Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-08-28
Proceedings Of Congressional Convention.
Ii Csossr Aug DAD 1850

| La CRossE, Aug. 22d, 1860.
/ The Convention OF the I'd Congressonal
| District met pursuant 10 call.
| Called To order by Gen. David Atwood.
| On motion. Hon. j. H. Ware. of Green Co.
was called TO the chair. and Z. ". Keyes Esq
| Of Madison was elected Secretary
On motion the Chair appointed 4 Commit
/ tee of i've on permanent organization, viz b
! r Hopkins, Of Dane. G. Strong Burnett. j. r.
[ Bennett, Of Rock, and A nasa Cobb, of Iowa
aud Committee On Credentials. viz: J. Wal
| worth, of Richland, B. F. Cooper, of Portage
| and A. Fanderpool. of Sank.
| On motion Convention adjourned to o'clock
| P. NJ.
. O'CLOCK Pm
| Convention re-sssembled pursuant TO ad :
! ournment. Committee on Credentials report
ed the following gentlemen entitled seats Ia
Districts, VIZ:
Chancler E S Miner from Adams and
Juneau J N Rnsk. James II Greene, from
| Bad Ak aud Crawford : VIM I Price Rouanza
Bum, from Buffalo, jackson and Trenpeieau ;
Geo Strong and Oscar A Clark, from Burn tt,
Folk. Dallas, Douglas. ST Crolx, Ashland and
La Point; Z Tewksbury. Is WashbuIe, from
Chlppe~a, Clark, Dunn, PepIn, Pierce and
Eau Claire; ID Ravens, j NJ Haney, \ u
Darwin. Nelly Gray, G Head Z W keyes
Peter w Mats. Vim Vroman, w johnson.
David Atwood, b Hopkins, L Sheldon
from Dane 5 f Lewis. II l. Massey. d
Lowry q voie.,) " Anderson, Vim Colburp.
Bracket. II Burgess. II Robbins, Il
Virgin, from Grant J II Warren, W S Wes-
colt, l. Hurlburt. l. W Powell from Green 4.
Aniasa Cobb and II George, from Iowa c
W Marshall and r s kingman from La Crosse
| and Monroe; Blackstone. VIM Warner
AnIasa Cobb, q votes) Thomas Allen, L c
Mckinney, from Lafayette II A Temple.
Cooper from Portage. Marathon and Wood !:
}. Walworth e yotes) from Rlchland J K
| Bennett. II Conrad, 5 J Todd. 81 Treat
ID Move, n Howard. X Brown, J Cory. G
Carter. J 81 Bugess from Rock, c Armstrong
A NSndarpcol, II Buuhcd, K A Davis, from
Sank.
Report of Committee on Credentials accep-
ted and adopted.
Hopkins, Chairman OF Committee Oh
Pertnsnrnt Organization, reported as follows
VIZ
For President-Gen. DAVID ATWOOD. of Dane
Vice Presidens-J. 81. BURGESS. of Rock ;
JoHs ". BLACKSTONE, of Lafayette W T.
Pace, Of Jackson, and CHARLES ARMSTRONG, Of
Sank.
Secretrries-J. II WARREN, of Green, and f.
ID. LoUEEY, of Grant
Repor, accepted aud adopted.
On motion it was Resolved that the Conven-
ton proceed to informal ballot for Candidate
for Congress from Second Congressional Dis
trict.
Informal ballot resulted as follows viz
J. A Sleeper, Is ; L. Hanchett 2l Chancey
Abbott, -; Is. DuuwiddIe, 8 J. w. johnson,
l.
On motion Of y. H. Virgin. Convention then
proceeded - formal Misunderstanding IA fol-
lows:
Sleeper, p. Hanchett, - abbott, Is.
Necessary TO choice, 80. Who.e number
of votes cast. 6t. Third ballot rusulted as
follows:
Sleeper. % Hsnchctt, 90 Abbott. -
No choice. Third formal ballot:
Sleeper, Is; Hahcbet, p Abbott -
No choice. Fourth formal ballot,
Sleeper, %; Hanchett, 81 Abbott IL
No choice. Fifth formal ballot:
Hauchet,, 80; Sleeper, e 4 bbott 5
On motion of j. X. Bennett of Rock. LUTH-
ER HANCHETT declared the uuaul-
nous nominee of the Convention.
On mbtion, tho Chair appointed E. W. Reyes.
oil Dane, j. X. Bennett. of Rock. and Jas H.
Green, of Crawford, to wait upon Mr. Hauchett,
Inform him OF the nomination and invite him
TO appear before the Convention. whereupon
Dir. Hancheit delivered brief and eloquent
address, thanking the Convention and pledg-
nag his best endeavors for the success Of The
whole RepU biIcan ticket.
On motion the Chair appointed Congress
slona! District Committee consisting Of one
from each Senatorial District, follows
9Th DlSt-C & RemmIno,or nf Sank