The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-10
Proceedings Of the Democratic
County Con ccntion.

~ Puis'iah'c " HotIco TIE i)c1nOcrac'
and Conservatives OF Dubois county as
seInbled III the Court-holsc, DeccIlbei
7tl,, 1869, AT ! O'Clock +. NJ. The Con
vention was called to order by {. Doauc
Chairman Of the County Central Com
mittcc, and OH motion Is. Buctm,r wa,
chosen Chairman. and Aug. Litsch.
and Capt. NJ. Fisher Secretaries.
On motion OF !. {. Schafer. a com,
mittcc OF one from each township in III,
county was appointed by the chair to rec.
Ioincnd TO the Convention suitable per.
sons for delegates 10 the Slate Conycu.
ton, OH the S,h Of January. 1870.
The Chair appointed the iollowin.
persons as said committee:
Columoia Up Leroy Cave.
HARRISON T%p.-JoIm Mchnc.
cambridge 1p.- b. Il. Edmcnston.
l'a;oka 1p.- William I!r,,z.
Hall Tp.--iIeMry Sclmcll.
Ferdinand Up. Herman Luekep.
The committee retired, and ia Il short
time returned and made Tie following
report which WAS adopted by the Con-
vciition.
our committee recommend that The
following named pcrs ons.ssbe appointed
as delegates and contingcnts to represent
Dubois county:
Colubia Leroy Cave. A. j. Gossman :
Delegates John Winingcr. John Ii clier:
Contingent.
HARRISON Gen. Able. Henry Scl,afcr.
John Milburn, T.. l.. Hope.
Contingent.
Hainbridge-John Wcikcl. VIM. II.
Grccn. Delegates; John C.. Schaicr.
Wm. MaI,an, Contingents.
llall--A. l. Fleming. DIR. O. Il. GRAY.
Delegates: Ed. Iohart, Dir. j. +. B.
Weidmcr, Contingent.
Paioka--jalncs Spur!ock. Capt. NJ.
Fisher. DELEGATES: Lieut.. W. Il. Kemp.
Dulendach, Contingent.
Ferdinand Albert s,onderlnan, John
B. Goldman, Delegates John Il. Bick-
Mcrincrt, John q. Wocbkenbcrg, Con-
tingcnts.
For the County at Large, G. L. b.
Carr, {. Doanc.
The following resolutions were prc.
and adopted by the Convention.
Resolved. That the Democracy OF Du-
bois county endorse and commend the
cOursc ofour Representatives Congress.
lion. NJ. {. Kerr. and of our senator.
Hon. W. ii. Montgomery. and Repre-
sentative, Hon. Leroy Cave, in the Indi-
ana Legislature.
Resolved, That the delegates this day
appointed to represent the Democracy
and Conservative citizens Of Dubois
county, in the State Nominating Con-
vcntion, to be held at indianapolis. Jan
nary 9Th. 1870, be and they are hereby
inst l.1efnd IN <nef xL.x 49, " Nh.
county, for Hon. Jason Is. Brown, of
Jackson county, for Secretary of State.
and Hon. John &. Shoemaker, of Perry
county. for Auditor of State.
Resolved, That all Democrats or con-
sentative citizens of Dubois county. who
are opposed 10 the corruption of the
party in power, and are willing to act
so AS to correct these corruptions, who
attend the Convention on the 8th Of jan
iiary. 1870. shall be considered delegates
from this county,
Hon. Jason ID. Brown was then intro
duced to the Convention, and proceeded
to address the people in an able, tcrse
ana eloquent manner--cxposing in a
mastery style the hypocrisy and iniquity
Of the Radical party, rs shown in its at-
to fasten and force the Fifteenth
Amendment upon the Constitution and
On motion the proprictors of the JAS
per Courier, Huntingburg Signal, Can
Melton Reporter, indianapolis Sentinel
and New Albany Ledger, are requested
to publish the proceedings Of this Con-
vcntion.
On motion the Convention adjourned
SINE DIE. Is. Buettner, Chairman,
A. F,! Llssehgi' Secretaries.