The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-06-07

Republican County Convention.
The County Convention to cleo
Delegates to the State and Congress
ional Conventions, met, pursuant K
notice, in the Wigwam at Cassapolis
on Monday last, at IL o'clock A. M
1t was called to order by G. w. CHS
bee, Chairman of County Committee,
and organized by the appointment O
Henry Aldrich, Esq, as Chairman and
w. H. Campbell as Secretary.
1t was then moved and supported
that a Committee of three be appointed
to examine credentials. The Chair
appointed as such Committee, G. G.
Jones, Joshua Lofand and Emmons
Buell.. The Convention then adjourned
till one o'clock p. M.
The Convention re-assembled at
P. M. The Committee on credentials
reported nearly full delegations from
every town in the County, which re-
port was received and Committee dis
charged.
A motion was then made and carried
that the Convention now proceed to
elect two delegates from the 1st Re-
preventative District.
On motion, the Chair appointed B.
w. Schermerhorn and A. III. Long
tellers.
A motion was then offered that the
delegates be elected by uiva coce vote.
The ayes and noes being demand, the
motion was lost. Ayes AZ, noes ~.
On motion, the Convention then pro-
ceeded to ballot for delegates to the
State Convention, a motion having pre-
viously been adopted that the person
receiving the highest number of votes
cast, should be declared elected.
In accordance with this plan, the
following persons were declared duly
elected:
IsT DISTRICT Lofiand, H.
B. Denman.
ID DISTRICT. Edward Shanahan,
George Meacham.
1t was then moved and carried that
the Convention now proceed to ballot
for six delegates to represent this
County in the Congressional Conven-
ton, the six names to be placed upon
one ballot, and that the six receiving
the highest number of votes cast should
be declared duly elected. The ballot
being taken, the following persons were
elected:
w. HI. Campbell, Daniel Larzelere
and G.. w. Clisbee from the 1st District,
J. w. Lee, r. X. Charles and o. n.
Long from the I'd District.
On motion, the Delegates elected
were empowered to fill vacancies should
any occur in either delegation.
Mr.. Clisbee offered the following
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the platform adopted
at the Republican National Convention
recently assembled at Chicago, and the
nomination of Abraham Lincoln for
President and Hannibal Hamlin for
Vice President meets our earnest and
hearty approval.
Jesse G. Beeson, delegate from this
District to the Chicago Convention,
was then called for. Mr.. Beeson APP
peared and addressed few well timed
and happy remarks to the Convention
upon the Chicago nominations and the
campaign before us. He said he could
not have been better suited than with
the nominations made. He spoke some
minutes, eulogising the nominations
and urging the Importance of going to
work for them with a will. G.. w.
Clisbee followed in few soul stirring
when the business of the
Convention being concluded, three
cheers were proposed for ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, "the man who splits rails and
mauls Democrats" The cheers were
given with hearty good will, and the
Convention adjourned.
HENRY ALDRICH, Chairman.
w. II. CAMPBELL, Secretary.