Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-08-02
DEMOCRAIC COUNTY
CONVENTION
LARGEST CONVENTION THAT EVER
ASSEM- BLED IN VINTON COUNTY.
STRONG TICKET NOMINATED,
FULL AND HARMONIOUS PRO-
CEEDINGS.

In pursuance Of Il call issued by
the Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Vinton county, the delegates
from the several townships, selected
at the primary meetings thereof on
Saturday, July 20, assembled at the
Court House, in Macarthur, on Mon
day, July 81, 1871.
AT /! o'clock the Convention was
called to order by Solomon Shipley,
of Madison, and upon whose mo,
ton, b. w. Kelch, Esq, of Clinton.
was chosen Chairman of the Con-
vention.
On motion of James McGillivray,
Esq, of Jackson, j. W. Bowen, of
Elk, was appointed Secretary, and
Dr.. II. G, Moore, of Richland, was
appointed Assistant Secretary.
On motion, three Tcllers were
appointed by the Chair, as follows {:
DR.. S. W. Monahan, s. 5. Albin, and
Hon. John Fec,
The object of the Convention was
stated by the Chair.
On motion, q Committee on Gre
deutials was appointed by the Chair,
as follows: A: W. Craig, VIM. Full
Ter, James McGiIlivray,
On motion, it was
ReSolred, That, should there be
any vancancies in the delegations
from the several townships, those
present be authorized to cast the
full vote.
Motion adopted unanimously.
The Committee, on Credentials,
through James McGillivray, repor-
ted that the following gentlemen
had been chosen in their respective
townships, as delegates to the con-
vention, and that every township
was represented. The Report is as
follows:
TTaton-J BlOre, ] Radcliffe, ] r Gregory,
WiikssvMe DIR II II Bishop, A Hartley. G E
Cook Daniel Lawlcr, Jasper Booth, John Stan
| ton.
Bro,on-J NJ Weed y simonton. Esq, Isaac
Keeton. Joseph Olds William Fuller.
Har'iSon-William Clark, Robert Lyle, Isaiah
Tucker,
SaCan-Fred Cradlebaugh, a Webb, Albajn.
EK-Hamy Clark, Hon John Fee, Charles
| Hunter, Rev W Pitcher Henry Johnson,
Edward Holland VOsS lIoflhines.
| NddiSon-J Y Black, A Robinson, A Bryson,
| T A Kinkeid, Jacob Sanger, solomon shiplcy,
| David Pinney.
Clinton"s b Cole. B W Kclch, n X Merritt,
CIV Barnett, a W Craig, James Crow, DrS w
Monahan, George Craig.
JtckS0n--John AnlSrom, James McGiivray,
Joseph DOwney, NJ Kinney.
RichLdRd-F Henderson, Jack Workman, Is
rael Kinney, Harrison Lyle Charles Tlnpha-
gan, Tinsley Brown John Collins, DR. ii e Moore.
ErVLe-Henry Teters, Grafton Anderson,
COnaway.
On motion, it was
Res0lred, That the nominations
be made in tho following order:
LIST. Representative.
h. Auditor
3d Prosecuting Attorney
ith. Recorder.
9Th. Commissioner.
The Chair then stated that nomi.
nations would be in order.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That each candidate be-
fore this Convention appear and
pledge himselfto abide by the dc.
cision of the Convention.
The motion was adopted.
REPREsENTATIVE.
The name of Wesley Reddish, of
Madison, for Representative, was
withdrawn.
The names Of Hon. Almond Soule,
of Wilkesville, was announced
There being no other names an
nounced, he was, on motion, declar-
ed to be the nominee for Represen-
tative by acclamation:
AUDITOR.
The name of S. V. Dodge, OF Elk,
for Auditor, was withdrawn.
The name of S. B. Cole, of Clin-
ton, for Auditor, was also with
drawn:
The name of W. W. Belford, Or
vile Cunning, Hon. A. J. Swain,
G. L. White, and Henry Reynolds,
were announced for Auditor. These
gentlemen appeared and declar-
ed that they would abide by the
decision of the Convention. The
Convention then proceeded to bal
lot for the candidates before named
the following being the result of
the
It's. BALLOT:
Belford ..............,. ........ .lo
Cunning. g............... o
SWAIN ........... ''.''''.lI
White ."...,........l0 l0