Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-06-23
IOWA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Nomination OF State Ofliccrs, Rcsoiu.
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fVNA kEFlBLlCaN S0NSENTf0S.
Nomination Of State Oficcrs, Rcsoiu.
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-. DEs MONIES, June lith, 1865
Morning Session. .r.s 1
The Republican State Convention was
called to order by FL. M. Hoxie, Chair
man of the State Central Committee, at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Byin-
vitation, prayer was offered by Rev. =.
?. Ingalls,, OF the Soldiers Orphans
Home. .-aaa# ssa .s,a a.aa
Colonel J. j. Woods, of Jackson Co.,
was appointed temporary President
Don Carlos, of Jasper county, and
Charles Aldrich, of Hamilton county,
were appointed temporary Secretaries.
Committees were appointed rs fol-
lows: aa #
Coamitlee on Per0,aaem Organizations First
judicial District. j. II. Williamson: 2nd, Il. H.
S,tilcs; 80 Df. NJ. |. Nansandt; 9Th, Charles
i, Grhnnell; 7th, Henry O'Conner. Sth, Colo
nel Williams; 9th, III. 4. Wiltse; 10Th, u. Il.
Preston: lith, Charles II. Emery; l2th, S. j.
C5mat.ee oa csedca,iais-First Iudicia, Dis
T4gt, Captain g. w, Edwards; End. DR.. ]. D.
9TH, Captain John L. AlcEwen; sta, Captain r.
r. Warner; IN, J. Il: Eaton; Ntl, {. Il. scott;
j. II. BRADLEY l2th, Captain II. q. Reineger.
Committee ost Resof,ajo ajons.--First judicial Dis
trict, Hon. George W, McCrary, of lee coun-
"; 2nd, tx. Tannehili, OF AppanooSe; 81, j.
": MeDiil, Of Union; ,ith, Morris Nell isnry, oi
H,,r%~i9raj ,,an 5th, s,a,s " raln,er Of roN oh
Russell, OF scott; Sth. William Wolf OF Cedar;
ma; J. Rich, Of nnGhanan; ION, Hon. y. 4:
Iiumi, OF Clayton; nth, Colonel John scott, of
story; 18th, y. {. Decring. ..-.. .#@.'
n motion was made by delegate
| from Dubuque to proceed to the ap-
| p0intmcnt of a State Central Commit
tee, but 1t was objected to on the ground
that the Convention was not organ
lied, and it was not known who were
members. The motion was insisted
upon, and laid on the table, when the
Convention adjourned till two O'Clock,
afternoon. d. .g. ..a.#e .. -...s..r ... ..-..e.
Afternoon Session.
At two o'clock in the afternoon the
Convention rc-convened. G. w. Ed
wards presented a report of the Com
mittee on Credentials, showing seven
| ty-cight counties represented, casting
eight hundred and ninety-five vOtcs.--
| The Committee on Permanent Organi-
zation reported for President, Hon. A.
| FL. Bereman of Henry county, and for
| Nice-Presidcnts, General III. 4. Reid,
Colonel w. +. Sapp, and others, and
for Secretary, James Thorington, with
Il numerous corps of assistants. Mr..
Bereman, upon assuming the chair,
briefly and happily addressed the Con-
vention, cOngratulating the people of
the State upon the auspicious condition
of the country. l..- ...
| STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
On motion, the Convention proceed
ed to appoint the State Central Com
mittee for the ensuing year, AS follows: I:
First Judicial District James Tracy, Of Bur
smith, Of Taylor; 9TH, ]. II. Smith, of IIarri-
son 5th, {. {. Noursc, of Polk 9th, William
M 81 os sh w. sh s Of mS
9th. J. NJ: Crayton of Delaware; 10th, Thomas
| updeeraf. Of Clayton; llth, c. ID. Richards, of
FOR GOVERNOR.
! On motion, the Convention proceed
cd To an informal ballot by counties, for
Governor. Hon. William Hale, Of
Mills, nominated William NJ. Stone !;
T.. James, of Cedar, nominated j. w.
Cattell, of Polk. Whole number of
votes on the informal ballot, S37, of
which G65 were cast for Stone, 40 for
Crocker and l73 for Cattell whercupon
General NJ. NJ. Crocker moved that
lGovernor stone he declared the nomi-
nee of the Convention by acclamation,
which was agreed to, and then three
rousing cheers We're given for the gal
liant General Crocker.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
The Convention then proceeded to an
informal vote for Lieutenant Governor
The present Lieutenant Governor, East.
man, in a humorous speech, declined Il
denomination, and hoped the Conven-
tion would nominate the next best man.
On the first ballot eight hundred and
eighty-one votes We're cast, of which
Hon. B. +. Cue received five hundred
and thirteen, Colonel Weaver two hun
dred and fifty, McCrary eighty-six, and
Woolson thirty-twn, whcreupon, on
motion of Colonel Weaver, the nomina-
ton of MIR. Cue was made unanimous.
SUPREME JUDGE. .s.....
On motion, Hon. Geo. G. Wright,
present Chief Justice, was nominated
by acclamation for Judge OF the Su-
preme Court.
SUPERINTENDENT or PUBLIC INSTRUC-
! ...r -rIg IIOS. .....- Ill.,.
Hon. o. Faville was in tie same man
nGr then renoninated for cuperinten nd
ent of Public Instruction.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON uEsoLu-
..aa4. #eE s.. TtONS.
Hon. c. w. Slagle, from the Commit
tee on RESOLUTIONS, presented the ma
iority report, which was read, and Ed
waru Russell, of the Davenport GazCite,
from the same Committee, presented an
amendment to the fourth resolution,
indorsing an amendment to our State
Constitution striking out the word
white " in the clause defining the
qualifications Of electors. A motion 10
lay on the table was Withdrawn, and af-
terra little confusion and skirmishing
the Question WAS discussed by Mr.. Rus-
sell and others Messrs. Russell, o.
Connor, Hiram Price, and others, sus-
| tanned the amendment, and Messrs.
James Tracy, IL. Ii. stiles, Hugh SEM
pie, and Others, opposed 1t. A motion
by Mr.. Grinncll to re-commit was lost.
Mr.. Russell's amendment was finally
adopted by a vote, by counties, Of five
hundred and hfty-four for, and two
hundred and thirty-siX against. As
amended, the resolutions were unani-
mously adopted @
| # r THE RESOLUTIONS ..f
The resolutions, as originally report-
ed, are as follows, and were adopted as
| reported, with the exception Of Mr.
RusselPs amendment to the fourth res
olution:
| ifesotped, That the perpetuation of the Fede-
raj Union with all the guarantees of RepubIi-
can. liberty which its founders contemplated,
Is the most sacred political duty of American
| citizenship. asnHa.e. aF a
! Resoiped, That during the four years of war
lnaugtiratcd by pr0-s!axery traitors. the great
| truth has been demonstrated in devastation
and death that the nation cannot exist half
slave and bali free, and believing that polti-
cal and religious freedom is the natural right
! pray, and shall most earnestly labor. for the
ratification Of that amendment to the funda-
mental law which provides for the abolition Of
slavery throughoufali tie States and Territo-
| ries OF the Federal Union. aa
ReSolred, That to the end that the conse-
quences OF treason may be made appalling
that M yer again shall IL be inaugtirafed UPON
United States sod, we recommend the perina-
neDttlisfra cIiseIileDt of all prominent leaders
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