Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-07-09


mittee to admit Mr.. Freer as a delegate wa
carried.
A motion was made to reconsider the vote
laying the matter of rejection on the table
which was carried.
a motion to reject being made, the aye,
and nays were called with the following re
suit Ayes 81, nays SO.
A motion to reconsider was superseded by
q motion to indefinitely postpone, pending
which the Convention adjourned to meet thi.
morning at 10 o'clock
SECOND DAY.
The Committee met yesterday morning al
10 o'clock pursuant to adjournment. The
minutes of yesterday were read and ap
proved.
A motion was made by Major Bidwell tC
adopt the whole report of the Committee
on credentials. Another motion was made
to lay that motion on the table, the aye,
and nays being called, the following vote
was given:-.fyes 81; Nays go.
The original motion was put, when Mr.
Malon made an amendment, which wa;
ruled out Of order by the Chair. The Chair
was sustained by vote.
TheUriginal motion of Mr.. Bidwell recur
ring and the ayes and nays being called
the result was declared to be, .4yes 81
Mays 81.
1t was moved and seconded that each can
didate oe allowed five minutes to address The
Convention. The motion was carried. Mr.
Wells who had previously attempted tt
speak, rose, and in a short sens bile speech
sgniied his withdrawal Mr.. Lewis ther
arose in conformity with the motion an(
endeavored to convince the Convention thai
he was democrat. His speech.was char.
acteristic and particularly thick with Is
1t was very feebly applauded by his blower
and strikers.
A rule of business was made up by tn,
Committee appointed for that duty, and at
ter the loss of motion to amend, tho SAM
was adopted
The first business in order being the nom
inaton of Sheriff, the Convention took
recess of 10 minutes, prior to the vote
By previous motion, the temporary Of
fees were declared permanent
The Convention, meeting at the appointed
time, on motion, two tellers were chosen BY
the Chair. Messrs. Hedges and Wilson wer
the gentlemen appointed. By order Of tht
Char, call of the house was made.
The call made, the Delegates proceeded
to vote as the names of their precincts were
call called. The balotting resulted a
follows:
Plum, SO; Jennings, SO.
On motion, Mr.. Plum was declared th
unanimous nominee of.the Convention.
On motion, the Convention adjourned un
til o'clock.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Convention
met at 8 o'clock. The nominations fo
County Judge being in order, the Conven
ton proceeded to ballot for nominees to th
Office. On motion Mcssrs. Wells, Kretsin
ger, and Myers were placed in nomination
the vote stood thus.-Wells 81; Kretsinge
| 25 Myers 20. BY motion Mr.. Wells was de
clared unanimously elected.
The nomination for County clerk bein!
next in order, NJ. II. Darrach was nomna
ted to that Office by acclamation.
Voting for Assessor next took place. Their
were various candidates. On motion, o re
cess Of 10 minutes was taken.
The third ballot was now made with tn
following result:-Weaver "a; Simpson 80
French 20. On motion, Mr. Weaver was de
! clared unanimously elected to the nomina
ton On motion, the Convention adjourned
until I ] o'clock p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
After being regularly called to order, tn
Convention proceeded to ballot for delegate
10 the Judicial Convention.
The result of the first ballot was, for tn
Ever ticket, 26 votes Sexton, 81; Lewis
co. The names of Messrs. Bliven and Wa
termen being on the tickets Of both Eve
and Sexton, they were consequently electet
J on the first ballot. The question being moot
ed that such was the fact, it was though