New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-09-20
Union Convention.


Howard County met in Unionl Convention at
the Court House in Vernon Spring. Sept
!sth, 1851, organized BY appointing Aug.
Realie Chairman, and H. A. Cook and JAS
H. B. Harris Secretaries
On motion, the Chair appointed a Com
pittee Of five on lie solutions consisting Of
&. NJ Munson. T. P. Davies, c. 8. Thurber,
j. A. Daniels and Jas. Hail.
httera brief absence, the COMMITTEES report
ed the following resolutions:
Resolved That We the citizens Of Howard
County in Delegate Convention assembled,
recognize at this time of peril to our National
Government but one party, and ons plat
form and tlst-the party and the platform Of
tie Union. Ike Constitution, and ii. lars:
that the TWINS OF Observation-Disclosures
cnd -4bol'tIt.onism'-deser at the hands Of
all Cn'on men and patriots . merited and
overwhelming defeat
Resy'red, That we ere 10 favor at thla
tine presenting none to the saffrages Of tho
people hut the best and purest mon Of the
country men who are wiling with The cert
ridcebox to suppress REBEL IN the South,
and at the ballot box to suppress sboli,iou-
ism in the North
RSsolred That we deem it the duty Of COZ
ventions, at this time, to present none for the
= 'frages Of the people tina. viii net, in good
faith, fully pledge themselves to economy
in public expenditures in every departments
Of the Government from the lowest oadre il
the gift of the people to the highest.
Resolved, That we pledge sill our energies
to the support Of the Government. the Con.
stltnti'n, and to the suppression Of rebellion
Resolved That We recognize ABRAH An
LINCOLN as the eonssitutionally elected
President Of the United States, and as such.
entitled to the support Of al constitutional and
Law-aJiding men in the maiuten ance Of
the integrity and perpetuity Of the Govern
Jnent.
On mct!oa. the Resolutions were received,
and the Committee discharged; whersupon
The Resolutions were unanimously adopted.
On motion, the Convention proceeded to
Ga tn, informal ballot Edmund Gillett 70
ceived a majority Of all the ballots cast where
upon he was nominated by reclamation.
On motion. proceeded to an informal bal
got for Treasurer and Recorder resulting in
favor of A. M. Van Leuven, whereupon he
was unanimously nominated by acclamation
On motion, tho balance Of the ticket was
nominated by reclamation, as follows Sheriff
p. 7. Searlss; Surveyor, J. Knowlton; County
Suet. A. Fussel; Coroner, Col. L. W. Sand
ers.
On motion, the Convention then elected
the following persons as delegates to the Rice
vile Representative Convention with full
power Of substitution, the delegates in at
tendance to cast the full vote of the County;
and if that Convention should not be resolved
isto Union Convention, then the Democrats
= attendance 10 cast the full vote Of the
County: D. J. H. Walker, L. Averii!, C. II
Munson, J. I Ssurgs, D. w. Owen, " r.
Mead, A. J. Garnssy, J. F, Mitchell, Gee
Eek, E. NJ. Covert. r. P. Davies, f. ". AL
len, J. ". Mitchell, J. s. Potter H. \. Cook
A. Fasse;, Robert McCulloch, H. B. Mitch
ell, S. o. Daggett F. II. Powers, J. H. r.
Harris, 4. II. Harris, s. H. Noble, G. W
Foster, J. F. Thayer, T. J. Gibbons, Col. T.
". Sanders, Bernard Kerr. A. c. Wilmot,
H P. Marsh, G. c. Heweit, j. W. Kenyon
Jaiaes Hall, J. r. Thayer, Moses Miles, W
Y. Wells G. ". Ostrander, Aug. Beadle,
s. Z. Lewis A. H Hitchcock, G. Rima, f
Rachau, J. +. Webster, T. l.. Light, Robb.
Gray, D. c. Ashley, W. F. Daniels: L. H
Van Emons. J. a. Daniels. JOS Knowlton
J. Z. Johnson, c. S. Thurber and S. NJ Cole.
On mosion, resolved that the proceedings
uf this Convention be published in the New
Oregon Plain Dealer; ami that the Rsp,4bii.
can be requested to publish the same.
On motion, adjourned sine die
Aug. Beaa!e Chairman.
H. A. Cook