Nebraska advertiser., 1868-09-17

The Republican convention of Ne
maha county met pursuant to call of
the central committe in McPhersons
Hall in BrownviIle September II, and
as called to order by Jno L. Carson
she chairman of said committee.
On motion col. r. w. Fhrnas was
elected chairman and s. P. futile
secretary.
On motion s. P. Majors and Thos.
Higgins was elected Vice President.
Onmotion Messrs Fairbrother Larkins
and Sanders was appointed a COM
mittee on credentials.
Mr.. Church was called upon and
addressed the convention during the
absence Of the committee upon Gre
dentials.
The committee upon credentials
being announced Mr. Church retired
and the COMMITTEES reported as follows
We, the Committee on Credentials
make the following Report of Delegates
entitled to seta in this convention.
AsPINwALL-W. II. Larkin, A. A.
Start, G. w. Culp, w. Linn, Thos.
Higgins, Ethan Griffin and Eph.
Cooper
BRowNvILLE-E. D.. Smith. w. D..
Lewis, w. Penny, A. J. McFall, Jno.
L. Carson, ]. w. Colman, E. Worth
ing Jno Creason ]. K. Bear, Chas.
Kieswatter, H. l.. Matthews, j. w.
Bliss, R. w. Furnas, Jno. Mcpherson,
G.. F. Stewart, L. Waldter, S. H.
Clayton, A. G. GatesG G. w. FairbIother
]. W. Blackburn.
NEMAHA-J. H. Drain, Jno. Barns,
Jno. BlackIaw o. K. Fisher, F. A.
Hacker.
BEDEORD-W. s. Hughes, G. Tucker
LFAYETTE-Jonathan Higgins, G..
Horner, w. Starr. D. Wilkie, w. B.
Rayman.
BENToN-H. Stineman Jno Dirks.
PERU. Irwin, w G.. Glasgow,
G. Clark d. C. Sanders, q. NJ. Dem
man, A. Carliale, S. P. Majors proxy
for H. Roberts, ]. M. Green, S. p.
Majors proxy for J. F. Neal a. Ty-
nan, S. P. Majors, Jas. Blankenship.
GLEN ROoK-I. r. Daily, ]. Gill, ].
E. Neal, ]. Grayham, ]. Farnam.
ST. DERoIN-A. ]. Ritter, J. n.
Jones, Daniel Fraker, Peter Fraker,
Geo. V~anderventer.
WESTINGHOUSE. P. Mathews, Geo.
Hoag.
DoUGLAs-W. T. Dundas, Jno.
Leach, Robert Dillon.
Respectfully submitted
g. w. FAIRBRoTHER,
w. II. LARKIN,
D.. G. SANDERS.
On motion, the report of the COM
mittee was adopted.
On motion, it was left optional with
the delegation to vote singly or
Thoughts chairman.
On motion, a majority of the whole
vote will be required to nominate.
On motion, the pecincts were requir-
ed to ballot in alphabetical order, and
so arranged themselves in order in
front seats.
On motion, J. w. Blackburn, D. G.
Sanders and S. P. Majors was appoint
ed a committee on resolutions.
Onthemotion convention proceeded
to the nomination of a State Senator
by ballot:
The chair appointed G.. W. Fair
brother and Robt Dillon tellers.
4 Mr. A. P. Coggswell and T. J. Maj
ors were announced as candidates.
They came forward and in a few re-
marks pledged themselves to support
the nominee of the convention.
The ballot resulted as follows:
A. P. Coggswell, SO; t. J. Majors, a..
Onmotion of Captain Carson the nomi-
nation of t. J. Majors was declared
unamous.
Mr. Majors being called came for
ward and in a few appropriate words
accepted the nomination.
On motion, the next order of bust
ness was made the nomination of four
Representatives.
On motion an informal BALLOT was
taken which resulted as follows:
r V Black "a is Church 80
EG RShOok % O. Vandeventer SO
Geo Crow IA D c. Cole 6
d YaCulbertson II H Stineman 10
A PCOgsweH % Wesly Dundas II
ID Forest Porter6 R Larkins 3
Scattering 4
1ST FORMAL BALLOT
RV Black 81 ] S Church So
GRShOok 10 G V~andeventer 80
A P CogswelI % H Stineman 25
Westly Dundas u Geo Crow 20
d. Cole u ID Y CulbertsOn II
Scattering 2
J s Church having received a ma
jority of all the votes was declared
nominated.
2RALLOTT =
r V Black Is G. r. Shook SO
G Vandeventer % A p Cogswell %
II Steineman % Westly Dundas 6
ID Y CulbeTtsOn 10 ID G Cole 9
Geo Grove
Geo r Shook having received anna