The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-07-23
TOWN AND COUNTY MATTERS.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON.
VENTION.


DIR. j. s. AltotL ofwindsor township,
was chosen chairman; J. B. Cloudy, of
heigsville, secretary and D. II. Mort
ley, ofhorgan, assistant secretary.
DELEGATES.
IL wa resolved that credentials
should be handed to and reported upon
by the secretaries. The following is
their report as to delegates:
Bloom John Shillen, J. NJ. Briggs,
J J. Huffman, James Glenn and S. n.
Harlan.
Bris,ok-Wm Chambers, Leonidas
Davis, Henry Chiefly, John A. Cunning.
ham, Joseph MDonald, Ephraim Rob
erts, R. R. Parmeter, and Robert
Whitehouse.
Deeyfsia John Briggs, Pierce Hall,
Phillip Stainbrooke, and Alex Finly.
Honsr-Perry Wright, VIM. Brown,
Moses Bullock, r. NJ. Norris, and Jno.
T. Crawford.
AdaeheStsr Daniel Fowler, William
Bell, Jacob MLucas, d. Chamblain.
Aala.-A. G. Westgate, John Frasher,
Thomas Sheridan, II. NJ. Davis, and
Albert Voorhees,.
Marion. Thomas Grow.
MegsriHe. j. B. Cloudy, Joseph Sig.
Ter, James Neelcy, Michael Sifler, and
s. II. Brown.
Morgan.-James NJ. Williamson, Is.
SAc Carnes, D. II. Mortloy, G. w.
Coa.-ul ur John Ewing, Jacob Mar
quar-, Tia. E Hanna, VIM. A. Moon
nell, and Jesse Seaman.
C..,r ~. c. pylcu, James Scott, jr.,
Il J. LOnch.ogd, Davis D. Scott, j. W.
Chappelcara and Lewis Thompson.
York.-Joco0 Fouts, Jacob Dicks, S.
Il Ze!sier, Peter Mast, James Baglcy,
sad VIM. Tysinger.
Windsor. DR.. J. S. Abbott, l. n.
Hook, James Gormly, John Wooten,
Jesse Blackmoor, Joseph Taylor, Jesse
Lane, Elijah goldman, II. II. Cook,
and Isaac Purviance.
Center and PEN. No delegates.
A committee on resolutions was ap.
pointed, consisting ofJames Bagley, of
York; DR.. John Ewing, of Morgan; A.
q Westgate, Of Malta; J. B. Cloudy, Of
Aeigsville; James J. Huffman, of
Bloom.
A-SEoUScgMEETs.
The following candidates were an.
nounced
j. N. Weaver, Of York, and Jesse
Seaman, of Morgan, for Clerk of the
Court.
Charles Glenn, Of Bristol, and George
Birch, Of Center, for Auditor.
Capt c j. Gibson, of Windsor, for
Treasurer,
Capt b F. Power, Fin. R. Hanna,
and Joseph A. Kelly, all of Morgan,
Tor Prosecuting Attorney.
II. NJ Cook, Of Windsor, for Survey
or.
Firman Dye, of Manchester, Lewis
Balding, of Union, James j. Huffman
and Richard M'Elhany, of Bloom, for
Commissioner.
Joseph MDonAld, of Bristol, and
Joseph Sigler, Of Meigsville, for mfr.
mary Director.
A recess was here taken until half.
past | o'clock, p. NJ.
At the hour agreed upon, the Con.
vention again assembled and proceeded
10 business.
Withdrawals.
Tho anne Of the following persons
we're Withdrawn from the considera-
ton Of the Convention:
Jesse Seaman, who had been an
nounced as candidate for Clerk; Fin. r.
Hanna, for Prosecuting Attorney
Richard MElhany, for Commissioner;
and Joseph MDonald, for Inirmary
Director.
RESOLUTIONS.
Tho following resolutions, reported
by the committee appointed for that
purpose, were read and adopted:
RESOLVED, That we heartily approve Of
the platform adopted, and the political
principles enunciated by the National
Convention of the Democratic party,
held in the city of New York, July 4,
1868; that we ratify and confirm the
nominations, made by that Convention,
Of Horatio Seymour, Of New York, for
President, and Gen. Frank P, Blair, of
Missouri, for Vice President Of the
United States; and this Convention
speaking for the Democracy Of Morgan
county, pledge themselves TO use all
fair and honorable means to promote
The election OF Seymour and Blair.
Resohed, That we fully approve of
the State ticket and platform nomina-
ted and adopted by the State Conyen-
ton o fOhio in January last, and we
pledge to the same the support of the
Democracy Of Morgan County.
RULES.
The following rules to govern the
Convention were adopted
Thatto make a nomination by this
Convention,
Zach township shall be entitled to
cast its full number Of votes.
That a majority Of all the votes cast
shall be necessary to make a choice.
That whore there is more than n