The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-06-07
Democratic District Convention.

The convention met on the 6.h inst, and Or
snuized by the appointment Of Col. WILLIAM
Smith, Of " i'll county, president plo tenn, and
IlrGu r. DrcKFr, Of Cook, secretary pro TEN.
A committee ofthrce appointed to examine
the credentials and report the name. Of delegates
"hcreuPon the committee reported he following
who took their seats rs Delegates:
Colh courty--E Williams, Jason Curlcy, Il
l. Stewart, O smith, II r Di,bcy, Z Prescott,
| Cook, Mark ~Earcr, T. f Colby.
Late-I Iltcomb, & : " hlc, L VI Hams.
N,HsPgg--N " Jackson, j > Biiyiu n Dom
uc,ly. II @ Wilson,
WA Boammau, = Allen, y Brooks, ~ Z
Russell, Brod.e, y &aueson, VIM Smith, J.
WiicoS,J Curry
DIGgc-R \ Murray, Hatch, VI Warren,
On flruhnm I.o,iu.
B9oo--A L Amcs, c Waterman, S Farwell.
D. KaiJ-J Newhcrry. J & Kellogg. Ross.
Klae-N . SpalJine O d Day, & WReuwich,
Freeman, d Wheeler, 5 Reynolds, l. Vinins.
Kadqli-Geo h iIolenb1ck T. Shonts, \
Dodge, 5 > Bradley.
C,mdy--B McGrath, Geo II kicrsted.
Btueau--D G. Salisbury " Stevens, b Smith.
In SlUe--G A Southworlh, = Hanly, Samuel
Mackcy, Edw Fauning, John Palmer, l. Leland,
VIM Byrne, J d WMom, f. W Pancrost.
Liringstou--Aug Fellows, WK Brown.
lLLeGa-M j. Coyell, Heury Miller, j Hisc,
VIM Kcdlick. b Rich, d ) Ehersol, Alb Dodd,
Il 5 Hohrook.
CAonUaign--M " Busy, D Cox, G Krox.
Vym,hms-H Hickman, ] b Trent, II Nor
ris. los Avery. Jesse Danforth, i b Dc|ano, Geo
SAWYER, J o Glover, b g Cook, Hoes.
On motion. committee of one from each coun-
ry was appointed by the chair to report suitable
persons as officers OF the convention.
On motion,
Resohed, That committee be appointed con-
ssriug Of one from each county represented, TO re-
port resolutions expressive Of The sense of ibis
conventions and that each county nominate o
member to compose said committee.
Whcreupon the following persons were nom-
mated en- said committee: Mark Skinner, + b
Hines W NJ Jackson, J a Matteson, n Muir
ray, & Waterman, Newbcrry, O d Day, 5 S
Bradley, b l. Smith, l. Leland, W X Brown, 4
Dodd, d Cox, i Trent b McGrath.
On motion, a committee of five was appointed
to report rules for the government Of the conven-
vention after which the convention adjourned
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The committee to select officers for the conven-
yention, reported The following, who were unaui-
mousIy accepted
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On motion,
Resoieed, That district central corresponding
committee, consisting OF five, be appointed by
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persons 'a'u 'o,.'''''''''' q" P''o'"s' " >',''
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MI Prescott offered the i"Ho"'hS Resolutions
which were unanimously adopted
RsyoLeJ That i, shall he the ,Iuty of the cen.
trail c,,,c.n,,dinr conoui,,ee ,o fix and apnor,or
I'M, ruo,h.r of eIroates ,h,, each couuty Shall h,
.u,i,l,J T., sand IN ihe re,t convention. and Il
n,,Ii.h !, dnc sc,sn, sucb onoo,,i,nmcnt f.,
! ,h, ,,r,rm,ti,n If ,be ,cs,cc,,ve cnunties an,
| I,, tho ,nnnr,;nnmcn, no based man the ncxl
c.rs,,. and odin.,c1 ocror,u Ia the nr,senl ratio
R,,,L,,J I'm, !, Shall hs IN. dn,y ,f said com,
,;,,eo -, ,,;yo nr,,'s, n,,hc no,irs that the now
,,',.,,r,ssi',roI c,n,on,i,, .b,u have uo,yor :,
cSaHoo ~, mod,ry ,hr nrcsent ratio and odout sucl
o,her fundamental re9uations ncrtaininp 10 III,
orn,n;2n,ion md and action Of future convention,
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! RrSoIred That the convention proceed to vot'
rira uoce, each member rising and voting IN hi
place for a candidate iorrcprcscnloIyo IN the mex
congress: whcrcuron
The Han. JOHN WENTWORTH, of Chica
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1--WE, having received every Note'
The committee oN resolutions reported the fol
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