The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-05-17
Republican County Convention.

At Mass Convention of the Rcpub.
cans of Cedar county, held at the Court
House in Upton, on the 18th day CT
May, 1860, the Convention was organic
ed by appointing WM. H. TUTHILL,
Esq, President, and ALoNZo SHAW and
j. III. CUE, Secretaries
The President stated the object of the
Convention to be the appointment of
delegates to attend the State and Congress
sional Conventions to be held at Iowa
City, on the 23d and 24th of May, inst;
also, to appoint an Executive Committee.
On motion of Wells Spccr, that there
be committee Of one from each Town
ship appointed to prepare and report bus
iness for the Convention and also names
for delegates to attend said State and
Congressional Convention.
Carried.
On motion of Dr. Maynard, that each
Township appoint their member on the
committee.
Thereupon the following persons were
appointed, to wit: Rochester tp.-J.
d. Walker; Iowa-Joseph Ellyson; Cass
--Rober. ao~o,, iowa, Ii VIZ; s-ht; Mas
silon-IIon. j. NJ. Kent; Dayton-H.
II. Patton Inland-Wm. McClain ;
Springield-J. II. Cue; Ccnter-Wm.
Elliott.
In the absence and while the commit.
tee were attending to their official duties,
the Convention were highly edited with
y speech from Hon Wm II. Tuthill;
after which the committee reported the
following. to wit:
Ececutirc Committec = ID. Turner,
W. =. Wolf, VIM. Elliott, +. Butter
field, David platner, L. James, and T. A. |
Gates
Which, on motion Of ). S. Daniels,
was adopted
Deieyates to State Conrentiou-Dr. j. |
Maynard, p. d, Turner, }. W Bagley,
+ l.. Bassett, j. d, Walker, j. ii.
Painter Hon. Ed Wright, + Buttcrfeld, /
Hon. ). NJ. Kent, David platner, Ro5t. /
Cover, aud Joseph Ellyson.
Which was adopted /
Dc|cyntes to Congressional Courention
Hon VIM. ii. Tuthil, }. {. Belts,
Samuel Tomliuson, Josiah Keisler, j.
NJ. Long, Charles DUNCAN, VIM. Welch,
David Clark, Nelson Rathbun, S. CARR
son, VIM. McClain, and NJ. G, Miller
Which was adopted.
On motion of DR.. j Maynard, that
the delegates when assembled, shall have
power to east the twelve votes which
Cedar county is entitled in the Conven-
ton, and that they have power to appoint
substitutes.
On motion of S. S. Daniels, that the
following resolution be adopted:
Resolued, That the Republican Execu-
tive Committee be requested to call all
future County Conventions, for the nom
nation of candidates, as Mass Convcn-
tions-each Township to be allowed to
cast one vote and one vote for every
vote cast in the Township at
the preceding election for Governor or
Secretary Of State.
On motion of Robert Cover, that VIM.
Elliott be committee Of one to draft
form of the primary election system, in
ten minutes, which was given to the
orally
On motion Of Mr.. McClaiu, that Mr..
Elliott's report be accepted. Carried ]
On motion of Hon. Ed Wright, that
the whole matter be referred to the Tx.
Committee, and that they be instructed
to call, at the proper time, either Mass
Convention or the Primary Election.
On motion of Robert Cover, that the
of this Convention be pub
ished in the Upton Aacertiser.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
sine die. WIN. ii. TuTHlLL,
President.
ALoNzo SHAW, S,,'us