Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE

I" session This Afternoon-rhe Proceed.
inrs up to the Hour Of Going to Press.
The Clark county republican central
committee met this Saturday afternoon at
: o'clock in the new republican headquar-
tiers in the Buckeye club room. Thirty.
four members all but three were
present.
Secretary Holloway read a letter from
Mr.. Leon H. Houston. Of South Charles
ton. appointing Mr.. Holloway as his proxy
for this meeting.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Mr.. Beckle stated, at the request Of Mr..
Leonard Karg. he suggested that a. Mr.
| Baldwin. of fremont. had not sttendeti
any Of the committee meetings. another
member be appointed in his place. No &C.
ton was taken on the request.
Chairman Harvard stated that he had
called the committee together to consider
the question Of changing the hours Of So
lecting the delegates to the county cOnven-
ton from the townships.
After some discussion. Esquire Stout
moved to reconsider the vote by which the
hours Of selecting the delegAses In the town.
ships was fixed. at from " . o'clock D. m.
on the 21th inst
! 1t was then decided. on motion. 70 call
the roll Of the country members and let
| them name the hours for selecting the del
| egates.
The roll wac called and the hours were
| fixed Oh the 2.th. IS follows:
| Bethel TOwnship-NewC Carlisle precinct,
4 till s o'clock.
Bethel Township--M -Medwsy precinct, 4
| till o.
Bethel Township-Do Donnelsville precinct
| 4 till 3.
German Township-Tremont precinct, 4
tin.
German Township p-I.awrencevill~ pre-
cinct, 1 tilt q.
Greene Township till 8.
Harmony Townships till ..
Pike Township till6.
! Pleasant Township till :.
Sfuorrffrfd Township TN
| Mad River Township-6 till 5.
Madison Charleston precinct,
! 5 till $.
Madison Township-Selma precinct, S
till :.
| Springfield Townships till Q.
| The question Of holding the Springfield
city and township convention earlier than
the 29th Of March, on account Of i's prOx-
unity. by the present arrangement, 70 the
| April election was discussed.
! Squire Stout moved 10 reconsider the
vote by which the Springfield city snd
township and county convention was fixed
/ for the Goth of March.
| The motion tO reconsider was discussed
at some length. and Il was finally put to
vote and carried by vote Of 20 to Is.
| Mr.. Holloway then moved that the cOun-
| ty convention be held on Thursday the II tn
of April. On call of the roll the cOnven-
| tion was fixed on that date by vote OF 20
to IL.
On motion of Mr.. Layton the date Of the
primaries for the selection Of delegates was
fixed on the 10th of April. the hours re-
naming the same as above fixed.
Mr.. james Wallingsfori. Of German
township. stated that he required
some assistance in that township.
and on motion of Mr.. j. NJ.
Bennett, he was authorized to appoint a
many assistants a. he might desire. He
then appointed Messrs. ID. X. Schuman and
George johnson.
showing the number Of delegates TO which
each precinct in the county Is entitled.
The committee then adjourned.
The Springfield city and township mem
bers remained to fix the date Of the city and
county convention. On motion Of Esquire
Stout the time was fixed at the Goth Of
March, at Z p. M.
1t was decided to select city delegates TO
the convention between and 8 p. m. on
Monday. the 10Th, and that the delegates OF
the township be selected on Sat
urday. the 18th. between and 5 O'Clock p.
m. the basis Of representation being the