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

~ ~ ~ W. Il I
Tie delegates from the several counties
composing the Fourth nSrc>>ioualdi>tri
assembled at the court house Ia Ottawa. on
the tlh day Of June, 1878, pursuant to the
call of the democratic district committee.
AID in accordance with the time fixed by
the last congressional conventions
The convention was called to order hy
Hon. J. j, Everett, of Cook, and, on his
motion,
Gen. X. D. DODGE, Of Lake county, was
chosen President;
En- b. NulIANS, Of Cook. w. II, ptNrr.
oG Kane, and Appl>oN CoIIINS, of VIII.
were chosen Vice Presidents: and
ID. NJ. BRApLTv. of Cook, anl G.. W.
GoRroN, of Kane, Secretaries.
y motion was made and carried. 10 call
the list of counties in order. and that the de-
IrgatSS present their credentials; when the
following delegates were admitted too seats:
Coz Couvry-Thouas Ho,nc Robert Iluguuin.
G. y Furwsl. Shriry VI lnnuy, u VI Bad
lew. Geo. Nonrcrc, y y WlInms Tho BadwrN.
y ! Eyyrit. y II Gleason. .las NrChr. \ Lea
'hCrnau SlH,r. y sherman
hAyr.N. Il Pluto, Nacu. White. u W F'rt-
Cher ! ! lur,b.., T., O. Garland. t. w. Austin.
iiyg-'Ph hgH10U' } j.. Adams d y. Dojr. Geo.
Wr-N. Collins. D a Watson. Geo. r. Dy.r.
H.. ~ w. " '' HA'N' h. n Oa}'~' L. Ham
Ltg' p 4 T,,., W.. r-.it ,-t,- I'm !
B Nichols. Geo Ealy h d Dsl,ra. T. + Fem,
kN.NI-L. d. Brady b t. E.julrr $ .
NV !. w parry. 4 iHnH11-
new q y t-i,,,, ,r- '...,,l.... 10. '''-
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VI, " MACK
LUNG,roy-N \ MrD .Nr.. Iphp Rhw
NJ 49, u !, Len y. '-'''''. ;. tiir',
N.gerf1y VI $50 T. u,,,.,, :, n,...
J elias. VIM VI T,u.. II Ucln,ar
tuNgu,A-h Sador,s. VIM. NuA. T. b Web.
M. N'rN \. We Milan,
Ilan1r.,iN. 30 ".'''-''.' - F.
NoTr,y-N W Packard c. W,A,f,la.E y
NNIt, James Na.bu. Nm Rust. sen.
y" ,n"Hon OF MI ltoync, the following
committee was appointed ON resolutions
% '',,I' iiIN',, !. y, bIrchch' \. Collins, Is.
Tho ~, i 'n>l.tr' "''u > D. raw
p',,I,'', ~. ~ ', 'ii' vas """l'e"'
c.,,,, ,.a,r'., i.'., "H''' ',"'",'> are 10,
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,.a,a 80 ,I'a '.'o 'I''s' ~ '">,u% ~, ,n' '"''
concins ,,;,, V's Wv. N.'H'' lu' '',' we va
so,'o,i,.o wv .!'So''S ''N'"'"S o"'oi 'h'irre
r,,o,:.rc r.,
Goo 80. - y 'u''',''''' Oh
l.''''.,' III '''trThIt 10 '',' num-
.,,,,.; "'.' -"''> :" Nh'ch Lake ana name
7. e. 'I''u'',''
I, IIpen''i ~ ll'a, u''re "err ',."r,' Sc''
paa, -"u> I''"' r'le ''nl'','S ~ N'ch'hry
ron,,or .'r ''"i''''''' '''''''''S SEATS III Tue
comVeh"on'
Nn NOTION oil "eo' Mah''rre, ESQ Of
'',N' ), wa,
tNO'c'"' nav Nv we conh'IeS III whlc'
c'cre are TWO Sc'| o' delegates one rersou
from racn 'ct >haIl be allowed twenty min
u'eS III "hch 10 state Inc FACTS uron winch
lhey rest lhc'F claims 10 seats IN the con
Ncn.Ioh'
Inc Mclienry contestants, on the ono
SHe' presented their claims through Col
= PLATT. At the conclusion Of this speech
t on motion of Col. Sm;lI. of VIII ,lc com.
vention adiourned to hall mast ono o.c,ocl
irTrpvoo>, .t,g.rox
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! ,r,, e"',,'i u''t' pursuant 'oaoJ,urn'h'h'
, E,,a oa',',;'' N.,' ''.''' =" H"N, a"'
I ,""e ,o,''','eS ''Ior''" >'a'ls"c>' ana re-
. oo,;a, auVI 'n't .!le convention take Suci
:, -, .,vf aeu'n I,'S,' WHcn on 'HoC'"h
y T,' ,GI'V ',"t l"t IuII ue'eSa'ioh IRON
; "'', name oe auihitted'
b hNos roGSwEIL' hSg.' on the part ct the
1 Y,,,.. ur'o@S'e" IRON Mciicnry' now pre-
Y ,'"''u '.'e r'alIhS OF hlHSe'i ana colleagues
10 scars III the convention.
On motion, the question was taken OF
: the admission of the delegates. know
as the "IhomaS Delegates from McTIenr,
county, with the following result: Yeas 3.
NAYS 50.
Decided in f,n uoooii,,,
e'"e' VI '''r negative
= IN w .i'o''o'' VI VIM d. rlh,"' h>q', "
. h""e, 'he question was taken ny yeas an'
: n'!S ou we "rL,HNS'oh o. u,c oeiegatts
the toio as ,mc i'W worm G le witt
D ,"o,'s 'esu's; enS oo' N'SS 81
;, oon,on,n we 'I',t,,e a"u me iG'uW
4. cnrScn,ion Con, '' "''''''''" ~ S'"'S III '"'
Y WciIryry - Ifog ,yn, Au., c.,..
t well A. { Dgajns II q In.inrs I + Mann
fh1s Renwck' and ), 7. Cha,tieId,
~ ne 'on r , 'nel' Procee"ed TO me ols
Pos,u"' ~ ."e contested Scat> rom Door
.o" s.iy NC cu>e on 1le l'af' OF ,he nom
~ oe,es''es was presented ny j.. IAN
~; ""u VI, ''c par. " me VEN
G Viii "ei.SU"H ny ~ NoLoNi' A',e
C aln'' nearing inc question was taken D.