The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-09
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NOMINATION

.i- NOMINATION.
or Gen. Taylor for the Presidency,
sY MEMBERs OF THE ILLINOIS CONVENTION.
At meeting of the Delegates TO the Illinois
State Constitutional Convention friendly to The
election of Gen. Zachary Taylor to The Presi-
dency of the United States, held in the State
House in Springfield. on the evening OF the
3Oth August, ls47. the meeting was organized,
on motion of Colonel Richard B. Servant, by
calling Hon. Cyrus Edwards. of Madison CO.,
to the chair, and by appointing Benz. Bond, Of
Clinton county, Secretary.
Whereupon, Hon. Arch. Williams offered
,for the consideration of the meeting the follow
ing resolution, viz:
Resolped, That we, the undersigned, mem
hers Of ,he Illinois State Constitutional Con-
yention do, as individuals. nominate General
} Zachary Taylor us candidate for the next
Presidency Of the United States.
Which resolution, after discussion, was
unanimously adopted by those participating in
!, the meeting. Whereupon the following names
were handed in, in support of the same, viz !:
Hon. Cyrus Edwards and Edward M. West.
Of Madison county; Archibald Williams, of
Adams and Highland counties; A. II. Knapp,
of Jersey county; Rich. B. Servant. Of Ran
dolph county John Mieure, Of Lawrence CO.;
Daniel Hay, Of White county; David Davis
and Samuel Lander, of Mclean county; W..
A. Minshall, of Schuyler county Benjamin
Northcuu, of Menard county L. B. know
ton, of Peoria county; Daniel Dunsmore and
N. M. Knapp, Of Scott county S. Kinney, of
Bureau county, Robert Miller and Thomas
Geddes, of Hancock county, H. E. Dummer,
Of Cass county /; A. G. Harding, Of Warren
county; Stephen 4. Logan, N. w. Edwards,
and John Dawson, of Sangamon county; Fl.
R. Green and w. II. Holmes, Of Tazewe
county james Graham, Of MacouPin county;
A. e. Jackson, of Whileside county Benja
min Bond, Of Clinton county; James Knox
of Knox county John w. Vance and John
Canady, Of Vermillion county; Vim. Thomas,
Of Morgan county; James M. Davis. of Bond
and Montgomery counties; William Sim, of
Pope county; Humphrey B. Jones, Of Perry
county; Andrew McCallen, of Hardin county ;
Justin Harlan, of Clark county D. Nj. Wood
son, Of Greene county J. t. Louden, of VII
hanson county James Tut,le, Of Logan co. !;
T. A. Marshall, Of Coles county; F. S. D..
Marshall, of Mason county; ]. Harper, OF
Henry county; w. B. Green, Of 10 Davies
county C. H. Constable, Of Wabash county;
w. A. Grimshaw, OF Pike co. f.. Q. Smith.
of Macon county; Oaks Turner, of Putnam
county; Anthony Thornton, of Shelby and
Moul,rie counties; G. B. Lemon, of DeWiu
county; J. T. Ecoles. of Fayeue county; H.
d, Palmer, of Marshall county A. r. Ken
ner. of Edwards county; J. w. Spencer. of
Rock Island Co. Gilbert Turnbul, of Hen.
derson county. and W. w. Roman, Of ST.
Clair county.
And ,hereupon. on motion Of Hon. c. H.
Constable, it was
Resoiped, Tha, ii be recommended TO those
in each Judicial Circuit, in this State, friendly
to the election Of Gen. Zachary Taylor to the
Presidency, 10 nominate an eeclorin each cir
omit. 10 be run on the Taylor ticket
On motion Of Hon. David Davis, it was fur
the, Resolved, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secre-
,.ry and that all the papers in this State friend
" to the election Of Gen. Taylor to the Presi.
dency, be requested TO publish the same.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
CYRUS EDWARDS, Chairman.
Ben. BoEp, Secretary
tonly costs usa quarter Of 70 million Of dol