The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-05-09

from Mr.. YoCKEY, Of Seneca, only per-
mitted MFR. WEST to vote on tue manner
of holding the Convention ;.rand there
fore that township was unrepresented
upon all other business before the Com
mittee. sssG sIsA 'r7 Z 1sssaus
The Chairman announced that the
first business in order would be to fix the
time and manner of holding the next
County Convention. .H .il
Mr.. ARNOLD offered the following
RESOLUTIONS ygf.s
Resolred, That the Democratic voters
of Monroe County be requested to meet
at the usual places of holding elections
in the several townships in said county,
On Saturday, jane 3,1S71,
and then and there organize a Board
consisting of three Judges and one
Clerk, and proceed to vote by ballot for
candidates to fill the following Offices:
One Senator; AE
One Representative;
One Auditor;
One Treasurer;
One Sheriff;
One Prosecuting Attorney;
One Commissioner;
One Recorder;
One Surveyor;
Too Int,mary Directors;
One Coroner; and
One Member of the County Central
Committee for each To,onsaip.
After the polls shall be closed and the
vote counted, the Judges: and Clerk shall
certify to their correctness and the Mem
Der OF the Central Committee. elect, shall
return the poll books and tally sheets to
the County Convention to be held in
Woodsfeld, on
Monday, the 5th day of June, 1871,
at o'clock p. m. when the County Con-
vention, composed of said Members of
the Central Committee, shall proceed to
open said returns and count the votes,
and those persons having the highest
number Of votes for the offices for which
they were candidates shall be declared
the nominees of the Democratic party.
Resotred, That no vote be accepted
by the Judges of the Primary Election,
when the person offering the ballot is
not an actual resident of the township
in which the same is offered, except in
extreme cases which shall be5left to the
discretion of the Judges.
Resolved, That no vote be accepted
by the Judges of the Primary Election
of persons not Democrats, unless they
pledge themselves to vote the entire
Democratic ticket at the October cleo
ton,
The first and second resolutions after
being amended were adopted.
Mr.. TwINEM moved to amend the
third resolution by inserting estate and
County ticket" after the word "entire 7"
The amendment was lost.
He then moved reconsideration of
the vote by which the amendment was
lOSb, WuiCu ldlicu.
[The vote then should have been taken
upon the resolution as read, but, singular
as it may appear, no vote was taken ;
therefore it was neither adopted nor re-
jected.
This was certainly mistake on the
part of the Committee, as the resolution
effectually barred Radicals from voting,
in the Convention, unless they pledged
themselves to vote the Democratic State
and County ticket at the October cleo
ton. Very few would have pledged 70
vote the Democratic State ticket. As
the matter now stands the Democrats in
the several townships should adopt strict
measures, and enforce them on the day
of the Convention, to prevent Radicals
from voting, and, by their votes, dicta.
ting the nominees of the Democratic
party.-EDIToR
MANNER OF HOLDING THE CONVENTION.
The vote on the manner of holding
the Convention, by the Popular Vote
System. as prescribed by. the first reso-
luton, was adopted by thesfellowing
vote: sa~s