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Marion Couktv Democratic Convention.—On last Saturday, April 30, the Democrats pf Marion county met in convention at the Court House, at 10 o’clock, A. M., pursuant to a call of the central committee of the county, to select delegates to attend the Democratic State Convention to be held on the 25th of May.C, C. Campbell was called to the chair, and H. Vandegrift and Emsley Wright appointed Secretaries.On motion of N. B. Palmer, the chair appointed £./W. H. Ellis, A. F. Morrison, W. J. Brown, Emsley Wright, P. Hosbrook, Powell Howland, S. Delzell, J. hi. Talbott, and Y. E. R. Wilson, a committee to select the delegates to the State convention.On motion of E. W. F. Ellis the following resolution was adopted:JtesohtJ^ That each township be entitled to ono delegate, and one additional delegate for each fifty democratic votes and each fraction over twenty-five votes, given at the last presidential election.The committee then retired, and after some deliberation returned, when l)r. Ellis, chair-: man, submitted the following report, which was unanimously concurred in.The committee find the several townships under tho resolution entitled to delegates as follows to-wit:Center, 1323 votes............27 delegates.Decatur, 48 votes............ 2 delegates.Franklin, 167 votes........... 4 delegates.Lawrence, 227 votes ... v 6 delegates.Perry, 142 votes.............. 4 delegates.Wayne, 168 votes............4 delegates.Pike, 166 votes .............4 delegates.Washington, 144 votes........ 4 delegates.Warren, 214 votes.......... 5 delegates.And the committee recommend the following as 6uch delegates:CrttffA—A. F. Morrison, E. W. H. Ellis, C.C. Campbell, W. J. Brown, Powel Howland, J. P. Chapman, Wdj. Stewart, \V. J. Elliott, Austin H. Brown, John S. Spann, Sami. Del-zoll, Jacob Vandegrift, Robert L. Walpole, J. M. W. Langadale, John M. Talbott, Lucian Barbour, C. G. Worbe, Julius Nicolai, Chris. Danenberg, N. B. Palmer, James Swain, D. Radobaugh, Jr., Samuel Ketselgesscr, Peter Messersmith, W. H. Talbott, John P. Dunu, and John R. Elder.Bfcatur.—Demas L. McFarland, and Y. E. R. Wilson.Washington.—Emsley Wright, Aquitla W. Hilton, David Huff, and Jacob Roberts.Wayne.—Percy Hosbrook, James Johnson, Thomas Morrow, and James P. Drake.Franklin. — Benjamin Morgan, Thomas Mazo, Jacob Springer, and Daniel Moore.Lawrence.—Madison Webb, L. A. Hardesty, Samuel Corey, Smith Bates, John C. Truitt, and James Hinds.Ferry.—Austin Webb, James Webb, SunilD. Baker, und Morris Howland.Pike.—S. Loftin, John Moore, Jordan Wright, and Jacob Sotirwine.I Karr en.—Henry Brady, Joseph McCounel,E. N, SLimer, John Baker, and Jacob Loucks. On motion of Mr. J. P. Chapman, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:Resolved, That this convention has full confidence in the capacity and integrity of Albert G. Porter as Reporterof the Supremo Court, and rocommend his nomination to the State Convention.The Convention then adjourned.C. C. CAMPBELL, Prcaidont.II. VaNDEORIFT, ) a Kmw.ey Wright, 5 W,ari(^
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Indianapolis Weekly Indiana State Sentinel
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Thu, May 05, 1853
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