Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03
Corporation Caucus.

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Corporation Caucus.
Tie Democrats ofNapoleon gathe red a
City Hall on Saturday night last in one o
the largest caucuses ever assembled il
this place. An Organization was effected
by the selection of w. H. Hubbard as
Chairman, J. X. Withers Secretary, and
Jas. Donovan and Henry Rohrs as Tel
lers.
The order of nominations was an
nounced as follows: Mayor, Marshal
Clerk, Treasurer, Councilmen, and Gene.
terry Trustee.
Upon motion it was resolved that ma.
jority vote be required upon Mayor
Marshal, Clerk, Treasurer and Cemetery y
Trustee.
The names of J. NJ. Haag, w. A. Tress-
Ter and o. Thompson were announced as
candidates for Mayor, first ballot result
ing as follows: Haag lO7, Thompson r.
Tressler "a. Second ballot, Thompson
withdrawing, resulted as follows: Haag
127, Tressler 147.
Mr.. Tressler was declared the nominee.
For Marshal the names of John Ritter, H.
jain, and Jas. Allen were announced.
The ballot resulted as follows: Ritter 147,
jain l13, Allen 81. Mr.. Ritter was de-
clared the nominee.
J.J. Malley and E. G. Dodd were an
nounced as candidates for Clerk. The
ballot resulted as follows: Malley So,
Dodd l73. Dodd declared the nominee.
There being no opposition to the nom-
nation of Joseph Woke as Treasurer, he
was nominated by acclamation.
The following names were announced
for Councilmen: J. w. Tietjen, Joseph
Schoff, Ed. Brown, H. Meyerholtz, L. L.
Orwig, H. Bostleman and J. M. Martin.
Mr.. Martin withdrew his name. The bal
lot resulted as follows:
Tietjen Ill, Schoff 125, Orwig 1l9, Meyer
holtz 4S, Brown 7, Bostleman 2l. The
rules being suspended, and motion car
ried that the three receiving the highest
number of votes be declared the nominees,
the following were selected: Tietien, Or
wig and Schof.
R. Hudson was nominated by accla-
nation as Cemetery Trustee.
Upon motion the Chair appointed Sam
uel Facy, J.J J. Malley, and H. Meyer
holtz, an executive for the ensuing year.
There being no further business before
the caucus it was adjourned.
F CO., 10th o. N. G., off for Cincinnati.
At about 3'oclock last Sabbath afternoon
Col. Norton received dispatch from the
Governor ordering him to proceed at once
with the 10th Regiment to Cincinnati.
Col, Norton at once notified outside COM
panies, and the boys of F. Co. of this place
was all hurry and hustle until about $50,
when they took a special train for Toledo,
on their way to Cincinnati. The company
numbered about 40 strong, and were ac-
companied by the drum corps. 1t was
Col. Norton's purpose to leave Toledo at
about 10 o'clock, but the regiment did not
get away until after 1:30 o'clock the next
morning, arriving in Cincinnati at about 10
o'clocka. nj. The command was imme-
diately put upon guard duty at Music
Hall and Exposition building. A large
crowd saw the boys off at Napoleon and
many citizens accompanied them to TX
ledo, and few going to Cincinnati with
them. The scenes enacted in Napoleon af-
ter Col. Norton had received his orders
put one in mind of the civil war times in
the sixties, and parents of the soldier boys
no doubt went through most of the ago.
nies of those times upon seeing their sons
preparing and going to the front.
The 10th Regiment received many COM
pliments in Porkopolis, and was said to
be the finest body of men which entered
the city during the riots. The boys are
expected home tomorrow or next day.
Up to going to press we have heard of no
accidents happeningto any of the 10th.
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