The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-02
REPUBEIOAN CONTENTION.
Great UnanlmIty-A Splendid Day
A Bappy and ImineBtly Respecta'
BILE ASsrmbly-An Unusually Strong
Ticket Nominated.

By nine O'Clock yesterday morning,
the beautiful grounds at the Artesian
Springs Park began to assume a lively
appearance from the gathering of Re-
publicans.
A stand, erected 10 the central part
Of the park, was handsomely decorat-
ed with the National colors and mag
ni6cent boquets.
The Crescent City Band came into
the grounds at about ten O'Clock. and
at quarter to eleven the Convention
was called to order by William He'll
man, Esq, Chairman of the County
Executive Committee.
On motion of Hon. VIM. Baker, a
committee of five was appointed to re-
port permanent officers of the Con-
vention.
Messrs. W. Baker, Joseph Parrett.
DIR. VIM. Gramm. L. w. Short and
Clark Cody, who were appointed as
such Committee. retired, and while
they were out, Warren's Band plsyed
the Souvenir NJ arch.
On their return, the Committee re-
ported the following officers:
President-Colonel Philip Horn
brook. Vice Fredericksburg Hei
mann. of Pigeon Township; Stearns
Hatch, of Centre; Captain John
Trimble, of Scott; Levi Newman. Of
Armstrong; L. w. Scott, of German,
and G.. P. Darling, Of Perry. Secre-
taries-F. M. Thayer, Isadore Esslin-
ger, Robert P. Hooker, and 8. 1.
Loewenstein.
The nominations were confirmed.
and Col. Hornbrook came upon the
stand, and in a brief address returned
thanks for the honor confer red, and
congratulated those present on the
brilliant prospects for thesuccess Of
the ticket that was about to be nom
mated.
Major Blythe Hynes from the Lin
coin Clubs Committee on Rules, re-
ported the following. which was
amended by Mr.. Jas. Fl. McNeely 3
motion. by adding:
THE vote of no township or pre-
clint shall be announced until the
whole vote is in"
The Committee, appointed at a
meeting held in Evansville on the
18th day of August, 1870, to whom
was referred the drafting of rules to
be submitted to the County Conven-
ton for it's government, make the
following report:
We respectfully suggest that the
following rules be adopted by the
Convention:
/. A majority of all the votes cast
shall be necessary for a nomination.
2. Before proceeding to ballot upon
any nomination, the nominations for
all the officers shall be made.
3. The candidates, it present, or if
absent, whoever presents their names
shall pledge themselves to abide by
| the action of the Convention.
4. The ballots shall be taken in the
following order LIST. Judge of the
Criminal Court; I'd. Prosecuting At
torney; Sd, Members of the Legisla-
ture; 4th, Sheriff; 9Th, Auditor; 9th,
Treasurer; 9TH. Commissioners. First
Second and Third Districts; 9Th,
Coroner; 9th, Surveyor.
5. Each precinct shall cast its vote,
not as unit, but shall give to each
candidate a proportion equal to the
number of votes received by him.
The Committee recommend that
the Convention adopt the ratio of
votes as determined by the County
Executive Committee.
We also recommend that the sever
al townships, as far as practicable.
nominate their candidates for town
ship officers after the business of the
County Convention is concluded.
VIM. BAKER,
90 JOHN w. FOSTER,
g. ToMHEMELT,
p. HORNBROoK,
BLYTHE HYNES,
Committee.