Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-07-13
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Congressional Convention.


|. A delegate convention OF the Re
!. pnbliccfs Of this (.rhirteenth) Con-
gressional District, was held in this
city yesterday, to nominate candi-
date for Congress. At one O'Clock
Dr. Z. W. H. Ellis, secretary Of the
Congressional Committee, i'm the alb
sence of the chairman, who was a
little late in arriving at the hall.
called the convention to order, when
Peter Lowe, of Marshall county,
Reub. Williams. OF Kosciusko, b. q.
Crary, OF Elkhart C. o. Myers, of
Noble, J. III. Rerick, OF Lagrange,
Orville Card, OF Steuben, and r. NJ.
Lockhart, of DeKalb, were appointed
committee on Organization.
The committee reported john P.
Jones, of Lagrange. for chairman and
W. NJ. Starr. Of the Goshen Times,
for secretary, with the Republican
editors of the district present as as
sistant secretaries. The following
editors were present:
J. H. Rerick, of the Lagrange STAN
dard; S. ID. Crane, Lagrange Regis
ter; C. h. Baxter, Waterloo Press; O..
o. Myers, Kendallville Standard;
Gen. Reub. Williams, Northern I,sdi-
a'aian; G. h. Chase, Elkhart Recie,o,
Frank McAlpine, Milford Ne,os.
r. M. Lockhart, of DeKalb county,
offered the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That the Republicans of
the Thirteenth Congressional Dis
trict Of the State of Indiana cordially
endorse and approve of the platform
of principles announced by the Re-
publican National Convention, and
the candidates placed in nomination
by that body, and pledge them their
hearty and enthusiastic support.
Resolved. That in presenting to the
people of the District the name of
our honored Representative in Con-
gress. Hon. John H. Baker, for re-
election. we take pleasure i'm endors-
ing the ability and integrity with
which he has discharged his duties.
the fidelity he has manifested to the
interest OF his constituents and his
party, and the firmness with which
he has resisted the efforts OF the Con-
federate- Democracy to control the
affairs OF Government.
Mr.. Milton Mercer offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
ResolUed, That our member of Con-
gress be instructed, and our Senators
requested, to use all proper means to
re-establish the Frederal silver dol
lar as legal tender for all sums, and
to repeal the law enacted i'm Febru-
airy. 1878, which changed the value
OF silver. Hoi 0H5 5sl5 81 4ili4a5J
The convention not being ready to
vote or this resolution without de-
bate, and being anxious, according TO
previous arrangement, to adjourn
in time for the delegates from the
eastern part of the district, to take
the i:3S train for home. was on mo-
ton OF J. ID. Thayer, of Warsaw, laid
on the table for the present.
J. B. Kimball. of Kendallville, Of
fered the following motion, which
was unanimously adopted by rising
vote, with three hearty cheers for
Hon. John Ii. Baker. uif
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION.
In consideration of the record made
by the Hon. John H. Baker, as our
Representative in Congress, and OF
the respect entertained for him by
the Republicans of this district, now
in behalf of the Republicans of Noble
county. move that the Hon. j. H.
Baker be made the unanimous nomi-
nee OF this Convention for Congress
for the Thirteenth District, by ac-
.clamation
On motion of Capt McGregor, OF
Kendallville, it was resolved to hold
the next Congressional Convention
in that city-Goshe,a Times.