The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19


The Central Democratic County Com
miitee met at Opera Hall in Jasper on
Tuesday March 2. 1856. ~ O'Clock p.
M. pursuant TO the call OF the chairman,
C. Doane, who called the house TO order,
and A. M. Sweeney WAS chosen sec.
retsry- In brief speech Mr.. Doane ex-
plAined the business Of this meeting Of
the committee, and said that the conven-
tion that they were about 20 call was to
choose delegates 10 six conventions the
State. Congregational. Senatorial, Ju-
dicial, and two Representative conven-
lions. The first and most important
question to be decided was, how shall
| the delegates be chosen TO the respec-
Tive conventions? This subject was
ably discussed By Messrs- Doane, Kerr
ner. Brundick and Trippet. There was
|. . decided opposition evidenced against
action by mass convention, ~ II usu-
ally failed to express the will Of the peo-
| pie. Finally, on motion If Mr.. Gus.
KGrner, seconded by Mr. Il. II. Brun-
dick. the following resolution was adop-
ted: Resolved, That the Democratic
Central Committeeman Of each voting
precinct in the different townships Of
| Dubois county, shall. on the 9TH day Of
| April 1856, II one O'Clock p. m. call .
meeting Of the Democratic voters Of his
voting precinct, to select and instruct
delegates to al the conventions TO lie
held, and said Committeeman shall re-
| port to the chairman Of the Democratic
| County Committee, Ct Huntingburg In
THE morning Of the next day. . full list
| Of the names Of ell delegates chosen by
shc;e ~o.po~ssva t0anchss>> a. fho cov
| eral different conventions, and also any
instructions which may have been adop-
ted by the township convention. In re-
gard to any candidates.
The delegates chosen at such precinct
meeting shall also meet on the following
day, April 9th. 1886. At eleven O'Clock ..
M, At Geiger's Hall In Huntingburg. and
vote for the candidates in the order Of
their prominence, and the candidate re-
|ceiving majority OF the votes cast BY
such delegates. shall be considered the
choice Of the Democracy Of the county,
and the vote OF the county shall be cast
ss unit for such candidate, for the po-
sition 10 which he aspires. in either the
State, Congressional, Senatorial, Judi
cial or Representative conventions.
Each precinct shall be entitled
| TO one delegate for each fifty (50)
votes. or fraction OF twenty-five (25) or
over. cast for Gov 1. p. Gray in 1884
Resolved. also, That said precinct con-
vention Of April 9Th, shall chose its
member Of the County Central Commit
tee. to serve for two years.
Resolved. That the delegate conven-
Ision a. Huntingburg, on April 9Th, shall
choose the chairman OF the County Cen.
trail Committee, who shall serve for two
years.
The members then chose Mr.. John
/ Stratman ~ . member OF the County
Central Committee for the first precinct
| Of Jefferson township; and Henry Hop
lpenjans was chosen % committeeman
from Ferdinand township. to ill thu
vacancy caused by the death Of ALDER,
ISonderman.
On motion Hon. J. H. O'Neall, and 81
candidates for State, Congressional and
District honors, are invited to address
1.-THE citizens OF Dubois county, at Hun
tingburg. on Tuesday, April 9Th. 1886.
On motion our Congressman, Hon. 4
r. Cobb was also invited 70 address th'
people on that day.
i On motion the Central Committee I'd
Ijourned.
C. DOANE. Chairman.
i A. II. SWEENEY, Secretary.
4 Under the terms Of the above resolu
tons one set Of delegates will be chosel
l by each township to attend the Stat
convention :; Indianapolis to nominate
IL State ticket; another set Tor the Con
Igressionsl convention Of the I'd District
and 50 on. sets for the Judicial conven
Ition to nominate . candidate for Pros
iecutor the Senatorial convention be
tween Dubois and Perry counties; III
Representative convention between
Lawrence, Orange and Dubois; and III
Representative convention between
Martin and Dubois.
On the basis Of votes adopted, th
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