The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-09-12
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON
VETTFON.

call of the Executive Committee. The
Convention was called TO order by !.
II. Phelps, Chairman of the Commit
tee, who stated the object OF the meet
ing to be TO put in nomination candi-
dates for the several officers 10 be
elected at the coming October election,
and TO transact such other business as
might come before it relating TO the
present contest.
On motion, ID. &. Goodman, Esq,
was chosen Chairman and w. L. Peck
inpaugh and |, N. Wilcox, Secretaries.
On motion, Messrs. II. y. Avery,
w. j. Weaver, and B. +. Anderson
were chosen a Committee on Creden-
tials; ana S. ID. Harris, | N. Wilcox,
and L. Il. Brown, Committee on
Resolutions.
Moved that each township delega.
ton announce The names OF five DEM
ocrats in their respective townships TO
act as the Township Executive Com
mittcc, and that the Chairmen of said
several Committees, together with the
five committeeman at Ravemna, con-
stitute the County Central Committee.
The motion was carried.
On motion, the Convention proceed
cd to the announcement OF names for
the several candidates to be nol.iinat-
ed. The following names were an
nounced: For Sheriff, George Hartcr,
OF Franklin George G. Gentholts, OF
Rayenna Egbert Uutchinscn,of Gar
rettsvillc, and Lewis Turner, oil
Mantua.
For Probate Judge, NJ. f. Pardce,
of Windham; VIM. II. Bettes, of
Randolph; VIM. Paulus, of Suilield,
and Clinton Young, of Hiram.
For Clerk, John Harrison, of Wind
ham.
For Commissioner Reuben Brobst,
of Brimfield; II. B. Davis, of Free
dom; Cornelius Baldwin, of Nelson.
For Coroner, Charles w. Trask, of
Msntua.
For Infirmary Director, Gilbert
Clark, of S;reetsboro'.
For Surveyor, Edmund B. Cool
man, of Ravenna.
On motion, the Convention adjourn
ed till half past one O'Clock, p. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met pursuant to
adjournment.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported every township in the county
represented, and no contested seats.
Their report was adopted.
On motion, it was voted that Dem
ocrats in attendance from townships
where no caucuses were regularly
held be allowed seats in the Conven-
tion and to cast the votes to which
their respective townships are entitled
under the call.
The Committee on Resolutions,
through S. ID. Harris, their Chairman,
the following, which were
adopted unanimously
Resolred, That we cordially endorse
the platform of principles adopted by
the last Democratic State Convention
held in the city of Columbus.
ReSolced, That we give our hearty
support to the Democratic State ticket
at Columbus last June, to
the gallant General WILEY. our candi-
date for Congress in the NVIth Dis
trict, and to the ticket this day nomi-
mated, and will use all honorable ef-
forts to secure their election the Sec
Ond Tuesday of October.
Reso!ced, That it is unreasonable
and unjust that, while the people in all
the walks of life are forced by the
grinding and oppressive Republican
financial policy, to come down to
''hard pam" and to submit to ruin
Gus reduction in the prices of labor
and its productions, that the salaries
and fees of public officials, which were
in prosperous times upon
q war basis, should longer SO continue,
and we demand that they be reduced
to correspond with the changed con-
ditiOn.
General Aquila Wiley, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in this
District being present, and being com.
PEELED to leave tor his home in Woos-
ter before the close of the Convention,
was introduced and delivered short
address, which was. received with
hearty cheers by the audience, and at
the close of which a vote of thanks
was rendered the speaker.
The following persons were an
nounced as the Township Committees
Atwater-T. Douthett, Ii. Hillyer,
III. ii. Woolf, A. Conrad, "A. b. VIM
ans.
Aurora-C. "A. Burroughs, Zeno
Kent, {. NJ. Taylor, G. Il. Howard,
II. N. Avery.
Standardization Brobst, J. L.
Williams, Darwin Smith, Il. +. Bixlcr,
j. S. Carrier.
Charlestwon--J. NJ. Brown, David
Collins, Harrison Hatfield, II. NJ.
Gilman.
Deerfield--C. S. Burr, John S. Will
son, Isaac Wilson, Thomas Murray,
John .McConncy.
Edinburgh.-D. w. Goss, John Il,
Barclay, Elihu Fish.
Freedoms. l.. Hart, Henry Dl-
Wis, Frank Gardner, j. w. Gray, VIM.
Moore.
Garrettsville--E. S. Huthinsou, DR..
Guy Warren, A. A. Barber, "A. "A.
Thayer, E. II, hutchinson.
Hiram--Wm. w. Stevens, &. III :.
Craft, Clinton Young, II. p. IIutchin.
son.
Mantua--Daniel Plum, VIM. III.
Bradley, Chas. w. Trask, L. +. Plum,
Frank Frost.