Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-08-25
Republican State Convention.

Republican State Convention.
The Fourteenth Annual Iowa Re-
publican State Convention, called by
the State Central Committee tor the
purpose Of nominating candidates
for State officers, met at Moore's
Hall in the city OF Des Moincs, Wed.
nesday, August 18th, 1870, at 10a
o'clock, A. NJ.
| J. S. Clarkson, Chairman of the
State Central Committee, called the
Convention to order and nominated
for temporary Chairman Hon. B. +.
Murray. Of Madison county, which
nomination was contiraled by the
convention.
II. S. Hyatt, of the Clinton Herald
and w. c. Woodruff, OF the Iowa
Falls Sentinel, were elected tempo
rary Secretaries.
Committees were appointed OH Gre
dentials, Permanent Organization, and
Resolutions.
The delegates from the several Ju
dicial Districts reported members of
the State Central Committee as fol-
lows:
1st District-Geo. B Corkhill, Of Henry
county.
I'd District-A Hamilton, of Wapello
county.
Sd District-J Y Stone, Mills county.
4th District-Wm Il Smith, of Woodbury.
county.
5th District 8 Clarkson, Polk county.
9Th District-W W Juukin, Jefferson
county.
It'll Di.trict-C II Tolle, Clinton county.
| 9Th DISTRICT W Traer, Benton county.
9Th Dstrict-C Wullwebber, Dubuque
county.
10Th District-C T Granger, Allamakee
county.
18th District-R. ". Humphrey, Floyd
| county.
The nominations were confirmed
by the Convention.
The Convention then took recess
until /! o'clock.
On convcning. after dinner, the COM
mitteee on Credentials reported and
the report was adopted.
Tie committee on Permanent Or
ganization made the following re.
port which was adopted:
PRESIDENT.
Hon. J d Grinnell, Of Powesheik county. |
vlcE-pREsrDrNrs.
/. J. Newbold. Henry county.
2 Charles Dudley, Wapello county.
8. IL. C. Sigler, Clark County.
4. G. II. Wright, Sac county.
S. F. II Whitney, Cass county.
6. W. II. Sewers, Mnhaska county.
I. Eamuel Rodgers Clinton county.
s. J. b. Ketchum, Iowa county.
o. C. Sanborn, Delaware county.
10. J. @. Crosby, Clayton county.
II. A. Cunning, Boone county.
u. 0. II. Harwood. Floyd county.
sECRETARIEs.
NJ. C. Woodruff, Hardin county.
Vim. Reynolds, Jr., Cass county,
I. G. Roberts, Dubuque county.
The Convention then proceeded
to the nomination of candidates for
State officers.
Judge Z. G. Cole was, on motion
OF J. A. Kasson, nominated unani-
mously by reclamation tor Judge Of
the Supreme Court, as his own sue
ccssor.
Governor Ralph p. Lowe, OF
Lee county, moved the nomination
of James G. Day, Of Fremont county
as Judge Of the Supreme Court, r.ee
Judge Wright, resigned. The mo-
ton carried unanimously.
For the Judgsh,p made vacant by |
the resignation of Judge Dillon, E. H.
Williams, Of Clayton, John Rogers,
OF Scott, w. E. Miller, OF johnson,
and Samuel Murdoch, Of Clayton,
were placed in nomination.
w. Z Miller was nominated on
second ballot, by 325A votes to '22lA
Tor Judge Williams.
Ed Wright was nominated for Sec.
rotary OF State by reclamation.
For Auditor OF State, John Rus.
sell, Of Jones, Geo. +. Griffith, Of
Warren, James Chaplin, of Benton,
and, Jacob Butler, OF Page, were
placed in nomination.
John Russell led on first ballot,
and, before the second ballot was
completed, hc was nominated by ac-
clamatiOn.
For Treasurer of State. S. 4. RAN
ken. Of Washington, was nominated
by reclamation.
For Register Of tie State Land Of
ficers J. A. + Hull, Of Van Buren,,
d. J. Coleman. 0t W oo.lbury, A. X.
Smith .ot Dickinson and Aaron Brown.
of Fayette, were placed In nomlna.
ton. Aaron Brown wac nominated
on fist ballot.
For Attorney General. Henry
O'Conner, Of Auscati,,e, was Eomina-
ted by reclamation.