL TAX.
TIoN is JUST; that currency depre-
ciated or not, which is good enough
for one class is good enough for all
classes in government that boasts OF
being the home of the oppressed =; that
the Constitution is the partition Of
power between the State and national
authorities, and that the good old in
strument of 1889 is the barrier which
breaks the surging waves of tyranny
and despotism-do hereby adopt the
State and National Platforms of the
Democratic party as the only means
by which permanent peace can be Sc
cured, rights and justice insured, and
the country rescued from the uncon-
stitutional Jacobin misrule that has
nearly bankrupted and ruined it, to its
primitive vigor, where the rights OF
the poor are not imperiled by the inter-
ests of the rich, and where all States
North, South, East and West, are re-
garded with the strictest equality.
The above was enthusiastically
adopted. a.'. i"'.@
Candidates were then selected
which resulted i'll the following excel,
lent nominations, each of whom is adj
mirably adapted to discharge with
credit the important duties of each
office:
FOR AUDITOR.
DR.. A. w. ALCORN, of Ravenna
- a FOR SHERIFF,
FRANK III. SNOW, of Windham
E FOR COMMISSIONER, -
WILLIAM PAUITJS. of Snfield
FOR DIRECTOR OF THE 1NFIRMARY,
ANDREW JENNINGS, of Ravenna
FOR CORONER,
DR.. J. M. CRAFTS, of Mantua.
The Business Committee of five
were then instructed to arrange with
Summit county about the nomination
of Senator, to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation of Hon. P.
B. Conant.
S. d. Nortou was then loudly called
for who addressed the Convention for
an hour in his usual able and emphatic
manner.
The Convention then unanimously
requested that the proceedings be
published in The DEMOCRATIC PRESS,
Cleveland Plain Dealer and Akron
Times. re.ss5at .ss ..sy'.e."i,f '''
The Convention then adjourned.
VIM. CARLTON, Chairman.
A. A. Ross, Secretary. ~