The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-06-05
FIovd Convention.

cretary.
i The names of Townships being called, the
following persons appeared as delegates:
Julien Township-Amos Matthews, Rudolph
Note, John Fitzpatrick, II. S. Hetherington,
Thomas Rogers, II. V. Gildea, Peter Keine,
Hannibal Emerson, B. J. O'Halloran, and w.
G.. Stewart.
Jefferson-Wm. Foster, John Bowman, and
James Rice
Concord-John Stocks, and John Sweeney.
Liberty-Richard Nichol.
lowa-W. J. Anderson, Henry Ricketts,
New Vienna-Henry Sherman, Francis Fan
gaman.
Centre David Haggerty, Felix Flaugherty,
Patrick Morgan.
Cascade-Lyman Dillon, A. Tate, john Par
rott.
Washington-John Higgins.
Mosalem-S. B. Preston, R. Flanagan, Jno
M'Carron.
Table Mound-Richard Benson, John Regain
and Patrick Clark.
;. Vernon-Hardn Nowin, John Kimbrall, and
John White.
Taylor-P. C. Davis.
i Dodge-John Keller.
On motion of Thos Rogers,
The Convention proceeded to ballot for six
teen persons for Senatorial delegates, to repre-
sent Dubuque county in the Senatorial Conven-
ton.
On motion, the majority rule was adopted.
| Messrs. Rogers and Stewart were appointed
telers. The following persons were elected &c.
material Delegates, viz:-R. Nolte, Jno. White,
Patrick Clark, John Fitzpatrick, Richard Bon
son, A. Matthews, II. V. Gildea, S. B. Preston,
John Sweeney, VIM. J. Anderson, Thomas Ro-
gers, 3. J. O'Halloran, H. S. Hetherington,
John Kimbrall, Hardin Nowln, and Jno. Stocks
The Convention then resolved itself into a
Representative Convention for the District COM
posed of the counties Of Dubuque, Delaware,
Buchanan, Black Hawk, for the purpose of no.
minating three persons as candidates for the Of
fee of Representative in said district in the State
Legislature.
John w. Penn and Theodore Marks appeared
and took their seats as delegates from Delaware
county.
On motion, the county of Delaware was al
lowed to cast six votes in the Convention.
John W. Penn nominated A. K: Eaton, of
Delaware, which was carried unanimously.
Hugh V. Gildea, of Dubuque, was then unan-
| imously cclared candidate for Representative
The names of Thoopl,iius Crawford and VIM
S. Hall were presented and ballotted for.
Theophlus Crawford received 80 votes, and
VIM. S. Hall ~ understanding 2.
Mr.. Crawford was then declared duly nomi-
mated.
The delegates from Delaware then withdrew
and the Convention proceeded to the selection
of candidates for county officers, and delegates
to the Congressional and State Conventions
David S. Wilson and BENZ. M. Samuels were
balloted for, for Prosecuting Attorney
First ballot-Wilson 19-Samuels ia tie
Sec ballot-Wlson 20-Samuels 10.
David S. Wilson was then declared the nomi-
nee for Prosecuting Attorney.
For Clerk of the District Court the names of
l.P. Van Hagan and Benz. Rupert were present.
ed, and balloted for.
Mr.. Van Hagan received q votes, and MIR.
Rupert II votes MIR. Van Hagan was then de
clared duly nominated.
The Office of County Surveyor being vacant
in consequence of the resignation of John Ball,
late County Surveyor, Thomas Hurry was no.
minated the candidate for that Office by acclama-
ton.
Lyman Dillon was nominated for County Com
missioner.
The Convention then proceeded, by ballot, to
the election of Delegates to the Congressional
Convention, to be held at Davenport on the 5th
June.
The following persons were chosen-Henry
S. Hetherington, Amos Matthews, VIM. Y.
Lowell, A. H. Miller, T. Craw ford, John White,
Jonathan Higgins, B. Rupert.
The following named persons were elected by
reclamation, delegates to the Democratic
State Convention, to be held at Iowa City on
the 18th June, viz: John G. Shields, Geo. NJ
Henry, Thomas Rogers, Lyman Dillon, r. Mol
tie, w. ]. Anderson, Francis Mangold, l. p Van
Hagan
On motion, the delegates to each Convention
were empowered to fill vacancies.
Ordered, Thpt these proceedings be published
in the Miners Express.
The Convention then adjourned
| HARDIN NOWLIN, Pres't.
i H. S. HETHERlNGToN Sec'v