Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-03-26
PROCEEDINGS
Of Iooa County judicial Convention, Aeze
at DodgepIle, Friday, March, l9th, 1869

| Of Iosco County judicial Convention, Ae7d
at Dodgepille, Friday, March, l9th, 1869.
Convention called to order at o'clock,
by DR.. John II. Vivian, Chairman OF
| County Committee; anG on motion, Jeff.
w. Rewev. of Mifffin; was chosen Chair
man. and w. Ii. Bennett, of Mineral Point
| Secretary.
Messrs. w. E. Rowe, Ed. u Bliss, and
Francis Little, were, on motion, appointed
| Committee on credentials.
Pending action of Committee on Creden-
tials, motion that delegates present be
allowed to cast full vote of their respective
towns, was put and carried.
Committee on Credentials then submit
ted the following report, and recommended
its adoption:
DELEGATES
Areaa-w. E. Rowe, VIM II. Brisbane, benjamin
IIodgson, VIM. c. Meffert, H. H. Lay, ID. IT, Jones' j.
| W. Edwards, John Hodgson.
Ciyde.-Willam Ward votes.
| Decentralization IIendy, G. W. Lewis S. W.
Reese, &. w. Burrall Joel Whitman Richard Parry,
Joseph Bennett, VIM. W. Williams Jno; r. Davies,
Thomas Stephens, Richard Davis, Benj. Thomas, Jr.,
| John H. Penberthy, Charles Hope
Highlond.-Joseph Ecnoy, S.yotes James Clemin-
DISQUALIFICATION Coates Francis Little, William
Gollsworthy, Jr., William Treloar, Richard Smith,
| Thomas Manuel r. S. Jacobs.
| MMin.-J w Rewey John Carpenter Robert J.
| IIughs, Ceplas Cushman, II. IL Streeter.
| Mineral Poit Toun. - Matthew GOldsworthy 5
| votes.
! Mineral Point Cfty-lst Ward-E. j. Cooper, Ed.
U. BlissW W. Likens, Sid. Z. Shepard, Alex Wilson,
VI. W. Prater, W. II. Bennett:
I'd Ward.-J. III. Vivian, Phillip Lawrence, Geo.
W. Bliss votes, Joseph Vivian, Phillip Allen Jr.,
Ed z. Weber.
Mosco,c-Not represented
I'ntdskl-Not represented.
Ridge,cay-Evan d. Evans, votes, David Il. Will
lams, votes, Arcly Campbell votes.
WaidWict-Joseph Gribblc, 2vptes Edward James.
Wyomimg-R L. Joiner votes, Isaac Fam.
Report accepted and adopted and Com
mittee discharged.
On motion. Convention then proceeded
to take an informal vote for candidate for
County Judge-with the following result ::
| Capt. VIM Wigham, 35; Capt. Jno. T..
Jones, %; Capt. w. w. Likens, 10 !;
scattering, & :; total vote, 70.
Hereupon, Capt Likens arose and said,
thanking the friends that voted for him, he
must now withdraw his name from before
the Convention, and hoped all who wished
to vote for him would do so by casting
| their ballots for Capt. Jones. who, he as
SuiC'A thC SOiINCitliOI, vas III CNS'y way
worthy and capable.
A formal ballot was then taken, result
ing as follows: John Il. Jones, 40, Will
liam Wigham 80.
Capt. Jones, having received majority
| of all the votes cast, was declared nomin-
| ated and on motion, the nomination was
declared unanimous.
Capt. Likens then offered the following
resolution, which elected considerable spir-
tied debate, and was finally, on motion of
Mr.. DeSilva, laid on the table:
Resolred.--That hereafter the representation in the
Republican conventions i'll this county shall be based
upon the Republican vote-allowing one vote in the
convention for each 80 Republican votes cast by each
town and city at the Presidential election of 1865 and
additional vote for each fraction of p or more
provided that eachi town shall have at least one vote
in the convention.
Pending motion to adjourn, Doctor Wv
ian said, that, as it had been stated by
opponents of the resolution that this was a
trap sprung upon the Convention he
wished to give them all fair warning that
in future, at every County Convention he
attended he should surely rcsurrect it, be-
leving the principal correct, and that JUS
tice demands its adoption.
Convention then adjourned sane die.
j. w. REWEY, President.
w. II. BENNETT, Sec'y.