The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-17
Proceedings Of the Wayne County
Republican Convention. :.
CEnrREvILLE, INDIANA. 81
February 20, 1872

Republican Convention. -
CENrREv,LLE. INDIANA.
s. February 20. 1872
The Republicans Of Wayne couu
ty convened at the Court House at
aP@ O'Clock. in accordance with the
call of H. B. Payne. Chairman Of
the Republican County Central
Committee. The attendance was
quite large, completely filling the
Courtroom
Mr.. Payne called the house to
order, read the call as heretofore
published, when Col. Dudley NOV
cd that Mt. II. c Fox be made
Chairman of the meeting. Sylves
ter johnson moved the name Of II.
B Payne be substituted for that OF
Mr.. Fox, and the motion was put
10 the house by Mr.. john on. MFR.
Payne was declared elected after q
division was cal:SA for and count
of votes had.
! Moved by J l Underwood that
the editors of the Republican pa
'pers act as Secretaries of the Con.
vention Carried.
Mr.. Payne thea read, for infor~
! nation, a letter from the Chairman
Of the State Central Committee in
relation to excursion rates on the
Pan Handle Road, stating therein
that all delegates mnst procure
certifi' ates of representation to be
allowed such rates OH the railroad.
Moved by Sylvester johnson
|, that the same order of business be
adopted as was had in the Conv en-
ton of two years previous. Car
riedr
- On motion Of E A Jones, a com
mittee OF one from each township
was appointed on resolutions.
The Chair selected the following
named gentlemen as such commit
tee: s s
Wayne, Township L D Stubs.
Webster observation-disclosures
Harris. gsesF
Arlington Township-Jacob Fen.
der. g
Boston Township Clayton
Brown.
Centre Township B Julian.
Clay Township-W Fl Coffin.
Dalton Township v Jones
Franklin Township-Hiram Sup
I plee.
Greene Township S Ballen-
| ger. :.
Harrison Township Dough,
erty.
| jackson Township / Under
| wood. 6
Jefferson Township Il A Pierc,
New Garden Towns hip-D Hui
Perry Township-Thomas Mar
shall.
Washington Township-Othnie
Beeson.
| On motion OF Judge Kibby, tina
this Convention select one dclegat
to the State Convention for ever
so votes cast for Grant in 1865
leaving the actual representation
to be determined upon by the Stat
+ Convention. Carried.
The delegation Of Webster towr
ship, recently organized, was the
on motion of Col Dudley, fixed .
4 votes on the above basis takin
:. one from New Garden, one fror
I Wayne, one from Greene and on
from Centre townships to max
Z such representation.
Col Dudley than offered the fol
lowing: ...
Resolved, That in the Convention to |
held for the purpose of nominating candidat
for Judges Prosecuting Attorney and Di
trict Attorney in the Judicial CT rcuit and
Common Pleas district, the Chairman of Il
County Central Committee shall cast Il
whole vote to which this county shall be q
titled therein, for the candidate receiving Il
highest number of votes at tue nominate,
election in the county.
Carried.
4 % motion Of Judge Kibby. q
nominations for candidates be
popular vote, and that the san
rules be adopted in cor Quoting Il
nominating election as in 1870.
The convention then adjournt
until l D. IN, and the intervenir
time YVES occupied by the sever
townships in selecting their dell
gates to the State Convention al
} Township Committees.
) AFTERNOON SIS SION.
Convention assembled prompt
at ! o'clock p. m. H Is Payne
!. the Clair.
!. Sylvester johnson moved til
all Republicans who attend q
}, State Convention may act to
/. vacancies in the delegation there
4 from this county. Carried and 6
! forwards amended as per report
committee on resolutions.
:, The cali Of townships was III
u in order when the following repol
as handed in were read and edoK
q ed. a..
- IMPORTS OF THE SEVERAL TOWNSHIP MsErIH
ABINGDON TowNRHIP.
Delegates to State Convention, Geo.
= Smith, DR.. ]. Q. A. Robbins.
!. Township commttee-Nicholas Smith,
g Fender; Geo, a. Smith,.
- Boston TOWNSHIP.
Delegates-Jos. II. Bulla, Jacob Sn
ls ser, jr.
Ia Township committee-G W Stevenson CT