The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-08-28
W. W. NIAYNA


The following are the proceedings of the
Republican convention of the Sd judicial
District, Iowa, held at Quincy, August 10,
1853:
The convention met at l-a O'Clock, A.
NJ, and organized by electing J. ii. Turner,
of Taylor Co., President, and j. A. HARVEY,
of Fremont Co., Secretary.
On motion of L. NJ. Bowen, of Page, a
Committee of five was appointed on Creden
tials. The following We're appointed said
committee-T. NJ. Bowen of Page, II. c.
Rawson, of Adams Jesse West, Of Fremont;
Thos. Myers, of Union, and n. b. Moore, of
TAYLOR. Said Committee were also directed
to report the number Of votes to which each
county is entitled.
The Committoe reported favorable to all
the Delegates present. Nine counties
were represented, to wit-Adams del.
Cass, 2; Clarke, s Decatur, ); Fremont, 4;
Montgomery, ; Page, 3; Taylor, 4; Union.
2.
On motion of II. C. Rawson, n Central
Committee for the Judicial District was
appointed, consisting of one member from
each County, as follows: TIM. Bowen,
Page Co., chairman j. II. Turner, Taylor;
b. b. Dunning, Ringold Frank NJ. Davis,
Adams g. 3. Shoemaker, Fremont; J. A.
Rice, Clark }. W. McDill, Union J. &.
Packard, Montgomery; d. &. Bloomer,
Pottawawattamiu ). II. More, Mills: l.. Il.
Ross, Cass; G. S. Adams Decatur.
On motion of }. \. Harvey, committee
of three was appointed to draft resolutions
expressive Of the sense of the convention
The President appointed J. A. Harvey, of
Fremont, ii. c. Rawson, Of Adams, and
Samuel Forrey, of Decatur.
On motion the Convention adjourned to
meet ut O'Clock, p. NJ.
| O'Clock, ?. NJ. The Convention met
pursuant to adjournment.
The names Of Counties being called, the
delegates of the following counties respond
ed, to wit: Adams, Cass, Clark, Decatur,
Page, Fremont, Taylor, Montgomery, and
Union.
}. \. Harvey offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolre1, That we cordially recommend
to the Republicans, as well It's all other free
men of this District, that they give their
united support to the Hon. L. II. Sears, as
an independent candidate for the Office of
Judge Of this District, having full conf
dencc in his honesty and legal ability to DIS
charge the duties Of the office. Unanimous
ly adopted.
Mr.. Bowen Of Page, offered the following
resolution:
Resoired, That Samuel Forrey. of Decatur.
be and he is hereby declared the nominee
of this convention for the office of District
Attorney, and that q. =. Kimball, of Page,
be and he is hereby declared the nominee of
this convention for the Office of member of
the Board of Education.
Resolution unanimously adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions made the
following report, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we fully endorse the Re-
publican principles Of free labor and oppo-
siton to the extenton of slavery in the
National Territories, as fully set forth in
the platform of the Republican party in the
State Convention of Republicans assembled
at Iowa City on the 18th of June, A. d.
1861 and we also fully endorse the nomi-
nations made at the convention for State
officers.
Resoired, That we have full faith and
confidence in Hon. S. II. Curtis, the Re-
publican nominee for Congress in this dis |
trIct believing, as we do, that he has faith |
fully represented Southern Iowa in the last
Congress, and that he will do tho same in
the next.
j. A. Harvey offered the following reso-
luton, which was also unanimously adop- |,
ted.
Whereas. from some misunderstanding |
between the eastern and western portions |
of the district, there has been convention
called for the district, to meet at Glenwood |
on the Goth of this month, and o
Whereas, Pottawattame and Mills count
les are not represented in this convention
therefore
Resolved, That this convention appoint
Of FIVE to attend the convention
at Glenwood, on the Goth inst, and inform .
them of the action of this convention, and
urge upon them the necessity of harmonizing
the apparently antagonstic action Of the
different portions of the district, by rati-
flying the nominations made at this convcn-
ton.
Resolved, That if said convention should
refuse to ratIfy the action of this conven-
ton, that said committee be authorized to
cast in said convention the full vote to which |
the several counties represented in this con-
vention would be entitled in this convention,
if there.
Committee. A. Harvey, Of Fremont
j. II. Turner, Of Taylor }. A. Lamaster,
Of Page WIN. Dunn, of Montgomery, and
S. NJ. Tucker, of Cass.
An excellent and spirited speech was de-
|ivcrcd by Mr.. Forrey, the nominee for
District Attorney.
On motion, the Convention adjourned sine
die. j. ii. TURNER, Pres't.
j. A. HARVEY, Sec'y. ~ ...- +
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