The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-04
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| According to call pre-, ipusly published
the Republicans of the Tenth Council Dis
trict, met in delegate Convention at Trav.
erse des Sioux, on Wednesday, September
"a for the purpose Of putting in nonipa-
ton Republican candidate to I'LL the va
eancy in the Council for said District, +,
A. DoSeward,s Of Blue Earth county, was
appointed President and E, Page DAVIS, oi
Nicollet County, Secretary. igd .i.9ol al,
! S.iG,,M. Fletcher, Of Blue Earth, Jud
Jones, of LIE Sueur, and Thomas ,Pettijohn
Of Nicollet county, were appointed a Com
mittee on Credentials as dIiR DIN asn1
Onimotion, George H. Spencer, Of Nicol-
let, Saml. .Sanbourny of LIE 'Sueur, ,aud S, E.
Hicks, of Blue Earth, were appointed 4
Committee on Permanent Organisation ar
While the committees were ou:. speeches
were made, by Messrs. z. Page, Davis, A. d.
Seward, Z. X. Bangs, Geo. H. Spencer, Rev
MN. Adams and A. B. Cornell. Iol,qe,- -;
The Committee on Credentials reported
the following delegates entitled TO seats in
this tonyention; n,J .etl,si-a9 ilsii1nr
Blue Earth County-A. d. Seward, E.lK
Bangs, ]; +. Williams, s. E. Hicks and, S.
Y. M Fletcher. jgpeon9 2a no lsl!iguY .bs
Brown -County-Unrepresented. odg n
Faribault County, -Unrepresented. Yuo
/ LIE Sueurt Countya7P. Cheedle, p. Hum
phrey, Saml. Sanbourn, II, H., Gates and
John Jones' 1ol lnolf iiiR esi99 wsi,a
Sibiey County -Unrepresented.jni,gq !
| Steele County--H. M. Sheets, George C.
Petite, A. Clark, p. Sanford and M. s.
Green ~
| Nicollet County,. G. Ellison, George
II. Spencer, E. Page Davis, W., p. McNias
ters and Thos. PettIohn. O. bnn .Yla u
Renville County -Unrepresented. 10 isss
! On motion, the Report was received and
adopted and committee discharged ol3 10
The COMMITTEES on Organization reported
For Presidential d. SewardsdJ - -,
| Vice Presidents-E. K. Bangs, f.. Petit
john, Jnd Jones and M. s. Green.ns3 nqos
Secretaries H. M. Sheets and E. PAGE
! Davis. dliB .7laalIs iews es0s'p ID. iss
On motion the following resolution was
adopted: ii 81 dog in1 s85i4ei s1eui9q
ResoloaR, That each School District IN this
Council District be, and ;iss hereby declared
to be, q Primary Election District for the
election of delegates to County and District
Republican Conventions. ~ 'o' 2'' 2a' '.a
| The following persons-one, s. from eas eaacl
county ia this District-were appointed Z 4
District Central Committee, with request t t
lEappoint County Central Committee for The
several counties in which they reside ! '''s q
Blue Earth Coanty-E. K. Bangs. % 2ie
| lie Sdeur CountyAJud Jones. Ri 9Y9t
Nicollet CoAnty-E. Page Davis! e.slpes
i Steele County-A. Phelps.s- ie IONS
1 Sibley County-M. Markham. e,,f....
+ Faribault County-Nelson Dewy. =
l. Pierce County-&S. r. Riggs. eaaoL
Or motion, E. K. Bangs, H. M. Sheets,
Jud Jones and NJ. P. McAfasters were ap-
pointed 4 Committee to draft and publish an
address to the voters Of this district. 9'1s9s
| On motion, an informal ballot was taken
for candidate for Councillor, resulting as
follows: 'enIa 3ao aafssa' i's8E 8tgsi
is Dr. p. p. Humphrey. ....I7 aais
ss S.kenworthy .i.......s. 2 - %
On motion, DIR. p. p. Humphrey was de-
clared the unanimous choice of this Conven.
ition, and H. NJ. Sheets, E. Page Davis and
IJ. T. Williams were appointed committee
to wait upon the Doctor and inform him ot
his nomination. stlAs sfi ID a,r a5 Is
The Doctor appeared in person before the
Convention, and in neat and appropriate
speech thanked the members for their kind
consideration, and accepted the nomination.
| In motion, S. G. NJ. Fletcher, of Blue
Earth, Jud Jones, of Le Sueur, Thomas Pet
t'john, Of Nicollet, and 5. S. Abbott, ,of
Steele County, were, appointed . Comnittee
to select speakers and appoint pasces ol
meeting for their several counties. !,
On motion, the secretaries were requested
| to furnish copies Of the proceedings of this
fCOntentiop to, the Minnes0tian. and Times
tof st. Padl Nlinuesot4 Democrat, 81 Min
nsspeifB; Co6Fier,, u Sc Peter. and Res}rs
ter and Watchman, Of 0wstouis, wIthi re-
]nuest 70 pQbIish. igoda sea eH s.sooasg,
L On motion, the ,Conyenfion sd;ourne1