The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-16
Republican Congressional Conventions
Hon. Charles Epson Nominated for

I'd Congressional District of Michigan
met at Three Rivers, pursuant to call
on Friday the 10th instant, and wa,
called to order at P. NJ.
On molten of Mr.. w. ii. Campbell
of Cass county, Geo. Y. Warner d
Allegan was chosen permanent Presi
dent of this Convention.
On motion of c. D. Nichols, of Der
rien county, Thomas II. Glenn, of Der,
rIen was appointed Secretary.
A committee of one from each coun.
ty was appointed to examine creden
t'als, consisting Of the following gen
| tiemen:
F. B. Stockbridge, of Allegan; C.
ID. Nichols, of Berrien; John Root, oi
Branch Emmons BneIl, of Cass w.
ii. Cross, of St. Joseph; @. E. Reed,
of Kalamazno, aud Chandler, of Van
lSuren. On motion of A. H. Morrison,
of Berrien county, committee of one
from each county, was selected to draft
resolutions expressive of the sense OF
this Convention. The following gen
tlemen were chosen:
Dr.. III. Foster, of Allegan; Wm. H.
Campbell, of Cass; Stephen Brown,
of Kalamazoo; Hiram Cole, of Van
Buren,; G. G. Luce, of Branch; A.
H. Morrison, of Berrien, and G. ii.
Mason, Of St. Joseph.
On motion of ]. G. Waite, of St.
Joseph, committee of one from each
county was appointed to select Con
gressional Committee for the ensuing
two years. The following were APP
pointed such Committee. ii. J. Cu~h-
man, of Allegan Henry Palmer, of
Berrien; E. J. House, ST Van Buren,; ;
A. II. Long, of Cass; L. t. Hull, of
ST.. Joseph; james A. Walter, of Kali
amazoo, and David Thompson, of
Branch.
The Committee on credentials re-
ported the list Of delegates entitled 20
seats in the Convention, which was
accepted and adopted.
BRANCH COUNTY.
H. j. Cushman, Jno. Reed, Cyrus J.
Luce, Darias Monroe, d. N. Green, B.
G. Weir, David Thompson, X. P.
Purinton.
ST. JOSEPH.
VIM. Fl. Cross, Germ. TT. Mason, T.
E. Clapp, j. G. Waite, w. L. Worth
ington, l.. r. Hull, Thomas Mitchell.
VIM. IT. Campbell, Emmons Buell.,
E. II. Jones, Franklin Brownell, A. III.
Long, Joseph Harper.
BERRIEN.
A. II. Morrison, c. ID. Nichols, Geo.
Bridgeman. Harvey Palmer, Thos. II.
Glenn. Hiram Brown, Ambrose II.
Watkins.
vANBUREN.
TT. Cole, G. Richards, E. j. House,
T. Foster, Jno b. Upton.
KALAMAZOO.
E. o. Humphrey, Jas. A. Walter,
Jno. Barker. G. E. Reed, S. F. Brown,
J. nj. Lay, Edward Hope, Albert S.
Rowland.
ALLEGAN.
ii. ]. Cushman, II. Foster, Geo. Y.
Warner, d. G. Henderson, F. b. Stock
bridge.
On motion of Stephen S. Brown, of
the Hon. Charles Epson,
of Branch county, was nominated, by
reclamation, as the choice of the Con
vention, to represent this District in
Congress, for the ensuing two wears.
A. II. Morrison, JAS. A. Walter and
II. Foster, were appointed committee
to wait on Mr.. Epson, and inform him
of his nomination.
The committee to select a Congress
sional Committee for the next two
years, made the following report:
AUegdn-D. G.. Henderson.
st. Joseph-L. T. Hull.
Cdss-Wm. II. Campbell.
Berrien-Cbarles Jewett.
Kdldmnzoo-James Henry.
Yam Buren-Charles Dumont.
Brdnch-John Reed.
The report was accepted and adop-
ted
The Convention proceeded to select
a place for holding the next Congress
sional Convention, and after some dis
cussion, decided to hold it at Dowa-
giac, Cass County.
The Committee selected to wait
upon Hon. Charles Epson and inform
him of his nomination, reappeared and
respectfully reported that they had dis
that duty, and that the gentle
man was in attendance.
The President then introduced him
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