Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-11
Republican County Convention,

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the County Of Iowa was held at Morris
Hall, in Dodgeville, on Tuesday, October
8, 1865
The Convention was called to order by
John Bonner, Chairman of the County
Commtte. and was fully organized by the
| election of DR.. John H. Vivian, of Mineral
Point, Chairman, and Ed. U. Bliss, of
Mineral Point, and w. j. Wrigglesworth,
of Dodgeville, as Secretaries.
On motion, Thomas Thomas, of Dodge
vile, Alexander Wilson, of Mineral Point,
and Francis Little, of Linden, were ap-
| pointed Committe on Credentials, who,
after short consultation, reported the fol-
lowing delegates in attendance:
Arena-Henry Ii. Ray, Daniel G. Jones,
DR.. Benjamin L. Brisbane, and William
E. Rowe.
Clyde-W. W. Ward and Patrick Nolan.
! Dodgeville-Sarnuel Hoskins, Francis
Vivian, Joseph Bennett, James Jones, John
Bonner, Peter j. Morris, Thomas Thomas,
and John E. Bartle.
ghland-James McMullen, S. Norris,
M. Underwood, William Yockey, Valen-
tine Gottchall, and j. Benoy.
| Linden Francis Little, Francis Baker,
James Rule, and William Sands
Mifflin-J. W. Rewey, Isaac F. David,
James d. Adams, and John B. Sylvester.
Mineral Point-Town-J. Hoar, Mat
thew Goldsworthy, and William Phillips.
Mineral Point City-1st Ward-Alex.
Wilson, Ed. Devlin, John Hutchinson, and
Harvey Keyes.
! Minderal Point City-2d Ward-G. W.
Bliss, John H. Vivian, Ed. U. Bliss, and
Thomas Ansley.
Moscow-John Green and William Rob
inson.
Pulaski-A. E. Briggs, F. 2. Hicks, W.
W. Allen, and Joseph Frost
Ridgeway-W Walter Reese, Thos. Strut,
Daniel Williams, John Evans, Faul Wart-
man, and Ephriam Evans.
Waldwick-John James and G. I. Hall.
Wyoming-Isaac II. Fam and John L..
Jones.
On Motion, John Bonner Geo. W. Bliss,
and James McMullen were appointed a
| Committee on order of business, who re-
ported in favor of nominating candidates
in the following order: L. Senator @.
Treasurer. s. Sheriff. 4. Register of Deeds.
5. Clerk Board Supervisors. 6. Clerk
Circuit Court. 7. Prosecuting Attorney.
| 8. Surveyor. 8. Coroner.
| The Convention then proceeded 10 take
an informal ballot for Senator; with the
following result:
| Joel w hltman, SO. John Bonner, g.
On motion, Joel Whitman was declared
| the unanimous nominee of the Convention
| for Senator.
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On motion. Francis Vivian was, by ac-
| clamaton, declared the unanimous nominee
of the Convention for County Treasurer.
The Convention then proceeded to take
an informal ballot for Sheriff, with the fol.
lowing result:
j. E. Davis, s; VIM. Sands, 13; j. E.
Jones, 2; VIM. Wigham, "a J. Kinsman,
5; NJ. Goldsworthy, l; E. P. Leming, ;
}. Hutchinson, 3; Samuel Jones, /.
On motion, the Convention proceeded to
take formal ballot for Sheriff, with the
following result:
VIM. Wigham, SO; VIM. Sands, s: j.
Kinsman, 2 NJ. Goldsworthy, 2;J. Hitch
inson, Q.
On motion, Captain WilliamE Wigham
was declared the unanimous nominee of
the Convention for the office of Sheriff.
On motion, the Convention proceeded
to take an informal ballot for Register
of Deeds, resulting as follows:
James Jones, 35 Kearton Coates. 10 f.;
VIM. Sands, /.
On motion, the Convention proceeded to
take formal ballot for Register of Deeds,
with the following result:
kearton Coates, 50; James Jones, 13
Blank, 2.
Kearton Coates was declared the unani-
nous choice of the Convention for Regis
ter of Deeds.
On motion. the convention proceeded to
an informal ballot for Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors, resulting as follows:
Geo. Ell. Otis, Al. j. A. Slye, 10. Fl.
Dunstan, Q.
On motion, the convention proceeded to
take formal ballot for Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors, resulting as follows:
Geo. II. Otis, 40. j. A. Slye, ID. j.
Benoy, l.
Major Geo II. Otis was declared the
choice of the convention for Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors.
On motion, the convention took recess
of five minutes
On motion, the convention proceeded to
take an Informal ballot for clerk of cir
cult court, resulting as follows
0. 2. Ashley, %; William Bennett, 9;
H. Dunstan, l2; T. Carkeek, 4; John
Hutchinson, /.
On motion, the convention proceeded to
take formal ballot for the clerk Of the cir
cult court, resulting as follows:
0. ?. Ashley, 81; VIM. Bennett. 8 H.
| Dunstan, TO-
On motion, O. P. Ashley was declared
the unanimous nominee of the convention
for clerk of the circuit court
/ On motion, Alexander Wilson was, by
acclamation, declared the unanimous nom
inee for District Attorney.
On motion, James D. Adams was by
acclamation declared the unanimous nom
inee for the office of Surveyor.
On motion, Thomas Thomas was by ac-
clamation declared the unanimous nominee
for the Office of Coroner.
On motion, the convention divided itself
into assembly district conventions, for the
purpose Of making nominations for mem
bers of assembly and supervisors.
On the convention being called together
again, the secretaries of the assembly dis
trict conventions made the following re-
ports: