The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-06-17
THE CAUCUS.

Weuhcsuhy evening, Juho IL, tho AeO'
publican electors convened at the town
hall to select sixteen delegates to repre-.
sent this township at the county conven-
ton in Elyria Saturday, June l3.
Fully ehree hundred electors were pres
ent. f. F. Webster was nominated tor
chairman, but was defeated. F. =. Wads-
worth was then nominated and elected
s. X. Warner was elected secretary and G.
McDermott assistant secretary. A motion
was made by E. G, Branson that the chair
tppoint committee Of five to retire and
select sixteen names TO be voted on for
delegates 70 Elyria. This motion brought
C. W. Horr to his feet, who claimed that
there had been an agreement made be-
tween Geo. L. Couch and j. 7. Haskell,
candidates for the nomination for the gen.
eral assembly, and their friends, TO divide
the delegation equally between them, and
TO Break up that agreement would be a
breach Of contract, but IL II was insisted
upon he should insist that an adjournment
be taken to Friday evening when each
side could come prepared for the election
of delegates in favor Of its candidate. j.
II. Dickson followed Mr.. Hon. He, too,
claimed that IL might cause rupture in
the Republican ranks in this community
10 break the contract. Mr.. Dickson was
followed by 4. r. Herrick, who argued
that THE caucus recognized no such an
agreement. The electors had come out
to vote for delegates who were unpledged
TO any one. But II the caucus thought
best to instruct the delegates after they
were elected, all right, but the time had
now come for the practice that had
been established In this township for
many years for certain individuals to farm
out the rights Of voters, TO be discontinu-
ed and that at once. Every Republican
elector in the township had rights and
they must he respected, regardless of
"bossism". Long and continued ap.
plause.
Mr.. Herrick was followed by Mr. Bran
son, who endorsed every word he bad
said. sss
Matters began TO warm up little by
this time-so much 90 that the chair had
hard work to preserve order The chair
then announced that there might be in
the field another candidate for representa-
tive in the person of B. B Herrick. Fit.
teen minutes were then consumed in
speech making by 5. X. Laundcn, S. s
Warner, r. A. Horr, J. L. Chapman, c.
McDermott, B B. Herrick, E. F. Webster,
VIM. Vischer, c. w. Horr and 7. r. Her
rick.
The motion was then so amended that
the delegates were TO be equally divided
between Couch and Haskell, after which
1t was carried. At this juDcture q. W
Horr, J. II. Dickson and S. X. Laun1oD
babe the caucus good night and departed.
This caused quite a commotion for few
minutes, but order was finally restored
and the chair announced the following
named gentlemen to act as a committee to
select the delegates; W. F. Crosier, Z. q
BraDson, B. B. Herrick, Asa Pratt and
James Sheldon. The committee soon
returned with the following names:
W. F. Crosier, ]. ii. Dickson 7. r.
Herrick, Frank Bennett, VIM. vischer,
F. d. Warren, B. B. Hcrrick, s. S. Warner,
Z. E. Hustled. @. McDermott, E. T. Robin
son. II. Allyn, s. X. Lauudon, l.. F. Clif
ford and F. s. Wadsworth. The selection
was confirmed by vote Of the cancus and
The meeting adjourned.
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