The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-16
THE DEMOCRACY

Primary Meeting ON the Twenty.
third, ana Convention On ths
Twenty fifth of August.
The Democratic Executive Committe,
of Hamilton County met at their head
quarters In the Grand Hotel at noon te
day. The following is the call for tn
meeting:
"CINCINNATI, Aug. II, 1877.
81 j. Miller, President Of the Democratic Elk
ecutiYe Committee OF Hamilton County:
1--WE, the undersigned Executive Com
mitteemen, request you to call meet
ing OF the Committee, to be held at oul
headquarters on Thursday, the 16tt
inst, at noon. Respectfully,
'sIMON WoLFsTEIN AND OTHERS"
Sixty-fve members responded to theil
ames at headquarters.
Theodore Marsh was elected com.
mitteeman OF Hartwell precinct and W.
Il. Matthews committeeman of Ander.
son.
The resignation Of Mr.. Hauck, of the
Seventh Ward, was accepted and Mr.. II
Bertling elected to ill bis place.
Mr., Simon Wolfstein moved that the
first business be the fixing the day for
the County Convention and make ar.
rangements for 1t. Carried unani
mously.
President Miller then read his plan
which is as follows, by resolution:
"Resolved, That the number Of dele.
gates to the ensuing Democratic COun.
~ Convention shall be I'll, and that
tney shall be appOrtiOned among the
Wards and Townships as follows: lst
Ward, 2: 81, l: 81, 8: 4th, 3: 9th, 2; 6vh-
8; III, Is +, 80 "a; 10Th, 1ith and 1sth,
6ach; 18th and IA h, 3 each; 18th, L; 10th
18th and 18Th, each; 10Th, 3; 20tD, 2lst,
22d and 23l, 2 each; Atr and 25Lh, leach
Colerain, nGeTsoh, Columbia, Crosby,
Delhi, Green. HARRISON, Miami Mill
creek. Springfield. Spencer, Symmes
and Whitewater, l each; Sycamore, l.
Total 81. 4
"The election of said delegates and one
Executive Committeeman tor each of The
voting precincts in this county shall
be held on the 23u day OF August,
1877, at the usual voting places,
in the several precincts; tnaV the polls
shall be opened at II A. M, and closed
al 7 2. NJ. The Convention to convene
on the 25th Of August, 1872
!, A vote was taken on this resolution
and the resolution rejected.
MIR. UBrien mnved that every voting
precinct have one delegate, making 90 in
all. Laid OH tue table.
MIR. w WUltstein moved an amendme mt
that the number be doubled, making 122
delegates. Carried.
The resolution then, as amended, was
carried unanimously.
"Resolved, That the delegates so
elected shall be authorized to adopt
SUCH resolutions as TO them may seem
proper, TO put into nomination
suitable candidates to I'LL the
various Iftites to be voted for in this
county at ne ensuing October election.
They will then organize themselves into
a Central committee, appoint executive
committeeman TO act tor the new elect.
i've precincts, which shall be
formed in pursuance OF the
Registration Law (each committeem
residing in the precinct which he is to
represent). Said Central Committee
shall be- authorized to I'LL any
v"cany that may occur in its body,
from the Ward or Township in
" hich it may arise. 1t shall take lead.
ing part IN the political campaign, Sc.
lee: a Campaign Committee and ap-
point the delegates to the next Stale
ID mOcratic Convention"
Adopted.
Resolved, That the newly elected
Executive Committee be In yiteu to mee
q. our heaGquartcrs on Monday, August
"a, az noon, lor organizations"
Adopted.
Resolved, That Messrs. Wolfstein.
Costello, Benninger, Sayler, Zlmmer.
MAJ, Greenebaum, Marsh, W. Ii, Mat.
thews, George Peter and James
oNeh, OIL the Third Ward,
sLaIi be appointed Honmittee