Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-09-01
18th Congressional District.
Republican Convention.
HON. JAMES MONROE.
NOMINATED.
A Large and Harmonious
Gathering.
A GOOD TIME IN GENERAL.
EverybodySatisf

The Republican Congressional
Convention of the 14th District O.
Ohio, composed of Wayne, Holmes
Medina, Lorain and Ashland coun
ties, met in convention at West
Salem, Wayne County, on Wednes
day, the 24th ult., in Shank's new
and roomy Hall, which had beer
tastefully decorated for the occasion
by the patriotic ladies of the vii
lage.
Delegates commenced arriving al
an early hour, while the citizens
came pouring in from every direc
tion for miles around, until the
village was filled with people.
AS the delegates arrived they
were presented with hand bills di
recting them to their respective
committee rooms, and at l. 20 A. M
J.H. Boynton, of Lorain, called the
Convention to order, and on his
motion Myron c. Hills, of Medina
was called to the chair. j. n. Faxon
of Lorain, moved that Secretary
be elected from each county of the
District, when the following persons
were selected:
H. B. Case, of Ashland; j. H
Green, of Medina; C. o. Ingersoll
of Lorain; j. H. Carr, of Wayne
and A. B. Rudy, of Holmes.
On motion of j. H. Boynton, OF
Lorain, the counties were called and
found represented by full delega.
tions.
On motion of Lucas Flattery, OF
Wayne, q committee of one from
each county was appointed on reso-
lutions, as follows: Ashland, Alex.
ander Nelson; Holmes, N. w. Lau-
bach; Wayne, Capt. A. S. Mcclure
Medina, Judge G.. H. Lewis; Lorain,
George G. Washburn.
j. H. Faxon, of Lorain, moved a
committee of two from each county
as Congressional Committee. 1t
was appointed as follows: Ashland,
Captain E. Frownfelter and VIM.
Ralston; Medina, j. II. Green and
T. S. Shaw; Lorain, j. H. Faxon
and j. c. Hale; Holmes, George
Adams and Thos. B. Cunningham
Wayne, A. S. Mcclure and Lucas
Flattery.
The Convention then took a recess
till l o'clock P. NJ. -sf .r .......
AFTERNOON SESSION. .
The Convention reassembled ac-
cording to adjournment, and imme-
diately proceeded to business. The
first thing in order being the nomi-
nation of candidate to represent
this District in the next Congress.
Judge G.. W. Lewis, of Medina,
moved that the Convention proceed
to name candidates to be voted for by
this Convention and from which to
select a candidate for this District.
The motion being carried, Mr..
Herman Ely named Hon. James
Monroe, of Lorain. .s-
Z. M. Beer, of Ashland, named
Hon. John Daugherty, of Ashland
County.
W. W. Johnston, of Wayne, pre-
sented the name of Capt. A. S. Nc
Clure, of Wayne. The Captain de-
clined. ra --il+
1t was moved that the counties be
called in alphabetical order. Ash
land not being ready when called,
the voting proceeded as follows:
Holmes, Monroe 9. Applause.
Lorain, Monroe 80.
Ashland, Monroe 12l, Daugherty
y. Applause.
Medina, Monroe "a, and l for
Mr.. Hills of Medina. Applause
Wayne being called, and Monroe
having already been nominated, Cap
tain Mcclure, on behalf of the
Wayne County delegation moved
that the nomination be made unani-
nous, which was carried amidst
shouting and clapping of hands.
This was not at all unlocked for as
the nomination of Mr.. Monroe was
a certainty in the minds of every
one long before balloting COM
menced, and it took but about ten
or fifteen minutes to make the NOM
nation and to pass the resolutions
which had been prepared by the
Committee on Resolutions.
Mr.. Horr, Of Lorain, moved Cap
tain Mcclure and General Daugh-
erty be appointed committee to
wait on Professor Monroe, inform
him of his nomination and invite
his presence in the Convention.
Carried.
In the absence of the Committee,
Geo. G.. Washburn, of Lorain, from
the Committee on Resolutions, pre-
sented the following, which were en-
adopted:
Resolred, That we, Republicans
of the Fourteenth District, Ohio, in
Convention assembled, emphatically
indorse the platform of the Repub-
lican State Convention, held in Co.
lumbus, August 10, 1870.
Resolced, That we commend the
wisdom, patriotism and integrity
that has characterized the Republi-
can Administration of Ulysses S. |
Grant, and having full confidence
that the laws will continue to be
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