Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-06-18


Meeting of the Dem. County COnyentiOn
The Democratic Convention met pursuant
to call of the Central Committees at Center
vile, on the 18th inst, aRd were called t
& order by. Mr.. Murphy chairman of the Cen
trail Committee For the purpose of TEN
Eorary organization, Samuel Merritt, Of Ida
no was called the chair. ard WIN. A. Da
ly Of Placergille appointed Secretary pro tenn
On mOtiona committee of five were ap
pointed to examine credentials. and report
upon the same. .2HIJaw a
On motion "a committee ofgiYel were ap-
pointedto draft rules of order, and order Of
business for the government of the COnvetl-
tonJ5lG5Q iIB552 bns eles3l0aW
Convention took recess of half an hour.
hPursuafleto Adjournment, the Convention
assembled, when the committee on -creden-
tials presented the following names as entitled
to seats in the convention
Boise City-SamI Turner, James Agnsw,
M. CONWAY, and Mckay .atilaa4 IA
.sr Centerville-- George w. Thatcher, ]. ].
Ctutcher, WI Wallace, Michael Murray,
VIM. Searcy, j. Markham, w. w. Hutchin-
son, and John A. Bostwick.
Pioneer-Mark A. Evans, John M. Can
@ hady, Joseph Neville, ]. A.. Dickson, d. De-
Serie, John Creighton, James Graham. %
Placerville--I. L. Timer, James Kelly, w.
A. Daily, A. Tolly, F. Ayers, J. ". Murphy,
]. L. Allison, John Taylor, Benz. Anderson,
NJ. Flanagan, Fred. Dunnagan, Lewis Oar
hell, John Black. rs,aa ssatl1~. r1lfrg /.
Idaho City--Geo.T T. Dunn, James Watson,
John Clowery, Joel B. Oldham, Henry Phil
lips, ]. d. Galpraith, J. NJ. Moore, Robert
Strother, Sanford Owens, F. Miller, Green
White, Isaac Flood, John McCouFt, Henry
lavenchy, Jos. Luckett, S. S. Rice John
Priestly, r. c, Combs, ]. K. Shafer, A. P.
Turner, Charles Burch, Edward Donahue,
s. Peyton, H. 6. Boisselier. Report adonts
ed and committee discharged. Committee
on organization and order Of business report
ed of permanent organization as follows -
Samuel Merritt, chairman; John M. Muir
ply, vice president; VIM. A. DAILY, secretary
and Green White assistant secretary, which
was adopted. The order of business was
adopted and committee discharged. .
9On motion it was resolved that twas now
inexpedient to nominate county officers. .
Convention then proceeded to elect twenty
four delegates to the Territorial convention,
resulting asfoIIows c. ~ 80 H
I. Ayers, VIM. A. Daly, John NJ. Murphy. |
j. L. Allison, PlacerYille J. K. Shafer, A
o. Bowen, John B. Pierce, Samuel Merritt,
Chas. Douglas, Sanford Ovens, Green. White,
James Watsons Frank Miller, Rchd Combs,
Ilaho; H. 0 Johnson, Saml. Turner, Boise
city G. w. Thatcher ~ H. Johnson, John
Creighton George Ainsle, 3D.. > Cruteher,-l
Centervlls; Mark Evans, Joseph Neville,-1I
Pioneer city. Inn,
On motion the following named gentlemen
were elected tOfill vacancies irfthe Territorial
CeAtral Committee \. 90 &aAap
John M. Cannady, Pioneer Frank Miller,
Idaho; Geo. Ainslie, CenterFille ), H. D.
Cerville. '','' -...' -
The following gentlemen vera appointed
County Central Committee for the coming
years .a. ts.r eH1 s-ra. I'aoI 5sbraurG- |
Joseph L. Allison. J. ]. May, G. C. Dud-
ley, J. d. Johnson, and Mark Evans. If
On motion a vote Of thanks was rendered |
Frank Miller, the. Corresponding Secretary
of the Central Committee, for the able man
ner in which re has performed his arduous
duties, ,a-. = $1,000 -.----.r--.~-
On motion the Chairman received vote
of thanks for the able and independent man
ner in which he presided over the delibera.i
tons Of the Convention, % '.' "a. { 3 p I , /
On motion a committee Of five, consisting
of John NJ. Murphy, Geo.W. Thatcher, Green
White, James Agnew and Mark Evans, we're
to solicit subscriptions for the adj
Eancement of the cause.
A committee f FIVE, consisting of ]. J..
May, Frank Miller, George Ainslie, J. NJ.
Murphy and H. d. Johnson, were appointed
to draft platform Of resolutions, to be acted
upon at the re-assembling of this convention.
On motion the Secretary was requested to
furnish the Boise News a copy of these pro-
ceedings with a request that they be pub
lished. a 10 y rauR IN @
On motion the Convention adjourned to
meet again at Centerville on the fourth Mon
day of July next, for the purpose Of nomina-
ting county officers. .nautl 81 * i,
SAMUEL A. MERRITT, Chairman. H
WIZ. A. DAILY Secretary, ------8 +
GREEN WHITE, Assistant. eIaEE
MEETING OF THE OEN cI7AyTp AZ rORFNETTTpxS