The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-08-02
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

The delegates appointed to represent the
Republicans Of the 5th Congressional Dis
trict Of this State, assembled in Cow entlon
ut Winterset on Monday the 2lst inst, and
vas called to order by f. Mott, Esq, Of W,n-
terset, one of the Dist. COMMITTEE men,
upon whose. motion Judge ID. E. Brainard
OF Harrison county, was elected temporary
Chairman G. Linderman Of Page county,
was chosen temporary Secretary a1et9a
On motion Of j. N. Cornish of Fremont,
committee Of three was appointed on Gre.
dentials. The Chair appointed q. B. Shoe
maker of Page, P. D. Aukeny Of Polk and
w. W. Maynard Of Pottawattame, said com-
+ On motion of C. E. Willard, Of, Clark, q
a Committee of five was appointed on Per-
manent Organisation, consisting of Frank
Street, of POttawattamie, DIR. S. G. Brow
nell, Of Polk, II. Browne, of Fremont, +.
7. Smith, Of Taylor, and J. J. Davies, Of
Adjourned till 2 o'clock, P. NJ. ii s-
..enas. ,;taaaa Two O'CLOCK, P. NJ. #
. The Co mmittee on Credentials made the
Following report, which on motion was re-
ri Want Of space compells Us to omit the
list Of Delegates. Every County in the
District-except Union-was fully repre-
seosed.] fe sfsA y7esHiW aaa as fm sao
Tho Committee on Permauen. Organixa.
ton submitted the following report: res
President Stewart Goodrich, OF Polk. -
Nce Presidents Oliver Mills, Of Cass !;
r. A. Moser, Of TAYLOR. p. -...~, .,,,
!. Secretaries II. Knox, Of Warren C.
B. Shoemaker, of Page; w. W. Maynard,
Of Pottawattamie; F. w. Palmer, of PJIk;
o. 9. Ayers, of Madison. N - 10 ''*'
Report accepted, and the officers declared
elected by reclamation. On motion, Frank
Street, of Potsawattamie, and DR.. Wood.
ruff we're appointed . Committee to conduct
the President elect to the chair -. srs b.
Upon taking his seat, the president made
a few timely and forcible remarks. s
The Chair announced that nominations
| F. NJ. Mills, Of Polk, the Convention pro-
ceeded to ballot for q candidate for Repre-
sentative in Congress, with the following
result: ss4sgse40 aaa ga.a lza .tna ads :
Informal Ballot--Thos. II. Benton, 80; j..
A. Kasson. "a; E. H. Sears, 81; NJ. l.. Nc.
PhersoD, II; z. Lawrence, l. - ssa ii
/ OcCoHu l OeuC'Ds % "A.
Kasson, so; E. II. Sears, 81; NJ. l.. McPher.
Son, 9; z. L,wrence, L. :. saH #E
Third Btlot--T. II. Benton, 81; j.. A.
kasson. Sc; e. II. Sears, q; NJ. L. McPher-
son, Q; q Lawrence, l. aat 1aa8at
/ Fourth Balot-T. II. Benton. 3l;a j. A.
Kassop, 81; E. H. Sears, 81; q. Lawrence,
| l.a a&349g495G. 81. ~ s2BS'gsG5 -@ssaH
John A. Kasson having received a major
! isy of all fha votes aaaE. l"si.s~A dolly
! Domina ted. 9fa}Jes4agH !fr agatR -ggt39 s
asa On motion the nomination was made
uuapimous. HfEGsf sagaaS taaa 7aaala
On motion of Frank Street, the follow
ing persons we're appointed a Central Com
mistee for the 5tb Congressional District
i Fred. Mots, Of Madison. j. P. Finley. OF
Decatur. H. Brown, of Fremont, S. w.
Armstrong, Of aAdair, Lewis Todhunter, of
Warren, DR.. s. =. Brovneli, of Polk, and
A. b. Harvey, Of, HARRISON.
i On motion, the Convention adjourned.
STEWART GOODRELL, Chm.
! J. II. Knox, Sec'u.