Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-08-12
THE COUNTY ooNvnNr1or.

Pursuant to the call of the Central
Committee the republican County Con-
Vention met at Templar Hall on Mon
day last, the 9th inst. The Convention
was called to order by c. B. Paul, Chair
man of the Central Committee, and was
organized by electing Z. Brown, of
Berkshire, President Hon. o. D.
Hough, of Berkshire, Vice President ;
w. F. Whitlock, Of Delaware, Secretary ;
and John Waters, of Brown, Assistant
Secretary.
On motion the Chair appointed A. T.
Carpenter, A. A. Welch, d. G. Crafty,
Benz. Sheets and ]. Q. Adams as Com
nittee on Credentials.
Committee on Order of Business: ].
B. Jones, o. H. Williams and Joshua
PenneH.
Committee to nominate a Central
Committee: !. B Mccullough. N. D.
PerrY, Harvey Hazlitt, G. NJ. Perfect
and r. B. Moses.
On motion the appointment of Con-
gressional delegates was referred by the
Convention 70 the delegations Of the
respective townships, and it was agreed
that each township should have at least
one delegate, Berkshire, Oxford and
Radnor two each, and Delaware seven.
On motion A. P. Mason, H. w.
Pulnphrey, L. Curtis, ARA Thrall and
M. l. Griffin were appointed to nomin-
ate delegates to the Judicial Convention
at Newark August 9th, the. same dele
CATION to act in the nomination of State
Senator.
Capt. d. NJ. Howe. E. R. Chase, r.
Let's. H. Baxter and N. E. Cutler were
appointed a committee to nominate dele
gates to the State Convention at Column
bus, August 10.
On motion the township delegations
were requested to report to the Conven-
ton their Congressional delegates.
The Committee on Credentials reported
all the townships represented but Thomp-
son.
The committee on order of business
offered the following report:
That each delegate cast his vote sep
arately and that the candidate receiving
a majority of all the votes cast shall be
declared the nominee of the Conven-
ton. In baIloting the following order
shall be observed: I, Sheriff; 2, Prose
cutting Attorney 5, Coroner; q, Com
missioner s, Infrmary Director. That
all the committees shall report imme-
diately after the reassembling of the
Convention in the afternoon.
The report was amended so as to re-
quire that if any delegate should be alb
sent the delegation from that township
should be authorized to cast his vote.
The report was then adopted.
Convention then adjourned until one
o'clock P. N.
The Convention having reconvened
at the hour appointed, the following re-
ports of committees were received and
adopted:
For Central Committee A. A. Welch,
B. F. Loot fbouuow, n. D. Perry and A.
E. Lee, Of Delaware township D. G.
Crafty, of Scioto; Robert Ferguson, OF
Kingston, and E. Brown, of Berkshire.
For Delegates to State Convention
Capt. A. E. Lee, Prof Vim. F. Whit
lock, H Water6eId, E. Cole tAlternate
Capt, S. Sharp. and H. HazItt
For Delegates to judicial and Senator
ial Conventions J.. j. Shur and I. NJ.
ByeTs, of Delaware John Hall, of
Kingston; ]. O. Adams, Of Harlem, and
John Dawes, of Trenton.
Delegates to the Congressional Con-
vention were chosen as follows
Berkshire A. P. Mason (Charles
'f~HS@NA e--'~A Aitse~t staA0 N1~NA ~ "a Az
strong.
Brown DR.. ]. A. Carothers; ].
Liberty: John A, F. Cellar; l. 0.
Hardin, alternate.
Berlin c. w. Smith 7; T. c, Lewis,
alternate.
Thompson; Daniel Russell.
Genoa: r. Cook.
OvforG II Ra,-faY- or,J p f.rae.,la,
Marlboro Capt. Samuel Sharp.
Scioto; P. J. Wyeth.; J. J--McCullough,
alternate.
mon Alternates, ID. G. Edwards and
w. w. Jones.
Porter John Rooney.
Orange: Frank Kenyon.
Delaware: A. A. Weich, Capt. i. F..
Doty, Capt. d, NJ. Howe, o. II. VIII
Aams, H. w. Humphrey and H. r.
Brown.
Harlem; Nm. 7. Smith: Capt. A.
S. Scott, alternate.
Trenton: John Knox.
Kingston Robert Ferguson.
Concord: w. ]. Watson.
Troy: Robert Mooney.
Nominations being next in order the
following resolution was offered, by H.
w. Pumphrey, and unanimously adopt
ed.
Resoized. That we, as delegates to
this Convention, pledge ourselves to
abide by and support the nominations
of this Convention, and that we will use
all honorable means to secure their
triumphant election in October.
On motion William Brown was then
renominated for Sheriff by acclamation.
For Prosecuting Attorney the names
Of General J. S. Jones and Capt. David
Humphreys were presented. Gen. Jones
was renominated, the. vote standing ::