Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-08-08
'Claspiag Hands Across
the the Bloody Chasm.'
The Democratic and Lib
al Republican.
Congressional Conventions!
UNITE in A JOINT UNION
CONVENTION.
An Enthusiastic Gathering
AND OF A
MAN TO BEAT GUNCKEL.

trict, composed of the counties
of I'arkc,. Preble, Montgomery
and Greene, assembled in Beckel
Opera House Oh Monday morn
ing, Aug. 5th, and temporarily
organized by electlng Judge Gil
more, as President, who came
forward and thanked the Con-
vcntion in a neat and happy
speech.
At this stage of the proceedings
Mr.. A. A. Thomas, at the head of
a Committee from the Liberal
Convention, walked into the hall,
and as soon as their presence was
discovered by the delegates, and
an intimation of their purpose
given, they were greeted with
loud and long continued shouts
Of applause.
Mr.. Thomas, after the cheers
had subsidized, presented the fol
lowing resolution from the Liber-
al Republican Convention:
Whereas, the Democratic Dis
trict Convention ia low assem-
bled tor the purpose of nomina-
ting a candidate for Congress, and
a Presidential Elector; aud
Whereas, we recognize a com
mon purpose in this campaign.
Resolved, That we hereby pro-
pose 70 the Democratic Conven-
lion that we meet in Union Con-
vention at 2 P. NJ. for the purpose
of making nominations on the fol
lowing basis: The Democrats to
cast the votes apportioned to
their severalenunties by their Ex-
ecutive Committee, and the Lib
eral Republicans TO cast 10 votes
for Montgomery County, and two
additional from the Soldiers
Home, 5 votes from Greene Co /:
and 5 vot. from Darke Co.
ResotUed, That a committee of
three be appointed to bear this
resolution to the Democratic
Convention.
No sooner had Mr.. Thomas
read the omnunication than the
Convention greeted it with re>
newed shouts of satisfaction, and
Mr. J. d. Kenney, CT Montgome-
ry, moved that the Communica.
ton be received and the terms
proposed therein accepted, which
was carried without q single dis
senting voice.
A committee of three was ap-
pointed to convey forthwith to
the Liberal Republican Conven-
ton the acceptance, by this Con-
vention of .heir proposition
The Committee consisted of
Charles Darlington, OF Greene;
John BetteloE, of Montgomery,
Charles Anderson, of Darke, and
l.. q. Gould, of Preble.
The Convention agreed to take
IL recess until 10 o'clock which
then assembled and was called to
order, aud the Chairman Of the
Committee on permanent organ
iza,ion reported the following:
For President, Hon. W. Gil
more, of Preble.
For Vice Presidents, Abner
Dunlap, OF Preble; A. J. Christie
pher, of Greene; Hon. John Bet
talon, of Montgomery; Captain
Chas. q. Matchett, of Darke.
For Secretary, John Baggett.
of Montgomery.
For Assistant Secretaries, Chas.
Anderson, of Darke; L.. e.. Gould.
of Preble; Robt. Miskelley, oil
Montgomery; George Neville, OF
Greene.
Pending the nominations Of
candidates, the following report
on resolutions was read:
1. That we indorse and ap,
prove of the action OF the Liner.
al Republican Convention at Gin
cinnati, as ratified by the Ialti.
more Convention. o.
2. We cordially invite all con-
sentative men of all parties to
vote for Greeley and Brown, and
the candidate of this Convention,
that the honor of our country
may be maintained, and that
fraud and corruption may nc
longer permeate every part OF
the Government.
3. ResoLUed, That we cordi.
ally indorse the principles enun'
ciated in the Cincinnati Conven-
ton that the question of tariff
ought to be RENTED to the PEG
pie of each Congressional district
and. in view of that principle and
action, we the representatives oil