The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-08-14
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Frisbie's Theatre.
The committee on credentials report
ed the following names as delegates
duly accredited, viz:
Necada Topnship.-John Pattison,
Thomas P. Hawley, j. S. Curtis, w.
Butterfeld, Cproxy for N. p. Brown
G. w. WEIGH, G. c. Green, II. G. Gar
diner, John Anderson, S. W. Crush, L.
w. Williams, NJ. L. Marsh, S. Burtis,
S. Slusher, Will. N Rabbits, and Har-
vey Hunt.
Cincinnati Barr. w. Graham.
Grass Vazley.-A. B. Dibble, S. d.
Bosworth, G. W. Foster, S. H. Davis,
DR.. Mccormick, E. G. Cheek, j. J. Dor
sey, j. o. Pierson, L E. Cove, G. G.
Townsend. and J. S. Mayhugh
Rough & Ready.-A. G. Kean, J. R.
Wyatt, j. johnson, N. w. Clark, B. B.
Troxel, Joseph Heritage, Geo. Gep-
heard, d. E. Harper, and Ezekiel Rob-
bins.
Bridgeport TopnsAip-San Juan.-
d. Russell, A. Easton, D. Swain, and
j. b. Low.
Merokee.-Geo. W. Leet and II. S.
McMichael.
Eureka ToUnsAip- Woolsey's Flat
L. j. Rowland, E. P. Hubbard and U.
B. Thomas.
Orleans F7at-H. Moon, S. Mead, J.
Dick, Thos. McCabe, and G. Keller.
Bloomfeld.-Thomas W. Brooks.
Washington 7oaonsAip-AzpAa.-G.
w. Tallman.
Omega.-L. r. Prescott.
Washington.-R. w. Latta and Jacob
Davis.
Little York Observation-Disclosures
set.-Caleb Remington and -- Har-
rison.
The report of the committee was re-
ceived and, on motion, adopted.
The committee on permanent officers
reported the following names:
President-A. B. Dibble, of Grass
Valley.
Vice Presidemts--B. B. Troxell, of
Rough & Ready, and r. W. Latta, of
Washington.
observation-disclosures P. Hawley, of
Nevada, and e. P. Hubbard, of Wool
sey's Flat.
Which report was received and con-
Cured in.
Mr.. Dibble, upon taking the chair,
briefly addressed the Convention, re-
turned thanks for the honor conferred
upon him, stated the object for which
they had assembled, and closed by re-
marking that he hoped the Convention
would nominate none but good men for
office.
The following order of business was
then adopted by the Convention.
LIST. Nomination of one Senator.
I'd. Nomination of five Assemblymen.
Sd. Nomination of Supervisors.
4th. Nomination of Superintendent of
Public Schools.
5th. Nomination of Coroner.
9th. No mination of Central Commit
tee.
On motion, E. F. Burton, Esq, of Ne
vada, was nominated for State Senator
by reclamation.
Mr.. Burton being loudly called for
came forward and returned thanks to
the Convention for the confidence they
had placed in him by nominating him
for the office of Senator, referred to his
past course III the Assembly and Senate
as his future guide, and stated that if
elected he would work for what he deem
ed to be to the best interest of the coun-
try, regardless of all political feeling.
In the course of his remarks he was
greeted with loud applause.
On motion of H. @. Gardiner, ESQ.,,
of Nevada, committee, consisting of
one from each township, was appointed
for the purpose Of dividing the county
into Assembly districts. The following
persons were appointed said committee,
viz:
81. G. Gardiner, of Nevada; Joseph
Heritage, of Rough & Ready; VIM.
Mccormick, of Grass Valley; Caleb
Remington, of Little York; E. P. Hub
bard, of Eureka; L. R. Prescott, of
Washington, and D. Swain, of Bridg-
port.
The committee reported the follow
ing;
The townships of Bridgeport and Eu-
reka to form one district; Little York
and Washington, one; Rough & Ready.