Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-03-08
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GREAT
PLANK ROAD CONVENTION
HELD 1T MOUNT PLEAS
INT ON WEDNESDAY THE
27TH DAY OF PERJURY.

INT ON WEDNESDAY, THE
27TH DAY OF PERJURY.
1850.
The Convention assembled at eleven
O clock, at the Court House, and organ
lied oy calling Gov. CLARKE, of Des
Moines county, to the chair, and by APP
pointing ]. d. DEvIN, of Wapello coun-
ty, Secretary.
On motion, a committee. consisting OF
Col. J. Williams, G. w. Slagle, S.
Goodrel, James w. Grimes, J. II. Nor.
ton, H. Temple and s. Harmed were
appointed to report permanet officers for
the Convention.
On motion of DR.. Wood, a committee
consisting of J. w. Norris, ]. ii. Tur
ner. Saml Brown, Jonathan King, David
Rorer, A. Moore, and VIM. M. Moore,
were appointed to examine the creden.
iials of the delegates and report the
names of those in attendance.
On motion Of ]. w. Norris, it was re-
solved that committee, to consist Of one
from each county, be appointed to pre-
pare and report business for action of the
Convention; whereupon the following
delegates were appointed, viz: VIM. II.
Wallace, of Jefferson county: A. ID.
Wood, Of Wapello co.; VIM. H. Starr,
of Des Moines co.; John Wasson. OF
Keokuk co..; Alvin Saunders, nf Henry
Co. and VIM II. Smith, of Mahaska Co.
On motion, ]. d. Spaulding, of Lee
Co.. was appointed as member of each
of the foregoing committees.
Tile committee to report the names ol
delegates in attendance, reported the fol-
lowing: ~
Des Moines Co.-Thos. Hedge, Jas
w. Grimes, James Clarke, Jno. J.. Corse
Evin Evins, ]. G.. Fletcher, Moses
Foo,e, NJ. d. Ewing, Mark Foote, J. ID.
Teste, C. G.. Cloutman, john Buel, ID,
Rorer. G. b. Parsons, Abram Adams
E. A. Harker, J. B. Brookbank. Robert
Barnes, II. II. Griffith, j. s. Burnam
'Thos. Sperry, Henry W.. Starr, w. H
Starr, E D. Rorer, Henry Moore, B.
Armstrong, J. G. Fletcher, A Clarke, J.
II. Campbell, Peter Moore, Millicau
Clarke, VIM. Siurges, Jared Garner, j.
II. Armstrong. r.. S. Sargent, Rober,
Names, VIM. Ensley, J. l.. Schenk,
J. X. Scott, Daniel Gilchrist.
Keokuk Cos. Harmed, w. High.
land, o. p. Sharradden, A. Smith, Z.
Trueblood, VIM. Black, Jno. WATSON,
S. A. Evans, ]. B. Way, A. NJ. Lyon,
S. s. Brown, ]. C.. Johnson, A. A. Jones,
VIM. Bristo. ......
Mahaska co.-Henry Temple, WIN.
M. Morrow, VIM. II. Smith. ....
Wapelio co... w. Norris, ]. d.
Devin, ]. G. Ramsey, Thos. Ping, S.
Nj. Wright, DR.. S. P. Yeomans, DR.. A.
d. Wood, w. S. Carter, J. B. Sprague,
Joel B. Myers, Jesse Williams.
Washington co.-Stewart Goodrel,
]. r. Sales, Ralph Dewey, Joseph Fred
erick, l.. J. Moore, VIM. Walker, NJ.
Meachum, Arson Moore, r. Pringle.
Lee co.,. d. Spauding.
Jefferson co.-A. N. Bissell, J. II.
Turner, John Elder, Silas Young. A.
Shaffer, B. Hem, B. Ristine, John Nc
Cormack. A. Collins, Wilson Green,
Henry Warren. J. +. Huey, G. w. Sla-
gle, w. ii. Wallace. Chas. Negus, w.
|. Cooper, G. Bonnafeld, H. Gaylord,
James Beatty, James A. Galliher, Robt.
Gregg, j. X. Reagor, J. Hickenbottom.
Henry CA. B. Porter, ]. +. Mar.
tin, John Crawford, j. King, A. Saun.
ders, E. s. Hill, H. Bird, G. s. Clark,
John Eshleman, John Craig. E. Kill.
patrick, Hugh Swan, James Craig, A.
Mckinney, S. Smith, Thomas Grant,
Evan Jay, James Greene. James Walk
er, Benz. Blodgett, Crawford, l.. pal.
mer, VIM. S. Whey, c. B. Wall.
On motion of III. w. Starr, it was re.
solved that the Convention proceed to
organize permanently.
Whereupon, the committee appointed
to select officers. reported the following
who were duly elected:
President, Gov. JAMES CLARKE, Of
Des MONIES county.
lice Presidents, Stewart Goodrel, Of
Washington Co.. BENZ. Blodgett, of Hen
ry Co.. A. N. Bissel. of Jefferson Co..
o. p. Sharraden, of Keokuk Co., Gen.
Ramsey. Of Wapello Co., VIM. + Smith
of Mahaska, Co., David Rorer, of Des
Moines.
Observation-Disclosures Hem, of JET.
ferson Co., j.. w. Norris, of WapelIo
Co., NJ. Meacham, of Washington Co.
On motion of C.. w. Slagle, ID. Ror
er Esq, was added to the committee to
report business.
After which. on motion, the Conyen
ton adjourned to half past one O'Clock
p. M.
Half past | p. NJ.
The Convention assembled pursuant
to adjournment.
On motion OF DIR. Jno. F. Henry, H
w. Starr ESQ.,, was requested to address
the Convention. Whereupon,
Mr. Starr took the stand and unclaimed
the attention of the convention for an
hour with speech upon the advantages
of Plank Roads in Iowa.
The committee to prepare business 70,
the convention returned and submitted
their rcpor: which, on motion, was &C.
|cepted.