Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-29
Village Nominations.

| In obedience 10 call uulncTOuSly Auu
indiscriminAtely signed by our citizens, a
mass caucus meeting was held at the Ope-
House. on Saturday evening last, hAv-
ing adjourned from Firemans' Hall. The
Opera House was filed, and the mesting
was organized by eiecting to the Chair,
Amos F. Hubbard ESQ.,, and as Clerk, Il.
h Perry Esq.
After the show of some differences of
opinion about the manner of voting, it was
decided to vote viva voce, and nOmina-
tions were called for; Mayor being first in
order. Henry L. Morrison, DR.. King, Il.
J. Tcpky and VIM. Clover were success
lively announced. Voting viva vOce, in
large hall like this, whsrs the rear Of the
space was taken up by boys and indif-
ferent spectators, standing, made accura-
cy in the count somewhat difficult, al
though Messrs. Dienst and John Man
ming were elected tsllers with position
upon the platform. with the chairman,
from which the count vas made. The
voting was begun by yea and nay vote
for each candidate. IN the order of the
nomination. but afterwards changed to
yea vote for each, and declaration af-
ter the second Vote-the first being in
formal. The two highest in the vote
were Messers. Morrison and King. The
majority however, was a small one for
Morrison.
Three Councilmen we're to be elected
in the places Of Messers. Field, Topky
and Glover, and the following gentlemen
we're announced-Msssrs. Israel for the
Harbor, James Manning for the Station,
and E. A. Hitchcock and H. J. TOpky.
The three first were duly nominated.
For Clerk-Jas. Reed Jr. was nomina-
ted, and for Treasursr-A. A. Southwick
received a majority of the votes. Jas.
Thorp was nominated for Marshal.
Two vacancies in the Board of Educa-
ton, were filled by the nomination Of
Messrs. A. C. Towns OF the Hsrbor, and
Henry Fassett. Some question arose
about the Harbor having been admitted
for school purposes, and therefore, about
the validity of Mr.. Towne's election at
this time. but the opinion settled down
upon the right and justice of represent
alton in the school board from that lOcali-
ty.
Some amusing episodes took place du-
ring the meeting, which became so promi-
nently identified with its proceedings As
almost to demand a passing notice. The
first in order was the shock inflicted upon
the feelings of the chairman, by an inad-
yeFtant use of the word "ring," while
making some al.asion to the proceedings,
and urging faithful adherence to the
nominations by those assisting in making
them, by DR.. Case. After gentle admo-
milton by the chairman about the unfortu-
nate and incengruous use OF such term,
in such meeting where everything in
word and inception were as immaculate
as the virtue of Caesars wife, and the
humble coming down of the Doctor, the
chairman survived without the use of |
hartshorn,
The next was one of the most eomicAl
and ludicrous exhibitions that has ever en-
livened caucus of the rolling-mill city. |
One Of our tutonic citizens with heaYier
load of lager than comported with the dig
nifty and character of a mixed audience,
where republican morals and temperance
made up no ineonsiderable part, persisted
in occupying the floor, and when drowned
ty rampant mirth and jollity in his place,
he moved forward to the platform, and en-
crossed the entire attention Of the chair
man, in an earnest colloquy. and refused
to bs saaken off The boys however,
found that they could make more noise
than he could, and as often as he started
on a new thought, they drowned him out
with applause that might well diseonesrt
anything but stubborn Dutchman, and
ultimately succeeded with him. He
finally became discouraged and went to
the rear, and business proceeded. There
we're other ludicrous things that gays rich
ness to the occasion, which it will do bet
ter to laugh about on the street, than to
put in type, and those Of us who let their
honesty get the better of their shrewd-
ness, feel their modification and injured
simplicity considerably modified by the
hearty good nature provoked by the past,
and the imminent pregnancy of the fu-
ture.
Finding upon investigation that A. C.
Towne, one Of the nominees for members
of the School Board Is ineligible for the Of
fee, living outside Of the Village School
District, We therefore declare Geo. E.
Stevens, he having received the next high
est number of votes, to be.the nominee of
the Caucus in place of A. C. Towne.
Signed, A. F. HUBBARD, Chairman,
H. 81. PERRY, Clerk.