St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-31

There being no choice, three other
ballots were taken when. on the
fourth ballot, Mr.. Noursc having re-
ccivcd 26S votes, several counties
changed their vote in his favor, and
DR.. Bowen moved that Mr.. Nourse be
declared the nominee by reclamation,
which motion was carried with great
applause.
The Convention proceeded to vote
for Presidential electors at large, and
Col. Fitz Henry Warren was nOmina-
ted as one of the Electors ut large by
reclamation before the tellcrs conclud-
cd the count.
On motion the Convention ballotcd
for another EicCtor at large, when }.
A. Chaplinc, Of Dubuque county, re-
ccivcd the nomination.
The Convention then proceeded to
ballot for Elcctor in the First Congress
sional District, resulting in the choice
Of NJ. l.. Mcpherson, of Madison Co.
The Convention proceeded to vote
for Elcctor in the Second Congression-
al District, which resulted in the choice
Of Charles pomcroy, of Boone county.
Convention adjourned to o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention met pursuant to adj
iournmcnt.
The Committee on Platform, made
the following Report, which was
adopted
|. Resoircd, That this Convention
approve and endorse the platform Of
principles laid down by the late Re
publican Convention, at Chicago, as
the true and sound exposition Of Re-
publican doctrine, which we are pre-
pared to advocate and defend.
2. Resoired, That, in reference to
State policy the Republican party Of
the State Of Iowa, are in favor of a
rigid economy in the expenditures of
the public money, and the holding of
all public officers to strict accouuta-
bility.
3. Rcsolred That the Republicans
Of the State of Iowa, in Convention
assembled, do hereby endorse the
nomination made at the Chicago Con
vcntion, of Abraham Lincoln, of Iii
nois, for President, and Hannibal Ham
lin of Maine, for Vice President, and
pledge to them the undivided support
of the party in the State.
A. Resoired, That this Convention
have full confidence in the nomina-
tons made by it to-day, both for State
and National officers. and we recon-
mend them with entire unanimity to
the support and confidence of the
people of Iowa.
w. Penn Clark, of Johnson, moved
that two Assistant Electors from each
district be nominated to assist in con
Quoting the canvass. Motion pre-
vailed, and the following gentlemen
were nominated Z. n. Bates, of Linn
w. b. Fairfield, of Floyd j. NJ. New
comb, of Davis and Ben Rector, of
| Fremont.
Mr.. Hawkins Taylor, of Lee, from
the Committee on Party Organization,
made the following report, which was
adopted:
LIST. A State Central Committee,
composed of one from each judicial
district.
ID That the member from each ju-
dicial district be in correspondence
with each county committee, and to-
gethcr with the Chairmen of the sew
eral county committees compose an ex-
ccutivc committee for each judicial
district.
The report was adopted.
The Delegates from the several ju-
dicial districts recommended the fol-
lowing persons, who were appointed
as members Of the
EXECUTIVE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
LIST District-Samucl +. Miller, of
Lee Cd, j b. Weaver, of Davis Sd,
Geo. A. Hawley Of Decatur 4th, l..