Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-09-06

Pursuant 70 call the Buchanan County
Republican Convention was held st the Court
House, in Independence, August 3lst.
| d. s. Lee was chosen Chairman and D.
d. Holdridge Secretary.
On motion J. F. Hodges and o. N. Pond,
OF Washington, VIM. Bunce. Of Hazleton,
Il. r. Hammond Of Buffalo, and @. Lauder
dale of Jefferson. we're appointed Committee
on Credentials.
The following persons were admitted as
| delegates te The Cnnv, ntion:
| Byron TDcnship. Hamilton, c.
r. Yaw, Eli Whitney, II. N. Coughtry.
Bu6alo T1r,ship-S. T. Spsnglsr, G. h.
Jakway. Is. F. Hammond.
Como Tovnship.--William Cooper, John
Newell, John c. Seeley.
Hazleton To1cnship.-Wm. Bnnce, B. F.
Zimmerman, e. J. Reid, W. g. Beetles.
FairGask 7sUnship. %. e. Kent, D. W.
Hopkins, II. Highly, c. 7. Stamford, Thee>
dore Dodge.
Homer To,rnsAip. Davis, Chas.
| N. Clark.
Js6eyson 1osnsAip.-J. Murphy, Geo. u.
| Lauderdale, s. p. Day.
Niddlefeid Tornship.-Daniel Leather
man. Albert Ri eley.
Nadtson To,rnship.-Wm.Q Quick, c. n.
Bennett, II. W. Bailey, J. X. Preble.
NerSyn TocnsAtp.-Geo. K. Smith, Chas.
Hoover, John B. Potter, Kiseley Wallace.
Perry TornsAip-B. G. Hale, John J.
Daily, f. B. Cook, f. Little, ]. u. Laird.
Sumner 7osrnship.-S. D. Orcutt, O. s.
Ames, G. Currier.
Warrington Tornship-Albert Clarke,
| D. S. Lee, o. n. Pond, Jed Lake, D. D.
Holaridge, J. F. Hodges, Henry Sparlinx,
w. o. Curtis, d. W. Hammond, g. H. VIII
son, J. q. House, Fl. Fl. Hunt, james For
roster, J. F. Lyon, A. II. Fonda.
Westturg Tornship-W Wm. Hill, Stone.
Liberty Tornship.-Samuel Braden. II.
c. Kellogg, J. Irwin, o. Wilson, A. P. Bur-
rhus, D. Guthrie, Vim. Miller.
On motion A. H. Fonda aud Fl. c. Kel-
| logg we're appointed tellers.
On motion Of Albert Clarke the Conyen-
ton then proceeded to ballot Cor candidate
| for Representative.
On hrss ballot P. C. Wilcox received 80
votes and Charles H. Lewis 2s votes.
1t was then moved that P. c. Wilcox be
| declared the unanimous nominee Of the Con-
vsntion. Carried.
The Convention then proceeded to vote
| for . candidate fos Treasurer.
| On the 6rst ballot Lewis A. Main received
| 81 votes and Edward Ross IA votes.
On motion Lewis A. Main WAS declared
the unanimous choice OF the Convension for
| Treasurer.
The Convention then ballotsd for Q can
didate for Sheriff, and on TIE second ballot
| John A. Davis received 35 votes aud A.
Crooks 30 votes, whereupon John A. Davis
vas declared the unanimous choice Of the
Convention for Sheriff.
| The Convention then balloted for County
Judge, and on the second ballot W. H Bar
ton received 43 votes and -Bridgman 20
votes, whereupon w. II. Barton was declsr>
ed the unanimous choice Of the Convention
for County Judge.
S. G. Pierce WAS nominated BY acclama>
ton for County Superintendent Of Public
Schools.
J. W. Myers Was nominated BY acclaim
alton for County Surveyor.
H. II. Hust was nominated by acclama,
ton for Coroner.
d. W. Hammond offered the following
resolution:
Resolved. That this County should have
the candidate for Senator for the next term
Adopted.
Mr.. Hammond moved that the Corven.
ton proceed to ballot for choice of candi.
dates for Senator, and tha, the person having
the highest number Of votes Be allowed 4
select from this Cow. n,ion IA delegates tc
the Senatorial Conversion. Rejected.
Mr.. Orcutt moved that We proceed TO vots
for delsga to the Senatorial Convention
Rejected.
Mr.. Lake moved that the Chair appoint .
committee of 6ve 10 recommend delegate!
4 =. L.. Il
sent this county in the Senatorial Conven.
lion. Rejected,
Mr.. Holiridge moved that this Con ventior
proceed to ballot tor q choice for Senator
and that the person having . majority Of al
the votes east have the privilege OF selecting
Ia delegates TO the Senatorial Convention
Adopted.
The Convention then bsllo.ed for shei,
choice for Senator, and on the third ballo
". G. Dounsn received - votes and L. W
Hart 81.
Mr. Hammond moved that Mr.. Donnsr
be the unanimous choice Of this Con vensior
for Senator. Adopted.
Mr.. Donnan then selected the following
persons - delegates 70 the Senatorial Con,
/, vension
D. W. Hammond, Albert Clarke, H. c
Kellogg, J. F. Lyon, d. Guthrie, s. Braden
G. H. Wilson, D. W. Hopkins, J. Irwin, o
Wilson, J. H. Hamilton, E. B. Cook, J. D
Laird, A. II. Fonda.
Mr.. Hammond moved that these delegate.
be instructed 10 vote for W. q. Donnsn q.
candidate for Senator, erry owe cf taem
Adopted.
On motion J. L. Loomis, Jed Lake and
J. J. DAILY, were appointed County Censra
Committee.
| On motion Convention adjourned.