Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22
Minutes of the Mass County Convention
Held at Lancaster. Oct. Is, 1867

J. II. WILLIAMS
Minutes of the Mass County Convention
Held at Lancaster. Oct. 15 1867.
Convention called to order by j. C.
Holloway. On motion of Wm. Car
ter, Miles X. Young was unanimous
ly chosen to preside over the Con-
vention. Mr. Young accepted the
honor and made II few appropriate
remarks. On motion Of g. X. Dean.
Mr.. Rindlaub and Melvin Grigsbv
were chosen Secretaries.
Remarks were made BY Capt.
Overton and Mr.. Estabrook, both dc
nouncing the action of the late Co.
Convention. Mr. Durley offered the
following resolution
Resolved, That in the opinion of
this convention. candidates should
be nominated for the offices of Sena
tor and Superintendent of Schools.
Mr.. Burr moved to amend the res,
olution by striking out that part re-
lating 10 Senator. Mr.. VIM. Carter
delivered ringing speech in which
he favored the amendment AZ a poll
icy measure, but exposed and con
demned the action of the late Coun>
ty Convention. Remarks were made
by Tyler, Mr. Samuel Moore, Lieut..
Keen and Capt. Overton. Capt.
Overton offered the following as a
substitute for the original resolution
Resolced, 1 hat we proceed to the
nomination of candidates for the of
fees of Senator and Supt. of Schools,
and to the formation ola County Cen
trail Committee Motion carried
Mr.. Estabrook proposed Allen Tay-
Tor for Senator. Mr.. Overton pros
posed Mr. Hazeton. Mr.. Esta-
brook and Foster were appointed tele
lers. A ballot was then taken which
resulted in forty two votes for Mr.
Taylor, eighteen for Mr.. Hazclton
and one for Mr.. Rountree.
Upon proceeding to nominate u
Candidate for Snpt. Of Schools, and
Maj. Purman's name being Presents
ed, Archie Bell Esq, stated that he
had just had conversation with Mr..
Purman, and was directed by him to
state, that having been before the
late County Convention, he posi-
lively refused now TO accept of any
nomination.
3 Mr.. Robbins then moved to recon-
slider that part Of Mr.. Overton's res
olution relating to Superintendent OF
Schools. Motion carried. Mr. Clark
offered the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted;
ReSoloed That this Convention
heartily endorse the action of the
teachers OF the county, in the nomin
alton OF D. Gray Purman for tho Of
fee of County Superintendent.
/ Resolued, That the people of Grant
county are under deep obligations to
Mai ID. Gray Purman for his earn.
est labors and most efficient services,
and confden TALLY believe that the
best interests of education in the
county demand his continuance in
office, and that they heartily endorse
the action Of the teachers in nomin-
atihg him, ard that they honor him
for his record as a brave soldier in the
late war, and. they hereby pledge
ther selves To give him warm sup
part ut the coming election.
Mr.. Dean moved that committee
be appointed TO draft resolutions ex,
pressing the sentiments of the con-
vention and to prepare suitable ads
dress to the people, Motion carried.
VIM, Carter, Addison Burr and G.
X. Dean, were appointed as said
committee, by the meeting.
The president called for nominal
tons for County Central Committee.
Motion made and carried that this
committee be elected by reclamation.
Lieut.. Keen nominated Col. Clark,
but afterwards withdrew his name
and J. c. Cover was unanimously
elected. Jefferson Crawford, Miles
X. Young, I'll. A. W. McNair aud
John Carthew, were also nominated
and unanimously elected as members
of the committee.
The president received commu>
nication from J. g. Cover, declining
the Craftsmanship of the central COM
mittee. Samuel Moore then nomin-
ated Addison Burr for said Chairman
who was unanimously elected.
The committee on resolutions and
address submitted the following re-
port which was unanimously adopt-
ed
Resol0ed, That this meeting rec>
ommends the following rule to be
adopted in ffecting the organization
Of all conventions OF the Republican
Union party in the future viz: That
no town shall be admitted to repre-
sentation unless it shall come before
the Convention by regular delegates
holding formal credentials.
ReSotced, That the County Cen
trail Committee are hereby author
lied and directed to prepare and dis
tribute throughout the County. in
sufficient numbers to supply all the
poll districts. Union Republican
Tickets, bearing the names OF the
nominees of this Meeting, instead OF
those of lhe so-caIled Republican.
Convention of the eleventh OF Sept
last.
Resolred, That we the members
of this mass meeting. earthly endorse
the action of this mee,lag in all re-
speots, and pledge ourselves TO sup>.
portits nominees at the polls and prior
thereto, to the best of our ability, an
less they unequivocally refuse to ac>
cept the positions assigned to them.