The Kanzas news., 1859-07-30
County Delegate Convention.


County Delegate Convention.
The Delegates from the several townships
met, pursuant to call, at Fremont. on Sat
urday, the 23d inst, and was organized By
appointing a. I. Baker Chairman, and w.
Il. Watkins Secretary.
On motion, Robert Logan, E. Goddard,
and D. Swim, were appointed a committee
on credentials, who reported the following
gentlemen entitled to seats In the Conven-
ton from the several townships of the coun-
EmDoria Iosgnsh;p.-Robert Logan, Van
R. Holmes. and E Borton.
Forest HM-W. W. Henderson, s. J
Smith. II. S. Sleeper, and o. A. Tripp.
Anaeric3s.-D. Swim, and S. L. Ken
yon.
FFenaOnt.-s. G. Elliott, and I. Brox-
son.
Agnes Csty.-A. I. Baker. and A. Over
aker.
Cahoia-E. Goddard, and C. Colum-
bia.
Watsrloo.-W. H. Watkins, and J. r.
Swallow
No delegates present from Cottonwood
township.
On motion, the report of the committee
was received and adopted.
On motion of j. r. Swallow the conven-
tioH proceeded to an informal ballot for three
delegates to represent Breckenridge county
in the Lawrence Convention.
Pending this, motion was made and car
ried authorizing the delegates present from
each township to cast the full vote of their
fo8
On motion of G.. Columbia, Mr.. Bu-
Cottonwood township, and authorized to
entitled to.
The chair appointed J. R. Swallow and
s. L. Kenyon tellers.
FIRST BALLOT.
R. II. Abraham, 10; J. Stotler. s; W.
II. Watkins, 7; j. R. Swallow, 8; S. L.
Kenyon, 5; J. NJ. Rankin, s; w. w. Hen
derson, 8; E. Goddard, 1; a. /. Baker, g;
D. Swim. 2; w. H. Nickel, 1.
SECOND BALLOT.
r. H. Abraham, II; s. L. Kenyon, g.;
W. Fl. Watkins, 8; w. W. Henderson, g.;
J. Stotler, 12.
On motion of R. Logan, r. II. Abra
ham, w. W. Henderson, and j. Stotler,
were elected by acclamation.
The following resolutions was offered by
Van r. Holmes, and unanimously adopted:
ResOlDed, That Marcus j. Parrot is the choice
of the people of Breckenridge county for Delegate
to Congress, and that our delegates be instructed
TO vote for him at the Lawrence Convention, and
use all their influence to secure his nomination.
The following preamble and resolutions
were offered by Mr.. o. A. Tripp, of>For-
est Hill, and adopted without a dissenting
voice:
WHEREAS, It has been recommended by the Re
publican Central Committee of Breckenridge
County, that the primary election system be adop-
ted In the choice of candidates for the Office of
Representative to the Territorial Legislature and
the various county offices, and
WHEREAS, This convention deems it injudicious
to depart from the delegate Convention system
without the expressed will of the people in con-
vention assembledy Therefore,
Res9Lrsd, That a convention, we request the
Republican Central Committee of this county to
fix upon a time for holding primary elections in
the several townships for the purpose of choo
sing delegates to q county convention the object
of which shall be to nominate candidstes for the
office Of Representative and the various county
offices, and not depart from this system until au-
thorized by county delegate convention; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That in case the Republican Central
Committee refuse to act In the premises that the
time for primary elections to choose delegates to
said county convention in each Township be the
lst Tuesday in October, at o'clock P NJ, at the
usual places of holding elections, and the time
for holding the county nominating convention be
the 4th Tuesday in October.
On motion voted that the proceedings of
this convention be published in The KAN
sAs News.
On motion, adjourned.
A. 1. BAKER, President.
w H WATKINS Secretarv