Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-03-04
From the Iowa Republican-Extra
State WING Convention.


A, a meeting OF the Wing Convention
of the State of Iowa, held at Iowa City
on the 26lh Feb, 1852, the following
proceedings were had.
~ On motion, b. w. Kilbourne. ESQ.,.
of lee county,, was chosen P:esiden,
and Geo. II. Walworlh of Dubuque
county, Secretary pro tenn.
On motion committee Of five was
appointed by the chair to examine the
credentials of the Delegates consisting Of
the following members:
! A. ID. Green of Des Moines county,
Thos. w. Claggat of Lee county,
Jas. Nosler of Wapello county, gar
J. A. l.. Crookham of Mahaska coun-
George L. Nightingale Of Dubuque
county, .a ,s7aa AL
The Committee after attending to
their duty, reported the following names
as duly elected delegates 10 this Conven-
ton:
ID. w. Ki,bourne, Jesse Bowen, ii.
L. Reid and Thos. w. Claggan of Lee
county,
r. ID. Cromser, w. s. Graf. G.. w.
Kesler, Thos. French aud A. ID. Green,
G. r. Henry Of Des Moines, 12
Lewis Fordyce OF Van Buren,, I III.
+ l.. b. Fieak, David Switzer, Fl. B.
Mitchell and Arson Ford Of Jefferson,
4 j. NJ. Underwood Of Henry, .'@
Jas. Nosler OF Wapcllo,
Saml. G.. McAchran. ]. III. Drake,
s. r. Caldwell and Fl. B. Horn of Da-
wis. +aH
r. G. Taylor, G. Fl. Abbott and S.
X. Helmick of Louisa and Washington,
j. r. Needham, j. A. l.. Crookham
and Henry Temple Of Keokuk and Ma
haska,
A. B. Miller and Rober. w. Steel oil
Marion. Warren and Madison
Jno. p. Cook of Scott,
Noah NJ. Mccormick, John A. Neid-
ig and ii. O'Conner of Musca,ine,
F G. ID. Grosthwait, S. VI Ballard and
IL. w. Fy6e of Johnson, Iowa AMI
Powesheik. "a' "s =.
A. b. Hayward, Uriah Burns and S.
+. Glenn OF Jackson,
r. Bclknap and s. r. Buxton oil
Jones, e ''
John Wear and I'hos. ]. McKane Of
Linn. " .1 % '
j. G.. Traer of Benton,
w. p. Wigh,man, Geo. l.. Nightin.
gale. l.. l.. Wood, Jacob Smith, Geo.
Ii. Walworlh, lessee M. Harrison and
A. p. Wood of Dubuque. &c.
+ On motion Of A. P. Wood, commit
tee Of five was appointed by the chair &c
report rules for the government. of the
convention, consisting of the following
members: A. r. Wood, A. Ford, t.
ID. Croker, FL. r. Reid and James Nos.
Ter. ''e its
On motion Of G.. D. Gro. tn wal. q
committee of five was appointed to re-
por, the names of suitable persons fol
the permanent officers Of this convention
The committee after elaboration, re.
ported the fuilwing names:
For President, ID. w. Kilbourne o.
Lee co. For Vice Presidents, A. D.
Green Of Des Moiues. and James Nos
Ter OF Wapello. For Secretaries, Geo
Ii. Waiworlh of Dubuque, and Henry
Temple Of Mahaska.
On motion the report was accepted
and unanimously adopted.
On motion, a committee of one from
each delegation, was appointed Selected
by each delegation respectively 10 re
por. resolutions for the consideration o
The Convention, consisting of the follow
ing members:
4 Jesse Bowen of Lee,
l.. Fordyce Of Van Buren,,
A. ID. Green of Des MONIES,
l.. b. Fleak Of Jefferson,
J. M. Underwood of Henry,
James Nosier OF Wapello,
III. b. Horn of Davis.
Thos. Taylor Of Louisa,
J.. r. Needham Of Mahaska,
X. w. Steel of Warren, ~
John p. Cook of Scott,
+ ii. O'Connor OF Muscatine,
Uriah Burns of Jackson.
4. f. Belknap of Jones,
w. p. Wighiman OF Dubuque,
j. e.. Traer or Benton,
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