The Nevada Democrat., 1859-06-15
T.ecomptOn county Convention.

Pursuant TO the call of the County Commit
tee, the delegates elected to the Lecompton
County Convention met at the Court House on
on Saturday last, at 2 o'clock P. NJ.
Tho Convention was called to order BY VIM. Watt
Chairman Of the Central Committee and motion c. j.
Lansing was appointed temporary President and Mr. Mas
lin temporary Secretary.
On motion, Committee consisting Of two delegates
from each township, appointed to examine the ere
dentials of delegates.
The Convention then took recess of fifteen minutes
On re-assembling Of the Convention Sr. Anderson, firm
the Committee on Credentials reported the names Of the
delegates entitled to seats the Convention The report
adopted -
On motion Of Mr. Moore a committe consisting OF one
delegate from each township appointed by the clair
to report officers OF the Convention and order
OF business.
The Convention then took until four O'Clock
On re-assembling Mr.. laird, on behalf Of the Commit
tee reported permanent officers President-W. F.
Anderson Vice Presidents'-J B. Johnson, W. H. Cloud
secretaries-H. M. Moore J. G. Davenport.
The Committee also recommended that the delegates to
the State Convention be appointed by the several town
ship delegations subject to the approval Of the C0nven-
tiol.
On the motion to adopt the report the question d.
ization was adopted and the officers took their
seats.
Mr. Moves then offered substitute for the report of the
Committee on order business providing that the several
township should report to the Convention the
number of delegates to Convention to which their
respective townships entitled follows: Nevada,
g. Grass Valley, 4; Rough Ready, Bridgeport l !;
Bloomfield Eureka q Washington, Little York, l.
After some discussion Mr.. Moyes substitute adop-
ted and the Convention took another for ten min
utes.
On re assembling the names reported by the several
township delegations as delegates to the State Convention
were confirmed with the exception of Grass Valley.
Mr. Watt on behalf of twelve Of the sixteen Grass Val
ley delegates recommended the OF Messrs Watt
Leavitt Sale and Rush. as State delegates Mr. Lansing
on behalf of the other delegates presented the
of Messrs. lansing Roberts, McCarty, nd Waller.
On motion to adopt the minority report an animated
discussion arose, in which Messrs. Watt, Maslin and
Knight advocated the majority report and Messrs Ian
sing Whitman Searls, Moyes and Hill advocated the elec
ton of the delegates recommended by the minority. 1t
appeared from the remarks Of the several speakers that
the Watt delegates in favor of Meredith for Congress
and Weller for Governor-and would not trade off their
votes while the lansing delegates ready to trade
their such Of the candidates before the State Con-
venton could control the most votes in favor OF Mere
dith. The roll being called the minority delegates were
elected by vote of 62 to THE most OF the Grass Valley
delegates refusing to vote
The following the of the State delegates
chosen: A. T. Lairl Geo. Hurst, H. Mills C. j. lansing
G. y. Roberts II. McCarty, +. F. Waller. Ed McSauey
g. s. Curtis j. H. Esselstyne II. M. Moore, p. Eohanan
John Bower f. j. Karney.
Mr. Watt introduced resolution endorsing the admins
tratOn of James Buchanan, and John B. Weller which
were laid on the table.
Mr. Lansing then introduced resolutions nsructng
the delegates to vote for Meredith which was carried
Mr. Meredith. being called. forward and made
short Speech after which the Convention adjourned
die.