For the Evansville Journal.
CANAL MEETING-PIKE COUNTY.
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CANAL MEETING-PIKE COUNTY.
Agreeable to previous notice, large and
respectable portion of the citizens of Pike CO.,
met at the Court House in Petersburgh, on Sat
urday, October 9Th, 1917, for the purpose of
expressing their preference of a suitable person
for Trustee of the Wabash and Erie Canal


On motion of Col. Stewart the meeting was
called to order; on further montion CHARLES
ALEXANDER, was chosen President; GEo. BREN-
TON, and JoHN o. SELBY, Vice Presidents, and
REDDIcK HARRELL, and WIN. HAWTHORN, Sec
retaries.


The object of the meeting having been ex-
planned by Col. Stewart, VIM. Hawthorn Of
fered the following preamble and resolution,
which, after being read, were adopted.


"We have assembled together as citizens of
Pike county, for the express purpose of giving
unanimity of action on the part of the friends
of the Southern division of the Wabash and
Erie Canal, having no political object in view,
but the interest of the Canal alone.


"And further we wish it expressly under
stood that we recommending individual through
party bias or favor. But our whole design and
object is to recommend to the consideration OF
the Legislature, an individual who will act for
our interest and the interest of the State of In
diana, and who will be thoroughly energetic
and will be the means of the Canal being COM
pleted in as short time as practicable.


"ResoIucd That in asking Canal Trustee
South of White river we do nothing more than
what in Justice we are entitled to- And we
further believe it beneficial to an early COM
pletion OF the Canal to have an individual cleo
ted Canal Trustee who lives contiguous to the
line of the Canal, and has, to some extent, ar
interest in its early completion.


Mr.. McIntire offered the following resolu-
tions, which were adopted.


''ReSolUed, That for the purpose of feffecting
the object embraced in the resolution adopted
we recommend that a convention, composed oi
delegates from the counties interested, meet
on day Of -, at - for the purpose oi
recommending to the notice of the Legislature
suitable person as Canal Trustee.


ReSolucd, that the chair appoint three dele
gates from each township.in this county to at
tend said convention should there be one held
Whereupon the chair appointed the follow
ing gentlemen from their respective townships
as delegates to said convention


Jefferson ToDnship-Stephen Chappell, Hor
Robt. Logan, and Josiah Chappell.


Washington Olrn8hip-Jonathan Wilson
c. M. Anthony, and William Hawthorn.


Madison Tolcnship-Col T. G. Stewart
r. Withers, and Henry Brenton.


Clay TOwnship-Dr. V. 7. West, Thoma
Hornbrook, and Judge Hillman.
Logan TolrnShip-Alex. Barns, Jas d. Crow
and M. Kline.


Patoka Township-Jas. Crow, ]. G. Hatha
way, und Erwin Hewins.


Monroe Township Temple Woolsey, R. M
Barrett, and Geo. King


G. M. Anthony offered the following resolu
tions which were adopted without descent
ing voice.


Res0lUCd, That we as citizens of Pike coun
ty instruct our delegates to the above conven
ton to vote for WILLARD CARPENTER, of Evans
vile, as our first choice for Canal Trustee.


RcSolucd, That in case the convention abov
referred to should not be held, we do hereb
instruct our Representative in the State Leg
lature, to vote for WILLARD CARPENTER, G
Evansville as our first choice for Canal Trus
tee.


On motion of VIM. Hawthorn it was


ReSolpcd, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be made out and copy furnished the edi
tors of the Evansville papers and the Demo
cratic Clarion for publication.


On motion of Mr.. McIntire the meetin
adjourned.


CHARLES ALEXANDER, Pres't.
r. HARRELL, ! C..,,.


WIN. HAWTHORN, "'' 'y0'


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