The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-10-01
Proceedings of the Ottawa County
Union Convention.

Schaddelee, OF Holland, was chosen Sec
rotary.
On motion of Mr.. H.. Pennoyer, of
Crockery,
RESOLVED, That committee Of three
be appointed on credentials.
Whereupon Messrs. II. Pennoyer, b.
.Ledeboer and H. Clayton were chosen
such committee.
On motion,
RESOLVED, That committee Of three
be appointed to report permanent officers.
The committee thereto appointed con
sisted Of the following gentlemen: IL.
Brouwer, Jas. A. Rice and E. Marvin.
On motion Of DR.. B. Ledeboer, of Hol
land,
Resol0ed, That committee Of five be
appointed on resolutions.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed: Messrs. Walsh, Hazelton, Sanford,
Scott, and Harris.
On motion the Convention adjourned
till Z o'clock in the evening.
AT o'clock, pursuant TO adjournment,
the Convention met again. The meeting
was called to order by Mr.. N. IL. White,
Chairman.
The committee on credentials reported
tho following properly accredited del
egates, viz:
Allendale-R Richard Roberts.
Spring Lake-T. D. Dennison, U. B.
Eames and George G. Lowell.
Ottawa-James A. Rice, Charles Rey-
nolds, Nathan II. White, Henry Brouwer,
|. p. Sanford and Edward j. Avery.
Holland-Dr. B. Ledeboer, II. Walsh,
M. p. Visscher, Jan Trimpe, John G.
Brayton, X. Schaddelee, P. Nagel Kerke
and Isaac Cappon.
Wright-Benjamin Lille, John T.
Dayton, Elisha Marvin, Lyman L. Mich
OILS, Silvius Waters and Henry Clayton.
Crockery-Horace D. Scott and Hen
ry Pennoyer.
Polktou-George Eastman, Simeon
Hazelton, James w. Kelly, Henry G.
Durphy, Joseph Clark and Timothy East
man.
Robinson-Alfred Robinson and Johr
w. Barnard.
Georgetown-Luman Jennison and G.
L. Storrs.
Tallmadge-I. V. Harris, Russell Bax
ter, john Scott, Ephraim Pelton and Mi
ner Hedges.
On motion Of Mr.. Pennoyer,
Resolved, That those gentlemen pres
ent in this Convention, and not delegates
be allowed 10 address the Convention.
The Committee on permanent officer,
reported rs follows: For President, Ma
than Fl. White; Secretaries, X. Schadde
lee and Charles Reynolds; for Tellers
Henry Brouwer and Luman Jennison.
On motion of Mr.. Pennoyer,
ResolUed, That six delegates be ap
pointed from each Representative Dis
trict to attend the Union State Conven
ton, to be held at the city of Jackson, oil
the I'd day of October next.
On motion, the Convention proceeded
accordingly to the election of delegates b!
ViVG Voce vote, viz:
Richard Roberts, G. L. Storrs, Edward
J. Avery, Myron Harris, Reuben Wander
hoef Luman Jennson, Nathan Ii. White
Russell Baxter, John w. Hopkins, JOIN
7. Dayton, John Spoon and Benjamin
Lille.
On motion,
Resolved, That those who have beer
elected rs delegates to the Union Stat,
Convention be authorized TO appoint sub
stitutes.
On motion,
RESOLVED, That four delegates be ap
pointed from each Representative Dis
trct 10 attend the Union Senatorial Con
vention, at Grand Haven, on the 18th o
October next.
On motion, Henry Brouwer, VIM. H
Parks, II. Walsh, John Scott, John w
Barns, George Lowell, Horace D. Scot
and /. V. Harris were appointed as sucl
delegates.
On motion Of Mr.. Pennoyer,
Resolved, That Muskegon and Ocean;
counties are recommended to send fou
delegates each to tho Union Senatorial
Convention.
On motion Of Mr.. Pennoyer,
RESOLVED, That this Convention rec
, ommend the calling of Union Congress
ional Convention, TO DO held at Collin:
Hall, Grand Rapids, on Friday, Oclobe
, 10th, for the purpose of nominating
suitable person as candidate for the sui
frages of the electors of the Fourth Con
gressional District, and that each count
be requested to send the usual numbe
, of delegates, which is four times the mum
Der Of their State Representatives.
Then, on notion George Eastman
Nathan H. White, B. Ledeboer, Henri
Pennoyer, Henry Clayton, Charles Rey
nolds, Hiram Jennison, Heber Walsh, S
Waters and |. V. Harris were elected b
the Convention to attend the Union Con
gressional Convention.
, On motion of Mr.. Brayton, of Holland
RESOLVED, That the delegates of thi
county be instructed 20 use all houorabl
means 10 secure an Ottawa County mar
J as the Congressional candidate.