The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-03-03
DENooRATIo DIsTRIcT CONVENTION.

DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT CONVENTION.
At a Democratic District Convention Of the
counties Of Allamakee, Clayton, Dubuque'
Delaware, Jones, Jackson, Clinton, Cedar, Scott
aud Museatine counties, held at Maquoke'a,
Jackson county on the Goth inst, for the pur
pose of nominating District Judge for said
counties, Gen. Hnmphrcys.of Musca,ine was
called to the Chair and David S. Wilson was
appointed Secretary.
On motion Of Gen. Lewis Of Dubuque,
committee OF one from each county was aP-
pointed tn examine credentials Of the Delegates
The Chair appoint .Messrs. Lewis, Haun,
a Cossitt, Sales. Hobbs, Bradley, Morrison,
Peck and Evans.
After due examination the committee report
ed the following gentlemen az entitled to seats;
with the following the number of votes to
which each county was entitled.
.ailam0kcc county, one le-Delegate VIM.
II. Morrison.
Clayton, 3 vntes-Samnel D. Peck.
| DuJnque, I votes-W. Lewis, in, o Regain,
b. Rupert, J. A. Lang,on, II. Holt, }. l.. Ever
EFT and D. s. Wilson
Scott, votes-L.wis Clark, E. S;einhelbei
and } D. Evans.
.Nuscattnc, 5 votes-Gen. A. Humphrey
Jas Borland, A o. Patterson, Jno, w. Lucas
and II ID La Cossett.
Dcla,oare, 2 votes-C. w. Hobbs and d
Moreland.
Clinton, a votes-Wm. G Haun, ID. P. Nc
Donald, s. d Gorlder and A. r. Cotton.
Cednr, A votes G. Belts,
Juckson, votes-P B. Bradley, S Stevens
D o Montague and Jno Nooman.
Jones, 3 votes-C F Lampson aud Or Sales
l.. A. Cossett Esq. moved that in balluttins
we should vote BY counties, and that the dele
gates be permitted to cast the vote 10 which hi
county was entitled, which was adopted
w e Haun Esq offered a resolution, Resol
wing that the candidate receiving the support o
this convention must receive two thirds of tn
votes cast to entite him to such nomination.
Some torcible and able remarks were mad
by Messrs. Haun, Holt, Lewis, La Cossitt Ru
pert and Bradley upon said resolution, when tn
convention proceeding to vote upon it, it wa
+ rejected by Ayes IL Nays %.
The ayes and noes being called for, the fol
lowing counties voted
Ayes-Scott votes, Clinton votes, Mus
! catine S, and Cedar A.
Nays-Jackson Z, Dubuque 7, Jones 3, Clay
ton 3, Delaware 2, aud Allamakee l-23.
Gen. Lewis moved that The Convention pro
Judge, which was adopted
w & Haun Esq, nominated Hon VIM Lei
fingwell Of Clinton county
Holt Esq, nominated T S Wilson Esq, c
considerable discussion which drew forth son,
eloquent remarks from Messrs Haun, holt an
La Cossitt, after which w G. Haun Esq, with
drew the name of Hon VIM. Leffingwe
as candidate for District Judge from bef,re tn
convention, whereupon the ballottng took place
which resulted as follows:
For T S Wilson, Ailamakee 1, Clay,on +:
Delaware 2, Jones 3, Jackson Z, Cedar an
Dubuque 7-27.
For B NJ Samuels, Muscatine 5.
[lt is due to B NJ Samuels ESQ, to state tina
he was not candidate before the convention
Blank-ClintOn and Scott 9.
, ] S Wilson having received majority Of a
the votes cast, III ID LA Cossett Esq moved tina
he be declared the nominee of this conven,io
by reclamation, which was adopted.
1t was then moved that the Chair man ar
point District committee for the End JudicI'
District, whereupon Ii D LA Cosstt Of .Musca
tine, w Lewis of Dubuque and w G Haun
Clinton were appointed said committee.
On motion the convention adj 'urned sine die
A HUMPHREY, Chairman
S WILSON, Secretary.