Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-15

court House In this city at two o'clock. TIL
various counties in the Seventh Jndical Dis
trict were very fully represented and th'
) greatest unanimity of feeling and harmony
Of action prevailed.
On motion Judge James Grant of Scot
county was appointed chairman and Judg'
T. II. Thayer of Muscatine, Secretary.
The committee on credentials reported
the following persons entitled to seats il
the Conve
Scott COunty-James Grant, W. l.. Clark
u. 5. True, Geo. W. Baker, John Madden
Frank Plumer, H. Leonard, Laurel Sum
mers, X. s. Lawrence, Geo. j. HYDE, James
Heron. James d. Hogarty, Geo. S. C. Dow
Geo. NJ. Vsn Hosen.
Muscatine CO., Il. Thaycr, WIN. T
Brannan, John G.. Slime, Geo. 8. Hebb
Henry Altman, Samuel Burgssser, A. o.
Patterson. Samuel Surnett Geo. w. Hunt,
Edward Scudder, John Lucas
Clinton-Thos. F. Butterfeld, John c.
Wallace, Moses Gage, Samuel Davidson, Z.
W. Arnold, Able Chandler, James Dodd,
James c. Jeffries, Ii. p. Cox, Robt II. Nol-
| ton.
Jackson-T. W. Marting, Z. Baldwin.
| On motion it was resolved that when the
Convention proceeds to nominate candidates,
the same be dsne by ballot.
Mr. George S. c. Dow of Scott County
then moved that the Convention proceed to
nomiuste a candidate for Judge Of the Sew
enth Judicial District. The result of the
first ballot was the unanimous casting of
forty five votes, the entire vote OF the Con-
vention for James Grant of Scott County.
The announcement was received with cheers
and great applause.
Judge Grant then arose and said that it
was painful for man as fond of popular
praise as he, to decline nomination. The
sent and against his wishes. He owed
much to the Democratic party, and so long
as the blood coursed through his veins he
would not forget it; but while he remem.
bered these obligations. he had other duties
which he could not forgo. A large number
of suits, involving large amounts of prop
erty, had been entrusted to him. In some
instances, the all of his clients depended
upon the result, and he did not feel at liber.
ty to dismiss them abruptly from his hands
by accepting the nomination. He would
not be worthy of the high honor which had
been rendered to him if he would dismiss
the cases from his attention, at least, with
out the consent of his clients. He felt this
reason more from the large amount of busi
ness which was now on his hands, and he
abandon it against the wishes of those who
bad employed him. His mind had UNDER
gone struggle in coming to this conclu.
sion. There never was period in the his
tory of his life when he had felt more hon
ored than on this occasion. He regarded
the vote as passing judgment upon his
former course, while on the bench, and con-
sidered the highest praise ever offered to
him-appreciating in the highest sense the
compliment which had been paid to him.
he did not see how he could do otherwis
than most respectfully to decline the nomi
nation.
On motion Of Captain Clark the Convention
then proceeded to Second Ballot for the
office of Judge, which again resulted in
unanimous vote for JAMES GRANT, of Scott
County.
The announcement was received with re-
newed cheers and applause.
On motion of Mr.. Van Hosen, of Scott,
GEORGE S. HEBB, of Muscatine, was nomina.
ted for the office of District Attorney, by ac-
clamatiOn
Mr.. Hebb being called for returned his
thanks in short and appropriate speech.
On motion, LYMAN CArLrS, Of Jackson
County was nominated for the Office of
member Of the Board of Education, by ac-
clamation.
On motion, the following District Cen
trail Committee was appointed by the chair:
Mr. Brannon, of Muscatine, Mr.. Leonard, of
Scott, Mr.. Butterield, of Clinton, and Mr.
Kelso, of Jackson. On motion of Mr. Van
Hosen, of Scott, the name of James Grant
was added to the Committee by the Con-
vention.
On motion, the proceedings were ordered
to be published in the democratic papers of
the district.
On motion the Convention then adjourn
ed with three cheers for the nominees.
A SENSIBLE MANA correspond
ent of the Peoria Transcript, who has been
making tour Of the eastern portion of Iowa
and western Illinois. speaks of the towns
along both sides Of the river thus:
"Of all the towns have seen like Da-
venport and Burlington best. They are
both very flourishing places, situated upon
high banks