Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-04-29
CITY OF GLASGOW.
Thursday Morning, April 20, 1852.
Wing State Convention.

vened in St. Louis, on Monday, April 18Th,
1852, for the purpose OF nominating candi-
dates for the various Offices TO be filled at
the approaching summer and fall election.
Hon Jas. O Broadhead, Of Pike, on mo-
ton of Col. Thornton Grimsley, was tenn
porarily called to the chair, and VIM. j.
Mayor, appointed Secretary.
After the reading OF the delegates names,
B. Tompkins, Esq, of Cooper, moved that
a committee Of one from each electoral dis
trict be appointed to report permanent Off
GERS for the Convention.
The Chairman, Mr.. Broadhead, then am
nounced the following gentlemen TO compose
the committee ordered above:
VIM. Newland, of Rails, First District;
VIM. L. Switzler, Of Boone, Second District;
r. T. Prewitt, of Howard, Third District;
w. Broadus Thompson, OF Platte, Fourth
District;sA. B. Chambers, of St. Louis,
Fifth District, C. c. Zeigler, of Ste. Gene
We've, Sixth District; Geo. l.. M ,kolls, OF
Franklin, Seventh District; Benz. Tompkins,
OF Cooper, Eighth District; II. Stewart, OF
Green, Ninth District.
After the announcement of the comm ittec,
A. B. Chambers, of ST. Louis asked to be,
and was excused, from serving. q. w.
Goode, Esq, announced in his stead. The
committee then retired and after short
absence returned, and reported the follow
ing named gentlemen as permanent officers
Of the Convention.
For President--EDwIS DRAPER, Of Pike
county.
Vice Presidents King, Of St.
Charles; ]. II. Curd of Galloway; John NJ.
Davis, of Charlton; S. P. NcCurdy, Of
Platte; VIM. A. Wilson, Of Saline; Bernard
Pratt, Of ST. Louis, Judge B. K. IIersey, OF
Washington; L. w. Burns, Of New Madrid;
w. J. Mayo, OF St. Clair.
For Secretaries Pierce, Grace, Of ST.
Louis; II. A. Cunningham, OF Buchanan CO.,
Clark H. Green, of Howard.
The report of the Committee was received
and unanimously approved by the Conven-
ton.
Col A. B. Chambers, OF ST. Louis, then
offered the following resolutns:
LIST. Resolved, That the ordinary parlia-
mentary rules shall govern the action Of this
Convention.
I'd. Resolved, That whenever count is
called for, each country represented shall be
entitled to cast the same number of votes
to which the county is entitled to rcpresen-
tation in the popular branch of the Legisla-
ture.
Sd. Resolved, That committee Of nine
to be appointed by the Chair, to report nine
electoral districts, as basis for the action
of the chair, or members of the Convention
in appointment OF committees, the report to
enumerate the counties constituting the dis
tricts.
On motion, the resolutions were takenup
separately.
The first resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
Mr.. Leonard moved to amend the second
by striking OIL: and inserting the following:
That the basis of representation in this
Convention shall be the Wing vote given at
the last Presidential election.
Upon this question considerable discus
sion ensued Messrs. Chambers, Leonard,
Young, Switzler, Bingham and Broadhead
took part.
Mr.. Zeigler moved to strike out of the
amendment ''the Presidential election" and
which prevailed.
The amendment Was then adopted, and
the original resolution passed in the follow
ing form:
THAT whenever count is called for, each
county represented shall be entitled to cast
the same number of votes that the county
would be entitled to upon the basis of the
Wing vote in the last Congressional cleo
ton"
The third resolution was adopted.
The Chair named the following committee
of nine, to report the electoral districts in
accor lance to the resolution just adopted:
N. Germany, L. l.. Hawkins, W.. F. Swift
zler, Jno. B. Williams, c. C. Zeigler, Per-
ny Johnson, Henry c. Wright, G. c. Bing-
ham, M. W0odyard.