Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-08-11
oounty Republican Convention.

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the county convention, assembled al
the Court House, in Gallipolis, on
the sixth day of August, 1870, and
at eleven O'Clock A. NJ, proceeded to
organize by electing Hon. Joseph
Bradbury, Chairman, and A. w,
Ridgway, Secretary.
On motion, Moses R Matthews,
DR.. James Johnson and A. w. war
ner, were appointed committee on
credentials.
On motion, the following persons
were appointed committee on order
of business: Thomas Wethenolt, E.
A. Stone and DR.. W. W. Mills.
The convention then adjourned to
meet at same place st one O'Clock.
On the reassembling of the con-
vention, the. committee on creden-
tials reported the following list of
delegates
Gallipolis township, Josiah Hawk
and A. Watts; Gallipolis city, 1st
Ward, Jno. IT. Halliday and ]. Q.
Walker; I'd Ward, James Mullineux,
DR.. W. s. Newton AMI DR.. w. W.
Mills; Sd Ward, Henry Grayum,
James Gardner and N. P Fenner;
Cheshire township, Jos. Bradbury,
DIR. JAS. johnson. H R. Bradbury,
Jos. Msuck, G. W. Brown, and A.
Boice; Morgan township, VIM. Stone,
P. Emo and Alex. Beard; Huntington
township, F. NJ. Edmiston, NJ. R.
Matthews. E. Henderson, Benz. Mar
tin and W. S. Matthews; Raccoon
township. G. W. Eagle, A. W. War
ner, W. F. Butler, A. w. Ridgway
and ". H. Eagle; Springfield town
ship, VIM. Watts. M. j. Blake and S.
J. Kerr; Addison township, A. Rife
and W. H. Switzer; Green township,
E. A. Stone, Jas. Campbell, T. c.
Stafford; Perry township, j. II, Carter,
W. H. Bryan and Robert Carter;
Greenfield township, J. G. Love;
Walnut township, John McCarrol, E.
Patterson and S. Drake; Harrison
township, w. H. Markins, W. II.
Clark; Guyan township, j. NJ. Ruck-
er; Ohio township, Hiram Watson,
and Richard Blankinship; Clay town
ship, A. Pierce, Truman Guthrie and
Thomas Wetherbolt.
The committee on order of bust
ness reported and recommended the
following order: First, nomination
of one Infrmary Director; second,
nomination of two Commissioners,
one for one year and one for three
years. Third, the election of dele
gates to the Republican Congression-
al Convention to be held at Ports
mouth, August 18th instant. Fourth,
the appointment of delegates to the
State Convention to be held at Co
lumbus, the 10th instant. Fifth, sp-
pointment of Central Committee.
The nominations to be by ballot, a
majority of votes cast necessary to a
choice. Both of said reports were
adopted.
The convention then proceeded to
the nomination of csndidates-
James Mullineux was unanimously
nominated for reelection to the
office of Infirmary Director.
The following named persons
were named for nomination for
County Commissioners for one year:
Hiram Watson, Samuel Rothgeb,
Sylvester Mcdaniel, WIN. Clark
On the Sd ballot MIR. Sylvester Nc
Daniel, of Walnut township, was de-
clared the nominee, having received
SO votes, and the nomination was
made unanimous.
A. j. Powell was unanimously re-
nominated for County Commissioner
for 8 years.
DR.. W. W. Mills moved the ap-
pointment of a committee of five to
select the names of eleven persons
to act as delegates to the Congress
sional Convention, and report such
names to the Convention to be bal
lotted for, which motion was de-
clared lost.
f. A. Stone, Esq, moved that the
Convention proceed to elect such
delegates by ballot, which motion
was declared carried.
The Convention then proceeded
to ballot for delegates to the Con-
gressional Convention. The follow
ing named persons were declared
duly elected as such Delegates
W. W. Mills, James Campbell, Jo-
seph Hunt, Joseph Mauck, Benz.
Martin, Samuel Drake, A. W. War
ner, J. NJ Rucker, H. Watson, H. ].
Beardsley, Charles Stewart.
The following persons were duly
elected as delegates from Gallia
county to the Republican Convention
to be held at Columbus, on the 10th
instant: Joseph Bradbury, L. W.
Hampton, Hiram Watson and DR..
W. S. Newton.
The following named persons
were reelected to act as a county
Republican Committee for another
year: Joseph Hunt, VIM. Nash,
Robert Black, w. W. Mills, DIR. Jas.
johnson.
On motion adjourned sine die.
JOSEPH BRADBURY, Chr'm.
A. w. RIDGwAY, Sec'y.