The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-20
Opposition Convention of Gibson


prompted by PTaOdte a0Cece
OppOsItiOn Convention of Gibson
County.
PRINCETON, IND, June 9, 1860.
The Convention being called to order,
Willis Howe was appointed temporary
Chairman.
On motion the chair appointed the fol-
lowing committee, consisting of one from
each township, to select permanent officers
for the Convention, viz: DR.. A. Lewis, for
Patoka Township, VIM. Waters, for Mout-
gomery Township, j. Fl. Mcdonnell, Barton
Township, Linsey Kirk, Washington Town
ship, DR.. Gennung, johnson Township,
Joseph Moore, Columbia Township, B. f.
Milburn, White River Township, D. ".
Hodges, Wabash Township.
The committee after consultation report
ed Gen. John /. Nicely for President, and
John Kell for Secretary.
On motion the report was adopted. Gen.
Neely on taking the chair made few re-
marks and called for the business before the
Convention.
On motion the Secretary was ordered to
call the roll.
The roll being called, the following Town
ships did not answer to the CALL viz Mont
gomery, johnson, White River and Wabash.
Moved that any persons present from the
townships not presented in this convention,
who wish to act with the Opposition Of this
county, be requested to represent the inter
| ests of their respective townships. Carried.
On motion 1t was resolved that the votes
! cast for 0. p. Morton, in 1856, for Governor
be adopted as the basis of representation in
| this convention, allowing to each township
one vote for every twenty-five votes, and
! each fraction over.
This gave the following as the vote of
each township, viz: Patoka Is votes, Mont
gomery 9, Johnson 3, Columbia 5, Barton
4, White River 3, Washingto ton ;, Wabash l.
By consent the above basis was reconsid-
cred, and on motion the combined vote for
| President in 1856 was adopted as the basis,
! giving to each township one vote for
| every fifty votes cast, and one vote for every
] fraction over.
| This basis entitled the different townships
to the following vote, viz:
Johnson votes; Columbia II Patoka
! l6; Montgomery 10; White River 3 4; Bar
! ton 81; Washington 3; Wabash ,. Total
! vote so. Necessary to a choice &c.
A. c. Donald, Esq, presented and read
communication from the Opposition of Pike
county in relation to a candidate for the
! State Senate, to represent the Senatorial
! District composed of Pike, Dubois, and
! Gibson counties. On motion the above was
laid on the table until after the regular bust
ness of the convention was finished. On
motion the members of the Press present
were invited to seats in the Convention
! The Convention then went into balloting
for Representative.
The following names were proposed as
candidates before the convention, viz =
Gerret Mounts, VIM. Davis s. b. Ewing,
VIM. A. Waters, Samuel TRIBE, and L. A.
! Townsend.
LIST Ballot Mounts l. Davis %, S. D.
Ewing Z J, Waters Is, Tribe 8, Townsend
3. End BalIot-Davis 235, Waters 49,,
Townsend 6. Bird Ballot:-Dayis 48.
On motion VIM. Davis was declared the
unanimous choice of this convention.
The convention then proceeded to ballot
for Treasurer The following names were
proposed to the convention viz DIR. A.
Lewis, J. J. Kirkmau, Robert McCurdv,
j. X. Finney, Jos. Mcclure, and VIM. a.
Waters
Ist Ballot DIR. Lewis 5, J. J. kirkman
81, VIM. 4. Waters SOL.
On motion VIM. 4. Waters was declared
the unanimous choice Of the convention for
! Treasurer.
The convention then proceeded to ballot
for candidate for Sheriff. The following
names were presented to the convention for
the nomination. viz Bedford Reavis j. g.
Behm, j. @. y Steele, aud Francis Brun-
son.
Ist Balot-Reavis 364, Benin :, Steele
y.
On motion Bedford Reavis was declared
the unanimous choice of the convention for
Sheriff.
Gerret Mounce was then nominated for
County Commissioner.
On motion, f. Brunson was nominated
for Coroner.
The Pike county communication was
then taken up; aud on motion, n. B. French,
! A. Z. Donald, and james 4. Eiubree were
appointed Il committee of three to CORES
pond with the Pike county committee in
regard to the nomination of a candidate for
State Senator to represent the counties of
Dubois, Pike and Gibson.
Mr.. Davis being called, made a few re-
marks, thanking the Convention for choos-
ing him as the head of their county ticket
Mr.. L. A Townsend was then called, and
made few well-timed remarks on the po-
litlcal topics of the day.
On motion, the Secretary was ordered to
prepare copies of the proceedings OF this
| Convention for the Princeton ClaTioR, the
Southern Indianiqn and the Evansville
journal, and request their publication.
Moved that we tender our thanks to the
President for the impartial manner in which
he has presided over the deliberations of
this Convention. Carried.
The Convention then adj journed by giving
| three hearty cheers for Lincoln, Lane, and
/ our entire ticket.
JOHN l. NEELY, Pres't
4 JoHS KELL, Secy. r-E
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