The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-02-27

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election Of deIaaatss.
The Cosnmittss On Psslnanssas Orsasa''
isation nonainased shs foliowing = per
n,assent officers 81 The Convention.
For Prssident--John Van YalksnbnFg'
vice Presidents Thee. 0aeaich,
1 John weare, ABF Hildrssh, O w 70
oun md John Haydens
For sscretmy-s @ Magill.
!. Assistant Secretaries. fessfs. 2 Y
Horton and g Waiwebes,
Mr.. Nousse offered resolatioss, fixing
1.-THE order Of business Of the Cessvensioh,
which was adopted.
DR.. white had leaye 10 present the
resolutions OF the Scotia county CoRyssa
ion, Recommending that no delegates be
appointment BY the. State Convention
| leld At this time. and that . nsw Gall be
saued for State Convention 10 DO held
| Il later day. Ieua and referred 70
Ieomnaittee. @=.s
| Itwas moved by Mr.. Bereusah that
ICol. IA Williamson be declared dele.
gate at large by acclamation. Carried
Unanimously, and the Colonel was called
to stand amid most enthusiastic APP
pIaase. -. ..~ +.
| He spoke on the subject Of changing
the name of the party. 1t Was three
wears too late to talk of making parties
Il was not very modest IN few Demo.
Icrats who have become tired of the rs.
sociations and seek loyal organization,
TO come up and ask the great Republi
can party to change its name. He was
ready to act under the Republican ban
ner. The National Convention should
change its name, If il were changed and
perhaps il souId be well to add to the
name. since the party had done more
thar II ut first proposed TO do.
John T. Clarl. of Howard county,
Francis Springer, of Louisa county, and
D. D, Chase, of Hamilton county, were
elected a. the remaining three delegates
at large, aud II Hothrock, ]. r. Need.
ham, A G. Beall and Col Crabb, we're
elect I'D alteFnates Ut large.
DISTRICT DELE0ATEs.
LIST Distrirt-Gso w McCrary. of Lee,
and Up Stubbs, Ct Jefferson. Alternates
Major O HIP Scott and G W Edwards.
ID Dist.-D w Ellis, of Clinton, and J
8 Stacy, of Jackson. .Nternates-C T
Oberman and John Weare.
I'd Dist S Woodward. Of buchanan
and Geo. Kern, of Allanakee. Alter
nates-J NJ Crayton and NicklauS.
4th Dist.--G D Woodin, of Keokuk,
and J NJ Hedrick, of Wapello. Alter
nates--I / Allen and N Udell.
5th Dist.-Cole Noel, of Dallas. and L
Lingenfelter. Alternates-Chas Hayden
and Frank Street.
9th Dist.-G n Woodbury., of Marshal
and Peter Melendy, of Black Hawk. AL
ternates-M C Woodruff and Addison
Oliver.
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The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following:
We the delegates Of the Loyal People
of the State of Iowa assembled for the
purpose of nominating delegates to the
National Convention. deemlng this u
proper occasion to give expression to our
views Of National affairs do resolve,
| lst That we congratulate the Country
and th,. Government on the glorious and
uniform successes of the National arms
for the past year, and the fiattering pros
pect of q total and complete overthrow
of the rebellion during the present year.
I'd, That this Convention fully en-
dorses the war policy of the NationaIAd
ministration, including the policy look
ling to the determination of the institution
Eof Slavery in the Febellious States of the
Union. .....+
Sd. That we are favorable to an amend
ment of tn Constitution of the United
States in the manner pointed out by that
! instrument forever prohibiting slavery
and involuntary servitude, except for the
punishment of crime throughout all the
States and Territories of the Union.
9TH. That Abraham Lincoln 10 entitled
to the gratitude of the country for the
honesty and fidelity with which he has
discharged his high trust as Chief Magis'
ltrate of the Nation and that he 10 the
first eholce of this Convention as the can
didate of the loyal people of the Union
for the President of 1864.
5fh.-That we find language entirely
inadequate to express our gratitude TO,
and admiration of Iowa's brave soldiers.
On every battle field, from Wilson's
Creek to Mission Ridge, they have
crowned their own names and their State
with glory, and now with patriotism