The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-29
STARK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.


CONVENTION.
Pursuant to published notice a goodly
number Of Democrats, representing oil
parts Of fthe county, assembled on satur.
day, the oath inst, in the Agricultural
room In the Court House, at p. M,
when W. A. Lynch Esq'r, chairman Of
county central committee, called to or
der, and on motion of John 7. Hays
Mr.. John G. Warwick Of Massillon, was
called 10 the chair, and A, @. Hiner Of
Paris made Secretary.
On motion W. A. Lynch, V. MoDg, s..
S. Geib, W. H, Linn and VIM. Wagner
we're appointed a committee to report a
central committee for the ensuing year,
one from each precinct in the county.
The following committee of five gem
tlemen were appointed committee to
report delegates to the State Democratic
Convention, to be held at Columbus,
June 4th, prox., namely: j. Hays, A.
L. Jones, G. A. Krider, John Shimp and
D. Worley.
Both committees retired for Consulta'
ton, and after an absence Of some time,
the first named returned and reported
through their chairman, Mr.. Lynch, the
following named gentlemen for county
central con- mittee throughout the ensu'
ing year, who were, on motion, confirm
cd by the convention:
Limaville, John R. Taylor; Alliance,
Hugh Bleakley Washington, Amos By
ers; Paris, James Slentz; Minerva, j.
schmachtenbergerj Sandy, John K,
Bowers Mapleton, John Dagger; Osna'
burg, ]. D. Miller; Nimishillen, Frank
Balmat; Marlboro, Frank N. Bryan
Lake, s. S. Geib; Plain, Lewis Essig
Canton Tp., David Bachtel; Canton-lst
ward, Archibald McGregor; I'd ward,
VIM. Dsnnemiller; 3 ward, VIM. Lynch;
4th ward, A. o. Slentz; Pike, Thos, D.
Hout; Bethlehem, John Loew Richville,
w. A. Rohn; Perry, L. G. Cole; Massil'
lon-1st ward, Otto Young; I'd ward, W.
]. Amos 81 ward, Patrick Mellon; 4th
ward, Herman SChaidnagle Jackson, j,
]. Snyder; Lawrence, Henry Breeze
Tuscarawas, Chas. A. Krider; Sugarcreek,
]. M. Shetlar.
The committee on delegates to the
State convention reported the following
gentlemen:
DELEaATEs-Fred. MaCkerman, Sandy;
DR.. ]. N. Burson, Paris; DR.. L. L. Lam.
born and A. L. Jones, Lexington; F.ank
Balmat, Nimishillen A. McGregor, Can
ton Samuel Beatty, Jackson; S. s. Geib.
Lake Jno. Il. Warwick and Frank vii.
lenberg, Perry; John German, Lawrence;
David Crise, Sugarcreek.
ALTERNATEs-Ja Amerman, Lexing.
ton; Jacob Dagger, 0snaburgh John T.
Hays, Jno. Shimp and Andrew NJ. Blake,
Canton; Andrew Pontius, Plain; VIM.
Wagner, Lake; L. G. Cole and Henry
Altekruse, Perry; Chas. A. Krider, Tus'
Carawas; David Housley, Lawrence;
and Rob't Warwick, Sugarcreek.
On motion of Mr. Worley, vacancies
in the delegation to State convention be
filed from alternates in the order named,
and other vacancies remaining, from
Democrats of Stark county, in Columbus
at the time.
On being called upon, the following
named gentlemen made brief speeches
which were we'll received: VIM. A.
Lynch, D. Worley, A. McGregor, R, W,
McCaughey, John T. Hays, L. c. Cole,
John G. Warwick, A. G. Hiner and A. L.
Jones. Peter Chance Esq'r, Robert Bell
of TusC rawas township, and Peter V,
Louizenheiser of Plain township, were
called upon, but begged to be excused,
On motion adjourned.
JIG. WARWICK, Chm.
A. @. HINER, Sec'y.