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racy of Perry county in the Judi
cial Convention at Lancaster on
May 2sth, 1889 to nominate a can
didate for Judge of the Common
Pleas Court of this the fst sub-divi-
sion of the 7th Judicial District 1t
was ordered and determined by
said committee that said delegates
to said Convention be- selected and
appointed in the mode and manner
set forth in a resolution duly pass
ed by. said Central Committee,
which resolution reads as follows:
Resolued:-That the question of
the selection of delegates from the
county to the Judicial Convention
be submitted topopular vote in the
following manner. That there be
Primary Election held in each
township, on Saturday May 18th,
1889, between the hours of l and 6
o'clock p. m. and at said primary
each voter shall be allowed to vote
for one candidate for Judge. The
candidate having the highest num-
ber of votes shall be entitled to
name the delegates apportioned to
to the townships according to the
basis of representation adopted by
the judicial Committee. Said
Central Committee adjourned to
meet at New Lexington, o., on May
Goth, 1889. at 10 o'clock II. m. to
canvass the vote for Judge.
NEW LEXINGTON, o., May 20, 's'.
Democratic Central Committee
met pursuant to adjournment, w.
T. Meloy Chairman, being absent
L. A. Dean was chosen. temporary
chairman, j. E. Barrett secretary.
and proceeded to count the vote
cast for Judge at said primary elec-
ton, as provided in said orders and
resolutions, and on canvassing the
returns of said election, it was as
certained by this committee that
at said election Joseph G Huffman
had 995 votes; Reuben Butler, had
70; O. w. H. Wright, had 167; John
s. Friesner, had %. o;i.a
And Joseph G. Huffman having
received the highest number of
votes is, in pursuance OF said orders
determinations and resolutions, en-
titled to name the delegates to said
Convention, as therein provided.
And in pursuance of said proceed
ings, vote, etc., said Joseph G. Hoff-
man named and reported to this
Committee the following persons
as delegates to said Convention
who are entitled to represent Perry
county, and each and every ;town-
ship thereof, i'm said Convention,
as follows: Names Of delegates
omitted.]
Mr.. Bates moved the adoption of
the majority, which motion was
put and lost. te5sf
The question then REQUIRED upon
the adoption of the tmiWiority re-
port, which was carried by large
majority.
The Committee HOn Permanent
Orgatization reported in favor of
the temporary officers as perman-
ant officers of the Convention.
The Committee on Resolutions
submitted the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
Resolped:-That we adopt and
affirm the platform and principles
of the National Democratic Con-
vention of 1883, and the platform
and principles of the Democratic
State Convention of 1888.
RESOLVED :AThat it is the sense
of this Convention that the Demo-
cracy should continue to indorse
and advocate Tariff Reform and a
) reduction of Tariff Duties to the
necessary wants of the Federal
Government, and 3 that mo more
revenue should be collected thanis
needed to discharge, the obligations
of our government. ono3 Gid VI Il
Resolved:-That the nominee OF
this Convention is entitled to and
should receive the united support
of the Democracy Of this, Judicial
District. r.,..-.,... 80.
The Com mittee to select District
Committee submitted the following
report. ''' -
District Committeeman Fair
field county, b. F. Dunn Hooking
G. w. Brehm; Perry J.J. Magruder.
The Committee on. Rules and
! Order of Business made the fol-
lowing report: ..n
, The first business Of this Conyen-
t tion shall be the nomination of cam
didates for Common Pleas Judge.
! Upon the call of the counties In
, alphabetical order by the Chairman