The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-08-23
comrrcssIonaI convention.

| The Convention TO nominate wing can
didate for Congress in the First District oil
Indiana, was held at Petersburgh on the 18Th
inst. Mr.. WILLARD CARPENTER, OF Wander
burph co., was called to the Chair, and the
following persons selected Vice Presidents:
DIR. SLAUGHTER, Warrick CO.; GEO. HoUTz,
Dubois; JAS. HILmAN, Pike; - THOMAS,
Spencer; a. C. JAQUEss, Poscy; ARCH. SNIP
SON. Knox; JAS. SHELTON, Gibson. a. IL.
SANDERS and JAS. A. Mason, were appoint
cd Secretaries.
On motion, it was resolved that commit
tee of two from each county be appointed, 10
report name for the nomination OF Conven-
ton.
On motion, adjourned till l o'clock Z. NJ.
O'CLOCK P. NJ.
Convention was called to order, and Sec
rotary read names Of committee per above
as appointed by President. Before the COM
mttee retired, Dir. DeBruler made brief
address in which he begged leave to with
draw his name from the consideration OF the
Convention for reasons which he stated.
The Committee retired, and while absent
the Convention was addressed by J. j. Chan
der. ESD, of Evansville. The Committee re-
turned, and said through their chairman, that
as the committee had been appointed in view
of Mr. DeBruler's acceptance OF the noml-
nation if offered him, its object was super
ceded by his withdrawal The committee
therefore asked TO be further instructed or
discharged.
The Committee was discharged.
On motion, it was resolved that COM
mttee be appointed to report the number OF
votes to which each county is entitled in this
Convention, at the ratio OF one vote for ev-
cry hundred Wing votes polled t the Presi-
Dental election of 1913, and one vote for
each fraction over fifty votes.
The Committee retired, and in tneir alb
sence the Convention was addressed by Hon.
K. n. Carnan, Of Vincennes.
The Committee reported the following as
the ratio of votes under the above resolution:
Dayiess county, votes; Knox, 10 votes;
Martin, votes; Dubois, 3 votes; Pike ,
votes: Spencer, votes; Warrick, votes;
Vanderburgh, : votes; POscy, votes; Glib
son, 9 votcs;-64 votes i'll ALL
The report was accepted and Convention
commenced balloting, Martin County not
being represented.
A
ents, ST., Z; WIN. Reavis, Ia; ]. a. Brecken-
ridge, u; w. Carpenter, s; ]. J. Chandler, 10.
Mr.. Carpenter signiied to the Convention
he was not candidate for the Office.
Mr. Chandler desired to say before the DEL
egations again retired, that he was not a
candidate for he nomination and would not
accept it if rendered him. That lie was the
candidate for ElectOr in the District, Mr..
DeBruler having resigned the position in
consequence of his candidacy for the Judge
ship. Thathe (Mr. c. desired nothing but
an honorable post in the fight, and would be
found doing his duty.
I'd Ballot-Wm. Reavis, 81; Il. N. Car
nan, 10; J. \. Breckenridge, 10; r. \. Glenn
ents, ST., 7.
Sd Ballot-WM. REAVIS, 50; r. n. Car
nan, II; J. A Breckenridge, II.
The President announced the election of
WIN. REAvIs, as the nominee of the Con-
venton for Congress.
On motion it was received with nani-
nous appreciation, and committee of three,
appointed to wait upon Dir. Reavis and notify
him OF his nominate on. He appeared, and
in a neat address accepted the nomina ton
The third and last baIloting, the counties
Of Dubois, Pike, VanGcrburgh, Posey and
Glib son, voted fer Reayis; Knox and Daviess
for Carnan; and Spencer and WarricE- tor
Breckenridge.
On motion resolved, that committee OF
three in each county be appointed to act as a
corresponding and vigilance committee
The following gentlemen were appointed:
SpEycER-Jas. c. Veech, l.. O. DeBruler.
AM VIM. Jones.
WAfRIcK-Em. P. Ra!ston, DR.. DeTar
and VIM. Mckinney.
KHoX-R. n. Carnan, n. Usher, Jas. a.
Mason.
PosEY-John NJ. Sanders, n. Nettleton
and Luke Burke.
GIBsoN-Dr. Lewis, E. Embree and Geo.
w. Thompson.
PIkE-Thos. Hornbrook, VIM. ii. DeDru-
Ter and DIR. Jaquess.
VAxDERBURGH-Phil Hornbrook, A. ii.
Sanders, and ID. C. Keller.
DAvIEss-R. A. Clements, DR.. John L..
Thompson and Elisha Hiatt.
DUBOIs--John Hurst, Samuel McCrilies
| and VIM. Bretc.