The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-18

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81 district, Goodrich of Lee; End dislric
ca d Thomas Of Dubuque; 3rd district, v
q Clark OF Van Buren,; 4th district, d \
Aclntosh of Linn, ,5th district, C w P,erc
II Fremont; 9th district, [. w Rabbit of Po,to
lwatamie; 9TH district, Leroy Dodge of Scott
9Th district, N Kellogg of Decatur; 9th dist
G J Mcfarland of Boone.
On motion. the Convention adjourned to
o'clock, P. NJ
TWO O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
Convention met The Committee on perma
nent organization, through their chairman, Col
Thomas of Dubuque, submitted the name
of the following gentlemen permanent otfic
ers of this convention, which report was un
animously adopted
For President, c. MCFARLAND of Boon,
county.
For Vice Presidents, Hon JOHN TAYLOR o
Jones, and ! Van VALKENBURG, Esq, of Lee
For Secretaries, WILLIAM A JONES, of Du-
buque, JAMES w WOODS of Desmoines, AM
CHARLES SEXTON of Mills.
During the retirement of the Committee o,
credentials, calls were made upon Messrs. Shary
OF Mills and Byington of Johnson, who respec
lively responded in their usual able and elo.
quent manner.
The committee on credentials then reported
as being present from their respective counie:
aad entitled TO seats in this Convention, the
names of the following Delegates, together with
the number of votes which each county is enti-
It'd to cast in this Convention.
Alamakee, vote; VIM H Morrison.
sAppanoose, 3 votes; Amos Harris, D P
Sparks.
Benton, l vote; james Crow
Boone, vote; 6 Mcfarland
Buchanan, vote; ID S Lee.
Cedar, votes; S A Bissell, J K Snyder, II
w Ross, Thomas Standey.
Clark, l vote; I B Perry
Cnytoe, votes: S l. Peck
Clinton, 4 yotei; ID Adams, w G Haun.
Bavs, 6 votes, Andrew Leach, f Mizr, J w
lis Israel Kis'er, ID Dunlavy, H II Trimbe
Decatur, ] vot; o N Kellogg
Delaware, 9 vdes; ID e Kendall.
Des Mones, IL votes; w + Coorbaugh, Dr.
w Robinson, GeNge Snyder.
Dubuque, II volts; J Thomas, John Par.
ker, II e Pierce, Nm Anderson, VIM G
Stewart, VIM A Jores, H Nowin
Fayette, vote; n v Bsrdiek.
Fremont, vote; { w Pierce,
Guthrie, vote; TBryan, o Niles.
Henry, votes; l. ; Palmer
Iowa, vote; CHendersilo,t, r : Red.
man.#
Jackson, votes; rs smyth.
Jasper, vote; A Gray.
Jefferson, votes; Geo. Aekeson, ID She ".
ard { Negus, G D Tenplin.
Johnson, votes; l.. Grand Byington, II
Felkner, M Reno, s Workman, Ii Cover
Jones, 3 votes; John Taylor, E K Johnson,
w w Wilson.
Lee, II votes; G w Cane, J Van Valken
burg, c Waller, II w Sam Pile, E Perdew, J
Hinkle, f Keith, Il Dew,, A Goodrich w
A Thurston, Holman, G. Grigsby, J M Reid
NJ Walker, L V Taft, Aonzo Crandal, d
Eads.
Linn, 6 votes; Joseph Greene, d NJ Mcln
tosh, NJ Preston, s w Dsrham, A Bakes.
lee, Booth.
Louisa, votes; A Mct,Ieary. J Bell.
Lucas vote; N G Sales, Francis Bell
Mahaska, 5 votes; Harbor,J White, S
Bressler, w d Neatly
Mills, Montgomery, Adams, Union, Adair
Audubon, votes; Sharp, Charles Sexton
Madison, 9 votes; S Gray.
Marion, 5 votes; E Neal.
Monroe. 3 votes; J Townsend, Webb, M
A Goodfellow.
Muscatine, votes; Humptries, J A Nc.
Cormick, E H Thayer, T NJ Williams, Lu-
cas-, Walker.
Polk votes W T Marvin, A Y Hull, L A
Walker, w Nc Henry
Scott, votes; Leroy Dodge, w l. Clark, l.
Summers F Mast.
Van Buren,, 10 votes; Z Leib, Hancock, A
{ blanchard, d Ebert, w G Clark
WaPpello, votes, ID F Gaylord, J NJ Peek,
G Gillespie, John Graves.
Story vote; w l. Burge.
Washington, votes r Kinkade, Fl III Will
son, l. II Sales, J I Sales.
Wayne, vote; Seth Anderson.
Winneshiek, l vote; b Onstine.
Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell, Franklin, 4 votes,
w Andrews.
Bremen, Butler, Howard, Worth, 4 votes; f
Lathrop.
Blackhawk, vote; ID Adams.
Pottawatamie, Harrison, Shelby, Carol,
Crawford, Woodbury., Monona, Ida, Sac, Buena
Vista, Cherokee, Plymouth, Sioux, Brien,
Clay, Dickinson, Osceola, Buncombe, Cass,
10 votes: l.. w. Babbit
Which report was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Col. Thomas OF Dubuque, the
chair appointed a committee on resolutions com.
posed OF one delegate fiom each Judicial Dis
lrict ,as follows:
I'd dist, J Is Thomas; Sd dist, Negus; 1st
list, DR. P Harvey; 9TH disi,A z Blakpsly; 5th
list, Hull; 9th dist, G w Pierce; 9Th dist,
Col Sharp, 9Th dist, Leroy Dodge; 9th dist, o
Y Kellogg.
MIR Byington of Johnson submitted the fol-
owing resolutions:
Resolved, that the convention do now pro-
Iced to nominate candidates for the following
named Offices, in the order in which they are
lere named; Governor, Secretary of State, Au
litor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Supernten-
lent of Public Instruction.
Resolved further, that, in voting for said
the vote be cast by counties in al
order, and by tie living voice.
MIR ThuTston of Lee moved to amend by
striking out "the living voice. and inserting
ballot
Amendment adopted, and resolutions carried
is amended
a motion TO reconsider the vote upon the
passage of the above resolutions as amended
vas made and lost.
On Motion the chair fppoint d Messrs A w
Carpenter and J l. Sh arp to act as Tellers
Whereupon the following gentlemen were
,ut in nomination for the office OF G vernor, J
D Ebert of Van Buren,, V p Van An.wrep Of
Lee, Curtis Bates of Polk, Geo Gil!aspy of
Win Thompson Of Des Sloines, and
he convention proceeded to ballot az fol-
ows:
LIST ballot J d Ebert, %, v T Van Ant
xerp 40; C Bates SO; Geo Gillaspy 81; Wm
Thompson 41;-Ferguson ], NJ Preston
Cd Ballot Ebert "a; Van Antwerp 60;
Bates SO; Gillaspy 90; Thompson 81
3rd ballot Ebert 90: Vas. Antwerp 50,
Bates SO; ci!'1spy .; ,raomps n %; ] L S..arp
ii Mills IL;