Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-08-23
Prohibition Convention.

LhGs aug 14AAs 4OtAs
Persuant to a call of the Central Com.
mittee, the Prohibitionists of Trumbull
County met in Bloomsbury, to put in
nomination a county ticket to be sup
ported at the October election. R. D,
Barnes, Chairman Of committee, called
the convention to order. Joseph Mar
vim, of Warren, opened the meeting
with prayer. On motion the Chair APP
pointed a committee on permanent or
g~anization consisting of J. D. Bradley,
of Johnston, S. S. Bartlett, of Mecca, and
J. Morrison, of Warren. Also a COM
mittee on Resolutions, of ]. D. Bradley,
Newton Young, and Joseph Marvin.
Patrick O'Conner andM. W. Johnston
of Mahoning, Co.; E. NJ. Sanderson.
and James Thorn, of Portage Co.; F. E,
Moran and s. S. Bartlett, of Trumbnil
Co., were appointed a couaImrtee to re-
pOaAEko name Of candidate for Common
Pleas Judge.
F. E. Moran, Newton Young, and s.
S. Bartlett, of Trumbull Co., and o'Con-
ner, Johnston and Pierce, Of Mahon-
ing Co., were appointed a committee to
nominate a State Senator.
Seth Hulse, B. I. Morris. T. B. TAFT,
John Bride and J. B. Kingsley, were
appointed a committee to nominate a
County Ticket.
J. K. Buell., c. A. Williams and c. A.
T~rowbridge, were appointed q committee
to select a County, and Central Com
mittee.
Committee on permanent organiza-
ton, reported r. D. Barnes, John Bride,
and ]. X. Buel. Report accepted and
adopted.
Committee to select a candidate for
Judge, reported that it was not e%xpedient
at the present time to make the nomina-
ton, but refer the subject to the Cen
trail Committee for further action. Re-
port accepted and adopted.
Committee to select a candidate for
Senator made the same report. accepted.
Committee on County Ticket reported
as follows: Representative, Newton
Young, Gustavus; Treasurer, ]. D.
Bradley, Johnston. Auditor, Willard
N. Day, Mesopotamia. Sheriff, Frank
E. Moran, Vernon. County Commits
sioner, W. I Metcalf, Weathersield.
Infrmary Director, Joseph N~etterfeld,
Warren. Coroner, Thomas I. Moore,
Mineral Ridge. Report accepted and
adopted.
Committee to select Central, and Coun-
ty Committee made the following report:
For Central Committee, R. D. Barnes, of
Baconsburg; John Bride and Joseph
Netterfeld, of Warren.
For County Committee, W. n. Day, Of
Mesopotamia; DR.. Moore, Greene ;
Newton Young, Gustavus; Chas. Fitch,
Kinsman; S. S. Bartlett, Mecca; ]. D..
Bradley, Johnston; W. B. Moran, Yer
non; Frank Craft, Bazetta; C. A. Trow-
bridge, Fowler; DIR. I. G. Erwin, Hart
ford; John Bride, Warren; J.. B. Kings
ley, Vienna; John Obi, Weathersfeld
B, ]. Morris, Mineral Ridge, and James
McEntire, Liberty. Report accepted
and adopted.
Committee on resolutions reported the
following, which were unanimously
adopted:
ResoIUed, That we adopt the National
Prohibition and State Platform.
ResoIUed, That it is the duty of all
temperance men to use all honorable
means, to induce all legal voters to vote
the Prohibition State and County Ticket;
and that we will set them the example
by voting it ourselves, from Governor
down to Coroner.
On motion the convention instructed
the Central Committee to fill all vacan-
cies on the ticket previous to election
day.
After listening to a very interesting
address by G.. T. Stuart, Of Norwalk,
upon the Prohibition Question, the con-
vention adjourned.
JAS. K. BUEL, Sec'y,