Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-08-07
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In the nomination of candidates a
majority of all the votes cast shall be
necessary to a choice. The order of bu-
siness of this convention shall be as fol-
lows:
l Report of Committee of credentials.
2 Report of committee on permanent
organization.
Report of committee on rules and
order of business.
4 Report of committee on resolutions.
Report of committee to select GEN.
trail committee.
Presentation of candidates.
Balloting for candidates.
The delegates present from each
county shall have a right to cast the
vote of their respective counties.
The order of business shall be as fol-
lows:
| Counties shall be called in alphabet
ical order for the presentation of candi-
dates. All speeches nominating or sec
onding the nomination of candidates
shall be limited to five minutes each.
In balloting for candidates each dele
gate shall cast his vote for three candi-
dates at the same time but no delegate
shall cast more than one vote for any
one candidate. If it shall happen on
the first or following ballot, that one OF
two of the candidates be nominated,
then each delegate shall vote for the
number of candidates remaining to be
nominated, subject to the above rules.
The candidate having the highest
vote, provided the same Is majority OF
all the votes cast, shall be declared
nominated. If more than one candi-
date receives majority of all the votes
cast on any ballot, then such candi-
dates not more than three having the
highest vote, shall be declared nomina-
| ted.
The counties shall cast their votes,
when called alphabetically, by deposit
ing the same with the secretary of the
convention, no vote to be announced
until all the counties have voted, and
no county shall be permitted to change
after having voted.
1t was moved that an amendment be
made to the rules requiring candidates
to be voted for singly. The proposed
amendment was discussed at some
length by various delegates. The vote
by counties was demanded by a dele
gate lIOIu hdl1Oh -lhC SCClCOu~
nv proceeded to call the roll of counties
and the following vote was announced F.:
For the amendment, 81 votes; against
the amendment, 21T votes. Allen
county asked to be excused from voting
which request was granted.
Report of Committee on Rules and
Order of business adopted as returned
| from the committee.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions here
by report as follows:
RESOLVED, 1st. That the convention
hereby re-affirms the principles of the
Democratic party, as enunciated in the
National and State Platforms of 1884.
RESOLVED, I'd. That the Democracy
of this circuit recognizes in the nomin-
alton of Grover Cleveland and Thomas
| A. Hendricks as the national standard
bearers, q ticket whose names are q
guarantee of an honest and economical
administration of public affairs, and
pledges to them, to our State ticket and
the nominees of this convention, united
and enthusiastic support.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Central Commit
tee for the Third Circuit Court District
made the following report:
Allen, d. G. Cunningham Auglaize,
F. G. Layton Crawford, J. G. Tobias
Defiance, Elmer White; Fulton, M.
Handy Hancock, w. D. Shaffer Har-
din, r. Price; Henry, w. H. Hubbard
Logan, E. o. Hubbard Marion, G. HI.
Norris; Mercer, A. P. J. Snyder
Paulding, r. E. Reese Putnam, J. H.
Colley; Seneca, DR.. E. B. Hubbard ;
Union, John G. Osman Van Vert, G..
M. Saltzgaber; Williams, Sol. Johnson;
Wood, John w. Canary; Wyandot, G.
F. Shuler. ,..
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES.
According to the rules adopted by the
convention, the next business was the
presentation of candidates for the posi-
ton of Circuit Judge. The Chair an
nounced that nominating and second
ing speeches would be confined to five
minutes, and that the Chair would
recognize all who might wish to second
a nomination Immediately after the
nominating speech was concluded.
The Secretary called the roll of coun-
ties. In response to the call of Allen
county Hoa. T. E. Cunningham pre-
sent I'd the name of Hon. John E.
Richie. Hon. G. N. Lamison presented
the name of Gen. Isaiah Pillars.
Upon the call of Auglaize county, s.
r. Mott seconded the nomination of
Hon. Isaiah Pillars.
Upon the call of Wyandot county,
Hon. Harris, of Marion county, present.
ed the name of Judge Thomas Beer, of
Upper Sandusky. Gen. E. B. Finley,
of Bucyrus, seconded the nomination
of Judge Beer.
Upon the call of Hancock county
Hon. Henry Brown, of Findlay, pre-
sented the name of Judge M. c. White
ly, of Hancock county.
Upon the call of Hardin county, the
Hon. A. B. Johnson, of Kenton, pre-
sented the name of Hon. HI. w. Seney.
Upon the Call of Logan county, Edi-
tor Thomas Hubbard, of Bellefountain,
presented the name of Hon. James
Herman, of Logan county.
Senator Thomas J. Godfrey, of Mer.
Ger county, presented the name of Frank
G. LeBlOnd, of Celina. The nomina-
ton was seconded by Hon. S. G. Saw
yer, of st. Mary's.
Hon. A. Rice, of Putnam county,
placed in nomination J. J. Moore, Of
Ottawa. Hon. w. d. Hill, M c., of
Defiance, seconded the nomination.
DR.. Kagy, of Seneca county, present.
ed Judge John McCauley, of Tiffin,
member of the Supreme Court Com
mission. Judge J. F. Bum, of Tiffin,
placed before the convention the name
Of Hon. Warren P. Noble, of Seneca
county.
II. M. Brierley, of Wood county, placed
in nomination the Hon. Jas. r. Tyler,