Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-08-26

G. Donnan; Clayton that Of Thos. Upde
graft; Fayette, VIM. Larrabee; Bremen
John E. Burke; Chickasaw, H. Q. Pratt
of Floyd; Alamakee, j. W. Thomas
Mitchell, N. c. Deering Wiunesheik, F. E.
Cooley.
The first informal ballot resulted as FOL.
lows: Donnan, 353; Cooley, 1871 LARA
bee, lG4 Burke, ID! Pratt, 224 Deer
ing, l49 Thomas, ls!; Updegraff, 25a
The fractions are the result of the division
of the vote of the Dubuque delegation
among the candidates; q to each.
a second informal ballot was then taken
with the same result.
A motion to take third informal ballot,
was SO amended as to make the ballot for
NAL and in that shape prevailed.
The first formal ballot was then taken
and resulted precisely as had the two pre-
ceeding ballots.
On the Sd ballot the number Of candi.
dates was reduced TO seven by the disap.
pearance of Mr.. behring's name from the
count The delegation from Mitchell from
this time scattered or voted in body for
other candidates, with much impartiality.
The balloting proceeded with slight vari-
alton and no result, until the llth ballot
was reached, after which the Convention
.d;nprood u,t;l . n'clnck p NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention called to order at 2 o'clock
P. NJ, and Immediately proceeded to take
the 18th ballot for candidate for Memb Der
Of Congress, as follows
Donnan, So CT; Cooley, % CT; LARA
bee, l6 CT; Burke, l6 81; Pratt, y 81 !;
Thomas, 10 CT; Updegratf, 2G 6-7.
On the 18th ballot Mitchell divided her
vote between Donnan, Cooley and LARA
bee, slightly increasing their vote. Other
wise the ballot was as before.
No material change until the 2lst ballot,
upon which Burke received Al CT, and
Thomas CT.
On the 22d ballot Thomas had Al CT,
and Burke CT the others unchanged.
No large or permanent accession OF
strength WAS secured by any Of the candi-
dates during the afternoon, the ballotng
being very huctua,ng and uncertain. The
vote tor Messrs. DonEan and Updegrafl
| showed the most steadiness and persistency
tina: of the former never falling below 333
and the latt r'very rarely below 255.
On the AID ballot Mr.. DeeriEg, whose
name had again been introduced, received
73 votes, the largest number yet given 10
any candidate and within IL of a nomlna
ton. This created momentary sensation
but Mr. Deerlns failed to hold the position
aud on the next ballot dropped to 49,
After the AID ballot Mr.. Hobson, of Fay
cite, moved to adjourn until evening, bu
the motion was promptly negatiyed by tie
Convention.
AT halcpast five O'Clock the G0,h ballo
was reached, when motion to adjourn un
Ill O'Clock Prevailed. The 6oth balio
was as follows:
D,nnan, 50 5-ll; Cooley, 2S 5-l4; Lar
rabee, 80 81; Barke, Is 81; Pratt, = CT
Thomas, Is 81; UplegraF So 67.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention re-assembed at I o clocl
and was called to order by the President
Tie ballo.iug was resumed at the 6lst bal
lot.
No changes Of significant or permanen
character were made up to the Slst ballot
The candidates seemed to hold each hi
relative strength, with occasional and ten
porary variations.
On the Slst ballot Mr. Allison received
votes from Bremen, the announcement {
which was received with applause. Ate
The next ballot, Mr. Shras, Of the DubuGu
del.galion announced that the use OF Nj
Allison name vas unauthorized, and tina
under no crcum stances was he canddat
before the Convention. On the Sllh balio
| |
and 325 ON the S5lh, after which bis nam
was dropped.
, On the SD ballot the name Of Hon. L
II. Williams entered the lists with 10 vote
from Floyd county, whcreupon Mr.. Olel
Of CLAYTON, declared that Judge William
, was not. and d not desire to be cand
date for the nomination. and that if hi
wishes were consulted, his friends would ne
use his name il that connec io>.
s9ru B.lLor- Donnan, 1724; Cooley, 3
I6: Larrabec, - !, Burke. % Pratt. y
Thomas, 9 ! Updegraff4Is, Dsering. AZ.
: 9lH B>LLor-Donnsn, Az Cooley. IL!
Larnb,e, % Barke. ,, Pr.tt, ,, ; Thomas
49, Updegraf, 463i Dsenns ~.
9lsr BalLor-Donnan. 47a4 Cooley. y )
Larnbee. 2l2a; Burke, . ?: Pratt, y -
Thomas, - SO; Uplegra1, 6jsl Deeiinl
21-2,
92yp BALLor-D,nn,n 81 5l2; Cooley
35-6; Larrabce. - > Burke. l . +; Pratt
HIP; Updegratf, 60 D4erins. -.
93D BALlor-Donnan. 552. Cooley. g I.
Larrabee u Sc Burke, , , ; Pratt u
lHOIiiHS, - - IdcSi"h, va 49, ~
ing, II u.
9lru BAILoT-Donnan, 81 5-l2; Coole'
2l2 Larrabce. 1886 Burke, , | = frnt
( 7l-2; Thomas, = 10; Updegraif. GA
Deering, -.
95ru BMLor-Donnan, "a 5-l2; Coole,
l6 II I.arrabee. 80 sc Burke, . , Pratt
2l-2; Thomas, . l2; U?legraff, Az
, Deering, ID.
Corn BALLor-Donnan. 50 5-l2; Coole,
2sla Larrabee, q So Burke q I; Pratt
!, l-2; Thomas, 2 l-2; Updegratf, Al :
Deering, , 2.
9TH BALLoT-Same as Goth.
9srH B.LLor--Dnnnan, 81 5-l2; Coole
16 . Larr,bce 33 So Burke,
, Pratt, u l-2; Thomas, 2 IL; Updcgta
4l4 Deering.2 ~
. 99Tu BALLor-Larrabee 81 / - Up1cgra1
t AZ IL l.; Deer.ng, ii Il. Others VI
E changed.
IoJTu BALLor-Donnan. 50 5l2 Coole,
: els Larrnbee, % = Burke, , | > Pat
t u Il Thomas, : IL Updegrail, 81 ll-12
Deering. IA l2.
f At this point motion to adjourn unit
morning was made and rejected by d
E cisive vote TIE Convention then procec'
ed to the lOlst ballot which was the same
the last.
l02Np B,LLoT-Donnan, Sc 5-l2 Coole,
5 2l2; Larrabee, 81 6 Burke , l-2 Pratt
, 1l-o Thomas. 2l-2: Updegratf, SO Ii II