Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-24
MAY 10Th,
The Date Fixed for the County
Convention.
Hon. T. F. Davis Authoriz d to Sci G
Fifty Del gates
To Work in His Interest as Washington
Countys Candidate in the Congress
sional Convention to be heldat WI
Zanesville Next Week.

sional Convention to be held at
GAINESVILLE Next Week.
The Republican Executive and Cen
tral Committees met according to call
on Monday to consider the manner of
selecting delegates to the congressional
and judicial conventions and to fix the
time of holding the county convention.
Despite the inclement weather q large
proportion Of the mem bers composing
the committees were present, the few
absentees being represented by proxies
The meeting was called to order in
the jury room by Chairman Rose at one
o'clock. In the absence of the regular
Secretary of the Executive. Committee,
Nj. w. Cline of Independence township
was chosen to act as Secretary of the
meeting. 81
The roll call showed the following
gentleman present in person or by
proxy; l. r. Rose, b. E. Guyton, r. I.
Moore, ,J. M. Landon, j. d. Browning,
w. G. Barthalow proxy, Matthew
Augenstein, R. w. Athey, w. P. Dye,
s. A. Coffman proxy, S. G.. Jackson,
D. A. Leake proxy, w. A. Eaton, w.
H. Patton, f. f. Gilbert, j. II. haddow,
j. II. Brown, G. H. Goddard, G. w.
Fem, G. w. Bonnell, M. w. Cline, w.
D. Heslop. Charles Pepper proxy,
Geo. w Null, Samuel Thomas (proXy),
BENZ Pape, w. C. Olds, w. II. Henning,
Jr. j. II. Pugh, j. B. Devol, S. Row
land, ]. A. holland (proxy), R. W..
Athey, S. A. Coffman, j. p. Dodge, R.
Wolcott, Ed. Heald, j. E. Miner proxy
R. G. Putnam, Win Meagle, A. P. Huff
(proxy), Chris. Andrews, R. Monroe.
The proxies presented were accepted
upon motion of Guyton, seconded by
Meagle.
The business of the meeting being
stated by the Chairman, the following
resolution was submitted by ]. H..
Snodgrass who held the proxy of S. A.
Coffman:
WHEREAS, the Honorable Theodore
f. Davis, on account of his long SER
vice and fidelity to the Repu blican
cause, has been importuned by the
Republicans of Washington County to
allow his name TO be presented for the
office of Congress to the congressional
convention of the fifteenth district of
Ohio, to be held at GAINESVILLE on Tues
day, March 31st, 1896;
AND WHEREAS, it has always been
customary in this county where there
was but one candidate to permit him
to select the delegates to the conven-
ton, for example, in the case of Gen.
r. r. Dawes, when he was candidate
for Congress, and again when he was
the sole candidate from Washington
County for Governor, and also in the
case of Hon. Cbas S. Dana when he
was the sole candidate from Washing
ton County for State Senator,
Now therefore, be it resolved by the
executive and central committees to-
day in Joint session that the same def
erence be paid to the Hon Theodore
+. Davis and that he be permitted to
chose the fifty delegates and alternates
who shall represent Washington Coun-
ty at the Compression Convention to
be held at the time and place above
designated.
Dated at Marietta, Ohio, this 23rd
day of March, 1896
Upon the adoption Of the resolution
being moved and seconded, it was dis
cussed at some length, after which a
vote. was taken. The roll by precincts
was called and the resolution adopted
by vote of "a yeas to nays amidst
considerable enthusiasm.
The matter of selecting Washington
county's 26 delegates to the judicial
convention to be held at Athens in
April was called up by the Chairman
and upon motion the Central Commit
tee was authorized to make the selec-
tion, which they did, their official
action being as follows:
We, the Central Committee have se-
lected the following Republicans as del
egates to the Judicial Convention to be
held at Athens April 10th:
Hugh Cox, Aurelius.
John w. Lansley, 3rd Ward.
j. II. Snodgrass, 9th Ward.
ID. w. Schofield, Salem township.
John Landon, 9th Ward
w. b. Loomis, 3rd Ward.
Geo. w. Richards, 4th Ward.
ID. w. Dye, End Ward.
X. It. Moore, 9th Ward.
j. c. Morrow, Wesley township.
Wm Murphy, Newport township.
ID. Ii. Merrill, Barlow township.
j. p. Coe, Belpre township
j. c. Preston, Waterford township.
r. L. Nye, 3rd Ward.
d. r. Rood, End Ward.
w. G. Jewell, Wesley township.
b. B. Stone, Bird Ward.
b. r. Guyton, 3rd Ward.
J.. S. Anderson, Grandview township.
W. p. Dye, End Ward.
DR.. Il. B. Morrison, 3rd Ward
Chas Thornily, Little Muskingum.
Jas. Lankford, Salem township.
Il. r. Alderman, End Ward.
L, W. Moore, Warren township. IN
ALTERNATEs.
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