Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-06-16
Cs motion tho caucus thea proceeded TO vote
snltot formally, for TIVE candidates.
- formal h,llat

Strong II
Barber
Noggle
Smith u
Blank 2
On this ballot Mr. Walker received a majority
Of the whole vote, but some question arising on
account of a ballot being cut in two making anex
cess of one vote it was resolved that the ballot be
taken over again which was done vita the follow
ing result:
Dodge, 81 votes Dunn 27voteS
Walker % Strong, Is
Barber 9 NoGgle
Mcclellan l Martin, ,
Bank l..
No choice being made, the caucus proceeded TO
.ssend formal ballot The following was the re-
suit
Dodge, 20 Dunn, 81
Walker, 20 Strong, IL
Barber, AZ Ncgslc,
Smith, 8 Mcclellan,
NJ l.. Martini.
No result being bad, another ballot was
taken with the following result;
DodsT % Dunn, d
Walker, 33 Strong, Is
Barber, 10 Noggle,
On this ballot, Mr.. Walker having re-
cciycd a majority of all the votes cast, was
declared nominated.
Fhc caucus then proceeded to ballot for
ihc remaining candidate, with the following
result:
II. Dodge, SO c. Dunn, 25
Barber, 6
No resyIt being arrived at, another ballot
was bad, with the following result:
Dodge, 35 Dunn, u
Barber Blank,
Henry Dodge having received majority
of all the votes cast was duly nominated
Such were the proceedings OF the caucus
and such its results. OfcoHrse, it is hardly
necessary to say, that great Joy prevailed on
one hand, and proporIonabIc dsappoint
mcnt on the other, when the result was an
nOunccd.
Thursday Morning, o'clock,
THO Senate met A COMMITTEE which
had been appointed 10 wait upon the Lieut..
Governor, and introduce him to his seat,
reported lis paescncc.
The Lieutenant Governor took his seat,
and delivered to the Senate brief and ex-
ceIlent address, a copy of which you will
get IN due conrse of mail.
bill from Mr.. Dennis relative to the
organization of courts, was presented and
laid on thelablr. The Senate met the House
IN Joint session TO receive the Governors
Message, and TO elect United States Sena-
tors. II o'clock, His EXcclicncy APP
Pearcd and read his mcssagc 10 the two
houses. Suffice it to say, it gives very gen
erai satisfaction here.
Aztec the delivery of the message, the
Ioint convention proceeded to vote in accord
ancc with tie constitution iuv United States
Senators. As may be supposed,the result
was not different from the caucus decision,
Dodge and Walker being chosenby large
vote. The wings, with one or two cxcep-
tons, cast their votes foe A. l.. Collins and
f.. V. Wilton.
Nothing ofany importance has been done
IN the afternoon session of the Senate
The committees Tor rather the numbers and
names Of the committees) have been desg-
mated. and they will probably be appointed
tomorrow. An effort was made to-day to
introduce, GU of tho regular order, local
bill. 1t was dccidcd,nc, To suspend the or.
der of business to receive it, aad think it
~ something of a question whether local
business will he considered this session.
Nothing has yet been perfected or even
introduced in either house. But the Uni
led States Senators having been disposed
of, business will doubtless be commenced
without delay. Yovrs, &c. S.