Demoine courier., 1856-03-20
Judicial Convention.

Pursuant 10 public Notice a I've
ton convened a. the Court House in OF.
tunwa on Monday II inst at 10 clock p.
M. for the purpose of nominating a can
didase for Judge of the 3rd Judicia! Dis
trict.
On motion John ]. Adams of Wapel
10 county was elected President, Fl. g.
Caldwell Of Van Buren, Secretary.
On motion the Presiden, appointed
Silas ToIman Of Van Buren,, c. w. Sla
gle of Jefferson, F. w. Hawley of Wap'
clio, Thos. Macon of Mahas,xa and II,
E. Brady of Davis County, a commit.
tee to ascertain the names of delegates
in attendance and fix the basis of repre-.
seLtation in the convention. Said com
mit,ee reported to the convention az fol.
lows:
Tha. tie basi. of Representations in
This convention be one vote for every
n hundred votes cast by the several
counties at ,he las. August election.
DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE.
Davis Coun.y.-H E Brady, s G NJ
Achror, c Greene, II B Horn, = II
Drake. E g Mckinney, and Elias Tru;,
There were other delegate. in a,,end.oc
from ravis county whose nares were
not handed to 'hss Secretary.
Wapello coun,y:-G W Mcvay. ].
; Adar.s, J " McGlasson. d H Allen
~ooc' NOS A Milburn. G w Thomas,
) ~ Wellman, J P Smith, J D Mingus,
I B Lyon, J B Goodall. G H Lege,t, L
z Rupe, F w Hawlev, B d II Baker,
Geo Reynolds. W e Zoe, J H Benedict,
and VIM Black.
Jefferson county. Wicklife Clark,
c w Slagle.
Mahaska Courty.-William Lock-
ridge. E d Dudd, Thomas Macon.
Van Buren, Coun.y.-Silas 'rolman. H
c Caldwell.
The committee reported hat the CO.,
Of Davis was entitled to Ia votes, the CO.,
Of Jefferson 10 votes, the county Of Wap.
clio 20 votes. the county o: Mahaska IL
votes and the county of Van Buren, %
votes.
On Motion the report of the commit
tee was adopted.
On motion the committee proceeded 10
ballot for a candidate for Judge Of the Sd
Judicial District.
G w Slsgle and Thos Macon, were
appointed %tellers. Mr. Lockridge of
Mahaska moved tina. the convention take
one informal ballot before balloting for
nomination, which was carried,
The tellsrs announced the result. OF
the informal ballot to be as follows:
For Caleb Baldwin, al votes. for s
w SuululcIes ID.
On motion the convention then ADJOURN
ed until 6 o'clock P NJ.
At 9 o'clock convention met pursuan,
to adjournment.
Mr. Lockridge moved that the basis OF
representation in convention be so chang.
ed as 10 give one vote for every one
hundred votes cast against the Admins
tration party in the several counties in
the District Al The las, August election.
Mr. Lockridge stated the object Of this
motion to be 10 eoncilia.e a portion of the
delegates rom Davis county. The con-
vention manifested a willingness 10
change the ratio of representation, if
those delegates from Davis county who
were dissatisfied would pledge them
selves 10 supper. the nominee Of the oon
ven,ion.
A portion of said delegates refused to
participate in the business Of the con-
ven,ion on any terms or on any basis o!
representation unless The friends of Nj
Baldwin and Mr. Summers, would frs,
Withdraw the M Of those gentlemen
as candidates aud agree 20 vote Cor ether
persons.
The convention ceeming those de.
mands unreasonable and unjust. refused
TO change the basis Of representation.
The convention then proceeded 10 ba,-
lot forJudge with the following reaul,.
Caleb BALDWIN received 4lvoles 8 w
SumIners received %. +.
On motion Caleb Baldwin was unanl
mously' declared the nominee of the
convention for Judge Of the Sd judicial
District.
The convention was then addressed
by 9 w Siagle, Ww Locksidge, F M
Drake, Thos Mscon and Others.
+ On motion the convention adjourned.
j.. J. ADAMS, Press.
H. c. CALDwELL,. Sec'y.