The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-07-04
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SATURDAY, .. JULY 4, 1857 !.
Cedar Co.nty Republican Conventlon.

SATURDAY,

SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1857.
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Cedar County Republican Convention.
The Convention met, pursuant to no.
tice, At the Court House in Upton, on
Saturday, June n, 1857, At one o'clock
Pm.
On motion, Thomas James, Esq. Of
Springdalc Township, was called to the
chair; and A. 8. Lybe and D. McCarn
appointed secretaries.
The following resolution was offered
by W. Spicer, ESQ.,:
Resolved, That the order of business
of this Convention be the appointment
of Committees on Resolutions, Organi-
cations, and Candidates. and other bust
ness and then adjourn until two weeks
from this day, to receive the Report ct
Committees.
The resolution was seconded.
1t was then moved by VIM. McClair,
that the above resolution be divided, and
that the different parts be voted on Sc
parately.-Motion carried.
On motion, the former part Of the re-
solution was passed, and afterwards the
latter part of it also, few voting in the
negative.
Moved, that a Committee on Creden-
tials be appointed, to apportion the ratio
of representation among the different
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. carried.
Moved, that the delegates 80 reported
by the above Committee, elect by ballot
the Committees on Candidates and Per-
manent Organizations, of one from each
Township, &c.-Motion carried.
The following persons were then ap-
pointed on Resolutions: Messrs McClain,
Cover, Maynard, Mason, and Leech.
The following persons were appointed
Committee on Credentials Messrs
Cattel, Butterfield, and Kent.
The Committee On Credentials, after a
few minutes absence, made their Report
Us follows:
For Centre, 81 delegates Thomas
Manly, D. McCarn, John Huber, II.
Starr, Hiram Hammond, s. S. Daniels,
A. Gilbert, Israel Nudge, J. Maynard,
o. p. Reeves, A. Ford, W. Elliott, s.
Tomlinson, A. s. Moffett, J. Reeder,
N. ]. Hawly, J. w. Kynett, J. l.. Ray,
James Ford, L. Brady, John Spence.
For Springdale, 9 delegates. Thomas
James, Moses Varney, Thomas VIM.
For Inland, 3 delegates. Wiley,
c. A. Pound, A. n. Dean.
For Iowa, 3 delegates haddock
Negus, j. w. Cattell
|. For Linn, delegate.
For Rochester, 2 delegates. Sol.
kester, Robert W. Cooper.
For Cass, delegates. Cover, d.
G. Lisk.
For Cover, 6 delegates. How
ard, Ed. Wright
For Dayton, 4 delegates. Thomas
Robinson, VIM. n, Hoey, Homer Frink,
Sol Garrison.
For Fremont, 3 delegates. Brown,
VIM. Ayres, T. F. Brown.
For Massillon, 4 delegates. esse
Finch, james NJ. Kent, H. Brink, II. b.
Potter.
For Pennington, 4 delegates. r.
Butterfeld, H. s. Downs.
For Sugar Creek, 2 delegates. ohm
Crissman. Seth .Southworth.
For Red Oak, 3 delegates.-J. W.
Brown, W. A. Rigby, Robt. Davidson.
For Springfield, 6 delegates. II.
Cue, Thomas Tracy, Henry Wharton, j.
Henry.
For Pioneer, 3 delegates. Rath-
bone, ID. II. Comstock.
The Report was accepted and adopted
by a. vote Of the Convention.
The Committee on Resolutions then
made their Report, which was accepted
and adopted, to wit
Resolved, That this Convention are
satisfied with, and hereby affirm their
adherence to, the fundamental princi-
Piles Of the Republican party, as express
ed in the platform of the last National
ntlon.--Adopted !.
Resolved, That We are highly gratified
TO learn that the United States authori-
tics in Kansas and Washington have fur
nished ample evidence Of their conyic.
ton that Governor Robinson, and those
indicted with him, for protecting the
lives and property of the free state set
tiers OF Kansas, were not guilty of trea-
son against the United States, as ex-
pressed in the third clause of the third
article Of the Constitution thereof, viz,
" Treason against the United States shall
consist only in levying war against them,
or IN adhering to their enemies, giving
them aid and comfort Adopted
The following resolution was adopted
by the Convention: !
Resolved, That in the virtual refusal
Of the present Administration to support
Governor Geary in his endeavors to pro-
tect tho rights of the people of Kansas,
and IN the appointment of an ardent pro-
slavery southerner to the governorship. !
with authority to enforce the fraudulent |
y enacted bogus laws, gives the palpsble
lie to their professions, made before the
Presidential election, of securing free. !
dom to Kansas.
Moved, that the motion with refer. !
enee to electing by ballot, be re- o
sidered. Motion carried.
Moved, that the words :. by ballot" y.
struck from the resolution.
Qn motion. the said motion v..
amended, 50 that each Township might
nominal" their own Committee
The iollowin: persons were annotated