Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-06-10
Democratic Northwest.
AND HENRY nnnNTY NEWS.
Democratic State Convention.
HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE
CnIIAIRIIs O. MnY 18th 1907.

HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE,
COLUMBUS, o., May 18th, 1897.
The Democratic party of Ohio is hereby
notified to meet in convention, by Its duly
constituted delegates, chosen as hereinafter
provided, at tho city of Columbus, Ohio, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 29th and sOth,
1897, for the purpose OF placing IN nomin9-
tion suitable persons for the following Of
flces
i Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
3 Treasurer of State.
Judge of Supreme Court.
8 Attorney General.
Commissioner of Common Schools.
Member of Board Of Public Works.
Also to select State Central Committee to
@ n ist of one member from each Congress
sional District, and transact such other
business as may properly come before SAID
convention.
This committee has agreed upon and pre-
seribed the following rules for the selection
of delegates to said convention. and other
matters pertaining thereto
ties shall be chosen by one OF the following
methods: IN By delegate convention, w
By popular vote at the primaries. (S) BY q
mass convention called at some convenient
and designated place in the county, t4l By
such other method as may be prescribed by
the respective county committees.
.. It is made the duty OF the respective ttrT
and shall give due notice by publication IN
one or more newspapers In the county. OF at
least ten days, of the method. place and date
of selecting the delegates. which shall be not
IeSs than three days prior to the assembling
5. II any Central Committee fail or neglect
to issue call for the selection OF delegates
as above, at least ten days prior to the last
day upon which they may be chosen, 1t will
be lawful for not less than ten recognlzed
Democrats. not more than two, of whom shall
reside In the same voting precinct, to issue q
hxrx, lfeh trry fhnc n In n
printed in such county and upon at least
tlve days notice for mass convention TO Sc
lect the delegates so chosen shall be held as
regularly and lawfully selected.
L.. The following persons, ana none other.
under such rules as may be prescribed by
the respective Central Committee, ar. eligi-
BILE to participate In the selection, of such
Bryan for President at the November cleo
ton, 1896 a. All other persons who are now
in accord with the position Of the Democrat
ic party as set forth in the Democratic plat,
form adopted in Chicago, July 9th. 1896 and M
especially those who favor the free and un-
United coinage of both gold and silver at the
present legal ratio Of l6to1, without waiting
for the aid or consent of any other nation, "
and who, If called on, at the time of offering
to participate In the selection OF delegates,
publicly pledge themselves to support said
declarations and the. nominees OF the Demo-
cratic party, and we hereby invite all such to
testify their devotion to the cause OF this peo-
pie by taking part in the selection OF such
delegates.
9. It is made the duty Of the chairman and
secretaries of the respective County Central
Committees to report the names and post
office addresses OF both the central and exec
utive committees designating the officers
thereof. to the Chairman of State Executive
GO mmittee, at Columbus, as soon as they
shall be chosen.
9. The convention will assemble at a. m
of the second day as above noted for tenn
pOrary organization, and hear the reports
of the various committees preparatory to
permanent organization.
7. Delegates are apportioned at the ratio
of one delegate for each 800 votes or fraction
President in 1896 The respective counties
are entitled to the following number of dele
gates;