The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-08-20

officers for the permanent organisation OF
this Convention Hon. Dan Mills Of Greene,
for President; Morris McHenry, Of Craw-
ford, for Secretary.
On motion it WAS voted to accept tho
Report, and discharge the committee.
On motion of Oliver, of Monons, it was
voted that the President elect take the
Chair. tss'..r. --
On motion Of McHenry, Of Crawford,
Oliver, of Monona, Rippey, Of Greene, and
McIIenry, Of Crawford, were appointed by
the Chair, ~ Committee on Credentials,
to report at the afternoon session. r..
On motion Of Oliver, it was voted that
the Chair appoint Committee On Resolu-
tions, consistiong Of one from each County,
to report at the afternoon session. The
Committee consisted Of James Armstrong.
of Monona, McHenry Of Crawford, LOOMS,
of Carroll, and Rippsy, Of Greene.
On motion of McHenry, adjourned to
meet at Court House, at p O'Clock, P. NJ.
! ~ O'Clock P. NJ.
| The Committee on Credentials reported
Monona County emitted to Eve votes, repre-
scented by James Armstrong, James Williams
and Addison Oliver; Crawford County
entitled to two votes, represented by j. R.
Bassett and Morris McHenry; Carroll County
entitled to one vote, represented BY S. L.
LOOMS; Greene County entitled to five
votes and represented by Dan Mills, N. S.
Daniels, and r. NJ. Ripley.
On motion Of Armstrong, it was voted to
receive the Report and discharge the Com
mittee.
On motion Of McHenry, it was voted to
proceed to the nomination of q candidate
for Representative.
Judge Rippey, Of Greene, arose and said
that he was requested to withdraw the name
Of J. Orr, of Greene from coming before
this Convention, as candidate for Repre-
sentative.
On motion Of Oliver, of Monona, j. W.
Denison, of Crawford, was nominated by
reclamation, as the Republican Candidate
for the Office of Representative of the 45th
Representative District.
The Committee on Resolutions, being
called for, reported, through their Chair
man, James Armstrong, the following Res
olutions:
Possessing an unwavering confidence in
the principles advocated by the Republican
Party, as set forth in our State Platform,
and adopted in Convention a, Des Moines,
June 22d, 1859, and having perfect conf
dence in the ability of the nominees Of said
in spite of the tricks and jugglery of the
Africanized Democracy
1ss. Resolved, that we commend the said
nominees and the principles they advocate,
to the cordial support of the voters of the
4jth Representative District.
"a. Resolved, That in view Of the failure
N.Y. to fulfil the conditions under which
our munifcent Gran. of Public Lands was
made to them, We are in favor of the imme-
dia,a transfer of said Gran, to the Cedar
Rapids and Missouri River Railroad Com
pany, under such limitations and restrictions
as will secure the early completion Of the
Road from Cedar Rapids to the Missouri
River as near to the 42d Parallel as any
practicable route can be obtained and locG-
ted.
On motion Of Oliver, of Monona, Report
was received and Committee discharged.
On motion of Rippey of Greene, the Res
olutions were adopted.
On motion Of Rippey the Chair appointed
Central Committee for the 45,h Represent
ative District consisting Of two from each
County. as follows:
Hon. R. NJ. Ripley, Chairman, and J. Orr,
Secretary, New jefferson, Greene County
II. L. Youts, and John Monroe. Carrolltop,
Carroll County; J. r. Basse.t, and Morris
MciEcnry, Denison, Crawford County; f. A.
Day, Sem, kennebeck, Monona County, and
Timothy Elliot, Onawa, Monona County.
4 On motion of Judge Rippey, it was voted
that the Secretary of this Conv ention, send
a copy of its proceedings for publication to
the Iowa Citizen, the Council Bluffs Nom
Pdreil. and the Magnolia Republican.
! Mr.. Orr, of Greene, being called for, APP
peared and made few appropriate aud en-
conraging remarks in regard to our hopes
and prospects of glorious victory, at the
polls in October next.
On motion, adj ourned sine die.
DAN Mills, President.
( MORRIS McEIEShY,
{ Secretary.