The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-12
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County Democratic COnven tiOn

Pursuant TO previous notice the DE
mocracy of Dubois County met in Con
: 'vention at the Courthouse in Jasper
!. on June 9Th. 1874.
!, On motion of John G. Schafer. Esq.
: Mr.. Doane was chosen chairman and Il
II. Brundick, j. T.. Wolf and Ii. l.
Greene were chosen Secretaries.
Mr.. Traylor offered the following res
lolution, which was unanimously adop
tied:
RESOLVED. That the delegates of this
county TO the Judicial Convention o.
1.-THE Eleventh Judicial Circuit. be and
they are hereby instructed TO cast the
: vote of this County as a unit for Jno. C.
!. Schafer for Prosecuting Attorney. and
:. that we request the Democracy of Pike
and Gibson counties Ia select delegates
Ito meet at Washington, Ind. on July
'23d, 1874, to nominate a candidate for the
Office of Prosecuting Attorney.
Mr.. Miller offered the following res
Iolution, which was also unanim ously adj
opted:
\ RESOLVED, by the Democracy Of Du-
bois County ia Convention assembled,
that reposing full confidence in the in
I;egrity and ability of Hon. Henry "A.
lI'eed, of Martin County. we hereby de-
clare him the choice of the Democracy
of this County for State Senator for the
counties of Martin. Dubois and Orange
and that we request the counties of Or
tnge and Martin 10 select delegates to
meet at Washington. Indiana, OH July
23d, 1874 to select a candidate for State
senator.
Mr.. Schafer offered the following res
lDsution:
RESOLVED. That the delegates of this
County TO the Congressional Conven-
ltion to be held ut Washington. Indiana.
July 23d 1874 be aud they are here by
instructed to east the vote OF this coun-
lIy as "A unit for Hon. Thomas II. Cobb.
or Congress, as long as there is any
laope of his nomination.
For which resolution Mr.. Cave Of
cred the following substitute:
REsoLyEp. That the delegates this day
Iippoinfed TO the Congressional Conven-
ion be aud they are hereby Instructed 10
'ast o votes in said Convention for
Hon. James ID. Williams aud l55 votes
or Hon. Thomas X. Cobb for Congress.
Which substitute was ul motion laid
on the table. The vote being taken upon
.,hc original resolution. il was adopted
On motion Of l.. Greene the nomin-
lion of hr. Cobb was made unanimous
On motion the Convention proceed
al To the nomination of a candidate for
Representative. win. A. Travlor. Esq.
placed the name of A. y. Gosmau hi
nomination for Joint Representative for
the counties of Martin and Dubois. II
There being no other candidate before
the convention. A. j. Gosmaa was de-
clared the choice of the convention bv
,ccamaiion.
Mr.. Sclm;cr offered the following res
buttons, which were unanimously adop-
ted:
RESOLVED. by the Democracy of Du-
0ois County in Convention assembled.
That we are ia favor of maintaining the
Democratic organization intact. a the
only hopes of freeing the country from
The oppres>ion of Republican rule.
"a. That the wants OF the farming com
mmity aud laboring men OF the country
demand an increase in the volume of fh.I
currency of the country. aud that wei
are in favor OF an increase of the green
back currency. TO the extent OF relicvingl
the people from the embarrassment aud
oppression resulting from the contrac-
tion and concentration of the currencyI
IN the hands of the brokers and money
sharks of Wall street.
81. That we are opposed 10 the appro-l
pration of any money bv our State Lei
sislature for the purpose of building al
new State House. and hereby instruct
our Senators and Representatives IN the
next Legislature 10 vote against any and
all such appropriations.
Mr.. Traylor offered the following res
olniion:
RESOLVED, That the delegates Of Du-
bois county to the State Convention be
and they are hereby Instructed TO casi
the vote of Dubois County as unit III
said Convention for Hon. Levi Sparks
Tor State Treasurer as long a. there i'll
any prospect for his nomination. (which
was also unanimously adopted:
Mr.. Miller offered the following Res
oluton:
REsoLvED, That the Democracy In |
County Convention assembled. declare
that this Convention select two candi-
dates for County Commissioners pledg-
cd to rescind the order of the County
Board dividing the County of Dubois
iuio twelve Townships, as soon rs the
same may be 10 their power. and tina,
the vote be taken by townships. Adj
opted.
On motion the Chair appointed al
committee OF two from each township
To select n central committee for the en-
suing wear. SAID committee renorted
nc following names: