The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-06-30

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Upton, IOWA:
THURSDAY, JUNE 80 1876
Proceedings Of the County Repub
ican Convention.
TIProN, Saturday r. NJ, June %, $50.
The Republican electors of Cedar Co
assembled in Mass Convention in tn
Court House at two o'clock, pursuant t
call.
The meeting was called to order b.
Hon. VIM. p. Wolf, Chairman Count.
Central Communities, add its objec
stated by him to be the selection of tbir
teen delegates from Cedar county to tn
Congressional convention, and min
delegates each to the Judicial aud Stat
conventions.
Upon motion of Mr.. Wolf, James De
Wolf, Of Clarence, was elected Chair
man Of the convention; and on motion
Hon. VIM. Tuthill, C. l.. Longley wa.
elected Secretary, A. G. Miller having
declined the nomination a. such on
account Of events in connection with
former service in that capacity.
Rollins, of Center tp., moved that
three gentlemen, named by him, be q
committee to present list of names OF
parsons suitable for delegates to the sew
eral conventions.
Butterield, of Pennington. moved to
amend By making SAID committee con-
sist Of one from each township repre-
senteJ, to be selected in each case by
the township delegation present.
After debate, the amendment car
ried.
Before tie question on the motion a.
amended came up, Maley, Of Fremont.
moved - substitute for the entire
question, that we proceed to ballot ~
convention for the three sets of dele
gates, beginning with the Congressional,
the first ballot in each case to be infor-
NAL.
A warm debate followed, which was
cut Oh BY the convention sustaining
Brinks motion Of tho previous ques-
ton; whsrsopon. Mr.. Maley's motion
was carried.
A motion prevailed that the conven-
ton vote for one delegate at q time,
under which an informal ballot was
caet, Messrs. Atkinson and BulIyn
being the nominees.
Motion of Wolf that the convention
vote for the entire delegation to the
Congressional convinteon at a single
ballot was carried.
Motion also prevailed that the various
lists of delegates presented for election,
for the purposes of this ballot be desig-
mated by the name of the candidate
whom they respectively favor, and
that the first ballot be q formal
one.
Motion carried that the names of vo-
tiers be registered as the ballots are
cast.
A ballot was then had, which result
ed in 81 votes for Smyth, and II for
Richmau.
A motion then prevailed that the list
of delegates previously announced as
"Smyth delegates be unanimously
made the delegates from this county to
the Congressional convention to be held
at Dewitt, June %, and that they be
instructed to vote in said convention
for Hon. VIM. Smyth, of Linn Co.,
with authority to fill all vacancies in
the delegation and cast the full vote of
the county.
The delegation thus elected is as fol-
lows:
j. Bull, G. w. Rollins, 5. Y. Landt,
J. Atkinson, w. Chapman, w C Maley,
Jno Safey, r Z Camybell, w S Chase,
r Cover, w r Wolf, f w Clark.
Upon motion, the following persons
were elected delegates to the Judicial
convention, to be held at Cedar Rapids,
June 80, viz:
is Salisbury. H Maley, s L Smith
sv Landt, NJ Mclaughlin, J Atkin'
sou, J W Beatty, DR.. Coats, w H Nor
row.
BY motion, the delegation was in
strueted to vote for James II. Rothrock's
domination for Judge and that Of VIM
G. Thompson for Dist Atty, of 9Th
Judicial district; and empowered TO
east the fuu vote OF the county.
The following were elected delegate'
TO the State convention, to be held a
DesAfoines, August II, viz:
WP Wolf, wv Beatty. J Q Tufts
w s Chase. VIM H Tuthill, A G Miller
r Cover, A Nesbit, E w Clark.
Mr.. Butterfield moved that all Cedar
county Republican conventions be
hereafter Delegate instead of Mass con
yentions. Carried unanimously.
The following resolution, presented
Nv Hon. Robt. Cover, was, on motion
s. v. Landt, referred to the electors Al
large:
Resolved, That the electors of Iowa
on the q Tuesday Of October next,
an the revision or amendment of the
constitution OF said State, should vote
Yea: and that its necessity be duly con
si,lered. that q committee of three b'
.o&oa hy this convention to investi