The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
The DemOcratlc-RciOrm Convention.

| Lhc bCin'CihtV SOuuty NOuNcH'
ton, of Lake county, met pursuant
to call, at the Indra Honse, Nirya-
ma, Sept. 30th, 1874. The Con-
vention was called to order by Da.
vid Delzell, of Ellsworth township,
and OH motion Samuel Delzcll, OF
Ellsworth township, was chosen
Chairman, and +. M. Carroll, OF
Pleasant Plains, Secretary.
On motion Geo. y. Clements, OF
Cherry Valley, and s. e.. Randall,
of Chase, were chosen as Commit
tee on Credentials; and, after a briei
conference reported the following
as entitled to seats in the Csnven-
ton:
ELLSWORTH TowSsHp-David Delzell.
Samuel Dclzell.
CuAsK TowNsHIP-Henry Saunders, s. G.
Randall.
YArEs TowNsHiP-D. Knight, Lewis DAN
bury.
CHERRY VALLEY TowNsnIP-G. G. Glenn
ents, l.. w. Bolyen.
PLEASANT Plans TowNsalP-F. NJ. Car
roll, W. q. Starr, L.. Dill, and q. N. Jones.
LAKE TowNsHip-W. Bauman.
ID. Knight moved that the Chair
appoint IL Committee OF Confer
ence. to consist ol three pei sons.
Carried. The following were APP
poinieG: Henry Saunders,o of Chase;
l.. Daily, Of Pleasant Plains; D..
knight, OF Yates.
On motion, the Convention took
a recess until the Committee Of
Conference was prepared to report.
Pursuant to call the Reform
County Convention, of Lake conn
ty, met at Nirvana, Sept. 30th,
1874, and was called TO order by |.
ID. Blood. On motion !. ID. Blood,
of Yates township. was called to
the chair, aud w. j. McCausey, of
Webber, chosen Secretary.
The following Committee on Gre
dcntials was appointed: A. Si'zer,
j. B. Taylor and II. N. jerks, of
Pleasa"t Plains township. They
reported the following as entitled
to seats in the Convention:
WEBER TowSsnIP-W. J. McCausey,
WIN. Fitzpatrick.
CHERRY Valley j. NJ. Avery.
LAKE-JOhn Bauman.
YATEs-S. w. Thompson, John Baker.
PLEASANT PLAINs.-H. F. Young, A. Sit
ger, IL. N. Jtnks,J. b. Tsylor.
A Committee on Platform, con-
sising of Cornelius For'nan, VIM.
Fitzpatrick aud Ii. f. Young, was
appointed.
On motion the following Com
mittee Of Conference was appoint
ed: A. Sitter, Pleasant Plains; j. 3.
Taylor, Pleasant Plains; John Ba-
ker, Yates.
Tie Committee on Platform re-
ported as follows:
REFORM PLATFORM.
We, your Committee, beg leave to report
Reform Platform, to this Convention. viz:
Equal hts 10 all classes and conditions
OF men, without regard 10 class or color.
That each class OF he different occupa-
lions OF lite be more equally represent ted not
only in Congress, but in all the ninor Leg
islaiurcs.
That we pledge ourselves to forward IN
every Legitimate way, the great temperance
reform row ag'iating The country.
That we, Of these es;ern States, do de.
mand equal rights with The East in the dis
tribulion ana price of,he national currency;
and +t,al we also, demand of all transporta
lion c OF poraii0ns equal rates, without regard
to iavOrtism IN The transportation of our
produce to market; the same nj as low rate
AZ is possibly consistent with their best it,
tercsts.
All Of which we humbly submit to your
honorable body
On motion, the platform was
adopted aud the Committee dis
charged.
Atlhis point the Chair was called
onlside, fitzpatrick became Prcsi-
dent pro tenn.
Blood soon returned, and stated
that he bad been authorized To in
viie the Reiorm Convention to 90
up 10 the lnd'a ll"use and Join the
Democrats. Without any farther
ado. they went, aud thus left their
"rla'f,rn" lure. with no party to
stand upon it. The utmost good
nature, however, seemed IL pre-
vail. rs indicated by The remark of
the chairman To The byslanders, (as
he PASSED oui "i the door) "Gcn
tlcmen, the balance Of hr show
will be held at The lndra uousrw