The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-09-03


until 1-2 o'clock, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met promptly at l 1-2
o'clock, and the Chairman called for re-
ports of Committees, which were read,
and, on motion, adopted as follows:
Your Committee on Permanent Or
ganizaticn, Rules, and Order of Business,
beg leave TO report IS follows:
PresaleRt-S. ID. Kcmcrer, of blaRchard.
Vice PresideHtS-A. Cradle, Marion; j. G..
Rcdfern, Cqss; S F. Dulin, Portage
.SeeretDy-E- 6. DeWolfr, FindIay.
IsxistnHt !S,eret,ny-A. r. Park, DFangr.
I'ha rules usuully governing deliber-
ative hodies TO he followed.
The candidates shall ha halloted for
in the following order:
Representative,
Auditor,
Probate Judge,
Clerk II Court,
Prosecuting AiiGrhs,',
Commissioner for thfce yeas
Commissioner for one year,
Inlirmary Director,
Surveyor.
ali nominations shall be made by bai-
lot, majority OF tie yAoIe number of
votes cast being necessary 10 choice.
The delegates present from each town
ship shall be allowed TO east the whole
vote OF the township.
The business of the GOnyenfiGn shall
b. conducted in the following order:
j, Report Of Committee Oh Permanent
Organization.
2. Report of Committee on Creden-
tials and Resolutions.
3 Report of Committee Oh Central
CQmIlittee.
/. Selection Of Advisory Committee. O..
5. Selection OF Beleggtes TO Senatorial
Convention.
6. Balloting for Candidates.
WM. MoFFITT, Chm.
G.. W. POWELL, Sec'y.
Your Committee on Credentials and
Resolutions be- leave to report as fol-
lows
on CREDENTIALS.
We find all the Townships represented,
except Van Buren, and no contested
seats.
OE RESOLUTIONS.
ReSoioed, /. We fqlly endorse the
Platform of the Republican party. a.
enuneiated in our State Convention,
and pledge our support to the Rcpubli
can State and County ticket.
ReSOlUed, 2. We earnestly recon-
mend rigid economy in the management
of the financial affairs of our County,
protest against the policy OF indiyiduals
carrying private notes or obligations in
our County Treasury at heavy expense
to our already overburdened tax payers,
and the giving of publie contracts to
private parties, instead of the lowest
responsible bidder, as the law provides.
ResoIced, g. That this Convention
endorse the course of the JEFFERsoNIAN
in opposing and censuring official cor
ruption in the administration of our
county affairs, and we cheerfully rec
commend said paper to all who desire n
candid and reliable ionrnaI
i. p. JOKES, Gha!rMgn.
YourCommittee chosen to select aCen- |
tral Committee beg leave to report the
following names:
o. j. DeWolfe, John Davis, NJ r. |
Wickham, John MarIIle, NJ. b. Patter-
son. respectfully submitted,
W.P. WILSON, Chairman.
y call of the townships YES then made,
and the following gentlemen were re-
ported from their respective townships
to act as an
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Allen-Isaac ". MILESTONE.
Amanda-Daniel Gilberf.
Biglick-John w. Gibson.
Rlanchard-J. B. Eaton.
CASH. B. McCracken.
Delaware-G. ]. Hickie.
Eagle-Alva Fink
Findlay-Wm. Vance.
Jackson-E. Rice.
liberty-JOseph Wilson.
Madison-L. w. Hineley.
Marion D. l.. drablG.
Orange-W. q. Crawford,
POrtage-D. c.. Warner.
Pleasant-James Stafford
Union-Levi Showalter.
Van Buren-A. J. Baughman.
Washington Mofiitt.
On motion of L. G. Carlin, all Repub-
iSans from the county who may be pres
mt al the Senatorial Convention at To
edo, Thursday, September 2, 1875, ere
to east the twenty two votes
o which Hancock county is entitled.
Mr.. y. Cradle moved to amend by Sc
,cting one Senatorial delegate from
ach township, and the remainder from
'indlay.
Lfter some discussion il was settled
hat ,,all present IRON the county were
uthorized TO east the twenty-five YOies
D which Hancock county is entitled in
n Senatorial Convention.