The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-22
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Held 81 the Court Hssss. D~avsaysrt. July -.
On motion of. w. Stewart. the Conven-
ton was organixed by calling VIM. b.
Barnes, Esq. to the chair. which upon Ia
King he addressed the Convention in .
short but appropriate manner. On motion
J. w. Stswar, was leetcd a. Secretary Of
the Convention.
On motion 4 committee on credentials.
consisting Of three, via; Tn. Guelich, B. +.
Cue and J. H. Ross. Esqrs, wss appointed,
and On further motion, q committee 10 con-
sic, Of n from each precinct, and to act
with committee or credentials, was appoint
ed 10 determine the number of Delegates
to which each precinct was entitled, and
the manner in which said Delegations
should cas-, their votes in the Convention. J
Committee after a short absence reported
as follows: No. OF Delegates for each pre-
cinet:-Dayenpori precinct, al; lie Claire.
IL Princeton, 3; Pleasant valley 4; Rock.
ingham, 2; Buffalo, 4; Blue Grass. 4; VIM
Geld, a Hickory Grove, 4; Liberty, S; Al
lens Grove, 4
Delegates in attendance, and Who are en-.
titled TO a seat in the Convention, viz;
Davenport Precinct-Wm. B. Barnes
A. H. Ovens, Jno. Beehtel, H. G. Barner,
G. G. Arndt, L. Sehricker. J.w. Stewart
Charles Leslie. VIM. P. Campbell, tn,
Gaelich, A. B. Wilson, N. ]. Rusch, N. C.
Farber, H. Rammins. F. ochs,J ]. W. Wi
ley.
lie Claire precincts. G. Condi,, D.
Kruskopp, John Larrimer, R. H. Rogers,
4. NJ. Gwinn. George King, Q. 5. Ferris,
A. NJ. Larrimer, J. H. White, James Farr,
Henry Stone.
Rockingham prsoine,-H. S. Finley, E.
Mead.
Buffalo precinct-A. r. Clark, Augustus
Wentz.
Btu Grass preeinct-H. Carpenter.
Winfield precinct-Wm. Green, H. II.
Pesse.
Hickory Grove precinct-. H. Ross,
Philip Baker.
Liberty precinct-Dr. A. II. Frost, B. F.
Cue.
Aliens Grove precinct-Jshn Common,
M. Piekens, James Stephens, Daniel Smith.
Committee further report, that each Del
ega,e in attendance vote individually, and
that the majority of the Delegates present
in each precinct cast the votes of its alb.
s~entees. The report was received, com.
mittee discharged, and on motion the Con.
~vention adopted the report.
H. G, Barner and Til. Guelich, Esqrs.
were appointed as Tellers, and on motor
the Convention proceeded to an infcrma
ballot for Senator, which resulted as fol
lows: N. J. Rusch, Esq, received SO votes
DR.. Amos Witter 8 votes, H. G. Barner
Esq, 2 votes, Jno. F. Dillon, Esq, l vote
Chas. Leslie, Esq, l vote.
On motion, N. J. Rusch, Esq, was de.
cIared the nominee of this Convention fol
State Senator BY reclamation. The Con.
yention then went into an informal ballo,
for Representatives with the following re.
suit: DR.. s. Knox, Is votes; E. s. Wing
10; DIR. Amos Witter, 8; H. G. Barner
Esq, Al; H. C. Morehead, 4; J. H. Ross
Esq, 4; Robt. R. Rogers, Esq, &c; w. S
Brown, 10; B. F. Cue, EsQ.,1.
On motion proceeded to final ballot with
following result: Robt. H. Rogers, At
H. G. Barner. IS; E. s. Wing, As; DR.. 8
Knox, "a; H. c. Morehead, 10; Col. J.H
Ross, "a; w. S. Brown, l; NJ. Wing, l
Whereupon Robt. H. Rogers, H. G. Bar
ner and E. S. Wing were declared In,
nominees of this Convention for Represen
~tatives to our State Legislature.
; On motion Joshua d. Patton, ESQ.,, wa
re-nominated by reclamation as candidate
for County Clerk. A motion was mad,
that ]. w. Stewart be nominated by accla
nation as the candidate of this Conventio,
for Prosecuting Attorney; lost. On motor
then proceeded to an informal ballot for
candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, will
the following result: Jas. T. Lane, ESQ.
80; }. w. Stewart, 81. 1t appearing thaI
more votes (by an excess of two) were cas-
than actual Delegates, the President order
ed a second ballot which resulted as follows
1T Lane, Esq 81; J. w. Stewart, 80
There still being an excess of w votes
more than voters present, the result Of the
ballot was declared to be "no choice"
On motion Resolved, that one Delegate
from out of each delegation be appointed
by the delegations respectively, to receive
the vote Of each delegation and deposit
same in ballot box, in order that each dele.
CATION may cast its correct number of votes.
Ballots then prepared for final action
and resulted as follows: J. T. Lane, 2l;J,
w. Stewart 81. Whereupon J. w. Stewart
was declared to be the candidate of the
Convention for the office of Prosecuting
Attorney.
On motion all the candidates of this Con-
vention were declared unanimously elected
as such candidates.
On motion the platform adopted by the
National Republican Convention, held at
Philadelphia in June last, was unanimously
adopted as the platform of the Republican
party OF Scott county, in our State and
county election.
On motion Resolved, that these proceed
ings be published in the Gazette, Der Dem.
okrat and Temperance Organ of this city.
On motion three hearty cheers were Civ
en- to the candidates of this Convention,
and also three spontaneous and irresistible
cheers for Fremont and Dayton.
WIN. B. BARNES, Prest.
J. w. Stewart, Sec'y.