The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-06-14


Coder.
Oaava-A. c. Litchfeld, James P.
Scott.
Ontonagon-Warren Isham.
Saginaso-Geo. w. Bullock, Perry
Joslin, II. L. Miller, Charles A. Lull.
Sanilac-J. L. Woods and P. Wix-
son. Alternates-Geo. Hinkson and
]. B. Kelley.
Miaoassee-J. B. Barnes, B. W.
Dennis. A Ert1 +
81. Clair Wm. Grace, John Clark,
j. j. Scarritt, John Grinnell.
st. Joseph. w. Frey, ]. B. Mil.
lard, VIM. HI. Cross, p. H. Buck.
Tuscola-D. G.. Wilder, III. G. Mar
vim.
Van B~en-E. J. House, Nelson
Rowe.
Wayne-E. G. Walker, Erwin Pal
mer, Jno. J. Bagley, Friedrich Morley,
N. P. Jacobs, ]. w. Tillman, VIM.
Knowles, VIM. Phelps, III. II. Swim
scoe, Henry Barns, Isaac S. Smith, O.
Cabel, L. H. Farnsworth, @. Wood
Davis, Fred. Smith, James d. Alexan-
der, Geo. Jewett, Chas. Stewart.
Washtenaao = Cornelius Cornwall,
John Pebbles, Thos. White, J. Nc
Mahon, DIR. Ewing, J. r. McLane, G.
II. Wallace,..Thos. Gray.
There being four delegates from
Saginaw and it being entitled to two
votes only, it was decided that the
vote of each delegate should count as
a half vote.
The Report was adopted.
The committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported the following per-
sons for officers, viz:
For President-Robert r. Beecher,
of Lenawee county.
For Wee Presidents--Isaac S. Smith.
of Wayne; Franklin Johnson, of Mon
roe; S. III. Griffin, of Berrien B. w.
Dennis, of Shiawassee Chas. Mears,
Of Mason; and Thomas Mcknight, OF
Chippewa.
Secretaries-C w. Wisner, of Gen.
esee; E. w. Barber, Of Eaton; H. n
F. Lewis, of Hillsdale; and G. Wood
Davis, of Wayne.
The report was adopted.
Messrs. II. F. Clark and J. J. Bag
ley were appointed committee to on
duct the President to the Chair. Mr..
Beecher addressed few words to the
Convention, upon taking his seat, ex-
pressive of his thanks for the confidence
reposed in him, and his hope to fulfill
his duty well in spite of his inexperi-
ence in parliamentary usages unwav-
ering adherence to Republican princi-
plies, and full belief that Lincoln and
Hamlin were able representatives of
the great principles, of the party, and
that they would sweep the field.
A committee of seven, viz: Messrs.
0. Il. B. Williams, of Alpena, E. C..
Walker, of Wayne, B. L. Baxter, of
Lenawee, Charles Dickey, of Calhoun,
J. w. Frey, of St. Joseph, III. B.
Shank, of Ingham, S. B. Eggleston. of
Grand Rapids, were appointed COM
mittee to draft resolutions expressive
Of the sense of the Convention.
E. G. Walker, Chairman of State
Central Committee, stated that the
time for which that committee were APP
pointed had expired, and moved APP
pointment of committee of three from
each Congressional District to present
names for new committee-oarried.
The Chairman thereupon appointed
as such committee, Messrs. Walker, A.
Root, McMahon, II. +. Clark, Fowler,
ii. b. Denman, A. Sessions, M. Gid
dings, Litchfeld, Whitehead, Campbell,
Scarritt.
On motion it was resolved to 60 into
an informal ballot for Governor.
Messrs. Tillman and Clark were APP
pointed Tellers. The resolution named
in the proceedings of the morning in
regard to the manner of voting W as
called up by Mr.. Fowler, of Hillsdale,
and on vote was laid on the table.
Marsh Giddings, of Kalamazoo,
nominated for Governor, James NJ
Edmunds, of Wayne, and Charles v.
De Land, of Jackson, nominated Aus
tin Blair, of Jackson, Washtenaw and
Oakland seconded Blair; n. p. Jacobs,
for part of Wayne delegation, seconded
Edmunds; J. w. Tillman, for large
portion of Wayne delegation, seconded
Blair; St. Joseph seconded Edmunds !;
Hillsdale seconded Blair (; Monroe ia
vored Edmunds Cass wished Blair !;
G. A. Trowb bridge, for Lake Superior,
said word for Edmunds Campbell
expressed the decided preference of the
great iron region of Marquette for
Blair, and so on for several minutes the
chairmen of county delegations rose
and severally expressed their prefer
ences, nearly all being for Blair, till at
last an informal ballot was insisted on,
and made, the delegates of the several
counties coming up as one of the clerks
called the name of the counties in al
phabetical order, and depositing their
ballots in the hat.
The result of the informal ballot was
Blair, 1881
Edmunds, $50
Total vote, ia.
Motion was then made to nominate
Mr.. Blair by reclamation.
Mr.. Barnes, of Wayne, arose and
stated, that at the last State Conven-
ton, just previous to the Chicago Con-
vention, Messrs. Blair and Edmunds
were together and agreed that in case
Al ,,.ora hotb haforo tho v, on,