Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-10-04
VOL. Ill.,. NO. 90.
Correspondence Of tn. Tim.
TRAvEasE DIS Sioux, Sept. 1856.

is'ysiR ~ h' Correspondence Of the Times.
-. ss'2@ 80 TRAvEau DIS Sioux, Sept. 1856.
According to = call previously published, the
Republicans Of the 10th Council District met in
Delegate Convention at Traverse des Sioux. on
Wednesday, Sept. oath, for the purpose Of put
ting in nomination a Republican candidate TO ell
| the vacancy in the Council for said district.
A. D. Seward, Of Blue Earth county, was ap.
pointed President, and e. Page Davis, Secretary.
s. G. N. Fletcher, Of Blue Earth, Jud Jones, Of
LeSeur, and Thos. Pettijohn, of Nieollet, were
appointed Committee on Credentials.
Geo. H. Spencer, of Nicollet, Samuel SAM
born, of LeSeur, and 8. E. Hicks, Of Blue Earth.
were appointed Committee on permanent organi-
cation. a.sa-sau'a9
While the Committee were out, speeches were
made by Messrs. E. Page Davis, s. D. Seward.
=. K. Bangs, Geo. H. Spencer, Rev. NJ. N. Adams.
and A. B. Cornell.
The Committee on Credentials reported the
following delegates entitled to seats in this Con.
vention: So, sea
| Blue Earth County-A. D. Sanford. e. K.
Bangs, j. 7. Williams, S. E. Hicks and S. G.
NJ. Fletcher.
Brown County-Unrepresented.
Faribault County -Unrepresented.
LeSeur County-P. Cheedee, P. P. Humphrey.
Samuel Sanborn, H. H. Gates and Jud Jones.
Sibley County -Unrepresented
Steele County-H. NJ. Sheets, Geo. c. Petite.
"A. Clark, P. Sanford and M. S. Green.
Nieollet County,. G. Ellison, Geo. Il. Spen-
Ger, Z. Page Davis, W. P. McMasters and Thos.
Pettijohn. 1
'Renville County -Unrepresented.
On motion report received and adopted and
Committee discharged.
Committee on Organization reported-For
President, A. d. Seward; Vice Presidents. E. K.
Bangs, 7. Pettijohn, Jud Jones and NJ. s. Green;
Secretaries, H. M. Sheets, and E. Page Davis.
On motion, Committee discharged and report
adopted.
On molten the following resolution was a.
dopted: 9sA s4o'
Resolved, That each school district in this
Council District be and is hereby constituted a
primary election district for the election of dele
gates to County and District Republican Conyen-
tons. -4y klt -
The following persons, one from each county
in this district, were appointed District Central
Committee, with request to appoint County Gen.
trail Committee for the several counties in which
they reside:
E. K. Bangs, Blue Earth Jud Jones, LeSeur;
=. Page Davis, Nicollet; A. Phelps, Steele H.
Markham, Sibley; Nelson Dewy, Faribault s.
R. Riggs, Pierce.
On motion, Z. K. Bangs, FL. NJ. Sheets, Jud
Jones and W. p. McMasters were appointed q
Committee to draft and publish an address to
the voters Of this district.
On motion, an informal ballot was taken for
. candidate for Councilman, resulting as follows:
pr. P. N. Umphrey, II; S. Kenworthy, 2.
On motion, DR.. P. N. Umphrey was declared
the unanimous choice Of this Convention. and
Il. NJ Sheets, E. Page Davis and j. T. Williams,
were appointed q Committee to wait upon the
Doctor and inform him of his nomination.
The Doctor appeared in person before the Con-
vention and in a neat speech thanked the mem
bers for their kind consideration, and accepted
the nomination.
On motion, S. G. NJ. Fletcher, of Blue Ear tn;
Jud Jones, eff LeSeur; Thos. Pettijohn of Nicol-
let, and J. S. Abbot, of Steele county, were ap-
pointed Committee to select speakers and places
OF meeting for their several counties.
On motion, the Secretaries were requested to
furnish copies of this Convention to the Times
and Minnesotian, of st. Paul Minnesota Demo-
crat, OF Minneapolis, Couriers of St. Peter and
Waterman and Register, of Owatona, with re-
quest to publish.
On motion the Convention adjourned sine die.
A. D. SEWARD, Pres't.
II. M. SHEETS, lc.
Z. PAGE DAVIS, Secre'arles'
"a We are exceedingly glad that our friends
OF the 10th Council District have brought forth
so excellent ticket. With proper exertion they
will certainly triumph. DR.. Humphrey is just
the man-let our friends pork.-ED.