Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-08-08
Proceedings of the National Union Re
publican County Convention

The delegates chosen to compose the Coun-
ty Convention met at Leger's Hall. Mokel-
umne Hill. at II o'clock, NJ, Monday. Au-
gust Sd, and were called to order by Judge
Barclay. Chairman of the Central Committee.
After briefly stating the objects of the Con-
vention, nominations for temporary chairman
were declared i'll order. w. X. Boucher
was unanimously elected. Judge Boucher
made n few remarks. returning thanks for
the honor conferred. The next business in
order was the election of temporary Secrc-
tary. Robert AusNn, Esq, was the unani-
nous choice of the Convention for that po-
sition.
A motion was made aud carried that a
Committee on Credentials-onc from each
township-be appointed by the Chair. The
following gentlemen were named: Township
No. 4, John lie Bar; 5, J. H. Wells 6. A.
II. Herchner; I. II. ID. Freeman; 8. Bar
low Dyer; 9, Volney Shearer; 10. James
Cole.
On motion a Committee on Permanent Or
ganization and Order of Business. composed
of five delegates selected from the county at
large. was appointed by the Chair. as fol-
lows: III. A. Sheldon, w. p. Peek, NJ. NJ.
Collier, John Coon, A. H. Brown.
A motion that the Chair appoint Com
mittee of three. on Resolutions. having been
carried, the following gentlemen were NAM
ed: James Hepburn. Rienzi Hopkins, Henry
Nunninger.
Upon motion, the Convention took recess
of an hour to afford the various Committees
an opportunity for making their reports.
At half past one the Convention was called
to order, agreeably to adjournment.
The first business in order was the report
of the Committee on Credentials.
e. Mr.. Chairman, and Members of the Con-
REPoRT.
vention Your Committee on Credentials
beg leave to submit the following report,
finding the delegates named in this report
entitled to seats and votes in the Convention.
Campo Seco-Thomas Peck. (Iohn LeBar
proxy, IL. A. Messenger, John LeBar, John
White.
Camanche-N. Zimmerman, (James Cole
proxy, I. Pitt. (Cole, proxy.
San Andreas-R. Hopkins. (W. L. Innes
proxy. Jas. Armitage. (R. Hopkins proxy),
c. NJ. Whitlock, (Hopkins proxy), j. Salci-
do (Hopkins proxy, John Steele, (Hopkins
proxy.
Calaveritas-B C. Simpson, (Jos. Wells
proxy. J. Fl. Wells, u. b. Reddick proxy }
Petersburg-Samuel Hughes, Tbs. Fisher,
Otis W. Willis.
Rich Gulch-R. Austin. George Warner.
(Austin proxy. -
Mokelumne Hill. B. Disbrow ID. p.
Clark proxy. D. S. Bates. VIM. Wells, A.
II. Herchner. Jas. Hepburn, J. Webb, w.
K. Boucher. K. Hexter.
Middle Precinct-Martin Coleman, "a. II.
Herchner proxy, August Ahnert, (Wm. H.
Leavitt proxy.
West Point-G. R. Wickham. Theodore
Lusignan, (Collier proxy. Phyletus Lewis,
(Wickham proxy, Chas. Schwarz. (Harris
proxy. C. L. Harris, NJ. NJ. Collier.
Independence-D. McCarty, Oh. Freeman
proxy, H. D. Freeman, J. d. Getchell, (H.
Freeman proxy.
Jesus Maria0David Phillips. ]. ]. R. Nc
Donald.
FL Dorado. Foster. C. W. Hatch, &C.
c. Hughes 2 proxies).
Angels-C. H. Torrey, HI. Nuninger, P.
Ward. Geo. Sickle, VIM. TAFT, o. v. Cur
last 81.
Carsons-D. G. Rooney, (P. H. Kean
proxy, John Finnegan. (Chas. A. Dudley
proxy.
Robinson's Ferry-John Van Bergen. S.
Newland, (Nuninger proxies).
Copperopolis--Barlow Dyer, J. w. Girls
void, J. NJ. Barker. dyer proxies), J. H.
Brown, H. NJ. Ross. J. F. Miner. g. w.
Merritt. J. Gilmore. 6. o. Crawford. Drown
proxies).
Murphys-volney Shearer. 1. B. Hitch
cock. Louis Schwerer, A. Gagliardo. John
Mooney, l.. Vidault, I. G. Mattison. (v.
Shearer proxies).
Vallecito-John Kuhn, H. G. Davis, F.
Reese, Kuhn 2 proxies).
Jenny Lind-James Cole, J. A. Dunn, L.
Langdon, (Cole proxies).
All of which is respectfully submitted to
the consideration of the Convention.
JAxEs CoLs, Chairman.