The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-06-09
Dcm.ocraiic County Convention.



,ressional, Judicial, senatorial, and repre-
sentative convention,
William Stadden was appointed chairman
md e ii Gilman and Jesse Green were
,hoSen secretaries.
The several precincts were called and
he following delegates presented their ere
,entials:
BroOkf eiL-John Palmer, and Psaltar
Blanchard.
Ddyton--Willam Stadden, Jesse Green,
A b Goodrich.
Edgie-Wm Mccormick, Benz Mackey.
FraahIm-A J Galloway, ID Wixom,
E NJ Galloway.
Grotion-Thomas Broman, Leonard Ben
net, Lowell Kimball, J w Massey.
hldian-Wm Munson, Benz BEEN, Da-
vid Barber.
JeDerSon-Dan'l Blake, Elias Williams.
La SaHe-P NJ Killduf, Edward Kelley,
J Ii McFarren, Ambrose O'Conuer, Will
lam Byrne.
Loraine-David Crawford, Chas. Beahl,
\ Seaman.
Nssion-J s Armstrong, L Spradling,
VIM Zeck.
North Termiiion-M r Coon, !. n Dim
mick.
OndwG-Wm Reddick, p Briscoe, T.
Tanning, Josiah Pope, Joseph Hall, John
Buchanan.
South Joseph Reddick, Abra-
ham keefer.
Troy-P L Waggoncr, A Mclaughlin,
G ii Gilman.
Irentoa-G IIougas, b Fleming.
Uticd-E Golden, VIM Sly.
IermiHO,,-G Nj Newton, ] B Miller.
IVestcrn-N G Canon, J Morris, Ezra
Nc X enzie, l. Winslow, G. Hewlett.
HashingtoR-D Smith, Mckinney, III
Tiff.
Two sets of delegates appeared from In
dian precinct.
\ committee was appointed by the chair
to examine and report to the convention
which set was entitled to their seats.
\ J Galloway, from the committee, re-
ported that William Mumson, Benz Been,
and David Barber We're entitled TO their
seats, which report was adopted by the
convention.
On motion, it was ordered that a commit
tee, to consist OF one from each precinct, TO
bc chosen by the delegates OF the precincts,
be appointed to report TO the convention the
names Of suitable persons as delegates TO
represent the county in the congressional
and judicial conventions: ana that a like
committee, to DC selected III a like manner,
be appointed 10 present 10 the convention
the names of suitable persons TO represent
the county in the senatorial and representa-
tive conventions.
On motion the convention adjourned for
half an hour.
Convention re- aSSembled.
Mr. KimLall from the senatorial and rep
resentative committee made the following
report:
ReSOlre3, That the delegates TO the sem
atorial and representative conventions be
one from each county and one for each
1909 inhabitants, or for fraction OF 100 or
over, and that the convention meet at Oua-
wa on the lSt Of Ju!y, subject TO such ar
rangcmcnt as may be made by the cores
ponding COMMITTEES Of the several counties
composing said districts.
That the following persons be rccommen-
dcd ~ the convention as suitable delegates
to represent the county in said c0nven-
tons
For The Senatorial Conrcation-Wclls
Wait, Erasmus Winslow, George NJ New
ton, John Farmer, William MunSon, Peter
Waggoncr, Joshua Lewis. \ J Galloway
Jacob B Rich, Benjamin Fleming, Elias
Williams.
For the Representative ConcentiOn-P Nj
Killdulf, Geo ii Norris, Frederick 5 Day,
Enoch Spradling, William Stadden, Lowell
Kimball, Il Potter, William Barber,
Francis Galloway, David Rowe, Joel W.
Armstrong.
The committee also recommend that a
hn tod 60,
the senatorial and representative districts
and that the following persons compose that
committee for this county: Josiah Pope,
VIM. Reddick, j. b. Rich, c. III. Gilman,
William Barber.
On motion, the report of the senatorial anu
representative committee was adopted.
Mr.. O'Connrr offered for adoption the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolred, That we hail with pleasure the
nomination of Gen. LEWIS CASS, of Mi.
chigan, as the candidate Of the democratic
party for the presidency, and of Gen. WIN
o. BUTLER, of Kentucky, for the vice
presidency that in the former we recog
nize pure and exalted statesman, soldier
and patriot, as able and ready to defend the
interests and honor Of his country in the field
rs in the councils of the nation; and in the
latter an able and tried public servant, in
peace and in war, and that under their ban
ner we 20 into the contest with the enemy
without fear as to the result, be their stan.
dard bearer the ''embodimcnt" himself, who
wished for ga nook or corner in the army
that he might capture or Stay Mexican -
or Gen. Taylor, who has no principles al
all or Gen. Scott, who is SO fearful of ga
fire in the rear" that he hestates to NEE,
the enemy in front; or any other leader, en-.
bodiment, eXpounder, or cXemphtication Of
the incomprehensible tcnctS of whiggery.
Which, on motion, was laid on the table.
Mr.. Fleming, from the judicial and con-
grcssional committee, reported the names Of
the following delegates TO represent the
county in the congressional conventions: L.
rasmus Winslow, G. ii. Gilman, Amos Fos-
ter, Jesse Green, l.. n. Dimmick, William
Mccormick, Benz. Fleming, J. o. Glover.
Mr. a. j. Galloway, from the minority Of
the committee, reportedthc following names:
J ID Wixom, Edw Tanning, VIM Barber
VIM Byrne, J w Massey, NJ L HOLSTER, A.
j Galloway, G w Armstrong.
The committee recommended the follow
ing persons rs delegates to the judicial con.
vcn,ion: Joshua Lewis, M T. Hollistcr, Guy
Hewlett, A ! Galloway, ] II McFarran,
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