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Letter to Editor
September 13, 1854
The Weekly Portage Sentinel
Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio
What is this article about?
E. Spalding, from Portage County, accepts the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 18th District and withdraws his candidacy for County Clerk on September 9, 1854, requesting the committee to fill the vacancy.
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Clerk's Office, Portage Co.,
September 9, 1854.
To the Chairman of the Democratic Central
Executive Committee.
SIR: The Dem. Cong. Convention, having,
without any solicitation on my part,
done me the honor, to place my name in
nomination, as a candidate for Congress.
from the 18th Cong. District; I have felt it
to be my duty, under these circumstances,
and relying upon the advice of my friends, to
accept said nomination. Of course sir, I
cannot longer be considered as a candidate
for the Office of Clerk. You will therefore
take such steps as you may deem proper to
supply the vacancy in our County Ticket.
Yours Respectfully,
E. SPALDING.
Ravenna, Sept. 11, 1854.
September 9, 1854.
To the Chairman of the Democratic Central
Executive Committee.
SIR: The Dem. Cong. Convention, having,
without any solicitation on my part,
done me the honor, to place my name in
nomination, as a candidate for Congress.
from the 18th Cong. District; I have felt it
to be my duty, under these circumstances,
and relying upon the advice of my friends, to
accept said nomination. Of course sir, I
cannot longer be considered as a candidate
for the Office of Clerk. You will therefore
take such steps as you may deem proper to
supply the vacancy in our County Ticket.
Yours Respectfully,
E. SPALDING.
Ravenna, Sept. 11, 1854.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Democratic Nomination
Congress Candidate
Clerk Withdrawal
Portage County
18th District
What entities or persons were involved?
E. Spalding.
The Chairman Of The Democratic Central Executive Committee.
Letter to Editor Details
Author
E. Spalding.
Recipient
The Chairman Of The Democratic Central Executive Committee.
Main Argument
e. spalding accepts the nomination for congress from the 18th district without solicitation and withdraws from the candidacy for clerk of portage county, requesting the committee to fill the vacancy.
Notable Details
Portage Co.
18th Cong. District
Ravenna, Sept. 11, 1854.