Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-07-26
Sioux Gitp Htgisttr
THURSDAY, JULY "a, 1862.
vERMILLION PRIMARY CONvEN-
TlON,

At meeting held at Vcrmillion, D. T.,
on the 10Th day of July, 1862, as per pre-
vious notice, to nominate Delegates to
Territorial Convention, to be held at the
above named place on the Gath inst, for
the purpose of nominating a candidate to
represent the people Of Dakota in the
Congress Of the United S,ates-on motion
of Mr.. Bgelow, Judge S,riner was called
to the Chair, and j. Wherrv, elected Sc
cretary-atter which the Chairman stated
the object Of the meeting.
On motion Of Mr. Kelly, the following
resolution was offered:
Resolred, That this meeting proceed to
the election by ballot, OF fourteen delegates
to represent this county in the Territorial
Convention to be held at this place and
be it further
Rrsolred, That we respectfully suggest
that said Convention OF the 9th give the
said county of Cole the number of four
teen Delegates, humbly conceiving as we
do that said county is entitled to the same
upon proper basis Of representation.
On motion OF I. Halverson the rcsolu
tions were adopted. Mr. Bond offered the
following resolution;
Rcsolred, That the Delegates be chosen
separately, and a plurality vote entite
each Delegate to an election.
On the adoption of said resolution an
argument ensued, which was participated
in by Messrs Bond, Kelly, Clark, Deuel.,
and others. The resolution was adopted
On motion Of Mr. Deuel. the Chair was
instructed to appoint two tellers to con.
duct the election. The Presiden, appointed
Mr.. Messrs. Biseiow and Russell
On motion of Mr.. Bond the following
resolution was adopted
Resolced, That whereas p. II. Jewell
has been participant IN the Convention
at this place on the 10th last for the pur
pose Of nominating Delegate to Con.
gress and Territorial officers; and as the
said p II. Jewell suffered his name to be
prt seu,ed as Territorial Treasurer and
received the nomination for the same, and
has not declined said nomination, yet
denounces said Convention, and wishing
to force himself upon the meeting to se'
cure the endorsement, Of this honest body
for the purpose OF OBTAINING a re-nomina
ton therefore be it Reso'red That We
exclude the said Jewell from any partici
patton whatever III the meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly the meeting
proceeded to ballot for Delegates, when
the following named gentlemen were de-
clared duly elected; Messrs. J. Deuel.,
IL. Compton, Ole BotolEon, II, S Kelly,
b, A. Collar, J, Winery, +. Taylor. Thos
llelverson aud Ole Anderson.
A, this period, the Chairman ei'h,r worn
ou, by the ballo,'ng, or no, deeming him
self equal to the emergency, requested to
be relieved from the Chair,-whch was
granted-whereupon 7. EIwood Clark was
unanimously chosen Chairman, aud the
balloting was resumed, which resulted in
the election Of the following named per.
sons: T.. NJ. Bond, NJ r. Hall, Judge
Shrincr, +. Ninton and Erick Oeson.
On motion Of Mr.. Bond the Delegates
were instructed that If vacancy should
occur in Delegates to the Territorial Con
vention, that majority Of those present
should cast the votes of the absentees.
On motion of Mr. Deuel.. the Secretary
was instructed to furnish a copy of the
proceedings of this Convention to the
Sioux CRY REs,srER for publication.
T. T. CLARK, Chairman.
j. WnERIy, Secretary,