Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-24
WING state Convention.
Iowa Cry. Nav 18Th 49,

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The convention met and organized
this morning at 10 o'clock A. NJ, by
appointing Di. s. M. BALLARD, Pres
ident, aud RoBERT STEEL, Secretary.
On motion committee of five, was
appointed to examine the credentials Of
the delegates.
Also committee of five appointed,
TO select permanent officers of the con-
vention. 1t was moved that the appor-
tionment made by the last General As
sembly, be adopted, as the basis for. rep
resentation of this convention, carried
On motion, the convention adjourned to
meet half past o'clock, P. M.
WEDNESDAY, Ii O'Clock, P. M.
The convention met pursuant to adj
journment. The committee on credentials,
reported as follows:
DEsMoINEs County DELEGATIoN.-
George Frazee. E. E. Gay.
HENRY.--Johnson Hauseman, Evan
Jay, Charles Clifton, A. B. Porter, ii.
M. Snider.
JoHNsoN.-Wm. M. Henderson, S.
M. Ballard, Henry Mcdowell.
LoUIsA.-E. III. Thomas, s. r. Hell
mick,
ScoTT.-James McManus, Andrew J.
Hyde.
| DELAWARE. M. Mcdowell, ]. B.
Hager, T. ]. Chew.
PoLK.--A. J. Stevens,
MuscATlNE.-N. Mccormick, Asa
Grigg.
VAN BUREN.-J. B. Winn.
JEFFERSON James Beatty, A. Ford,
George Hannawalt, L. L. Gillett, r. w.
Steele.
WAsHINGToN.--Stewa art Goodrell, w.
HI. Jenkins.
LEI. w. Albright, j. B. Howell.
| WApELLo.-J. Nosler, s. M. Wright.
BENTON AND LINN.--L. D. Carpenter,
j. Green.
| CEpAR.-J. P. Cook, R. Cover, W.
H. Tuthill.
The committee on officers, reported
the following: For President, Evan Jay,
of Henry, Vice President, Col. VIM. M.
Henderson, Of johnson, and s. M.
Wright, Of Wapello county, Secretary,
Noah Mccormick, OF Muscatine, and r.
III. Steele, of Jefferson. On motion the
report was adopted. II was then moved
that the convention proceed to ballot
for Governor.
On the first ballot. JAMES HARLAN,
Of Johnson, received 40 votes, scattering
8. He was then nominated Ivy acclama-
ton.
The following officers were then NOM
mated by reclamation:
Secretary of State, ISAAC Cook, of
/ Linn CO. Auditor, VIM. H. SEWERS, of
Mahaska CO. Treasurer, EVAN JAY, of
Henry co. Treasurer of Board Publ
Works, DIR. JAMES NosLER, of Wapello
county.
On motion committee of FIVE were
appointed, to draft resolutions expressive
of the serse Of the convention. The
following committee were appointed
E. III. Thomas, John p. Cook, A. b.
| Porter, A. j. Stevens and J. Mcdonald.
During the absence of the committee
on resolutions, Mr.. Harlan, was Loudly
called for, who responded in an able
speech, of about half an hour, which
was enthusiastically received by the con-
vention.
The committee having returned, they
reported the following resolutions, which
after the first reading. were taken up
separately, and unanimously adopted:
! RESOLVED. That every days expert
ence, vindicates the sentiment proclaimed
by the Wing State convention of last
year, that the welfare and interest of the
people of Iowa, imperiously require an
amendment of the State constitution, by
which the incubus imposed in some OF
its provisions upon their resources and
prosperity, shall be removed.
Resolued, That the people have a
right to demand that this question shall
be submitted to them for their action, and
in the judgment of this convention they
will be recreant 10 their interests if they
do not SO determine by their votes at the
approaching election.
| Resolved, That we have undiminish-
ed confidence in the integrity, ability and
Patriotism Of the Peoples President,
Gen. Zachary Tay lor, and in the wis.
Com Of the policy by him recommended
to congress. 800
\ Resolved, That the Wings Of the
country owe it to themselves, and the
great principles they profess to cherish,
TO give the President congress dispo-
sed to cooperate with him in his patri-
otto purposes to save the country, in.
stead Of pursuing factious opposition
TO the bitter end.
" Resolued That we cherish an arden
attachment 10 the union Of the State ant
firm determination to adhere TO it at al
hazards, and to the last extremity.
ResolUed, That we hail with the high
EST qualification, the rising of a new state
upon the borders Of the Pacific, and tina
we are in favor of her immediate admis
son into the family of States, upon ne
other conditions than those imposed by
the constitution Of the United States un
trammeled by any question of Territori
al Legisla ton.
" Resolced, That while we hold 1t Z
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