Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-05
AsmrAnuLA COUNTY Contribution
AZ CONVENTION.

neaut, and organized by electng Samuel Hay
ward, OF Conneaut, Chairman, W.P. Spencer,
Of Geneva, Secretary, Theo. Hall, Of AshtaDula'
Asst Sec'Y.
On motion, a Committee on Resolutions was
appointed by the chairman, to wit
8. 8. Burrows, Of Geneva, II. A. Andrews.
Conneaut, r. M. Norton. Jefferson, K. II.
Fitch. Ashtabula, i. b. Howard, Monroe.
On motion OF e. II. Fitch, Committee on
Credentials was appointed by the chairman,
10 wit;
Henry Fassett, OF Ashtabula, Chas. II. God
dard, Conneaut, M. b. Gary, Geneva. y. A.
Northwav, Jefferson, s. F. Morley, Andover.
On motion of y. A. Northway, the following
resolution was adopted:
"Resotped, that delegates from townships |
where primary meetings were held and where |
the delegation is not fully represented here TO-
day be authorized to ill up their delegations
by the names of other persons; and where
citizens from townships where no meetings
were held are here to-day, that they be In.
structed to name delegation from their own
townships"
The following names were then announced
as candidates for the Constitutional COnven-
tion:
HB. Woodbury., Esq, of Jefferson.
o. H. Fitch, Esq, of Ashtabula.
DR.. 8. y. Burrows, of Geneva.
The Convention then adjourned until one
o'clock p NJ.
All o'clock P. NJ. the Convention was call
ed to order by the chairman. On motion, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resoloed, that where there are citizens pres
| ent from townships whose delegations are not
full, that said citizens be authorized TO cast
the full vote of their respective townships.
| The Committee on Credentials then made
their report, showing that twenty townships
were represented in whole or in part, and that
eight townships were entirely unrepresented;
that the whole number of delegates present
was ~, and that the whole number of votes
which the delegates present were authorized
to cast, under the resolution was So
DIR. s. S. Burrows withdrew his name as
candidate. The name of o. II. Fitch of Ash
tabula was also Withdrawn.
On motion, H. B. Woodbury. was nominated
as delegate to the Constitutional Convention,
by acclamation.
The Committee on Resolutions then report
ed the following resolutions:
l. ResolueG, that the educational interests of
the State demand q thorough supervision of
our common schools.
III. Rcsolred, that the judicial system Of our
State should be 30 modified as to provide for
the more prompt and speedy trial and punish
ment OF minor ofenses.
III. Resosoed, that we VIII not support as
canuua.e w .in ;u ~, ,, ,s, ,,.s,., s
the people paramount to those of corporations
or railgoad companies.
w. ReSo,oed that we will not support any
man TOR representative TO the CONSTITUTIONAL
Uosseh'''u' a,o VINO ia'orS icenSi"s Tue liquor
t " p..,o..5 ,ho. ,ro have sooo ,,;tt rro.
found regret, the recent developments at
Washington, and the evidences of a deep po-
litlcal ana commercial immorality In tne
=, Mn,,i,or and ~ ,ho ,,nSaa I'D ratr.,n,;,s
, increase of salaries. That we have been shock.
!, ed by the proof that trusted men, sent to Con-
gress us ,hc peoples servants, have used Their
r hv rohbinS ine nnhl;c tr.asurv and m ,v,end.
i5p bribes to co.representalives. That erea,
corporations have Contributed money to cause
the election of congressman useful to them
# and that persons high in official stations have
: have disyraced the country by preyarication
e if not by falsehood That the lime has com,
p in Congress and in the country for n higher
and purcr political tone, for the prompt punish
> mept and Disgrace of upfailhful public men
e and that no nartisapsbip shall shield thos
: who have beirayed the Confidence which ha
been freely extended to them: that we will re
sist tIe d,n,oralizations of corporalions. an.
N will snpport no man for office who Ia moi fre
from the faint ofjobbery.
a.. - as M O., ;,,o
m "h "i'''h y. m- a. uay u 'oANi'eo
RS three was appointed oy the CHAIRMAN, 10 wal
I. upon Mr. Woodbury.. to inform him of hi
,s nomina,ion and TO invite him to apuear befor
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ir TUG oon'en''on arn s.a'' "e"' "t"n ~
L. RESOLUTIONS ohered. The committee were:
NJ. ID. Gary OF Geneva, r. Is. Winship Of Pie
mont and Mr. q Hnwells of J,ff.rson
a NJ. wo,,d,nr,r annaa-,.d aeo,.,oa ,,,, =,
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committee, and was received Win applaus
"a On motion the resolutions were considert
or senarately. The first four resolution. we
a. .s:T--.:.'S,.. ,, - -.
-, saccessIFeS 1eao anu au"p'eu-
" Mr.. r. S. Minship then offered the foilo'
u. ing resolution:
N, Rs.o,rsd that the fifth resolusian be ame,
al Tv s,rI;ng ant aJJ of ,he rascini;an afr
The yorS aresasyeJ'' and Inserting ihe fo,io,
ars ne oS ""N '"'O"s INV -"-o'
nES ,.o poo,,I;..n vo,ors of A.h,.h,
c,rns, IN d,isyate eonu.n,;on assemSIeG
10 ~, .sish -, 70 occnnv INV ,nesr,s;n 'aronnd