White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-08-20
TOMMY LoNGLEGs
For the Chief.)

Brown county UemOcEaLc OOntenAon'
The Democracy of Brown County met in Con-
veution, at Claytouville, on Monday, the 18th
day of August, 1857.
Lsander Sawyer was chosen President, c. c.
Hawkins, Secretary, and J. J. Kersay, Assistant
Secretary.
The President was then instructed TO appoint
Committee on Credentials, whereupon the fol-
lowing gentlemen were appointed:-For Lock
nan Township, H. C. 0agg; for Irwin Town
ship, ]. B. Heaton; for Claytonville Township,
Henry Smyth; for Walnut Creek Township,
Mr.. Osborn.
The Committee submitted the following report:
We, the Committee on Credentials, find, on
examination, that the different Townships are
represented by the following Delegatss:-Lock-
nan Township. b. Sneed, H. c. Gragg, ].
W. Duvall, C. W. MagiI, Stephen PLANT, A. ].
Boston, J. G. Spencer. Irwin Township. A.
Afford, Thomas J. Kenyon, S. Duff, J. B. Hea-
ton, S. M. Griffith, ]. v. L. Rodgers, VIM. Dunn.
CIaytonviIle Township-R. L. Oldham, Leander
Sawyer, James Smyth, A. w. Farel, James
Cannon, James Irby, Henry Smyth.
The Convention then proceeded to vote for
candidates to fill the following Offices:
Representative, Probate Judge, two Commits
sioners, County Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, Com
missioners to Locate County Seat, County Sur
veyor, and County Assessor.
TIE following was the result:
For Representative, S. M. Griffith; for Pro-
bate Judge, ]. G. Spencer; for Commissioners,
L. C. Dunn and Leander Sawyer; for County
Clerk, James Waterson; for Sheriff, Miles Col
Inns; for Treasurer, G. E. Clayton; for Commits
sioners to Locate County Seat, C. w. McGiIl,
E. NJ. Hubbard, and w. C. Foster; for County
Surveyor, C. C. Hawkins; for County Assessor,
James Smyth.
Mr.. J. B. Heaton. Chairman of the Commit
tee to prepare Resolutions expressive eff the SEN
timents Of the Democracy of Brown County, Of
fered the following Preamble and Resolutions,
which were read, and unanimously adopted by
the Convention
WHEREAS, We, the Democracy of Brown
County, in Convention assembled, for the pur-
pose of more permanent organization, and to
form general ticket to be supported at the en-
suing October election; and whereas, we, the
Delegates, having been selected by the entire
Democracy of the County, to represent and re-
feet the will of the whole, do hereby most cordi
ally and respectfully invite all good, law abiding
and order-lsving citizens to unite with us upon
the truly National and Conservative principles,
adopted by the National Democratic Conven-
ton, held in Cincinnati, in June, 1856, and rati-
fed by the Conservative Democracy of Kansas,
assembled at Lecompton, in 1857; and inasmuch
as our present peace and promising prosperity
are again threatened with domestic disquiet,
through the willy influence Of designing dema-
gogues, which all good men, of all parties, should
try to avert, by harmonizing all that is true in
patriotism and conservative in principle among
the bona fde citizens of our beautiful and grow
ing County; be it therefore
ResOEced, That we will stand to and abide by
the Union of States, the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, and the Laws passed in pursuance
thereof.
Resolved, That We will discountenance all ir-
regular opposition to the lawfully constituted
authorities within this County and Territory.
ResolUed, That in his Exeellency, the Hon.
R. J. Walker, we recognize the man for the
place and the times, so long as his administra-
ton Is, as heretofore, characterized by ability,
prudence and frnness.
Resolved, That we most cordially endorse and
ratify the nomination Of the Hon. E. Ransom, as
the candidate of the National Conservative De.
mocracy of Kansas, for a seat as Delegate to the
next Congress, and pledge to him our hearty
and united support.
ResOlOed, That we, as orier-loving citizens Of
Brown County, know how to sacrifice our minor
party differences of opinion upon the altar of pa
triotism, and unite and use ali honorable means
to secure the election of the ticket this day no.
minated.
RessEpea, That the proceedings of this Con-
vention be signed by the Chairman and Secre-
tary, and forwarded to the Editor of the White
Cloud Chief, for publicatiOn-with request that
all friendly papers in Kansas copy.
There being no further business before the
Convention, several eloquent speeches were
made by the candidates, and the Convention
adjourned.
LEANDER SAWYER, PrssideM.
c. c. HAWKINS, Secretary.
J. J. KERSAY, Assistant Secretary