Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-09-09
REPUBLICAN UNION CONGRESSION-

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The Convention met pursuant to call at
Fort Dodge on Wednesday, August 3lst, at
10 o'clock A. NJ, and was called to order by
P. Mclendy, of Black Hawk county. George
W. Bassett, Esq, of Webster county, was
appointed temporary Chairman, and Charles
Atkins, Esq, of Monona county, temporary
Secretary.
On motion a committee Of five on crcden.
tails was appointed by the Chair, as follows
n C. Hudson, of Woodbury., J. II. Brown,
of Black Hawk; G.. A. Mckay, of Wright +;
7. B. Abel, Of Marshall and l.. II. Smith,
of Kossuth.
On motion committee Of five on perma-
ncnt organization was appointed, to consist
Of the following: I. j. Mitchell, of Boone !;
L. D. Tracy, of Grundy; DR.. VIM. r. Smith,
of Woodbury. P. Melendy, Of Black Hawk,
and j. NJ. Jones, Of Hamilton.
On motion n committee of five on resolu-
tons was appointed, as follows: j. W. Lo-
gan, Chairman, Webster; Jas. Goodwin, of
Cerro Gordo; S. C. Lovcjoy, of Greene j..
IT, Morehead, Of Ida ;; II. G. Laub, Of Craw-
ford.
The committee on permanent organization
reported as follows:
President, 1t. Gov. f. W. EASTMAN, Of
Hardin.
Secretary, II. A. PERKINS, Black Hawk.
Asst. do, n. G. HUDSON, Woodbury..
Vice. Presidents, W. A. Orchard, of Boone;
T. B. Abel, of Marshall; J. NJ. Comstock, of
Grundy; 0. X. Jones, of Greene; A. c.
Call, Of Kossuth.
Report adopted and committee discharged.
Motion to adjourn till one o'clock, lost.
Remarks by Messrs. johnson and Tracy.
A motion of Jas. S. George to appoint a
committee of five to select central commit.
tee for this district, of which Capt. W. II.
Curtiss should be chairman, was carried by
a very close vote. The balance Of the COM
mittce was appointed by the chair as follows:
L. L. Estes, Hamilton; w. A. Birchard,
Boone Col. EdginSton, Hardin; E. A.
Chaplin, Marshall.
Motion.to adjourn till one o'clock, lost.
Report Of committee on credentials re-
ccived and committee discharged.
The committee on credentials presented
the following report, which was adopted:
GRuxpY--8 votes--L. D. Tracy J. NJ. Comstock
GREENS votesO o. X. Jones J. G. Lovejoy, j. Locke.
IDA-1 VOTE. II. Morehead.
DICEINspS-l Vote. A. Blake.
uARpiS-S votes-COl. Edpingtop, e. p. Smith, o. B..
Arnold S. G. Winchester, Il. W. Eastman.
WRIGHT votes c. A. Mckay.
WISSrBAGo-1 yote-J. Goodwin.
wooDBURy--2 votes-N. G. Hudson, Vim. r. Smith.
KossrTu- votes-A. c. Call, Lewis II. Smith.
BEACK liAwK--12 yotes-P. Meiendy, +. Sessions, II.
A. Perkins W. Ii. CUrtiss, j. III. Brown, &. NJ. Harris
). =. George. .-aE-.-
MoNoSA--2 votes-Chas. Atkins.
PocAHOSrAs-l vote--W. II. Halt
CERRo GoRDo-3 votes-James Goodwin.
MARsHALL--1f vntcs-E. A. Chaplin, Col. q. W. john
son, I. d. Abel J. Turner. ~G ..HI.
STOUX-i vote--N, c. Hudson.
WoRTH--2 yotes--J. Goodwin.
BOnNE-5 vOtes-T. J. Mitchell, c. c. Hnsow, 8. B.
Mccall f. J. A. Ericsson, w. A. Birchard.
PLYMoUTH-t vote--N. 9. Hudson.
CRAwFoeD-2 votes-I. &. Laub, J. III. Woodruff.
UAXCOcK-l voted Goodwin.
CHERoKRE---l vote-T d. Twiford.
HAMl TON 3 yotesJ. NJ. Jones. II. Ross, T. L. Estes.
WEBSrRR--l votes-J. w. Logan, q. ". Bassett n.
II. Hart, G. u. Cummings.
The following counties are not Represented: Butler,
Franklin, Humboldt, Clay, oBrien, Buena Vista, Palo
Alto, Emmett, Calhoun, Sac, Story, and Carroll.
... '... N. G. HUDSON, Chairman.