The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1864-09-07
Proceedings of the Democratic Coun.
tv Convention.


Grand Haven, Sept. 2, 1864, at l o'clock,
p. NJ, the following nominations were
made and business transacted:
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. Henry Pennoyer, Of Crockery.
On motion Grosvenor Reed, Esq, Of
Robinson, was called to the Chair, and
William G. Philleo, of Wright appointed
Secretary and Jacob o. Doesberg, Assist
ant.
Vice Presidents were then appointed,
consisting of Hon. II. Pennoyer Of Crock
cry, and DR.. K. Waling, Of Wright.
On Motion of Mr.. M. d. Howard, Of
Holland, committee of three were ap-
pointed on credentials, viz: Manly d.
Howard, Myron Harris and Derrick c.
Oggel.
On motion, the Chairman appointed
as committee TO report the order of bu-
siness, viz: Warren Barns, II. I. Young
and Henry Pennoyer.
On motion of Myron Harris the Con
veDtion adjourned until o'clock, p. NJ
The Convention met pursuant to adj
journment. The report of the committee
on the Order of Business was read and
approved, and the committee discharged.
On motion of M. ID. Howard the re-
ported rule of business was adopted unan-
imously.
The committee on Credentials submit
ted the following report, which was &C
cepted and adopted. Delegates accredit-
ed as follows: -
GRANpHAvEE.
Albert G. Van Den Berg, John w.
Barns, Pieter Van Welden, Isaac p. San
ford, John w. Hopkins, Warren Somple,
Reuben Vanderhoef, Marienus Albcrs.
WRIGHT.
William c. PhiIeo, G. B. Hatch, Peter
Chappell, Jacob Carlisle, Ezra Walling,
Benjamin Lille, Warren Barns.
CHESTER.
Thomas Malterstock, George F. Por-
ter, George Boil, John Brown, George NJ.
Miller.
PoLKToN.
Chauncey Lewton, Philander Durham,
SCHUYLER Randall, Timothy Eastman, S.
Hazelton, d. B. Fiske, ]. G. Sherman.
HOLLAND.
Hermannus Doesberg, Manly D. How
ard, Thomas Sullivan, Hendrix Van Eyk,
John Schruder, Tunis Van Dyke, Jan
Trimpe, Wallace w. Arnold, Jacob o.
Doesberg, Chns. ]. Pfaf, Hiram Makue,
Jan Binnekant, Jan Kuenanham.
OLIVE.
Otto Brayman, Hiram Bosh, VIM. j.
Baker.
ROBINSON.
Grosvenor Reed.
SPRING LAKE.
G.. B. Raymond, u. b. Eames, Hunter
Savidge, j. V. Hopkins, Asa Reed.
ICELAND.
John Slabberkorn, Antony Romyn,
G.. Keppel, Hermanuus DeKoning, Lucas
Anling, Cornelius DePutter, Derk G. Og-
gel, Cornelius DeJong, John Huizenga.
BLENDoN.
S. w. Sherburne.
CRoCKERY.
Henry Pennoyer, E. D. Scott, Henry
t. Young.
TALLMADGE.
Myron Harris, L. Pelton, l. V. Harris,
Miner Hedges, Lumas Hartin, Russell
Baxter
On motion of M. d. Howard the Nc
Clellan platform was introduced and read,
as adopted by the late Chicago Couyen-
tion, also the platform which he prepar-
ed before his nomination.
On motion Messrs. j. V. Hopkins and
II. Van Eyk were appointed tellers.
On motion Of Mr.. j. w. Hopkins, Hon,
M. ID. Howard was unanimously nominat-
ed, by the delegates of Representative
District No. l, Representative for said dis
trict by acclamation, which was responded
to by Mr.. Howard by few brief and per
tinent remarks.
On motion the delegates of District No.
2 proceeded to an informal ballot for
Representative, which resulted in the noun
iuation Of Benjamin Lille, ESQ., of Wright
On motion Mr.. Lille was declared
unanimously nominated.
The entire Convention then proceeded
to the nomination of County Officers, and
On motion Reuben VauGerhoef, oi
Wright, was declared unanimously nomi
mated by acclamation for Sheriff.
On motion Mr.. George Fleming, o.
Spring Lake, was declared unanimously
nominated by acclamation for County
Treasurer.