Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-16

,erdsy q: the Court House' "A great multi
tudc Of Office seekers ere present. Tn. steam
arising FROM III. fe.h pots had entered their
no.'rils,and they were eager for the feass. vi.
ions OF pick ngs and steslings-fat slices sbo
requisites arose before the eyes OF the hungry
horde and aspirants names were handed il
| showers.
Te conventiud assembled and placed J. T
Ian. in the chair, much against HE will Cue
hch and lmpey we're selected as Secretsries
and The "t Jet Of the meeting wac duly stated
For some days past it has been seen by th,
| American Republicans that there was immi.
nsnt danger Of the Germans monopolizing ali
the oices-towDship-co and State. To
to choks tn off a little Mr. Ihoring,on (knou.
Nothing in 81 do. now offered a resolution
holding more than one OF the sevaral Offices,
h%. is. there shall DC but one Dutch Cors,a-
| ble Que Dutch Trustee, one Dutch Supervisor
etc. etc On thie resolution Mr. Hubbell ed.
| dressed the convention--he did not believe |,
| asy such conditions he thought the only tes,
| should be fitness and ability to discharge the
duties OF ofice-that nationality should
should not be msds test that it made DO
difference whether IT, . town officers were al
Dutch or all American. II they discharged the
duties Of their respective offices properly
John Coliins made pretty little speech up
the On 'stion.
Mr. Gu teau wanted to speak his u.ind con :
cerning tho came matter-thought the arrauy
ment very fair.
lhori'g gton. who moved the recolu,ions
spoke lie didn't van, national tlscrirnina
t.on. (of course no,) and would with draw
them if Gusi;h would consent.
Gue.ich oulln't consent.
Motion TO go iuto ballot was adopted. and
1t was decided that the candidate re-. wing
piurslity of votes east should lie declar ed the
first nominee-the one having the next lsrsg
est number. second nominee and go or until
sufficient number OF candidates be chose3.
The charm an there expan.d to the c,nyen.
tiop what plurality and ina jorlty meant IN
English. HIS exp.anaticn was thut plurality
ueans more than half AID majority more than
another certain number. Aii. Els declared
III At the chair was ~rong--right wrong. The
ch air acknowledged Tie corn. Mr.. Thorin.-
ton wanted to explain but didn't
Hubbell moved that there be one box in
viii ch t" east the German vote an,l another
for he Americans.
Guitesu moved that Iiubbell lie alio wed to
vote for three Germans at time
Nomination Of candidates wa, called ior
The folio wing nominations were made
surERvIsoRs-M. C. Rohlis. C s. Ele, L. X
Fluke ID. A. Severance.
TOWNSHIP TRusrEEs-John Lambert, J, hn
Bechtei. f. Tichnor, L. Byer, G. II. Lsgs. J
L. Humber, c. F. Petersen, G. NJ. |
Ma,thes.
TOWNSHIP AssxssoRs-Hiram Brown, A. A.
McC!osky.
Ju.rCEs OF The PEAcs-C G. Blood. D. P. |
Mck"wn, Claussen, Col. Wheeler. j. D. Pa.
ton. Bl Peters. II. V. Blske,nore
TowSsHIr CLERK. W. Guiteau, J. j. Smart
CessrABLEs-A. Wentz. J. c. TeagarIen and |
others.
Guteau withdrew and then didn't.
T.agarden was unanimously nominated con-
stable and RohIfs Supervisor.
W. L. Cook Geo. &. Arudt and E. Russell
were appointed teilers.
The committee appointed at the last meeting
were declared towns hip committee for the en-.
ing year.
L
was adopted.
There was an immense gathering below
al eager to vote. The polls were not to be
.losed unit, O'Clock.
The scene in the yard was rich one. As
pirants and their friends were rushing around
with their hands full Of tickets, xplaining
n the most excited manner, their own or thei
riends fine points. capacities and capa Utilities.
The show was too good for us, 90 We moved
,tf to await the result
The baloting resulted in making the fol-
owing nominations:
AssEssoR-A. A. McClasky.
JGsrIoEs-C. G. Blood, II. r. Claussen, DIP.
ickown.
SuPERvIsoRs-Tnos r. Fluke, NJ. j. Rohl fs
. y. Ells
Co ssrABLEs-J. C. Teagarden, Augustu
' Tentz
Township CLERK j. j. Smart.
TowNsa,r 'UsrEEs-John Wunderlich, John
echtel, John L ,mbert
THAT CoMMlrrE v.-We are not sur
Used that tie com, 1ittee on "Fsisehoods'
no erected that bann T over Brady street.
oad claim that they p, owed their assertion
! said banner in their com muGieaton in yes
rday's Gazette We asked or proofs and We
4 only the committees ass. r ion that such
I'd such things are 20 This a. not the kind
proof We deal in. Let the vecord be pub
hed-the vote and the varo cs uro'ions and
tes thereon. Come, out i'm it, and 10
dying behind personal asserti Ens.
lLLuMlNATroNs.-The Gazette pub |
hes list Of those persons vi 10 r' .aced ta'.
y candle in their front win low, vb.n the
lde Awakes passed throul n h. street on
lday night. We know ofa bou.e an tho
1T which was Illuminated by IN. ladv there.
but before the rroceesi,s Sr ive1 her nat
tic daughter took the iihe~t To po atou,
mantle the bluzing w,pdo -. in q rond
h.. :.