Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
COUNTY CONVENTION.

SONSioa soWsShiPS Va " oPcito Souhy
assembled at the Court House in Ottum-
wa on the 18th day of June A. d. 1850,
JAMES WEIR was called TO the chair
and WALTER CLEMENT appointed Sec
rotary. Upon the townships being call
I'd the following delegates appeared,
viz:
Washingfon.-Thomas Foster.
Pleasant G.. Turner, John
4 B. Jones, George Huffman, James An
derson, Henry M. Rossetter, VIM. Tut
tie.
! Competine.-Henry Williams, Horace
Risley, James B. Davis, Mathew Trox-
ell, David Cougar, William H. Will
liams.
! Hghland.-J. w. Carpenter.
Dahlonega.--John Gossage, H. Smith,
F. G. McClintic. Madison r. Lewallen,
J. w. Hedrick, G. Miller, Robert Mack
lin.
| Keokuk John Hale, Benz. Young,
w. Il. McNamee.
Circumstances w. Hollingsworth,
James Parker.
Centre.-James Hawley, M. w.
Wellman, Richard Bush, Newton G. Hill
]. HI. D. Street,. A. Galinger, John G,
Evans.
Richiand. John D. Bevans, John l..
Sinnard, Thomas HI. Pendleton.
Columbia. w alter Clement, James
Nosler, r. G. Warmer.
adams. John w. Wellman, VIM.
Spaulding, McGinnis Wcllman.
On motion Of James Hawley, it was
Resolued, That the delegates presen,
from each township represented cast the
full vote Of the township, and that the
vote be by ballot.
The convention then proceeded 10 the
nomination of candidate for Clerk OF
the District Court. John G. Campbell,
being the only candidate, was nominated
by reclamation.
Proceeded to nominate candidate for
Judge of Probate. John d. Devin. hav-
i.;g received majority of all the votes
cast, was declared the nominee.
On motion of j. III. d. Street,
ResolUed, That inasmuch as the coun-
ties of Monroe, Lucas. Clark and Potta-
wattamie are not represented in this Con-
vention, that the nomination of candi-
date for State Senator be postponed I'M
till the 9th inst, at O'Clock P. M, and
that Convention be held ut that time a.,
Eddyville, and that this Cow ention APP
point one delegate from each township
to attend the same.
Whereupon the following persons were
appointed as delegates:
Thomas III. Pendleton, Jas. Anderson,
j. III. d. Street, Benjamin Young Jo-
seph Heckert, F. G. McClintick, Thos.
Ping, VIM. HI. Williams, James Nosler,
]. w. Carpenter, Wareham Gibbs.
Proceeded to nominate two candidates
for Representatives. Edward Dudley
and Thomas c. Ogden having received
majority of all the votes cast, were de-
clared the nominees.
| Proceeded to nominate candidate for
County Commissioner. Clement Glea-
son having received a majority of all the
votes cast, was declared the nominee.
Proceeded to nominate candidate for
Prosecuting Attorney. On motion of J
HI. ID. Street, H. d. Ives was nominated
by reclamation.
]. III. ID. Street presented the resigna-
lions of John w. Ross and N. c. Hill
as members Of the Wing Central Com
miltee, and announced the removal Of Jo-
seph Hayne from the county.
On motion of j. w. Hedrick, the re-
signations were accepted, and the con-
| veniion proceeded to fill the vacancies.
Messrs. James Hawley, John ]. Adams
and John Pumroy, were appointed TO fill
the vacancies.
]. H. d. Street then offered the follow
ing resolutions, which were adopted.
ResolDed, That the recent charge
made against the Wing party by the UNI
scrupulous press and leaders of the Lo-
cofoco party of this State. in regard TO
to the Des Moines River Grant, is false
and malicious, and was made and put in
circulation for the sole purpose of ma
king capital to assist the Locofoco candi-
dates at the approaching August election,
by few corrupt and designing dema-
gogues, with the design OF covering up
and Withdrawing public attention from
their own bungling. tardy course in con-
Quoting the work; the dedication of the