Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-10-20
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Democratic County Convention.
The Convention met at the Court. House, in
this village, on the 18th inst. Stephen L. Low
ing was chosen Chairman pro tenn, and r. w.
Duncan Secretary.
On motion, Joseph Burlngame, Hannibal A.
Hopkins and George Parks, were appointed a
committee on credentials.
On motion, Nelson Bond, L. Chubb and R.
Roberts, were appointed committee to report
the names of permanent officers to the Conven-
ton.
The committee on credentials reported the
fnllowing persons as being entitled to seats in
the Convention
Alendale, Joseph Burlingame, Richard Rob-
erts Chester, l.. Chubb, p. A. Harrison Crock
cry, Nelson Bond, II. Rutherford; Georgetown,
Hiram Jennison, Stephen l.. Lowing; Holland,
H. d. Post, P. Van den Berg Jamestown, s..
l.. Gitchell, John Hunt; Ottawa, r. w. Dun
can, George Parks Polkton, Hannibal A. Hop
kns, Daniel Really; RavenDa, Cyrus Miller,
Elmer Spencer; Spring Lake. M. l.. Hopkins,
Amos Norton; Tallmadge, Russell Baxter, s.
r. Wood ICELAND, r. NJ 6e Bruyn,D d. Z. Put
ter.
The report was accepted and the committee
discharged.
The committee on officers reported for per-
manent officers, Stephen l.. Lowing as Chair
man, and r. r. Duncan as Secretary; which re-
port was adopted.
On motion, George w. Walton, of Muske-
gon, was admitted as a delegate with the power
to cast the two votes of his township.
On motion, the Convention then proceeded
to an informal ballot for representative with the
following result: Hiram Jcnnison IA, Nj. l..
Hopkins 9, H. d. Post g. Formal ballot, Jen-
nison II, Hopkins 9. Whereupon, Hiram Jen.
nison was declared unanimously nominated.
The Convention then proceeded to the nomi-
nation Of County Officers in the following or
der, and with the following result: Informal
ballot for Treasurer-George Parks IL, II. Pen
meyer 8, scattering 5. Formal ballot Parks g.,
Pennoyer 9. Whereupon, George Parks was
declared unanimously nominated.
Informal ballot For Register, VIM. N. Angel
Is, P. Van den Berg 8, H. G. Post 2. Formal
ballot Angel Is, Van den Berg 9, r. M. de
Bruyn l. Whereupon, WIN. NJ Angel was
declared unanimously nominated.
Informal ballot for County Clerk, H. G. Post
l6, E. w. Barns 5, scattering H. II. G. Post
was declared unanimously nominated.
Informal ballot for Sheriff, Asa A. Scott L.,
P. Van den Berg a, scattering 9. Formal bal
lot, Scott 20, scattering 6. Asa A. Scott was
declared unanimously nominated.
Informal ballot for Judge of Probate, VIM
Hathaway Jr Is, II. d. Post g. II. Penncyer 8.
VIM Hathaway Jr. was then declared unani-
mously nominated.
Informal ballot for Circnt Court Commits
sioner, r. w. Duncan Is, scattering g. r. w.
Duncan was declared unanimously nominated.
Informal ballot for Prosecuting Attorney, R.
w. Duncan 25 blank l. r. w. Duncan was
then declared unanimously nominated.
Informal ballot for Surveyor, = Buck IA, r.
NJ. de Bruyn A. - Buck was declared unani-
mously nominated.
John II. DAWSON and Elmer Spencer, were
nominated for Coroners by acclamation..
On motion, r. NJ. de Bruyn, Timothy East
man, George Parks, II. ID. Post and Asa A.
Scott, were designated committee to settle the
ratio of representation at the next nominating
convention and to act as County Committee
On motion, r. w. Duncan, M. L. Hopkins
George Parks and II. d. Post, were appointed
committee to draft resolutions, to be published
together with the proceedings of The Conven-
ton in the Holander and the Grand River
Times.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the Democratic party is the
party of principle. That those principles are
always in accordance with the expressed wishes
of the people--opposed to every form of OPP
preston, calculated to give just and full scope
to the energies Of the citizen, and containing,