Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-02
Union County Convention.

ters assembled at the Court House, Aug.
9th, and was called to order by VIM. F.
Davis, Chairman of the County Central
Committee, upon whose motion James
H. Brooks, Esq, was elected President
of the Convention.
S. o. Butler, Esq, of Bloomington
township, was elected Secretary.
On motion of Hon. John A. Parvin a
Committee on Credentials was appoint
ed, consisting of Hons. Samuel McNutt,
| Asa Gregg and J. A. Parvin.
The committee reported delegates
present from each township in the coun-
| ty, except Pike. Very full delegations
were present.
The delegates from Orono township
were authorized to cast the vote of Pike
township.
On motion of Mr.. Price, Hons. j. S.
Richman, J. Carskaddan and George
Meason were appointed a committee to
| report resolutions.
J. w. Jayne, Esq, was nominated for
| the Office of Clerk of the District Court,
| by reclamation.
Hon. Henry w. Perkins was nomina-
ted for County Judge by reclamation.
Voted to proceed to the nomination e
Recorder. Charles 5. Foster, r. T.
Thompson and John Hayes were placed
| in nomination. On the first ballot c. S.
Foster received A votes, r. II. Thomp-
M,
was declared the unanimous nominee OF
| the Convention.
J. A. Mathewson and Mr.. 2. Houtz
were placed in nomination for County
Surveyor. Mr.. Mathewson having re-
ceived a majority of all the votes east,
was made the unanimous nominee.
Voted to proceed to the election of
| County Central Committee. Blooming
ton township was authorized to present
the names of three members of said
Committee. The following persons
were elected:
w. +. Davis, Geo. Meason and A
Broomhall, Bloomington township;
A. Cone, Cedar township;
E. S. Smith, Fulton township;
w. w. Waters, Goshen township:
w. IL. Hazlet, Lake township;
G. w. Humphrey, Moscow;
Stephen Herrick, Montpelier;
n. L. Brown, Orono;
T.. Younkin, Pike;
| NJ. Price, Seventy-siX
J. A. Parvin, Oweetland;
Asa Gregg, Wapsinonoc
Il. $. Corey, Wilton.
Hon. J. S. Richman, from the Com
mittee on Resolutions, presented the
following, which were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, The times require that the
true sentiments of all citizens should be
known and thoroughly understood, and
that no one should entertain an opinion
on the great subjects which now agitate
the country which he is unwilling to
| avow and defend, therefore,
| Be it Resotued. That now, rs hereto
| fore, we are for our achOic country, and
will wage war as long as it shall be nee
essary against all who are i'll arms
against it.
That every true patriot will cheerfully
make any sacrifice that may be necessa
| ry to sustain his country, and whoever
| fails to do so is unworthy of the bless
luSS lie Has tilJoy GU III VIC ptt>t, nv"
enjoys or hopes to enjoy in the future.
That we heartily endorse the platform
and principles enunciated by the Balti-
more Convention, and that we will sup
port with whatever energy we possess
| the nominees of said Convention and
use all honorable means to secure their
| election.
| That we are in favor OF peace when
| ever it can be honorably procured, but
| we will not be led from our purpose OF
suppressing the rebellion by any over
lures Of peace unless they come from
persons duly authorized TO make and
conclude terms of peace. And that if
those in our midst who are talking OF
peace will show us their "0uthoray'
and it shall prove to be in due form,
then we will listen to their proposals.
Voted TO adjourn sine die.
J. H. BROOKS, Pres't.
s. O. BUTLER, Sec'y.