The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-08-03
Call for the Election of Delegates 10
the Judicial and Congress.
SiOnal Conventions.

At meeting OF the Democratic Cen.
.ral Committee OF Monroe County, Ohio,
held on the 25,h day OF June, 1856,
among "thers The following resolutions
we're adopted:
RESOLVED, That R. K. Walton, s. A. At
kinson and G. ". Hamilton are hereby ap.
pointed = committee to confer with lis .
commi ttee from Belmont County, in relation
to the matter Of holding the Democratic Ju-
dioial Convention for this judicial subdivis
ion, and the said R. K. Walton, 8. A. Atkin-
son and g. W. Hamilton ere hereby author.
lied and empowered on behalf Of the De.
m,oraoy Of Monroe County 10 agree upon
the time and place Of holding said Convsn.
tion, The basis Of representation and what
ever may ba necessary for . complete ar
rapgsment for holding said Convention.
RESOLVED, That II IL the sense Of this
committee that the delegates to the Demo.
cratic Congressional and judicial Convsn.
tions, from the county, be elected BY the
Democrats Of the various townships in this
county, unless sad Judicial aad Congress.
sionsl Committees shall agree upon some
other plan Of selecting said delegates.
RESOLVED, That the chairman OF the
committee be and he IL hereby instructed to
issue = call for the election Of delegates to
the judicial and Congressional Conventions
SO soon as the calls for said Conventions
shall be made BY the Congressional and ia.
dicial Committees, and the said chairman ID
hereby authorised and empowered to appor-
tion to each township the number Of dele
gates to which the sail townships are 70
spectively entitled.
RESOLVED, That II the delegates are elected
BY popular vote the members Of the Central
Committee Of each township shall take
charge Of and supervise the election o. dele
gates for his township, ,a3point the necessary
the chairman Of the csmmittes the result Of
said election, duly certified b. said judge es
and clerks and approved BY said Central
Committeeman, and the chairman is hereby
authorized to open said returns, declare the
result and cause TO be published tho names
Of the persons SO selected In the various
townships Of this county.
In pursuance OF the first Of the a'ore.
said resolutions said COMMITTEE me, .
like committee from Belmont County. il
the city Of Bellaire, on the 8 h d4v OF
July, 1886. where the following iesolu.
tipns we're unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Democratic Judicial
Convention be held at Bellaire, Ohio.
RESOLVED. That each county composing
the second subdivision Of the sth Jud lcial
District be entitled to one delegate for each
zoo votes cast for Gov. Hoadlsy 1T the Cub
ernatorisl election Of 1855, and one delegate
for every fraction Of 50 or more votes Of said
counties cast a. said election, to be appor.
toned among the several townships Of each
Of said counties BY the Chairman and secre-
tary Of the respective sub-semmittees Of
said counties
RESOLVED, That the Democratic Judicial
-l6 and that the primaries for the election Of
delegates be held In both counties on Satur-
day, September 4, between the hours Of 8
and 8 o'clock 2. H., by ballot.
RESOLVED, That the Chairman Of this Ju-
dioial Conference Committee be authorised
to select the temporary chairman OF the
Democratic ;ndicial Convention to be held
on Thursday, September Is, 1855, At Bellairs.
By virtue of the resolutions and pro.
ceedipgs hereinbetore referred to, l d"
Issue This call for a primary election to
he held in. each township 10 Monroe
County, Ohio, ON Saturday, the 4 h d.v
OF September, 1886, between 8 and 6
O'clock NJ. by ballot, the folio vi ng
number Of delegates to the Congressional
Convention Ter the 18th Congressional
Distric', The 'ine ami place for holding
the same not beIng now fixed: