The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-06-30
NUMBER 40.


! Pursuant 20 previous call delegates from
| Clayton, Fay cite, Winneshek and Allamake,
counties, met in Convention ut Monona OF
Saturday, June -.
| On motion of s. Murdock,
Mn'urin l.. Fisher was called to the chair
and II S Granger and w FKinbaIl were cho
sen ST. cretaries. The chairman returned hi.
thanks in few appropriate remarks.
When upon motion,
I Samuel Hull, Of Fayette and J w Potts o.
Clayton, were chosen Vice Prests
| On motion,
! NJ Burdick, of Fayette, Samuel Murdock
Of Clayton, Josiah Goddard of Winneshiek y
and Henry Johnson, Of Allamakee, were an
pointed a Committee on credentials Said Com.
mittee through their chairman, S Murdock
reported the following entitled to seats IN the
convention.
Ciuyton eo.-J McSperrin, John Brown, J w
Potts, S Smith, DR. Scott, George Sober,
s Granger, Fox, T G Drpps, E Hurd,
Willard Knight, S r Scott, Levi Anger, Ru.
fus Gates, A w Dripps, nj l. Fisher, w S
Scott, & Watkins, w Scarf, s l. Peck, A
Briggs, Adam Keine, A Fuller, Isaac Ho-
gan, G w Stephenson, John Patterson, Absa-
lom Petty, VIM II Allison, II Miller, La
Fayette Bigelow, d Meyer, M Ii Hays, P
McMillon, J Krebs, f II Hett. N Kriebs,
F w Helmick, l. Gray, Morris rleck
Fayette co.-GabrieI Long, r Nj Hooker,
N Elliott, & Newcomb, d Miller, Geo
Hoover, Jacob Roster, FNewton, c Craw-
ford, Parks, e Lacey, David Downie,
Saml Hull, G Elliott, and Nj V Burd,ck
Winnesniek co.-Dr Hazlitt, G Dunning
Becker, Francis Teabout, M S McSwain, J
o Porter, J Brown, Isaac Underhill, J +
Moore.
diiamakes cO.-Wnl Morrison, NJ s ]
Newcomb, A Smith, II Penceabau and Henry
johnson.
On motion, the delegates from Each CO were
allowed to poll the full vote to which the same
were entitled.
On motion of S Murdock,
The Convention proceeded to the Nomina-
tion of VIM McClintosk, Esq, of Faye,te, as
a candidate for the lower House ofthe General
Assembly, by acclamation which was carried
without disst ntring vo.ce.
On motion,
The Convention proceeded to select by ballot
another candidate for the lower House of the
General Assembly, E II Hiett and DR. Hazli,t
were appointed tellers.
On the first ballot, J b Onstine having re.
cieved AZ votes M S Newcomb received
", John P Kriebs 10, and WIN McCIue l.
B Onstine having received jority Of all
the votes cast was declared duly elected.
When on motion,
The nomination was confirmed unanimously
The candidates after being introduced through
an appropriate Committee to the Chairman, and
by the Chairman to the Convention, each re-
turned their thanks for the confidence thus be-
slowed upon them by the Convention.
On motion,
Nj V Burdick, of Fayette, VIM ii Morr.-
son, of AIlamakee, S Murdock, Of Clayton
and DR. Hazlett, of Winneshiek, were appoint
ed by the convention District committee for
the ensuing year.
A w Dripps offered the following resolutions
which were adopted.
Resolced, That we cordially approve of the
choice of the Baltimore Democratic Conven-
tion and hereby pledge ourselves to use all hon
orable means to secure the election of the men
thus placed before the democracy of the country
as their standard bearers.
Resolred, That in Gen. Pierce, we recognize
Democrat Of the right stamp, one who will
ii elected, do honor to the station that has been
so ably filled by Jefferson, Jackson and Polk
Rcsolred, That in Hon. VIM. r. King we
have a true Man, good Democrat and firm
Patriots man whose election to the second office
in the gift of the freemen of America will be an
honor to the freest people on earth.
DR. F Andross offered the following resolution
which was adopted.
ResOtrod, That we will sacrifice on the altar
of principle, all personal preferences and local
questions-will support theimeasures5oft this
vention with our utmost ability with ali eye
single to the principles which we profess.
On motion, it was
Ordered, That the proceedings be published
in the Miners Express
On motion,
The Convention adjourned without day
MATURlN l.. FISHER,
Chairman.
II. s. GRASGER,} so.-.,a
w. F. KiMpALL, s'"