Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-25

Mass MEETING " SOLDIERS AND cAiL-
oRs % sc5rr CouxrY.--ln aceorde 1ce with
: oai' Tor mass convention, some 'n'r'y -
our citizens assembled at the Court houss
'nis Afternoon. fer the purpose 81 sses"sg
dsiseatss to the State Convention, % %
held q Dss Moinss On the 9Th q LAY
next. ths b1sinsss n such Staes Csevsr-
sase osiasss select dslssatss . sds Ses'se-
q Csessadon,. that msets q CbisAse On
the 18th Of M, ,fts. vsrious causes
the asssndsnos vas small. Those present.
hsesssr, cane to erdsf by calling Df. ssee
Bsll 70 sas chair. and, sppeindss a. 2.
Sudlow Secretary.
After ths Chsir hsd stated The object
Of sse, nsstag asd the SsesstasJ fese ~
cs'l fos She National and Otate Oonvsessssss
Mr.. A. P. Alexander spoke At lssssA 10
excuse Tor the large number Who WIZ
not present, and that they might not %
slightsd in the selection Of the 1S delegates
to 60 TO Des Moinss, moved that commit
tee Of FIVE b. appointed to selsst such d.
sgates.
On melton, Mr.. Alexsndsr ~ mace
Chairman Of that Cemmisse, and the Chair
appointed for the other member. Asssrs.
Tynsr. wsinsartner, Kaufman end Brcsks.
This Committee Zen retired and Ar. Cav
sndish asked savs to present tho matter
Of the Scott County Sslllers' Monument.
ending bis remarks with The following rsss.
ludsus. which was uuanimeusly adopted !:
Resolcsd, That in behalf Of our leHsS
Comrades, ~e repeatedly urge M D'r:c-
teFs sf:thcS Scott County Nonumsns Aesoelae
tion to renewed effort to carry out the oo-
jest Of the association, believing that The
people Of Sstt county are ready 70 provies
means to make the Monument an henor %
our county
Aftsr sonswhat random diseuseiss -
this matter Of the monument, the commit
tee came IN With the folio sing report, which
WAS also adopted withou. debate:
Davenport Township-A. P. Alsxanders
N. N. Tyner, A. l.. Mitchell, John Dell,
Gustav. Schnitgsr, Geo. P. McClslland, A.
X. Mccullough, II. G. Mcneil. F. NJ. Suitsr,
LsCiairc; Thes. w. McCAuslsnd, Buues
Henry Egbert, Cleona Township Huge
Heff baues, Buffalo; Robert Cooper. Blue
Grass; Jas. L. Sharlow, Princeton; :. Nc
Ksrg, Rockingham; J. W. PeaSman, Da-
vsnport Township; James Winsns, Plsss-
ant Valley, Jos. II. Freeoan, Libsrty-ls.
On motion these delegates we're author
lied to 1ll Ill vacancies.
Mr.. Tynw offered the following rssolu-
tions:
q Rssolssd, That there be . committee si
one from each ward of the city, and one
from each township, to act - On Executive
Comnittes N behalf Of the soldiers AID
sailors Of Scstt county.
Resolred, That the first choice Of the col
diers and nilors Of Scstt county for the
nsxt Presidential term 10, General Ulysssa
8. Grant.
Carried ani the following appointments
made
lI)1st WAfd, ]. Kauffmsn; I'd, A. X. Raft
Sd, j. w. Green 4th, N. N. Tyner; 9th,
II. O. NeNs; 9th, John Bell (; davenport
Township, ]. w. Psarman LeClaire, T.
NJ. Suiter Alen's Grove, Jno. P. Conner
Butler, T. " W. Causland; Cleena, Henry
Egbert Buffalo, H. HofbAuer Blue Grass,
Robt. Cooper; Hickory Grove, 9. W. Tall
man; Priacelon, J. l.. Sharlowj Rocking
ham, j. McKsrg; Pleasant Valley, JsmsG
| Wjnenes: Liberty, Jos. Ii. Freeman.
Ga motion adjourned.