The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-26
Proceedings of the Republican State Con-
ventiOn.

Proceedings of the Republican State Com
ventiOn.
The Convention assembled at the
Firemen's Hall in Detroit at IL o'clock,
and was called to order by Hon. J. M.
Edmunds, Chairman of the State Gen.
trail Committee.
| Hon. Austin Blair, of Jackson, was
chosen temporary Chairman, and VIM.
Smyth Farmer, Secretary.
On motion of j. w. Tillman, the
following Committee, consisting of
three delegates from each Congress
sional District, was appointed by the
Chair.
First District-J.W. Tillman, Wayne;
c. Trip, Washtenaw; M. B. Wilcox,
Livingston.
Second District-T. M. Cooley, Len
awee; Chas. Upson, Branch; F. Shurtz,
st. Joseph.
Third District-Nathaniel Bacon,
Berrien; S. S. Lacy, Cass; E.A. Foot,
Eaton.
Fourth District-Whitney Jones !;
Ingham; S. B. Knight, Oakland; O.
@. Conger, ST. Clair.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re-assembled at 2
o'clock and having been called to order,
the Committee on credentials and per-
manent officers, made report which
was accepted and adopted, of delegates
to the Convention.
Resolyed, That in the opinion of this
Convention, the appointment of any
individual to represent any county in
which he does not reside, should not
be recognized in any future Convention,
and that the State Committee be in
structed to make calls for future Con-
ventions accordingly.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
P-esident-Hon.A AUSTIN BLAIR,
Jackson.
Vice Presidents.
GEO. w. LEE, Livingston.
FREDERICK SHURTz, st. Joseph.
JOHN CLARK, st. Clair.
CHAs. CoGGEsHALL, Oakland.
NATHAN PIERCE, Calhoun.
WILLIAM DAVIS, Eaton.
CHESTER YosT, Washtenaw.
CHAs. G. JOHNSON, Monroe.
Secretaries.
J. G. WILLS, Sanilac.
VIM. SMYTH FARMER, Berrien.
E. o. GRosvERNoR, Hillsdale.
The Convention having been perma-
nently organized, the President ad-
dressed the Convention as follows:
Gentlemen of the Contention Il
have again to thank you for the honor
conferred upon me in calling me to
preside over your deliberations. /
congratulate you upon the numbers
and appearance of this Convention,
and still more upon the spirit manifested
by the Republican party of the State
in bringing together so large and en-
thusiastic body of delegates. Gen
tlemen, the organization Of the Repub-
lican party was, in the first instance, a
mission which it has so far proved it.
self worthy to execute. May we not
predict that it will still continue equal
to the task before it. The dense mass
of intelligent and patriotic men before
me furnishes a sufficient answer to the
question. Gentlemen, your duties are
at once arduous and delicate. In the
rivalries of interests and localities Ia
generous rivalry no doubt it cannot
be expected that this great body of
men should agree in all respects. But
we have common ground upon which
we do all agree, the solid ground of the
platform of Philadelphia. Our rival
ries and our contests are of to-day, but
freedom is eternal. And whoever may
be chosen as our standard bearers, the
battle is the same. Wherever that
standard leads we shall follow. We
followed it gallantly in the Fremont
army of 1856, and doubt not we shall
follow it in train of an equally gallant
leader in 1860 to total overthrow Of
slavery and oppression in this great
country of ours.
The Convention then, on motion,
proceeded to take an informal ballot
for Governor, Messrs. Conger, of St.
Clair, Tillman, of Wayne, Mcintyre, of
Washtenaw, and Cooley, of Lenawee,
by appointment of the President, act
ing as tellers. The following is the
result of the
FIRST INFORMAL BALLOT FOR GOVERNOR.
Whole number of votes. .222