Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-31
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Republican Convention OF the Nine
1eenth 0hie Congressional Btss'
The Republicans Of the Ohio 10Th Con-
gressionsl District met in delegate conven-
ton at Painesviile, March %, 1876. at one
o'clock. P. NJ, to elect two delegates and
two altsrnates to the Republican National
Convention, to Be held a Cincinnati. June
IA, 1875, and organized BY the eleetien Of
E b. Fitch, of Ashtabula, for President;
C. h. Kent, of Portage, D. B. Woodbury.,
of Geauga, 6. W. Clement, of Lake, and
D. c. Thompson, of TrumbuI, Vice Presi-
dents; G. P Hunter, of Trumbul, James
Reed, of Ashtabula, H. K. Smith, Of Ge-
uaga, and Geo. E. Paine, of Lake, for Sec
retaries:
A. A. House. of Trumbull, L n. Hatha-
wav. of Geauga, P. Bosworth, Lake. >.
HAYWOOD. of Ashtabula and John G, Beat
tv Of Portage, were appointed a Committee
on Credentials.
H.R. W. Hall, of Portage, ]. S. Case
ment. of Lake, F. Knsman, of TrumbuI,
". /. Ford, of Geauga and James Reed, of
Ashtabula, Committee on Resolutions.
Each county delegation was authorized
to cast the full vote of the county.
The Committee on Credentials reported
all the delegations full except Portage and
Trumbnll
The names of S. A. Northway. Of Ashta-
bula, H. B. Perkins, of Trumbull, A. VIII
cox, af Lake, G. H. Ford, of Geauga, and
F. Thorp, of Ashtabula, were announced
as candidates for delegates.
Motions were carried that the first ballot
be informal; that one delegate be voted for
at time, and that majority Of all the
votes east be necessary to elect.
S. P. Casterline, of Trumbull, H. S.
Munger, of Ashtabula, S. A. Rand, Of
Lake, O. S. Farr, Of Geauga, and J. R.
Conrad, of Portage, were chosen tellers.
The informal ballot resulted-for II. B.
Perkins, 5S11k; A.swilcox, %; S. A. North
way, 80; F. Thorp. a6; G. H. Ford, Ss1ss
The name of F. Thorp was withdrawn.
1st ballot-Perkins, 80; Wilcox. 1ei
Northway, ss, Ford, ..
Cd Ballot-Wilcox, 20; Northway. 81,
Ford, 1O2.
The nominations Of II. B. Perkins and
G. H. Ford, for delegates, were made unan-
imous, and S. a. Northway and A. Wilcox
were unanimously nominated by acclamR-
ton for alternates.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following;
Resolved, That we emphatically condemn
the dishonesty and treachery of any official
who is faithless to his trust, and approve
the injunction, s'let no guilty man, how
ever high, escape" We believe the virtue
of the people which saved the Nation
through the storm of war, viii preserve ii
from the dangers Of corruption.
ResolUed, That while we would rejoice
with pride if the Republican candidate for
the Presidency in the election Of this year
should be selected from among the worthy
sons Of Ohio, among whom our thrice hon.
ored Governor, Rutherford B. Hayes, is
wisely named and most highly honored,
vet recognizing that the nomination should
be the result of the untrammeled delibera-
tion of the National Convention, we accord
to that Convention our full confidence; be
ieving that it, in its wisdom, will present
the name of some tried and. true Republi-
can, whose character and career are pledge:
of pure, economical and vigorous admin
istration of the Government. se
Resolved, That the delegates this da!
chosen are instructed to make use of al
honorable means to secure for Governor
Hayes the nomination Of the Cincinnati
Convention.
The report of the Committee was accept
ed and the Convention adjourned.
E. II. FITcH, Prest