The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-02-13
WAYNE COUNTY MASS MEETING.

The Union voters OF the county met
in Mass Convention at the Court House,
at an early hour, Saturday morning; the
attendance was very large.
During the meeting the Convention
was addressed by General L. w Ben :
nett of Union county, in an able man
ner The General whipped the Dem
ocracy severely, with the greenback
question.
| The hospitality of Centreville, as usu-
al, was equal to the emergency, in af-
fordipg accommodations for the large
attendance.
Upon the assembling of the Coaven
ton in the court room, II. b. Payne,
Esq, of Richmond, was appointed chair
man, and Oliver w. Coggeshall, Of Cen
treviIle, Secretary Mr.. Payne briefly
stated the objects Of the meeting and
the Convention proceeded to business,
The principal business of the Conven
ton was the election of delegates, A in
number, to attend the State nominating
Convention. The townships were cnti-
tied to the following number;
, Abingdon, il; Boston, l Centre, 4;
Clay, ., Dalton, l; Franklin, 2; Green,
2, Harrison, l; Jackson, 4; Jefferson, 3;
New Garden, 2; Perry, 2; Washington
2; Wayne, H..
Those appointed were as follows:
Wayne Township--W. w. Foulkc,
Daniel b. Crawford, William Baxter,
Thomas Birdsall, John Yaryan, Howell
Graves, Captain M. M. Lacy, Luther
Croker, John p. Smith, J. w. Grubbs,
John L. Bliss, C. c. Beeler, Jesse COT
fin, II. B. Payne, John Lancaster, John
B. Hadley, James M. McMeans. -r.
Arlington Township-G. H. Smith.
Boston Townships. S. Brown.
Clay Township-G. G. Hindman and
III. Hatfield. a5
Harrison Towns hip--John S. Owen.
| Greene Township-Ezekiel II. John
: son and Jesse Gates. ---s.-
: Franklin Township-T. T. Courtney
and David Stidham. a-
jackson Township--Pleasant John
/ son, DR.. S. S. Boyd, Phillip Blinkley,
g and DR.. S. Johnson. -h
Jefferson Township. A. Pierce, D.
q w Mason, and NJ. Baldridge. zs;b
New Garden Township-Daniel Huff
and Israel W oodruff. sasa ze -1os
Perry ownship-Thomas Marshal!
and j. w. Jordan. ~ 7s a.as.
Washington Township--Othniel Bee
e son and E. Is Newman.
Dalton Township--Wm Canaday
Centre Township. T. kibby, j. B.
= Julian, n. III. johnson, and Sylvester
f Johnson. z-s ssrf.e -zr
i A Committee Of one from each town
ship was appointed to report resolutions.
Said committee was as follows: -a
Lewis D. Stubbs. A. S. Virgins, Hi
ram <Hough, James w. Beard, E. b.
: Newman, James-M. Jarrett, 0. 7. Jones,
l c. p. Wilson, Clayton Brown, r. Bald
ridge, Jesse Gates, VIM. Chamness, S.
6 S. Boyd, and T. T. Courtney.
Executive committees for the several
, townships were chosen as follows:
Arlington - Jacob Fender, Phillip
j enki rs, and Jesse Smith. ao aszg
t and John Sedgewick. a
Centre &C. B jackson, II. B. Rupe,
and James G. Ratliff. @El4
Clay-Henry r. Bond, VIM. Clawson,
and w S. Hatfield. sa a ov
Dalton--Cornel ius Thornbnry, John
3 Davis, and Charles Borroughs.
Franklin. C. Grave, Nathan Har-
! Ian. and David Stidham. 4u8
Green - Ezekiel johnson, H., W.
Charles, and Jesse Gates. F~
Harrison--John G.. Bcrroughs, A. ID.
Hosier, and Enos Beard. ae
Jackson-Jno. j. Underwood, Norton
Davis, and j. w. Stefy. sHas eFaE
!, Jefferson-W H. Flood, Zenas Evans,
: and A. S. Virgins. 'vaa
New Garden-Elijah Coate, A. H.
Harris, and David Huff. l95H
+ Perry-Henry Beard, I. D. Barrett,
e and Jos Williams a -aH
: Washington-John H. Frazee c. w
>McGrew, and L. A. Moore 1a5
. Wayne-H Is Payne, James Smith,
4 and Jos. Martischang lor
The resolutions adopted by the Con-
: vention were the following:
t Resolved, That the Republican party of
Wayne county, Indiana, present to the
: party of the State at large the name of
d Barnabas c. Hobbs, as candidate for
Superintendent of Public Instruction ::
!, that we earnestly request his nomination
- :, for that Office by the State Convention
G 2 That in order to secure the fruits
of our victory purchased at the cost