The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-21

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Th~o Didsiau-cil NJ Rolf
Mr. Stewart moved thar the majority II any
delegation no. full be- permitted to east Tia,
| vote of the whole delegation with the exeer
| tion of Davenport Carried.
On call lor the respective ,olc> oi the Town
ships represented, they wrre given as follows
Davenport 80, L. Claire = Princeton Lib-r
| ~ 8 Hickory Gresca Aliens Grove .. Win
field 4. Pleasant Valley 1
Mr. I,arner offered the following
WHEREAS, this Convention has learned that
there will bc All order n,dc for the clcciiou
ef State Senator if"m this District there
fnrc he Ii
kesu!red That ia tho opinion uf this Con
sahiion there !. 40 vacancy IA this District
but that 10 ohyiaie any dii,iulty which may
arise hy reason of any attrInpt ui the Demo
cratic party to oust the llun NicLolaSJ j R,lseh
then inthat case he be aud is hereby declare,
the unanimous nominee oi This Convention foi
state Senator
II was adopted unanimously ami with stea'
enthusiasm
Mr. Collins mo,ei that the Delegate. pro
coed to suggest the nanics ol Candidates fol
domination 10 the oiliee oi Repre- sentative ~
the Legislature tAr such Representative
having To- be clerici arrieh
The following nam.s were presented s.. =
" Thompson, w. n = Curly n II M"L
ward J y Dillon J Me,iannus. J. b Mckee
han, oi Davenport Robcr, Scott A. NJ. Iarri
mer, of LeCiaire, saml Knox "a. =. Mallory
Of Princeton u =. Que. Of Liberty Jane,
Ross Of Hickory Grove.
| Messrs. B.ckeli ani Arndt wcr, ap,alnt- -,l
| T.lers
Mr. Harrington moved that the person ..
eei,iDa TIA. hisl l,est Hunisr ~, votes an ia,
first regular halloting IT n majority al III,
votes oi the township b. Jared a noinil,ec
AMI so "a, the faia~ina ballots carried
The Convention ,h-n proc@-,lc.i t. IN IL
formal baloting with the follow iug result
Thompson 81 Cue 2G Gurlcy ~ kr.x ~
seott u. Larrimer 1. Dillon ~. Mekeeiai
l5 Mallory ~ Woodward Ross MeMan
nus l Ellis l.
The name 81 Dr Meke.lan was Withdrawn
and the Convention rfpc"ed-,l To- a regular
Fira Baiiot-1hampspn 81 Gu. ~ Scot
- Gur'ey %, Knox Il Dillon - Ross . Nal
| lory ., Woodward ,
JOHN W. THOMPSON Esq Of Davenport
having received the largest vote nj the las
and the majority II the Votes ~ the tnan~hip,
| IN full 10 was declared a nominee. and 81
mplion he was unanimously nominated.
The names oi Messrs Mallory and I.atrin.,
aer. withdrawn.
Second Baiiof--seoti ~ Cue A. Gnrle, IL
Knox ID, Dillon 4
Nj ROBERT SCOTT, u Lc Claire Town
ship, having received the highest vote wa,
declared the seeoh1 nominee.
Mr.. Lane moved that inssmuch a. Mr.. Il
=. CUE, oi Liberty Township, had on eaei
ballet received lafe" vote, In fact a malorii,
Of the township votes. that hr. With Mr.. Scott
h. declared nominated The motion earri-s
with enthusiasm. and without dlsseniin1
voice.
Mf. Lane moved that the nominations bs
unanimously ratified, and that the Convention
pledge itself to sustain these nominees uni
iedly and with ali their fore. and 10 secure thei
election. Carried aith tremendous shout
If approval
| On motion IL was ordered that the Count,
Committee haze printed imm.liai-l, on,
thousand copies ef The Republican Platform
for the use OF the candidates aud information
Of the people.
On motion
Rrsoired That the proceedings of the Cen
sention be- published IN ia. Republican paper.
Of the city aud IN the lie clair. Erpfess.
The Convention then adjourned
| JAMES ROSS, Chairman.
T. IN R.asss' ~ sss'''s Sees.