Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-08-25
County Convention.

Pursuant to previous notice the Re-
publican Union Convention assembled
at the Court House, in Charles City,
on the Goth of August. 1864, and was
called to order by S. b. Starr, Chair
man of County Committee.
Hervey Wilbur was chosen Prcsi.
dent, and Ii. G. Innman, Secretary.
On motion, a committee of one from
each Township was chosen on crcdcn.
tails, consisting as follows E.A. Teel-
ing, st. Charles Otis Haven, Floyd,
G. NJ. Allen, Rock Grove; Wesley
Brownell, Riverton l.. s. Horr, I'm
ion q. S. Otis, Cedar Francis Wa
ters, Niles f; o. N. Robbins, Rockford !;
Edward Crowell, Ulster -, Scott.
e. A. feeling, of Committee on Gre
dentials, reported the following names
of persons as Delegates from the sew.
eral Townships, to wit:
50. ChGries-A. L. Collins, L. A.
feeling, d. NJ. Ferguson, II. Reams,
6. G. Dean. Il. w. Humphrey, Abner
Root, Ii. Petit, G. II. Whitehead,
G. w. Atkinson, A. w. Allen and j d.
Ii. Stole.
Floyd-Otis Haven, J. l.. Anterior,
L. NJ. Fluent. A. Rice, Ii. Wilbur, VIM.
Hausberg, VIM. Montgomery, j. NJ.
Burnham, Jerry Buttertield, Levi
Moore.
Union-L. S. Horr, C. F. Beelar,
b. +. Wright, Ii. c. Innman, c. +.
Clark, r. j. Acklcy, j. A. Rex, l.. G..
Hiscox, j. S. CARRIER, Tyler Blake.
Rock GrOre-N. Fleenor, w. Z. Gay
lord, G. NJ. Allen, Jackson Gaylord,
j. Nj. Goble.
Ricrton-Weslcy Brownell, c. II.
Young, Eli Brownell. John Brown,
Arthur Blood, Michael Murphey.
ULster-Wm. Mutchler, John Bell,
Edward Crowell.
Cmar-C. S. Otis, A. Brown, John
C. Townsend, w. b. Howard.
ROekford-D. Nj. Bemus, o. N. Rob
bins, John Reed, S. l.. Knapp.
Naes-The following persons pre-
scented credentials from Niles Town
ship: Francis Waters, I. Billings and
A. Refsnider. Jackson Wood present
ed a remonstrancc against their serv-
ing as Delegates in the convention.
On motion, it was voted that the
vote of Niles Township be divided be-
tween Jackson Wood and the above
named Delegates.
On motion, it was voted TO proceed
to elect, by ballot, seven Delegates to
attend the Congressional Convention,
to be held at West Union-the ballot
to be cast by Townships. l.. S. Horr
and G. Z. Dean were elected tellers.
The ballot for Delegates to attend
the Congressional Convention resulted
in the election of the following gentle
men: X. w. Humphrey, ii. q. Inn
man, \. b. +. Ilildreth. l.. l.. Hunt
ley, Otis Haven. d. NJ. Bemus and w.
Brownell.
On motion, it was voted to elect
seven Delegates, by ballot, to attend
the Judicial Convention to be held at
Rockford.
\ ballot was ordered with the fol-
lowing result A. l.. Collins, L. S.
IIorr, Otis Haven, IL. w. Humphrey,
ID. NJ. Bemus, G. III. Young, L. A.
feeling, 49, votes each. IL. Wilbur,
b. Darland, w. p. Gaylord. e. 5. Otis,
I. Billings, VIM. Mutchlcr, j. w.
Lehmkuhl, 49, votes each. The sew
en- receiving the highest number of
votes were declared elected.
Voted that the Delegates present at
either the Judicial or Congressional
Convention be empowered to cast the
full vote of the county.
On motion, it was voted that the
proceedings be published in the
Charles City lntelligencer.
III. WILBUR, President.
III. c. INNMAN, Secretary.