, 1860-05-25
Monticello Precinct Meeting - COWIItz
County.

Pursuant TO notice, meeting OF the Dem
ocracy OF Monticello Precinct was holden at
the Monticello House on the 10Th of MAY
A. d. 1860, for the purpose of eecting
delegates to the County Convention, and for
the transaction of other precinct business.
On motion Of Mr.. A r Burbank, Seth
Catlin, Sen, was elected Chairman, and
James b La Du, Secretary
Mr.. II. 7. Burr introduced the following
preamble and resolutions, which, after some
discussion, were adopted.
Whereas, The npportionment of dele
gates from the various precincts to the coun.
ty conventions has heretofore been one dele
gate to every five democratic votes
And whereas, The appointment for 1860,
founded upon the same basis, gives Monti.
cello precinct, casting fifty democratic votes
at the last election, only seven delegates;
and Arkansas precinct, casting sixteen dem
ocratic votes at the same election, only two
delegates-the former being entitled to ten,
and the latter to three delegates There
fore,
Be il resOlred, That said aPportionment,
inasmuch as it gives the other precincts their
full representation, exhibits partiality to-
tally at variance with the principle of equal
and exact justice to all. And,
BE IL further resolved, That in view of the
aforementioned facts, and in justice to our.
selves, we elect ten delegates to the county
convention = their admission or rejection
being subject to the action of that body.
Mr., Burbank moved, that We proceed to
elect, separately and by ballot, seven dele
gates to the county convention, the number
apportiohed by the county committee to this
precinct
Mr. Roe moved to amend the motion by
adding the words, "and that we elect three
additional delegates" the question of whose
admission into the county convention shall
be decided by that body.
The question, being on the amendment,
was carried.
The question recurring on the original mo-
tion was carried, and the motion as amend
ed was adopted
The following gentlemen we're then elected
as delegates, in accordance with the motion
of Mr. Burbank.
Charles Holman, Bernard Laffy, Nath'l
Ostrander, A. h. Burbank, jesse Fowler,
l.. p. Smith, Thomas Roe.
The following gentlemen were elected del,
egates in accordance with the amendment Of
Mr.. Roe:
Daniel Little, James Redpath, George
Grey.
Mr.. j. b. La Du moved that our dele.
gates to the county convention to be holden
at Monticello on the 81 day of June, A. D.
1860, be instructed to urge the adoption by
said convention of the rira rooe system OF
voting in the selection Of candidates for the
various county Offices, and to use their votes
aud influence for the accomplishment of that
object Motion lost.
On motion of Mr. Burr, the delegates
from this precinct were empowered to fill
any vacancies occurring in the delegation,
On motion of Mr. 0Strander, the meeting
proceeded TO nominate candidate for jus.
tice of the peace for this precinct.
On ballot being taken, Mr.. ]. Fowler
was, nominated.
On motion of Mr.. c. La Du, the Secre,
tary was directed to forward copy of the
proceedings of this meeting to the Pioneer
and Democrat for publication.
On motion of Mr.. Ostrander, meeting ad.
journed.
SETH CATLIN, Sen,
Chairman.
JAMES b. La Dr., Secretary.