Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-25
SIXTEEN TO One!
AN HONEST DECLARATION
NFAVOROF THE WHITE
METAL.
DEMocRArs OF HENRY MEET
IN MASS CONVENTION.
Delegates Selected for the State ano
Congressional Conventions

urdav afternoon last. The conven-
tion was we'll attended, every town
shin in the county being represented
The gathering was called to order oy
Chairman Reynolds, whereupon Jas.
p Raglan was called to the chair
is. Mohler made Secretary. On
taking the chair Mr.. Ragan address.
ed the convention in few terse' wen
chosen words, which were enthuslas-
tically received.
A motion was made that the chair
appoint committees to select the dele
gates, for the approval OF the conVeh-
tion, which was not agreed 10.
A motion was then made that a
committee of three be appointed 70
select the delegates to the state con-
vention, to which an amendment was
offered that the delegates be selected
Inv ballot. After considerable discus
sion the original motion and the
amendment were defeated.
A motion was then made and car
ried. that the convention proceed to
the selection of Congressional
delegates, each township select
ing it's own number of delegates, ac-
cording to the vote cast for uo''
Campbell last fall.
The following is list OF delegates
and alternates so selected;
BARTLow-NORTH.
DaIagatas-N Fl. Darby, A B. Smith, ]. G
Waltimire.
Alternates-E. A. Blakely, TT. Edwards
Fred Scheele. .o-,ur,
Delegates-E. 0Hearn, John DaVlusoh
Alternates-Levi Spangler' Dr. l. NJ ueil'
rett. ,,,,,-,.s,,,p
Delerates-Henryy yonSeggern, F. W. Weld
erman.
Alternates-Daniel Creager, Andrew John
son .-,-->-,,,,n
DeIegates-J Franz, Henry Leaders j
Sell, F. Rothenberger.
Alternates-G. Kicker, H. Rasmus, Fred
Yackee, J. NJ Wilson.
FREEDOM TOWNSHIP.
DeIepates-Louis Bockelman, Fred Ho'
grave, Fred Meyers.
Alternates-Herman Holers, Fred Vagen
Fred Gerken.
HARRISON TOWNSHIP.
Delegates-A. F. Cory, J. N. Bliss, John
Hefiinger.
Alternates-F. W. Riggs, S. S. Nestleroad
Joseph Leatherman.
LIBERTY TowNSHIP-EAsT.
observation-disclosures Anderson, Cyrus Miller
AIternate-I. ]. Shoemaker.
LIBERTY TowNsHIP-wEsT.
Delegates-Henry King, D. Leist.
Alternate-George Bowers.
MARION TowNsHIP-NoRTH PRECINCT.
Delegates-C. T. Wickenhiser, j. f. Myers
L. Bohn.
Alternates-G. F. Hays, Jacob Brown.
MARION TowNsHIP-soUTH PRECINCT.
Delegates-W. N. Zierolf, J. B. Mess.
Alternates-M Hays, NJ. j. Deitrick.
MONROE TOWNSHIP.
Delegates-George Myers, Joseph ERantz
John Worth, D. T. Burr L. NJ. Grove.
y Il
Zvayer, Sr., Nick DIETRICH, Adam Blinn,
NAPOLEON TOWNSHIP.
Delegates-James P. Ragan, D. G. Brown
James Donovan, Martin Knupp, M. Donnelly
AT. Rafferty,, J. P. Mason, NJ. Reiser, Jr.
L. A. Conway, J.V. Cuff, L. L. Orwig.
Alternates-H c. Groschner, Fred Baden
hop. J. H. Rohrs, R. W. Cahill, c. E. Reynolds
A. H. Tyler, George Freytag, j. H. Resh, I
W. Warner, J. H. Halter Henry Rohrs.
PLEASANT TowNsHIP-HoLGATE PREC'T.
Delegates-Jacob Laubenthai, j. G. Zach
rich, Henry Vogt, Louis Pfahlert.
PLEAsANT-NEw BAVARIA.
Delegates-N. Laubenthal, Joseph Brown
J.F. Kinstle, John Gardner.
RIDGEvILLE TOWNSHIP.
Delegates-H. Gerken, Herman Bargman
Alternates-John Wendt Christ Gunther.
R1cHFIELD TOWNSHIP.
Delecates-D. Bretz, L. D. Croninger.
Alternates-J Kerstetter, r. Dunnigan.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
Delegates-John S. Mohler, Samuel Shonk,
Isaac Murdoch.
The motion for the chair to select
a committee of three to select dele
gates to the State Convention was
then renewed. An amendment was
offered, providing that the delegates
be selected by ballot. The amend
ment carried.
The following names were an
nounced to the convention to be
voted upon for State delegates: Hon.
D. D. Donovan, M. Donnelly, David
Burr, R. W. Cahill, David Weaks,
NJ. Reiser, J. H. Resh, J. F. Kinstle,
Jas. Anderson, G.. F. Hayes, j. G.
Waltimire, D. G. Brown, Henry
Leaders, W. 0. Hudson, A. johnson.
The balloting resulted in the
selection Of the following gentlemen:
D. D. Donovan, D. G. Brown, David
Burr, ] H. Resh, M. Reiser, j. c..
Waltimire.
Alternates-G. F. Hayes, M. DON
nelly, W. 0. Hudson, R. W. Cahill,
F. J. Kinstle, Jas. Anderson.
On motion, the county central COM
mittee were authorized to appoint
delegates to the Circuit Judicial Con-
vention when such convention is
called and the apportionment made.
Judge Donnelly drew the attention
of the convention to the fact that the
congressional convention was to meet
in Napoleon on the Goth, and that it
was necessary to make proper pro-
vision for the occasion. He there
fore moved that the. chair appoint a