Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-09-03
Senatorial Convention,

The counties of Chickasaw, Floyd,
Cerro Gordo, Howard, Mitchell and
Worth, comprising the AID Senatorial
District, met by their delegates i'm
convention at Usage. August 9th at
one o'clock P. nj. N. G. Deering was
appointed Chairman. and Jno. A. Eli
OFT and +. b. Stacy, Secretaries.
On motion Of j. w. Smith Of Floyd
county. the following gentlemen were
appointed q
Committee on Crcdentials-J. w.
Smith of Floyd. j. H. Powers of Chick
asaw, H. G. Parker of Ccrro Gordo, L..
Dwelle of Worth, A. NJ. Cowan of
Howard, S. r. Mckinley of Mitchell.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following gentlemen cnti-
tied to seats in the conventions
Floyd County,. w. Smith, Hervey
Wilbur, G. H. Young, j. Wood, c. ).
Otis, John Bell, j. J. Gaylord, b. F.
Henly, l. S. Horr, G. B. Eastman, L.
A. feeling
Cerro Gordo County-Marcus futile,
III g. Parker, Thomas PARROT.
Worth County-L. Dwelle, James
Keller.
Chickasaw County-A. w. Billings,
w. Blinn, A. f. Ri gelow, II. Bailey,
w. Waite, j. II. Powers, M. l., Palm
or. E. NJ. Aiken, j. A. Rice, c. Stokes
w. Perry.
Hopard County-Jamcs Nichols, d
Sccly, w. Spicer, H. ID. Noble, A. M
Cowan, G. E. Berry, d. ID. Sabin, g. NJ
| Cowan.
Mitchell County--S. r. Mckinley
J. A. Wright, +. B. Stacy, J. A. Eli
oft, II. Alexander, James Temple, A
B. Bradley, George Angel, A. 5. Fa
vile, A. Miner, j. l.. Chase, N. q
Decring.
On motion of J. A. Elliott an infor.
NAL ballot was ordered for a candidate
for Senator, which resulted as fol.
lows:
Informal Ballot--J. G. Patterson OF
Floyd had IA votes, ID. e. Frisbic OF
Mitchell -, John T. Clark of Howard
IL, 7. NJ. Atherton of Mitchell 2, and
Blank s. Forty.seven votes "a ne,
ccssary to nominate.
First Formal BaHot-D. G. Frisbie
IA, J. G.. Patterson Is, j. L. Clark Is,
T.. NJ Anterior 5.
Second BaHot-Patterson Is, Clark
Is, Frisbic IL, Oran Faville 2, Ather-
ton I.
Third BoHot-Paiierson Is, Clark
Is, Frisbie l2, Faville I, Atherton 2.
Fourth BaHot-Frisbic Ia, Pattcr.
son l3, Clark Is, Faville 2, Athcrton
| 5.
Fifth BaHot-Frisbic Ia, Patterson
Is, Clark 10. Favile 2, Anterior 5.
The ballotings varied but little till
the 10Th ballot which resulted thus
Nineteenth Baiot-Clark Is, Patter.
son Is, Frisbie l6.
Twentieth BaUot-Clark II, Patter.
son l6, Frisbc IA.
Tacenty-frst Balot-Clark Is, Pat.
tcrson l6, Frisbic l6.
Tirenty-second Bolot-Thc same as
the 2lst.
Tmenty.third BaHot-Clark l3, Pat
terson l6, Frisbie Is.
TicentyfouM Ballot Frisbic IA
Patterson Ia. j. II. Powers 10.
TtrentyGJM. BoHot-Powers 10, Fris
bic IL, Patterson l6.
Iacenty-s,rth BdUot-Powcrs 10, Pat
tcrson Is, Frisbie IL.
I Tarenty.screnth Ballot Frisbie 2:
Patterson IA, Clark IL.
7uenty eighth BaH0t-Frisbie -, Pat
tcrson IA, Clark 90. r.
Ticenty-ninM BdNot-Pattcrson 26
Clark 81.
Mr.. Patterson was declared the
nominee Of the convention by unani.
nous vote. On being called ont he
made a few appropriate remarks in
his usual happy style.
The following resolution was intro.
duced Ivy Capt. j. II. Powers of Chick.
asaw, and adopted by unanimous
vote Of the convention
| Resolred. That in the judgment OF
this convention. both the honor Of our
State and the interests of the whole
country demand the reelection of the
Hon. james w. Grimes to the United
States Senate.
The following Senatorial Commit.
tee was appointed
j. w. Smith Of Floyd, II. 6. Parker,
Cerro Gordo, l.. Dwelle, Worth, A. s
Faville. Mitchell, j. II. Powers, Chick
asaw, ID. ID. Sabin, Howard.
Convention adjourned. The kind
est feeling prevailed throughout.
Il. b. STACY, coo.;o.
]. A. ELLIOTT. occle'al'es