The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-12

Republican County Convsnsa0ns
The Republicans Of Lee county INST 10
Convention y Charleston, on Wednesday,
August 10th, 1859, pursuant to " call Of
To Cs.tral Committee, and.was Organized By
the election Of s. r. Miller, Esq, ohairnsn,
and s. b. Espy and VIM. F. Turner, Score
tsFios.
The following named persons were elected
Woo Presidents:
Denmark, l.. Epps; Marion, Elias Over
ton; Jefferson, VIM. Kearns; Charleston, 3.
Gonssr Des Moinss, N. Sargent; Montrose,
D. Curtis Van Buren,, G. @. Bsaman Wash.
ngton, Jonas Rice; West Point, Mr.. Ed
wards; Cedar, Jos. Bayles; Harrison, X.
Mcmillan; Franklin, A. Mcmillan; P. Ridge,
A. Sellers; Jackson, Jno. A. Graham: Madi-
son, r. A. Russell.
The committee on credentials reported tho
following delegates in attendance and snti-
tied to seats in the Convention:
Joseph Bayles, VIM. Marshall, N. D. Hart
lev, John Alexander, and Fl. j. Ohilds, Oe-
dar township; j. o. banks, james Reid, S.
w. Camp, and Samuel Gonser, Charleston
township; q. Pile, T. Fox, l.. Epps, J. E.
Ingalls,, and O. Shedd, Denmark township;
George Henderson, A. P. Mead, A. Mcmillan,
and I. Jaynes, Franklin township; Nicholas
Sargent, A. Haskell, II. L. vinal, and s.
Washburn, Des Moines township; s. Cook,
A. Anderson, q. Anders, Z. Mcmillan, and
A. NJ. Thome, Harrison; W. r. Turner, s. +.
Miller, N. Raplee, O. r. Conn, w. Timber
man, p. +. L. Mas, j. A. Gresham, w. +.
Thompson, s. Worley, j. Randolph, s. Ham
i'll, S. NJ. Archer, w. Wapich, s. A. Duke,
g. W. Lowrie, j. A. Wall, r. J. Chenowith,
II. Black, and Carl Serth, Jackson township;
Rufus Hubbard, B. B. Ramsey, and w. Ken
an, jefferson township Il. + 6haFf, John
Van Valkenburg, r. A. Russell, Jno. Kenne-
dy, j. Cole, and Jno. W alker, Madison town
ship; d. Curtis, e. j. Aldrich, Robt. Reed,
E. j. Wickersham, II. G. Stuart, and J. T.
Crane, Montrose township; Thomas Sawyer,
K. A. Sellers, Geo. Stephenson, and W. 0.
Creel, P. Ridge township G. e. Wallsworth,
/ A. w. Harlan, and Rev. G. @. Beaman, Van
Buren, township; Chas. Field, J. Rioe, Levi
Laird, and s. B. Espy, Washington township;
+. NJ. Davis, G. w. Pittmsn, Mr.. Edwards,
w. Alexander, and D. Kreebill, West Point
township; A. Townsend, E. Overton and A.
g. Street, Marion township.
j On motion, the delegates present from
each township were authorized to cast the
vote Of their respective townships.
4 On motion, Frank Semple Was nominated
by acclamation for the ONCE Of County Judge
Onmotion, @. II. Lsgsett Wa nominated
by acclamation for the Office Of County Re.
cordes.
The names Of r. P. Creel and 0ranvill,
! Pistman were presented to the Convention
} for the Office Of Sheriff. The vote wss taksr
, by townships, and resulted as follows: r. p
Creel, 90; Pittman,5 81.
On motion, Granville Pitsman Was declared
, the nominee for the office Of Sheriff by TIL
unanimous vote Of the Convention.
, The name Of G. G. Beaman was presente'
to the Convention for the Office of Count
: Superintendent of Schools; also, the name
J of Mr.. White and r. Hubbard. Mr.. Bea
man having received As votes, being ma
jority of all the votes cast, was, on motion
declared to be the unanimous nominee OF th
Convention.
: j. p. Harper Was nominated for the ONO
d Of County Surveyor by reclamation.
JAS. T. Blair was nominated by acolama
ton for the Office Of Coroner.
VIM. Leslie Was nominated by acclams
. ton for the office Of Swamp Land Commii
! sioner.
!. On motion, committee of one from eae
township was appointed to report four car
l. ddates for the Legislature. The committ'
Z was instructed to divide the county into 10,
= districts and select one candidate from eas
district.
r The committee reported the followir
y names to-wit: At. Shaw, TT. Madison; WI
!. Richards, Keokuk r. NJ. Davis, West Poin
!. Jos. Bayles, Cedar TIP.
J. The report Of the committee was heard ~
ID adopted unanimously by the Conven ton.
. ST. Miller, Esq, H. O'Connor, Esq,
\. Muscatine; VIM. Richards, Esq, DR.. Sha'
m Esq, A. Townsend, Esq, and Frank Sempl
: Esq, responded to the calls OF the Co
70 vention on the political questions OF Z
at day. 5. +. MlLLEk, Ohm.
e ny s N. ? +. 1 7s...., Secretaries.
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