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to'j•V**^5tgaV%*»e*1erntey;;ti-r1-se • %L*a* ^anli►aa^^di^ptnfrlldda! U a^a?M^mfcier: of tlie Republicans'-; of Wa -eh bounty met' i SMaj^s^ ConYentldn^iii ^iliiamsport^ at 1;.^•• ;f:1 ,v/ :**1'v- f '• ■.■•••. _ ': • -i*1 .• '* ¥?i»* lt;;'■ ; :. * f-.yl■ .- * {.^ ;;^Coivtc • ]b^,Gne^^y^^Gbairniaa 0 Coopty v Centralyvho^o^ntion^to^libjc;'/{ ist,tt^ap^ntment;gj£y|efej^2d,^ tlig/seh^ion of Anew C^trai Cgmmiitee to fix the time and, ■/ :.;,V:*.'.:-;‘ ■■ r-'.*•/.'S-..' - r . I? 7 --V •.*»J i- •* ,'f i-f. . . ■irianrierofmaking nominatlonsfor coun-i^'V »^r; J • ‘ .. • • ri •. s-i: * *•? *'/. * ■ ’ ■:■■. * •.. •• •: ■ - *. ; +■ty;gfficers.1■ ’v’•'«• .V ‘ , ’ -1‘ y ’’ • ?.? .• .••■•■ •” t • ^ • ' •' .• -•on; mofign,;A1 vI o Hig h was chosenPx^ident of t be Con vent ion.• f.’-* -:'•■• ■; ■lt; f * : j .* y A-1, ... -*, ^ • •.-*lt; -v r ^ ^ # ■ •.., ■ • * . :.. j: . •*••; * ? * *•;; -. Mr regory then, -in a brief an good.resigned the positionof Chairman of the Central Committee.*.y.i *. t'» • v ••'. ’. ^ •* .. V '• ' '•• ''■' '■ . : • '; •*Q.n motion, Henry C. Johnson was ap;. and all Republican of tlie county^prescnt, were ;re•'-!. *'■ . , rV • . • '• '••lt;■•. . '• .*-*'** • -v “:•-■■■-• .to; act as assistant secretaries.•'.'vV' ’f*-' • * .’••-••. • ' • * ■ ■•'•'• . *! -r ^ ** ^ • * r **• * \ . * ' . •Also* all visiting editors from adjoiningf . a :jf. • V..; ”■'.•lt;■ ‘ ’'.*. ‘ ■” - ■■■' • ' . $ t* . * . #counties were invited to front seats.electiont lS^ and notie others; and tliat- ’ ”.V * *T * ’i’ ''s * 4 * ... * * .X . • • •••’*. * 1 . r » . . * V * ' * . y,J I1 ”‘r , 1 I ^ ^ I . . I • 4 . .. 4 •*. ■' . ■^ riipvsKIb®disputed^ qa^iimlliolrela gbjmj^tency^f?^ybteiraUr£^id votino^con^yantign!;;iahdphei':go^| to1wn^rp-;'wiU| meet'algday^ tlie 8tlr;day gf ^the yote.pf saidLconvention and determine• * . v • . •who are the nominees thereof.e committee on selecting delegatesto attend the - State Convention at In-%dianupolis, having returned, the fol low-' . . *»'ing named gentlemen were submitted as(fI(vCIIfIJDELEGATES AND ALTERNATES ;* *Washington—S. F. Messner; Altcrn-ate, Wm. C. Smith.3? i ne—Hiraih B righ t; Alternate, Thoa Bartlett;E. Hed rick; Al ternate,... f lt;r-ifIf1tisst1elSTATE SENATORIAL BUSINESS. ,“ ‘ ' • * : : .. . ’ .v ‘ • • ••The announcement being made thatthe Senatorial Commit tee of Fountaincounty was present to confer with the' ' •J'*' ' - r . . - • V. '■- '■ '•■. .■.—.. m. .Warren Committee as to the time and• 4% • *” k . -r . I .' * ,. • . / * . Iplace of ho Id ing a Joint Senatorial Con-veutipn ; and it being further announced that but - one member of the - Warren Committee remained : pn motion, a newcommittee—composed of William Ziniri Atkinson and John R. Johnson—was appointed by the President. The» • ■ • lt;* •* r*two committees then retired for consultation, and subsequently presented the following report, which was adopted bythe Convention:Alvin High, Pres't Warren Co. Jtepitbli'tan Mass Contention :% * * • * , //Sir :—The Joint Senatorial Committee• . + sJ : . * r^of Fountain and Warren counties, desig-7 onated to select time and place to hold a joint convention of the two counties for: ” *: / r •.% A * *j lt;' t v ’* • . • - * *• . . ‘the nomination of a candidate for the of-uce of State Senator for the Senatorial j j| District composed of said counties of * Fountain and Warrcn, would respectful-•.*..••% . . * L * f ' •ly report: That we have agreed uponMonday, the 3d day of Juue, 1872, as the time, and Williamsport as the place, tohold said convention.• * . 1 .J. R. JOHKSON, Chairman.B. F. Hegleu, Sec'y.Mr. Little then moved that the Con-vent ion now proceed to select a newCounty Central Committee. Carried.» • r * ** * . •On motion of Mr. Aborn, the Conven-* . • • i.* r • i . “tion now proceed to select a new County• ..».* . ’* |.Central Committee ; it being first under-• r * ... •stood that each township should select one member, except Washington, which shall have three members, but only one? S vote.On a call of the towvnships, all Were... . . . » - - . ,found to be represented except Mound.The several townships then named the following gentlemen to compose theCOUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE :Washington—Alvin High, William C.Smith and George Adams.t • * ^ *Pine—Rnfus Jacobs.Mound—Walker Hurd.• ^ ■ •Steuben—Hiram M. Johnson/Pike—J. H. McBroom.Medina—Charles Boyer.Warren—Henry Ritenour.—Andrew Brier.J. Q. Adaais—Elijah Little.Joraan—Ezia Romifle.... V ’ *? •*' . . * • • » •Prairie—R. M. Coen.Kent—Benjamin Brittingham.Mr. Messner moved to drop all members of the Central Committee who shall t \ hereafter become candidates for office,g I and that such vacancies be filled by ftp-v| pointment. Carried.VXflrI1Vtlx:n¥dAACCtisuistlhVtlvIPiJ}\bPa)t5teitB1fIfOn motion of 3Ir. Rhodes, to appoint a committee of one from each township toselect delegates to attend the State Con-.** *» * .•• *vention at Indianapolis, oh the 22d inst., said delegates to be chosen one from each township and one for the county at large,the following named gentlemen were chosen by the Convention:COMMITTEE TO SELECT DELEGATES.rBThos. IX Kent.-rtr. J. Fleming; Alernate, J. II. McBroom. .. Medina—Henry C. Dawson; Alternate,.*.** f 1Thos. C. Moore.Warren—Henry Ritenour; Alternate, James Barr.Liberty —William Crow; Alternate, R.■ . • ■ ■#. *§. •Anderson. ;•V ^ ‘ *. # . •J. Q. Adams—Robert McCord; Alternate, Richard Odel.Jordan—Wm. F. Evans; Alternate, J.M. Thomas.Prairie—Robert M Coen; Alternate,_ » r . • . * • #i . •Joseph Anderson.Kent—Benj. Brittingham; Alternate Davis Fraser. ./Mound—Walker Hurd; Alternate, Dan. Lape.Delegate at Large, B. F. Gregory; Alternate, Dr. Wycoff.Report of Committee unanimously adopted.On motion of Mr. Gregory the following Committee was appointed to draft resolutions to be presented to the Con-• * . . 4vent ion :• • AWashington,Lev. T. Miller; Pine, Wm. Brier; Mound, Benjamtu Brittingham, of j Kent; Steuben, C. Y. White; Pike, Col-brath Halt; Medina, Wm. Turman; Warren, Jas. Barr; Liberty, Wm. Crow; Adams, R. D. Odel; Jordan, Wm. F. Evansf Prairie, Joshua Anderson; Kent, Jacob Holmes.Said committee, within reasonable time,presented the following resolutions, which the Convention unanimously adopted;Resolved, That aa Republicans of Warren county, io Mass Convention assembled, we do affirm our faith and confidence in the pimciptes of the National Republican Party.Resolved, That we endorse the administration of Gen. Grant, aad have steadfast confidence that he will, in the future as in the past, endeavor to administer this Government in accordance with the will of the people; that he will have no policy that does not meet the approbation of the American people.Resolved, That we endorse the administration of Governor Baker and recognize in him an honest, upright and faithful Executive.Resolved, That, as Republicans of Warren county, we do hereby pledge our faithful support to the nominees of our County, Congressional, State and National Conventions; and that, as the sentiments of this Convention, we do hereby j pledge ourselves to drop alt local disseu-lions and give our hearty and united efforts for the success of the Republican party in Old Warren.On motion, the following persons wereappointed delegates to the SenatorialConvention, which meets at Williamsport,Monday, June 3d, 1872:Washington, Fry Bryant;* Pine, Jas. H. Keys; Mound, Elisha Rogers; Steuben, William Haines; Pike, Dr. J. Fleming;} jj Medina, Wesley Wagner; Warren, Roger j Adams; Liberty, James C. Miller; Adams, Wm. Vaa Tress; Jordan, John Pugh ; Prairie, S. G. Koaur; Kent, John Allison; for Couuty at: Large, Win. L. Hamilton.On motion the proceedings of the Convention were ordered to be published in all the Republican papers published in Warren c*unty.On motion the Convention adjourned.ALVIN HIGH, Cha'rmn.H. C. Johnson, Sec'y.c«aslt;NC4I(nv6tiaerasT(iusllf;; WasUiogton, B. F. Gregory; Pine, Dr. F j Wicr*ff; Mound, (Ntit represented); Stea-j ’ ben, Ed ward Anderson; Pike, Dr. Flech-r j ing; Medina, Samnel Bittinger; Warren,| Perry James; Li herty,:, WiUiam I Wood;J. Q. Adams, Jesse Birch; Jordan, Wm. F. Evans; P:Binef JoshUaKent, Wi lliam Jones^I €)n motioii brMn^bdrn, the Conve^tion deferaio^ to iominate candidates for the different officers by a voting don-vention.Motion of Mr. Bryant to hold said vot-♦ing convention on the first Saturday in »j April next. Carried.On motion, the Central Committeeman« vi! of each township was instructed to select 1 (our pewons; two of wbom shalI act b ] judges and two as clerks, and who, gfetlier rw:t!i said committeeman, shall\e i coristitnte the board o f election atIIsl^djvotirig^^ convention, to:be held on the »|fir^vSatgrds^:in Apni next; arid;On iriotiori/said bo^^ of elect Ion were' . ' - 1. '' r'. • i . . ^ i/^i ;/ •••'! • * V Cv. »• • * . * • ‘ * ‘ v ‘ ' * ' ‘ -/ l^risikim wnt^ alsiy%eer* *'■f;ytri^||^i^u^ifi|dfvgfcei^^at the October election, 1872, and willpledget themsMyes to. support the nominees f said conyentloa at ti ^October {
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Williamsport Warren Leader
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