The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-19
Cass County Republican Convention.

publican County ConventlOn was nelu
at Cassapolis on Saturday last, for the
purpose of choosing delegates to the
State and Congressional Conventions.
The Convention was called to order
at one O'Clock, by A. J. Smith, Esq,
when upon motion E. Buell., Esq, OF
Olena, was chosen Chairman, and
VIM. II. Campbell appointed Secretary.
On motion, committee of three,
consisting of Messrs. Schermerhorn,
Goodspead and Harper, ere.appointed
to examine credentials and report to
the Convention. 49, -. - s. - -.
Mr.. Sullivan moved that, as there was
some two or three towns not fully rep
resented, and one town not having ap-
pointed any delegates, the Convention
have the power to appoint residents OF
those towns now present, such dele
gates.-Carried. 81 gs4f 81
rs A motion was made that towns hav-
ing only one delegate present, the SAID
delegate be allowed to cast the full
number of votes such town was entitled
to.-Lost. 81 s4v 2 -sliaa
oe A motion was carried that the dele
gates from the several towns, not fully
represented, be allowed to cast only
their own votes. $4,000 -r4ea.a
The Committee on Credentials then
presented the names of the following
gentlemen as delegates: ob assd Isl
ao Porter.-Rufus X. Charles, George
Meacham, Lewis Rinehart, w. Stems,
Jas. HI. Hitchcock, Benjamin Hebron,
Gideon Hebron, John Shellhamrner,
W. w. Rice, Ira Wilsey, John N.
Jones, L. Merton, Nathaniel Skinner.
Mason.-Wm. Miller, Daniel Will
liams, E. Sutton, A. A. Goddard. E.W.
Reynolds, S. Colby, ]. Garman, j.
Roberts, M. Pullman. se9 1afLad -.
- Osataoa.-J. w. Lee, w. Case, C.
Massey, ". ,aAvys, J. Kelly, III. III.
Coolidge, H. Banker. no1ue
HoaoarH.- Oscar Jones. kE3
Jefferson Peck, Chas. Walton,
John P. Miller, J. n. Marshall, w. G.
Beckwith, Edward Shanahan,, Ma
thaniel Parker, Moses McIlvain,
McIlvain. ff.t
Calvin. Jefferson Osborn, Amos
Northrop.
Newbswg.-E. H. Jones.
Penn. = VIM. Russey, F. Carrier
Jesse East, Fletcher Oxenford.
Lagrange. L. Tompkins, S. T.
Rease, VIM. Simms, Jesse G. Beeson
]. X. Ritter, A. Shingledecker, w
Jewell, VIM. Shanafelt, A. Earl, ]. Van
Ripper, j. Harper, Joshua Loaand, A
Garwood, Al. Saith, G. W. Clisbee
John Powers.
,Sioer C.eek.-Jas. Sullivan, DAME
fh1aafrszelere, E. M. Cook, III. G. Hills, w
III. Campbell, Joseph HOLSTER, B. w
Schermerhorn, N. Dewey, George w
Andrews, L. r. Brown, John Patton
n. B. Jones, Hiram Armstrong, j. S
Becraft. Tao Ta k4)
Wdy7ae.-Sylvaneus Henderson.
2 Pdkagon.-R. G. Denison, James M
Spencer, Robt. Dixon, Solomon Houser
Jesse Garwood. s8d =.
Volinia.-C.. Goodenough, VIM. L
Goodspead, Emmons Buell., Milto1
J. Gard, in. Gard, w. L. Dixon, b.
Buell., n. d. Thomas, Amos Greer
John Huff. te
o. MarceHus.-W. p. Bennett, E. {
Golf. y een9t 81 52fo-s '---ss''''TN'
On motion the report was receive
and the Committee discharged. =
A motion was then carried that W
now proceed to elect delegates to tn
Congressional Convention, and tbs
they be elected by ballot. aoai6 iss
1t was moved that the six delegate.
this County is entitled to be placed o
one ballot and be voted for at once
Lost. as
A motion was finally carried tina
the delegates be voted for singly, b
ballot. .ailA tia5-i
The chair appointed as tellers Messrs
Garwood and Thomas.
The following gentlemen having
received the highest number of votes
were declared elected such delegates !:
George Meacham, Jesse G. Beeson
Joshua Lofland, N. B. Jones, r. c
Denison, and ]. w. Lee. Ia &,
| John Bosley and VIM. Bosley nov
appeared and claimed seats as dele
gates from the town of Jefferson
! Granted.
/ A motion was made that the Con
4 vention now proceed to the election o
six delegates to the State Convention
and that the entire number be vote,
for at once.-Carried.
i Mr.. Coolidge moved that the six per
sons receiving the highest number 0
4 votes be declared elected Carried.
4 The following gentlemen were thel
elected delegates to attend the Stat
I Convention. ~aXE SSkI0
E.sBuell, E.. Shanahan, w. G.. Beck
with, w. H. Campbell, ]. x. Ritter
and A. Garwood. 90 90
4 Mr.. Denison offered the following