Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-04-10
RICHMOND PALLADIUM.
The Congressional Convention.


Convention met in the Methodist Church IN he
town of Economy, on the third day of April, lS4
all the officers were present as organized at the
first me ting at Muncietown. The Counties com
posing tho 9Th Congressional District being cal
led. the following gentlemen appeared as Deie-
gates, and took their seats IN the convention"
viz . @ w
Union County-W William II. Bennett, 5. '"
Hill. r. Dormier and George Williams
Faycnc County--Mner Meeker, Newton Clay
rool, j. Tyner, T. d. Hankins, H. Mason, T. Car
yer, - Wilson and W. stewart. nv,
Woyoe Coun.y.--D. P. Holloway, c. K. VIII
liam,. WIN. Barnes, J. r. MendenhaIl. Jesse Da-
yenport, Jason Ham, ]. Bua, Dan'i Strat,an, K
Cole, d. Commons. d. Hawor,h, J. ". Fisher,
John Pritchet, w. Petty, NJ. D. Springer, j. H.
Hutchinson, G. w. Whitman, A. M. Bradbury,
A. Hazard, VIM Elliott, E. T. Justice. Eli Wright,
J. w. Williamson, J. Nj. Williams, J. Williams,
E. b. Spencer, J. Harris, Ezra Scovil, n Bond,
]. w. Scott, A. B. Knode and Arnold Buffum.
Delapare County-John Marshall, Morgan
John, Levi l.. Hunter. Isaac Branson, VIM
Williams, Stephen Long, John Rees, Joseph
Thomas. William Heaton, Aaron Cecil, Geo.
RibbIe. John w. Cecil, Thomas Leonard, !
Thornburgh, John Rchey, Benjamin Gnrre'son
james Cummins, Moses Shepherd, VIM. Van Ma.
tire, Samuel Parkson, David Shepherd, Fieiding
Allen Joel Trip!ett, VIM. Carmen, John Branson
Joseph Brown, Allen M"kePeace' stephen liam
ilton. William Wise, James Russell and Stephen
Martin.
Henry County-Wm d. Warden, John Widows,
Moses Robertson, r. r. Stanford, Aaron Cay lor J
Jacob Tharp, Samuel Hoover, M. L. Bundy. VIII
son Cliff, Stephen Elliott, jacob Elliott, Jesse
Healy, Aquilla Barrett, Aquilla Davis, David Kerr
N. Davis, Thomas Hodgson, VIM. Nj. Kerr, Fran
els Downing, VIM. Conway, Abraham Lexington
James Murry, r. w. Mckee and d. Pickering
Randolph County-Jesse Way. L.'tlebury
Degs, WIN. Mcqueen, Charles w. Wisehar',
Joseph Thornburgh, Jacob Elizro,h, John Cow
gill. Miles Hunt and H. Hunt.
William Elliot presented the following procee-
dngs from the Counties Of Noble and Lagrange:--]
Al a called meeting Of the Wing electors of
Noble and Lagrange Counties, held at tho court
house, on Saturday the 9th day of February j
lS4l; pursuant to public notice, for the purPose|
OF nominating suitable person 20 nl' . .n yacah,
cy in the House Of Representatives OF the United
States, accustomed by tho expiration Of the tcrm|
for which the Hon. James Rarden was elected j
James Ii. Holmes, Esq. was chosen chairman and
Mills Averill appointed Secretary
The objec, Of tho meeting, and some prel,m,
narv remarks, having been made known by }. 81
Have, Esq, the following resolutions were unan
imously adopted, to wit:
Resolved, That in view Of the probable neces
sty of calling extra election by the Governor
of this State to fill tho vacancies IN the Congress
IF tho United States, we deem il important to
proceed at this time to nominate a suitable person.
TO supply tho place Of the Hon. James Raridon
whose term Of service will expire on tho 18th of
March next.
Resolved, That the said nomination be made
by ballot; and that VIM II. gardener anu ~ INC"
OILS Esq. act az tellers.
"a counting The ballots, il was found that Ca
leb Il. Smith Of this Congressional District ha .
received majority Of the votes OF this ConVen
ton. =,
Whereupon, Resolved, That Caleb b. Smith,
be, and he is hereby nominated as tho ca"oiua'e
Of our choice, TO ill tho vacancy before mentioh-
ed. and that we will cordially support nm al me
next Congressional election.
Resolv ed That in case a Congressional district
Convention should hereafter be held, IN this DIS
trict for tho purpose of making nomination 10
Gil the vacancy above mentioned. II IS me request
Of this Convention that the number OF votes 10
which these counties would be entitled IN such
Convention should be estimated by the proportion
which the number of polls IN these counties bear
to tho numbcr contained in this Congressional
District.
ResoIy ed That tho Hon. James RarIden, mem
Der Of Congress from this district ls, IN the oPn
ion Of this Convention entitled to the warmes
thanks Of the people Of this Congressional DIS
trict for the able and faithful manner IN which,
he has maintained The interests Of the country, }
and Of his cons ttuents in that body.
Resolved, That the proceedings OF this Con-
ven,ion be signed by tho Chairman and Secre'a
~, and that they are hereby requested to trans
mi, a copy thereof to Caleb B. Smith.
JAMES II. HOLMES, Chairman.
Mills AvERILL, Sec.
No Delegates appearing from the other Coun-
ties, the Convention was now called to order by
VIM. II. Bennett, Esq, the President thereof.
On motion of D. Strattan the proceedings o:
March last were read
On motion Of Newton Claypool the following
resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the Resolution adopted by the
Convention at Muncietown, the l tn ultimo,
fixing the manner Of voting in this Convention
for q candidate to represen, us in the next Con
gress Of the United States, be amended to-
allow each County TO nave rs many votes as they
have members in each branch Of the General As
esmbly, under the ratio of Representatives, and
that this Convention shall be governed by the
same ratio in voting on oil questions that may
arise and DO voted on in Convention.
7. r. Stanford, Of Henry County, offered ,heI
following resolution: