Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-08
The Judicial District Convention.

Pursuant to a call of the several
county committees in the 10Th Judi
cial District, a convention of delegates
assembled at Rockford on the LIST day
of September, 1864, to nominate cam
didates for District Judge and Prose
cutting Attorney, to be supported by
the Union Republican party at the
coming election.
S. II. Curtis, of Bremen, called the
convention to order at | O'clock p. NJ
A temporary organization was effect
cd by appointing j. w. Davis, of But.
Ter, Chairman, and A. j. Tanner, of
Bremen, Secretary.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
feeling of Floyd, Lathrop of Butler,
and futile of Cerro Gordo, was APP
pointed on permanent organization,
who, after elaboration, reported II.
w. Humphrey, of Floyd, Chairman,
and A. j. Tanner, Secretary. The re-
port was adopted.
A committee, consisting of A. L.
Collins, of Floyd, S. II. Curtis, of Bre.
mer, and j. w. Davis, of Butler, was
appointed on credentials, who, after
dclibcration, reported the counties
represented and entitled to votes as
follows Bremen county s votes, But
Ter county votes, Cerro Gordo coun-
ty 3 votes, Hancock county l vote.
Floyd county 7 votes, Worth county .
votes, Winnebago county, l vote,
Mitchell county I votes that Mitch
ell county appeared with two sets OF
delegates claiming seats in the con-
vention, and the committee reported
the same to the convention for adjust
ment.
Voted, That one person on behalf Of
each set of delegates be heard. .. L.
Harwood and I. NJ Atherton then pro-
ceeded TO state the case and produce
evidence after which the convention
took a recess until y o'clock 2. NJ.
At Il o'clock P. NJ. the convention
again met. Mr.. Lathrop, of Butler,
moved to admit the delegation from
Mitchell headed by L. M. Atherton.
An amendment was offered TO the
effect that both delegations from Mitch
ell be admitted, and that each cast
one.half the vote of the county. The
vote on the amendment resulted as
follows Yeas 81, nays 8; the vote
on the original motion as amended was,
ayes %, nays /.
The convention proceeded tn take
an informal ballot for candidate for
District Judge, with the following re-
suit: L. NJ. Anterior had l3b votes,
VIM. B. Fairfield III votes. o. r. liar,
wood 81 votes, r. q. Rciniger 4 votes,
L. Randall l vote. The convention
then proceeded to take formal bal.
lot, and Oh the 25th ballot VIM. b.
Fairfield had 90 votes, w. A. Lathrop
l5I votes, Blank J vote.
The nomination of VIM. Il. Fairfield
was made unanimous.
The convention proceeded to an in.
formal ballot for candidate for Prose.
cutting Attorney, with the following
result j. H. Burke had Isl votes,
l. W. Card ID votes, w. A. Lathrop
81 votes. Mr.. Lathrop was then with.
drawn. The fourth formal ballot re-
suited as follows: John h. Burke, Is J
votes, |. w. Gard III votes. The
nomination of John T. Burke was then
made unanimous. r. L
The convention appointed as Jn-
dicial Central Committee, ). II. Curtis
of Bremen, j. w. Davis Of Butler,
/. w. Card of Ccrro Gordo, Z. &. Doc
little of Hancock, Otis Haven of Floyd,
James Keeler Of Worth, Il. b. Human
of Winnebago, and j. l.. Chase of
Mitchell. ."' @... t"-""." .". .s
Voted, To publish the proceedings
in the Union papers Of the District.
Convention adjourned SINE die.
" II. w. HUMPHREY, President.
A. j. TANNER, Secretary