The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-02-25
WORK
Of Democracy in Nation, State
and Minor Divisions
EuIOglzed at Meeting Saturday 10
Nominate Delegates TO
State Convention.

Representative Democrats from all sec
tions of the county. and the members of
the Central and Executive Committees
met in mass convention at the court room
last Tuesday afternoon, Washington's
birthday.
The gathering was the alrgest helu by
Democrats for several years and the Sc
lection OF delegates the adoption Of re-
solutions went Off harmoniously, in fact
It WIS an old time get together meeting
Chairman i. V, Short of the Central
Committee, called the meeting TO order
and was chosen as chairman, while Audi
tor j. f.. Steinbrunner was selected as
secretary.
Chairman Short stated the principal OBJ
ject OF the meeting, was the selection Of
candidates as delegates to the State con-
vention. Prosecutor Myers followed with
a few remarks as to the selection OF the
candidates and their duties at the con-
vention If elected. Secretary Carlin, of
the Executive Committee, spoke on the
necessity fselecting candidates whose
nominating petitions could be prepared
for filing at once, and the privilege of any
person outside of the meeting being
candidate providing he properly filed his
nominating petitions as the law provides
Teh chairman was then instructed to
appoint "A committee of three to divide the
county into seven districts for the selec-
ton of delegates; the divisions to be
made as nearly as practicable based on
the vote est for Governor Cox in 1914.
The chirman appointed as such commit
tee, George Thomas, of Center township; |
Geo W. Phillips, of Butler and Probate
Judge Raudabaugh of this city. The COM
mittee reported their division as follows: |
District No, l-Blackcreek, Liberty and
"a Il
District No. dublin, Rockford, I'M |
ion an dMendon 415 votes.
District No. 3-Center Hopewell and
Jefferson 1886 votes.
District No. 4-Celina, 566 votes.
District No, 5-Franklin ,Montezuma, |
Marion, and ,Chickasaw, 52S votes.
District No. 6-Granville, st. Henry /
Burkettsyille, Gibson and Ft Recovery,
south, $50 votes
District No. 7-Butler, Coldwater. Re
coVery and Ft Recovery north, 523 votes.
The following candidates for delegates
and alternates were then selected by an
unanimous vote of the convention:
District No. Emory LOuuenbeck, of
Washington, delegate; j. t. Snider, of
Blackcreek, alternate.
District No, 2-D. c. Kinder, Rockford,
delegate; G. w Kinkey Union alternate
District No. ar. d. Williams, Center,
delegate; James .Staeger, Jefferson, al
ternate.
Recorder II. j. Stelzer, alternate.
District No Erred Gottemoeler, Mar
ioin, delegate, Irwin Hoel Franklin. alter
nate
District No. 6-Emmet Mannix, Fort
Recovery, delegate; II. c. Meinerdng, ST.
Henry, alternate.
District No. &c. r. Jenkins, Coldwa-
ter, delegate; Otto Sommers, Ft. Recov-
cry, alternate.
While the district division committee
was preparing their report the following
resolutions were introduced by chairman
Short and adopted by a unanimous vote:
Be 1t Resolved. BY the Democrats of
Mercer County, in convention assembled,
that,
First, This convention cheerfully and
most heartily endorse the patriotic and
efficient action in guiding the internal af
our foreign relations under the trying
times, conditions and circumstances OF
the past, and in holding our country aloff
from international strife and war main
tanning in the highest degree the spirit
and purposes of this great republic, and
at all times planning for the best inter-
ests of the whole people by the head of
the nation, the wonderful leader of the
civilized world, the President of the Uni
ted States, Hon. Woodrow Wilson, and
we cheerfully pledge our every efforts to
him for reelection.
Second, We earnestly endorse the dem
ocratic ideas and administration in the
Cabinet, in Congress, in the State OF
Ohio, in the district and in the county and
most earnestly pledge ourselves to the
support of Democratic principles in ma
tiOn, state district and county.