St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-08
Reported for the St Charles City Intelligence
Democratic State Convention.
Iowa Cry June "a 1875;

IOWA CITY, June "a, 1858.
The convention was called to ordel
by Geo. w. McCIeary of johnson coun
ty. Gen. Van Antwerp of Lee wa.
elected temporary chairman, and r. +
Piatt of Franklin, A. G. Case of Chick
asaw, G. ID. r. Boyd of Wappello, L
II. Thayer of Muscatinc, Temporal,
secretaries.
On motion a committee Of one from
each Judicial District was appointed
on credentials.
On motion committee of five were
appointed on permanent organization
Convention adjourned for one houl
to give time for committees to report
III O'Clock, A. M.-Convcntion in
session.
After considerable discussion upon
various questions convention adjourn
ed without hearing reports of com
mittccs.
u O'CLOCK, p. M-Convcnton in
session.
Committee on credentials reported
the following counties represented
and the number of delegates to which
they were respectively entitled:
Appanoosc 8; Alamakce s: Benton
6; Black Hawk 3: Boone 3: Buchan.
an 3; Cedar I; Ccrro Gordo |; Chick.
asaw 2: Clinton 10; Clark 3: Dubuque
%; Decatur 6: Demoine IA; Dallas 1:
Faycttc 3; Franklin l; Floyd ?; How
ard 3; Iowa 4; Jackson 10: Jasper 3:
Johnson II; keokuk s; Linn 10: Lee
%; Louisa I; Marshall 3; Muscatinc
4; Mahaska 8; Monroe 6; Mitchell 4 :
Polk 9; Pottawattamic /; Scott IA:
Story 2; Tama 2; Van Buren, IL: Wap-
pcllo 8; Washington 8; Winncshiek
2, Woodbury. 2. Whole number, 2ss.
Report adopted.
Committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported
For President Gen. V. p. Van Ant
wcrp of Lee; Vice Presidents, J. A..
Johnston of Wappello, j. c. McGill of
Scott, w. j. Calling of Polk, b. Ru-
pert of Dubuque, j. ID. Jenkins of
Mitchell, J. H. Bonney of Van Buren,:
Secretaries, 5. 7. Davis Of Woodbury.,
A. Dudley of Appanoosc, X. F. Piatt
of Franklin, Il. II. Sylvester of John
son. Report adopted
On motion McSsrS. Samucls of Du-
buque, Merritt of Linn, Knapp of Van
Buren,, Thompson of Dcmoinc, Jenkins
of Mitchell, lIaun of Clinton, Hough
of Appanoose, Tomlinson of Polk, Gil
laspie of Wappcllo, Wells of Lee, Nc
Cleary of Johnson, Williams of Black
Hawk, Davis Of Woodbury. were APP
pointed committee on resolutions.
On motion convention proceeded to
ballot for State Officers.
For Secretary of State list ballot
Samuel Douglas 242, w. w. Garner
Al. Samuel Douglas of Benton coun-
having received majority of votes
his nomination was made unanimous
For Andtt0r Of Staie--T. S. Parvin
of Muscatine was nominated by accla-
nation.
Fer State Treasurer ballot,
Gaylord 100, Bosler "a. Lorah 81.
Shoemake 81. 4th ballot, Gaylord 81
BOsler 81, Shocmakc 50, LGrah "a
Upon the withdrawal of Gaylord and
Bosler, Samuel Ii. Lorah of Cass coun-
ty was nominated by reclamation.
For attorney Gencrai-lst ballot,
Elwood ia, Wood A, Barker 35,
scattering Is. james NJ. Elwood of
Polk county was declared nominated.
For Conn., Of Demoine Rirer Imprcre-
mem-Charles W. Baldwin of Van Blu
rem county was nominated by accla-
nation
For Register Of State Land OGoe-
LIST ballot, Reed l3l, Clark IS, Sales
81, Crow IS, Smeltzer ~. Upon the
withdrawal of Crow, Sales and Clark,
James NJ. Reed Of kcokuk was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
On motion Messrs. !. \. Williamson
of Polk, X. ii. Sylvester of Johnson,
l.. w. Rabbit of Pottawattamie, Chas.
j. Rogers Of Scott, ID. F. Gaylord of
Wappello, j. NJ. Preston of Linn, Geo.
ID. Temple of Jefferson, ID. o. Finch of
Polk, Geo. Paul of Johnson were APP.
pointed State Central Committee.
On motion Mcssrs. ID. \. MahOney
of Dubuque, A. o. Patterson of Mus
catine, ID. Sherwood of Demoinc, Will
Tomlinson of Polk, Geo. w. McCleary
of johnson were appointed commit
tee to draft an address to the Democ.
racy of Iowa.
On motion it was
| Resolred, That this convention recommend
I nj hat b..