The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10

From Daily Courier August s.
sa 0oUNTY CONVENTION.
The convention met at l O'Clock
Ip. M, to-day, at the Court House
and was called to order by the Hon
J. b. Merrill, Chairman Of the Coun
ty Central Committee, wheroupor
Jacob Siberell, Esq, Of Polk township
was made Chairman Of the Conver
tion, and 81. N. Clement, of Eddy
vile, was chosen Secretary.
| On motion, the following commit
tee Of three was appointed on Gre
dsntials: Hon. e. n. Stiles, of Otturn
Va, Peter Goff, Esq, Of Washington
township, and Daniel Henshaw, Esq
Of Cass township.
/ Hon, b. II. Stiles, Chairman of th'
Committee on Credentials, made th,
following report:
"The Committee on Credentials bes
leave to report that they find tn,
townships Of tho county represented
as follows:
AGENCY.
w. q. Reynolds, A. l. Chamberlain
Ashford McCov, s, Il, Creamer. Os
car Shoemaker.
KE0KUK.
L. q. Rupe, Enoch Rupe, James
Harper, Jesse Wallace, Curtis Wal
lace.
g. e. Butin, r. M. Gibbs, Daniel
Henshaw, Joseph Dickson, Dr.. J. NJ
Markle.
VIM Marshall, Levi West, Page
White, L. w. Garrison, David Jay,
Benjamin F. Pratt.
| POLK.
Benjamin Garfield, Henry Can.
field, Jacob Siberell, David johnson
George L, Garfield.
coMPETINE.
Mathew Henry, Geo. w. Dickins,
Martin Dickins, h. Eller, John B,
Mowrey.
| DAHLoNEaA.
Il. G. White, Caleb Miller, J. W.
Hedrick, VIM. Giltner W. IL. Hitter.
man.
Norman Reno, Benjamin Foreman,
L. s. Shepherd, Thomas Burnsugh,
Thos. ]. Neleon.
| RICRLAND.
T. Slutz, DR.. Dinsmore. Lem. d.
Carpenter, Ralf. Holloway, +. L.
McNair.
A. w. Smith, u. II. Michael, David
Finley, J. L. Harper. NJ. Tullis.
oENrER.
James Hawley, J. W. Dixon, JOS
Hayne, Fred Arthur, 3. 81. Stiles.
COLUMBIA.
Fl. N. Clement, VIM. McNett, W.
n. McPherrin, Robert Cooper, J. @.
Anderson.
WARRINGTON.
John Acton, Al. i. Wright, L. F.
Newell. Peter Goff. and A. N, Cain,
HIGHLAND.
John Craig, Jesse Buckner, Henry
Downs, Sanford Kirkpatrick, Clarke
Thompson.
e. a. STILES, Chairman"
On motion of Wright, OF Washing.
ton Tp., the report Of the Committee
was adopted.
On motion it was moved that. the
Convention proceed to take an infor.
NAL ballot for Senator. Before this
motion was put, Sanford Kirkpat.
rick, Esq, Of Highland Tp., offered
. series OF resolutions, copies Of
which we have not obtained. The
chair ruled the presentation Of these
resolutions at this time out of order.
| On motion the prevailing motion
was so amended that the convention
proceed to the nomination of State
Senator by acclamation, whereupon
Joseph Il. Merrill was 90 nominated
there being no dissenting vote.
1t was then moved that the conven
tion proceed to the nomination ol
two representatives, whereupon the
Hon. J. II. Carver, the Hon. s. 4
Caldwell and Peter Goff, Esq., were
iput in nomination.
| James Hawley, ST., Of Center Tp.
and B. F. Pratt, OF Adams Tp., wers
appointed tellers.
FIRsT BALLoT-INFoRMAL.
| Voting for Catdpeli-Agency 8
Center 5, Columbis 8. Dahlonega
Il Keokuk 5, Pleasant s, Polk 2, Greer
5-Total IS.
/ Cdrper-Dahlonega 2, Richland .
Highland 5-Total IL.
Go6-Adams 8, Cass 5, Competin
5, Washington 5, Polk 3-Total %
Green township changed her
votes from Carver to Caldwell.
FIRST FORMAL BALLOT.
CAld,cell-Agency 5, COMPETING |
} Center 8, Columbia B, Dahlonega
Greon 5, Keokuk 5, Pleasant 8, Pol
, 3-Total Al.
II Gof-Adams 8, Cass 5, Polk
Highland 5, Washington 5--Tot,
~.
GarUer-Dahlonega 2, Riohland
|.
E FORMAL BALLOT FOR A SECOND REPR
II SENTATIVE.
VI CdrUer-Agency 5, COMPETING
/ Columbia 4, Dahlonega l, Green
q Keokuk 8, Richland 5. Highland
J. Pleasant 4, Polk 2, Center Tot,
a 81.
3 Gof-Adams 5, Cass 5, Center
Columbia l, Dahlonega 4, Green
: Highland 2, Washington s, Keok,
If 2, Polk 3, Pleasant Total 33.
Il Moved and carried that the Co
= q vention proceed to an informal b