The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-07-14

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The nunisasions nsjs d the Uuio
State Coaventioo held as Des Moinss las
week will be found At the head Of our ed
itorial columns. We give below . con
dsssed account Of the proceedings, which
We take from the Davenport Gaseae. -
The resolutions We vii! give when We re
eeive them.
! We regret that Hon. J. ". Cattel
vss not renoninased, bat If Mr.. Elliott
Is - good . man, and We have reason t.
/ believe that be 10, We are satisfied. Mr..
| Catsell has served the State faithfully and
long, having held his present Office three
terms, longer We believe than any Of bis
predecessor. Hi. vote in convention
Vas very complimentary.
Alter the usual preliminaTies and the
permanent organization, the following
proceedings we're had:
Ga the informal ballot. had on . call Of
the counties, c, C. Cole vas nominated
for Judge Of the Supreme Court, without
opposition.
For Secretary of State, James Wright,
present incumbent, received 63S IL
votes, ". F, Davis l62 l2. John Pal.
mer, Of Butler county, 90, on informal
ballot.
On motion of ". F. Davis, Dr.. Wright
was nominated for reelection by acclama.
ton.
On informal ballot for Auditor, j. W.
Cat,ell had 379 votes; Elliott, of Mitch.
ell county, 363; McCreary, of Van Bu-
rem county, l64. On the next ballot Ell.
lott run so far ahead that changes were
rapidly made, and he was unanimously
nominated.
Scott county gave Cattell its entire
vote, 80, all tho time.
W. H. Holmes, State Treasurer, was
nominated by acclsmstion for re election.
Fer Register Of Land Office, J. A.
Harvey, Of Fremont county, received
5S4 votes; Case, Of Bremen, 200. Har.
vey was nominated by reclamation.
Rush Clark, Of johnson; I. l.. Allen,
Of Tama; Chase, Of Hamilton, Lewis, of
Washington; Anderson, Of Monroe; and
Henderson, Of Marshall, were proposed
for Attorney General. On the 18th bal
lot Chase had l7S votes, Lewis 243, and
Allen was nominated on 45S votes.
w. G.. Thompson, Of Linn county, late
Major Of tho goth Iowa Infantry, and G.
Ben Darwin, Of Des Moines county, were
nominated as candidates for Electors at
Large. The selection of District Elec-
tors was left to the several district con.
vention.
A series of resolutions were adopted
with much enthusiasm, as reported from
the committee, endorsing the Admins
tration; p!cdging support to the Balti-
more platform and Lincol and johnson,
its nominees; and promising continue.
ton Of the same patriotic devotion to the
National cause for which Iowa has ever
been distinguished. A resolution was
also adopted approving the course of the
Iowa delegation at Baltimore, especially
he prompt and efficient action of Cover.
Tor Stone, whereby the nomination Of
Andy johnson for Vice Presiden. was Sc
cured
The Republican State Central Commit.
zee appointed for the ensuing year are:
II. NJ. Hoxie, Of Des Moines City,
Chairman; A. l.. Harvey, of Harrison;
William Hartsborn, Of Wayne; J. lIilsh.
niger, Of Jackson; W. j. Gilchrist, Of
Clayton; Thomas J. Stewart, of Dubuque;
John Palmer, of Butler; Jas. L, Will |
ams, of Marshall; Daniel Lothian, of
Linn; }. A. Young, of Mahaska; A. IL
Burrows, Of Clark; and John Valken,
burg, Of Lee.
The Convention was the most harmo-
nAus ever held in the State, and was at
tended by full representations from near.
ly every county in the State.