Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-07-14
Proceedings Of the Union Con-
gressional Convention.
VALPARAISO, June 30, 1864.


The Convention was called TO order at
IL o'clock A. NJ, by 1. Mattingly, OF
Marshall County, Chairman of the Union
Central Committee. and on motion, James
n. Tyner, of Miami County. was elected
President, and Corydon Z. Fuller. OF
Fulton County. Secretary. On motion.
D.. w. II Martin. together with all the
members of the press in attendance, were
requested to act as Assistant Secretaries.
In response to the call OF the Convention.
the President briefly addressed the meeting,
being frequently interrupted by tumultuOus
applause.
On motion Of Hon. David Turuer, Of
Lake County. the nomination of a candi-
date for Congress was postponed until the
afternoon session.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins, of Laportc,
a Committee Of one from each county was
appointed TO apportion the vote of the
several Counties, as follows:
Lapnrte. w. w. Higgins: Benton
J. F. Parker; White, Thomas Bushnell i;
Porter, DIR. Price; Miami. w. S. Benham;
Newton, w. Ross; Jasper, Z. Wright;
st. Joseph. j. II. Harper; Pulaski, Ira
Brown; Lake, P. II. Luther; Cass, j. B.
Elbrilga; Fulton. G.. j. Straolev; Mar
shall, Thomas Tyner; Starke, - Librow.
On motion of NJ Woods. of Lake
County, the President appointed Com
mittee on Resolutions, as follows:
Lake, Martin Woods; Pulaski, A. l.
Gould; Porter. T. Church; Miami, Solo
mon Jones; Newton. Slss Johnson;
Jasper, r. S. Origins; Benton, j. f.
Parker; St. Joseph. T. v Clark; White.
James Spencer; Cass. DIR. Justice; Fulton.
X. G. Shryock; Marshall. NJ. Woodrow;
Starke. -. Librow.
On motion of Col. X G. Shyrock, the
Conve ,tion appointed Union Centra'
Committee Of two from each County, as
follows:
Laports. George B. Roberts. C. G..
Powell; St. Joseph, w. j. Holloway,
James Davis; Pulaski. y. G.. Lightcap,
/ a l. Gould; White. Million NJ. Sill.
Thomas Bushnell; Lake. Z. F. Summers,
F. D. Harper; Porter. Levi \. CaSs. y.
Gurney; Cass. Chancry Carter. Thomas
j. Wilson; Miami. w. s. Benham, Jas.
NJ Brown: Fulton. X c. Shryncl5. c. j.
Straley; Newton. John Ado. WIN. Ross;
Marshall. l. Ma,tinsly. d. Il. Phillips;
Jasper, G.. w. Hinkle. G. II. Tatman;
Starke. George Green, w. 2. Chapman;
b .n,on. j. F. Parker. \. j. Templeton.
On motion. the Convention took re-
cess until 2 o'clock z. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Two O'CLOCK. p. NJ.
The Convent ion assent bled on the ary-
val of the hourto which it stood adjourned.
The Committee on apportioning the vote,
reported on the basis of one vote in the
Convention for every 100 votes or moicty
thereof cast for the Union Ticket at the
election in 1862. as follows:
ApPoRTioNMENT REPORT.
Benton 3, Csss l6 Fnlton 9. Jasper .,
Lake IL, Laporte %. Marshall II, Miami
16. Newton 8. Porter II. Pulaski 3,
Starkc. 2 St. joseph 20, Whites 8.
Judge Stanfeld. of South Bend,
announced that he was authorized to
withdraw the name Of Judge Horace
p Bidde as candidate for Congress.
Motion was then made that Hon.
Schuyler Coliax be declared the unan-
imous nominee of this Convention.
Before putting the motion to vote, the
Charm an of the Convention read the
following letter from Mr.. Colfax:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, June %, 1S64.|
NV Dear Sir: The Prolongation of the
session till next week, prevents my
attending the Congressional Convention
at Valparaiso on the Both, and mingling
there with such true-hearted patriots as l
know will be found assembled. My
sphere of duty is here till Congress
adiourns: and never having been absent
from it a single day, it would not be right
to leave it now for my own personal
qualification.
Appealed to last February by the
unanimous resolution of the Delegates for
the 9th District at the State Convention.
to accept denomination, my name is
before your Convention; for cheerfully as
| would have retired to make place for
some other candidate, it seemed that,
while our brave defenders IN the field were
standing at their posts so fearlessly, no
one in civil life could rightfulIy desert his.
If his constituents commanded otherwise.
But it must be promptly withdrawn, if
even in the opinion Of a minority of the
counties it would be wiser aud stronger to
present some now candidate. If the voice
Of the Convention. however, is clearly and
Enthusiastically in favor of my re-nomina-
tion. and by such decided preponderance