The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-03-27
Perrvsharr township Grant club.

FerfyShurg township Grant CiuD.
Pctsusut " notice, a uneeuus WIS held sttee
Peryshurg eourt.bouse, on Thursday EVENING"
the feh inst. for the purpose Of oreaaiiihs a
Graut, Club to operte III Perrysbnrg Township.
during the ensuing campaign. .A.hG ,lNFt
The mcetiag,was called 10, order BY Jodgc TcL-
IkR, on whose motion Colonel ?. n. MiLIEh was
clcctei,to preside, and n. IL. CALLARD to act as
Secretary. -t" i1fe
Judge TuLtks stated the object Of the meeting
was 10 organize an Association FOR The town Of
rerrysburg, whose efforts would bs directed to
insure the sleetion Of General U. 8. GREsr as
President Of the United States daHng the next
Presidential term, and also to promote the general
Interests Of the Republican party fss
As preliminary measure, hwes proposed thTt
the Chair nominate committee Of Eve to draft a
Consti,u,iou for the Association. In sCcordancs
with that motion, the names Of the following gen.
dcmeu were announced by the Chair; ,,.
Asher Cook, Edwin Tnllerr Reed ThOrntoH,
John Yeager aud Joseph ID. Newtonst st6 a
whilst the Committee were in consultation, the
meeting was Interested byearnest and effective
speeches from General p. s. SLSYIN aud Celonel
J.FA. SnAxSoN, at the conclusion of which Hon.
A. Cook, as Chairman Of the Committee on Reso-
lutions, made the following report, which was
unanimously adopted
The Committee to whom was referred the duty
oc reporting Constitution for this Association,
respectfully submit the following report
/. This organization shall be known as 7" The
Grant Club Of Perrysburg Township"
II. The object of the Club shall be, by all hon
orable means, to advance the, interest of the Ma
tional Union Party, and to secure tho nom nation
and election of General U. s. GIANT for President
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Ill. The officers of the Club shall be Presi-
dent, Vice President Secretary and Treasurer,
who shah perform all the duties respectively
which dsVulve upon such officers under Parlia-
mentary usage, and who shalt constitute an Gxec-
utive Committee to transact all the business OF
! the Club. tso Ltt .'Ht
| w. The regular meetings Of the Club shall be
held on the first aud third Tuesday evenings oI
each month"; until after the Presidential election.
Wan electors of Perrysburg Township, in
Wood County, who are in favor OF the nomination
and election of General GRANTras President Of the
United States, may become members Of this Club
by signing this Constitution.
ASHER COOK, caaituon.
| On the adoption of the Constitution action wa:
taken for the election Of officers, as follows:
| P,cxidr,if- Captain JosEru B. NKwroN.r
Wee Presideni -Captaiu IouS lGAGER.
| .S-crctnry Adiutaut EARL W. Merry.
! 7redsHrey-High Private JoHS BoNNELL.
! On motion, Colonel SHANNON, c. W. Ev&Rs ans
Gro. s. MCKNIGHT were appointed to act as
/ Committee to report at a subsequent meeting tht
number Of Union voters in this township.
| 1t was also resolved that the proceedings Of th
Club be from time to time published in the Per
rysbug JOURNAL.
Mr.. Cook tlen addressed The niceiiug with
! few pertinent remarks, when an adjournment wa
voted, attretirng wittthe deterrnina ton of spar
ing no legitimate efforts to insure the cleG ton 9
General GRANT, and to promote the general inter
csts Of the Republican, party. s,2u9J