Details of the York Township, Switzerland County, Indiana Democratic meeting appeared in:
Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat – 11 April 1840 – Page 3, Column 2.
Consult newspaper for full details.
YORK TOWNSHIP
Democratic Meeting.
Pursuant to a call, a very large and respectable meeting of the Democratic citizens of York township convened in the town of New York, on Saturday, the 4th inst., for the purpose of appointing delegates to represent said township in the Switzerland County Convention, to be held in Vevay, on the 25th day of April, 1840, to nominate a candidate for Senator and Representative, to be supported by the Democratic party at the ensuing August election.
The meeting was organized by appointing JESSE V. DAILEY, President; WILLIAM SCUDDER and RICHARDSON WILES, Vice Presidents; and GEORGE LAND, Secretary.
[Various Resolutions passed]
Resolved, That thirty delegates be appointed to represent this township in the County Convention, and that the following gentlemen compose said delegation:
- William R. Wiley
- R. Wiles
- James A Waugh
- James Campbell
- N. H. Keith
- David Scudder
- Elijah Rayles
- John Ruggles
- Robert Phillips
- George Land
- James H. Scott
- Atwell David
- Jesse Guard
- Samuel Russell
- James Phillips
- John W Howard
- Thomas Loney
- Elisha Henry
- William Nicholas
- William Lostutter
- James Johnson
- Samuel Lampton
- John Beaty
- John Cline
- William White
- Harrison Henry
- Robert Waugh
- Josiah Woodruff
- Jesse V Dailey
- Thomas Rayles.