The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-04-02
Linn County Republican Convention.


Delegates from the various precincts
of Linn County, Oregon, met in Conven-
tion at Albany on Thursday, at l o'clock
A. NJ, March 24th, 1870, for the pur-
pose of electing eighteen delegates to
represent Linn County in the Republican
State Convention, to meet in the city OF
Portland, on the 7th day of April, 1870.
A temporary organization was effected
by placing J. II. Foster in the Chair,
and E. E. Wheeler as Secretary.
On motion, the following named per-
sons we're appointed a Committee on
Credentials ID. NJ. Thompson, j. w.
George, Thomas Kirk.
The Committee on Credentials reported
the following named delegates to this
Convention, from the following named
precincts:
Albany--A. b. Morris, ]. r. Dawson,
George Simpson, D. Beach, John Ganter,
| Walter Ketchum, James Il. Foster, ID.
NJ. Thompson.
Brownsville-Almon Wheeler, Thomas
Kirk, VIM S. Smith, A. Henderson, A.
c. Hausman.
Lebanon-S. III. Claughton, J. r.
Smith, j. w. George, A. Baltimore,
VIM. Marks.
Franklin Butte-Isaac Arnold, o. w
Richardson, Peter Brenner, John w
Richardson.
Scio-J. w. Cole, NJ. c. Gill, J. W.
Miller, E. E. Wheeler.
Santiam-W. c. Foren, George w.
Elliott, Norman Lee.
Center-E. Mcfarland, VIM. Scott
j. Cleaver.
Orleans-Walter McIntire, James P
Hogue, Joseph Yates, James B. Mccoy
Brush Creek-E. J. Crawford, j. b.
Hughes.
Peoria-B. Ramsay, J. H. Lame, D.
2. Porter.
Waterloo-Sylvester K. Clark, Joel
Vail.
Harrisburg, Sweet Home and Syracuse
not represented.
On motion, the report was adopted and
Committee discharged.
On motion, committee of three on
permanent organization was appointed
consisting of the following named gen
tlemen E. Mcfarland, b. Ramsay and
A. c. Hauseman.
j On motion CT mmittee composed oil
one from each precinct represented, was
appointed to make an apportionment oil
/ the delegates to be selected from the sew
eral precincts, as follows:
Albany, George Simpson Browns
vile, Almon Wheeler; Brush Greek, Z
J. Crawford; Lebanon, VIM. Marks
Center, E. Mcfarland Scio, james
Miller; Franklin Butte, Peter Brenner
Santiam, w. c. Foren; Peoria, D. P.
Porter Waterloo, S. K. Clark Orleans,
James b. Mccoy.
The Convention then adjourned till
one o'clock z. NJ.
| Convened at one o'clock p. NJ, pur-
suant to adjournment. The House called
to order, and the committee on perma-
nent organization reported the following
named persons for officers of the Conven-
ton: j. H. Foster, Chairman. f. +.
Wheeler, Secretary. The report was
| adopted
The committee on apportionment made
the following report:
Your committee to whom was referred
the subject of apportionment, recommend
that the delegation from each precir ct
be allowed to name delegates as follows
Albany Precinct, 3 Brownsville and
Brush Greek, 8; Center, 1; Franklin
Butte and Scio, 8 !; Santiam and Leb-
anon, 8; Harrisburg and Peoria, 3 +;
Orleans, / !; Waterloo and Sweet Home,
lis. Respectfully submitted,
GEO. E. SIMPSON, Chm.
On motion the report was adopted.
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nominations.
Called to order, and the following
named persons were duly elected dele
gates to attend the Republican State
Convention to be holden in Portland on
the 7th day of April next:
Albany. H. Foster, A. B. Morris,
D. Beach.
Lebanon and Santiam-J. W. George,
John r. Smith, Norman Lee.
Brownsville and Brush Creek-W. r.
Kirk, C. A. Williams, G.. T. Colbert.
Center--E. Mcfarland.
Scio and Franklin Butte e. Z.
Wheeler, J. w. Cole, Peter Bremen.
Peoria and Harrisburg-B. Ramsay,
J. III. Lame, Hiram Smith
Waterloo and Sweet Homes. X.
Clark
Orleans-James p Hogue.
On motion the Convention proceeded
to elect Central Committee, composed
OF FIVE prisons, to serve pro tempore till
the next Convention, viz:
j. Nj. Foster, d. NJ Thompson, John
Ganter, J. w. George, Almon Wheeler.
On motion, adjourned, sine die.
r. w. FOSTER, Chm.
E. E. WHEELER, Sec.
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