The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-06-27
Mpublic.n state Conyention n.

ing.t 10 O'Clock at Sherman Hall in this
Cit. Hon. James t. Lane, of Scott Co.,
Chairman of the State Central Committee,
call1 the Convention to order, and upon
his notion, Major Ed Wright of Cedar Co,
wa chosen temporary President. Mr.
Wright, upon taking the Chair, was loudly
sppuded, and alter u few eloquent re-
naks, in which he pledged the vote of the
Army for the nominees of the Convention,
he alled upon Rev. r. Swearingen of Fay-
etteCo. TO open the proceedings by prayer.
Af. Noble moved that Mr.. Jaeger of Lee
act as one of the temporary Secreta-
ries Carried.
NJ. Grinnell moved that Thomas Archer
of jasper Co., act also as temporary Secre-
tarI Carried.
M. Sessions moved that a Committee
consisting of one from each Judicial Dis
trio be appointed by the Chair on Creden-
tial. Carried.
Tie Committee appointed was, LIST Dis
trio, B. S. Merriam of Lee Co.; I'd, J. b.
GLEN OF Davis Co.; Sd, c. Willard of Clark
Co.; 4th, Henry Ford of Harrison Co.; 5th,
Geo W. Jones of Warren Co.; 9TH, j. II.
Sanders of Keokuk Co.; 9TH, Jerome Cars
kadlan of Muscatine Co.; Sth, w. w Han
fore of Benton Co.; 9th, Iimri Streeter of
Ba:khawk Co.; 10th, James o. Crosby of
CLAYTON; 18th, D. d. Chase of Hamilton.
MIR. Tracy of Des Moines, moved the
appointment of a Committee on Perma-
men, Organization. Carried.
The Committee is as follows: LIST District,
]. Tracy; I'd, Samuel CALDWELL; Sd, Hen
~ Temple, Cass Co.; 4th, l.. II. Smith of
Kossuth Co.; 9Th, Thomas Seeley of Guth-
RE; 9th, IL. S. Winslow; 9TH, James Thor
ington, Scott; 9Th, E. Clark, johnson; 9th
g. w. Bemis; 10th, 0. p. HARDWOOD of
Mitchell Co.; 18th, Chas. Pomeroy Of
Boone Co.
Mr.. Hildreth of Floyd county, moved
that committee on Resolutions be ap-
pointed; carried. The Committee was
elected as follows:
Is dist. L. G. Palmer; I'd DR.. jaw of Luf
cas- county; Sd, j. B. Packard of Mont
gomery; 4th, Isaac Pendleton of Woodbu-
ry; 5th, ). II. Gray of Polk; 9Th, William
Lockridge of Mahaska; 7th, w. s. Eddy
Of jackson; 9Th, 81. w. Gray of Linn; 9th,
c. A. Wellman of Delaware: 10th. A, b. F.
Hildreth of Floyd; 18th, j. D. Hunter of
Hardin.
The Convention then adjourned to meet
at l O. clock, at the Court House.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-On the re-assem-
bling of the Convention, the Committee on
Credentials were not ready to report, so that
calls were made for various persons for
short speeches. General Croker was
introduced to the Convention amid the
\ most vociterous cheering, every member
= seeming anxious to manifest his JOY at the
A presence of this brave officer The Gener-
in few remarks, which were exceedingly
well received. Col. Williamson of the 4th
| Iowa, and Col. w. NJ. Stone of the 23d Iowa
were also introduced to the Convention
and invited to seats upon the PLATFORM
Gen. Fitz Henry Warren was invited to
seat upon the platform, but declined, say
| ing he preferred to remain among his con-
shtuents upon the floor. Attorney Gener-
| al Nourse, Hons. J. B. Grinnell and Hiram
Price, and other speakers were called for
and delivered pertinent speeches.
Mr.. Sanders, from the Committee on Gre
dentlais, presented the following report,
which was adopted.
We omit the names of Delegates.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton reported through their Chairman-Mr.
( Thorington, of Scott-for President, Joshua
Tracy, OF Des MONIES Co.; Vice President at
large, Frank Street, of Pottawattamie, and
B. +. Coe, of Louisa; Judge Sloan, of Van
Buren,; VIM. Hale, of Mills; Chas. Bougt,
Of Humboldt; Leroy Lambert, of Dallas:
N. E. Cults, of Poweshiek; J. Z. Rolly, OF
Clinton; w. H. Tuttle, of Cedar; George F.
Crane, OF Dubuque; G. w. ButterfieId, of
Chiskisaw C. B. Richards, of Webster,
/ Assistant Vice Presidents. Secretaries L.
+. Sherman, OF Washington; J. H. Knox,
OF Warren; and L. H. Smith, of Kossuth.-
Return Tickets for Travellers, Theodore M.
\ Smith, of Johnson Co.
4 On motion, the Convention then proceed
ed to an informal ballot for Governor, with
the following result:
l INFORMAL BALLoT.-Fitz Henry Warren
2S1, Elijah Sells "a. VIM. NJ. Stone ISl, H.
{. Caldwell 81, NJ. NJ. Crocker ls.
l FIRST FORMAL BALLoT.-Warren 1913,
J sells 32, Stone l75, Caldwell II, Croker 4.
l SECOND FORMAL BALLoT.-Warren 1884,
Sells $50, Stone l72, Caldwell II,
THIRD BALLoT.-Warren 1884, Sells go,
Stone 49,, Caldwell IA.
4 FOURTH BAILoT.-Warren 334, Sells 256,
Stone 1.S, Caldwell 20.
y FIFTH BAILoT.-Warren 80, Sells 2lS.
4 Stone PIG, Caldwell l8. G. NJ. Dodge 2,
Crocker 4.
SIXTH BALtor.-W 3S5, Sells 1873.
Sone -52, Caldwell Is, Croker 9.
SEVENTH BALLoT.-Warreu3H,S Sells las,
Sone 278, Caldwell Is.
! EIGHTH BALLoT.-Warren 376, Sells II:
Stone 1913, Caldwell 7.
Much confusion having occurred conse-
quent upon the changes Of delegations from
l one candidate and another to Stone, mo-
lion was offered and carried that whatever
The result Of this balloting might be, an
other roll-call should be made to determine
the strength OF candidates. A clear major
4 lty however, having been cast for Colonel
stone, Gen. Warren arose in Convention,
and IN one of the happiest speeches of his
hie, withdrew his name from the contest
and urged the Convention to make the
uoihiilatlon or MS successful competitor
unanimous, which was responded to by
cheer upon cheer, which made the building
I fairly tremble,
Col. Stone was then called for, and he
came forward and briefly addressed the
convention, accepting the nomination, and
assuring thepeople ofthe State that the stan
aard which had been placed in his hands
should M not by his agency be dishonored.-
J hour ~ ~ -ieN Ava 0''e
EVENING SsssIoN.-At the hour appoin-
@a the Convention re-assembled, and
IIomlnated, each on the first ballot: for
Lent Governor, Enoch w. Eastman, of
G nafdin Co.; for Judge of the Supreme
Vyaft John +. Dillon, of Hardin County.
c MI. Hildreth of Floyd Co., from the
the Ha sli on Resolutions, then submitted
Tue io!lowing report:
RESOLUTIONS.
,h"ea Convention of representatives of
e ioyal People of the State of Iowa, as