The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29
The Republican County Convention.

The Republican County Convention.
This body convened on Tuesday afternoon,
and the Court House seldom witnessed a more
disorderly meeting. The convention was
called to order by Col. A. B. Moore, of the
Central Committee. After seven individuals
had declined, without assigning any reason,
the honor of being temporary chairman, one
was obtained In the person of ]. T. Buckley,
of Otter Creek. Nearly equal difficulty was
experienced IN securing secretary, when G.
L. Dawson, of Manllus, accepted, and A. E.
Grow, of Ottawa, was appointed assistant the
latter being Grant official, of course, readily
took up the pen.
The Committee on Credentials reported
Eagle and R,chland unrepresented, and the
town Of Allen with two sets of delegates.
After some alteration the latter delegation
was settled, and the convention was organ.
lied by making permanent the temporary
officers.
The ballotting occupied some four hours,
and during its continuance the greatest con-
fusion prevailed, which could not be subdued
by the chairman, who welded the stump of a
whip-handle with great vigor, but without
effect. The amount of trading and swapping
was fearful to contemplate, many of the dele
gates never seeming to take interest in the
voting, their ballots being cut for them by
some master wire-puller of their respective
delegations.
For State Senator, Hon. Elmer Baldwin, of
Farm Ridge; G. S. Miller, of La Sale; DR..
Wylie, Of Earl, (declired); and Hon. Geo. s.
Eldridge, of Peru, were nominated.
The informal ballot resulted in Baldwin
receiving 90 votes, Eldridge 16 and Miller
Is. So Mr.. Baldwin was declared the unanl-
nous choice of the convention for State
Senator.
D. L. Hough. after explaining the nature of
the cumulative vote on which representatives
would be elected, moved that the convention
nominate only two representatives. Carried
The informal ballot for representatives re-
suited as follows:
Joseph Hart, Earl, 40; }. F. Nichols, Rut-
land, %; E. Evans. Bruce, 10; l.. Soule, Fall
River, 10; j. E. Porter, South Ottawa, II ::
S. S. Burgess, Vermilon, s; II. d. Olmstead,
Freedom, So w. l.. +. Jones, Worthwhile, 3 :;
L. B. Crooker, Mendoza, /. Mr.. Burgess with
drew.
First formal ballot: Hart, 70: Evans, 10 :;
Nichols, 1G; Soule, 10; Olmstead, ) Jones, 3.
Mr.. Hart was therefore declared as nominee
for representative.
Second informal ballot for representative
resulted as follows Soule, 81; Evans, Al ;
Nichols, IS; Olmstead, 4; Porter, 1. No
choice.
Manlius desired to change its six votes from
Nichols to Scule, but was overruled by the
chair. Olmstead withdrew IN favor of Soule.
The third formal ballot Soule, 70 Evans.
81; Nichols, 20. Soule was therefore declared
second nominee for representative.
Under suspension Of the rules, Charles H.
Hook was nominated Circuit Clerk by accla.
nation.
The informal ballot for Sheriff: A. D. Nc
Intyre, Mendoza, As; R. G. Stevens, La Sale,
81 Capt ]. E. Skinner, South Ottawa, 20 {;
E. D. Hamer, Eden, 8: Anton Birkenbuel,
Peru, 4; A. Potter, Adams, 2; A. B. Moore,
Ottawa, 1; and E. L. Waterman, Ottawa, 1.
First formal ballot: Mcintyre, 20; Stevens,
40; Skinner, Q; Birkenbuel, 6. Mcintyre
nominated.
| Informal ballot for Recorder: A. B. Moore,
Ottawa, As: G. w. Bernhard, Ottawa. 35 +;
Sherman Leland, Ottawa, 80; B.A. Sheppard,
Hope, IL. No choice.
First formal ballot: Denhard, 81; Moore.
A; Leland, 10, Sheppard s. No choice.
Second formal ballot: Bernhard, 81; Moore,
49, Sheppard, II Leland g. No choice.
Third formal ballot: Bernhard, 66: Moore.
so; Sheppard, 5; Leland, s. Bernhard
nominated.
; Henry Mayo, rHder suspension of the
rules. was then nominated for prosecuting at.
torney ~ exclamation.
B'ilor tor Coroner DR.. Charles A. Wilcox.
CtirH. %; Dr. O'Niel, Eagle. &c. DR.. Wilcox
nominated.
Fhc Central Committee nominated bv the
cha" tr the ensuing year ia as follows: Her.
man Siive!, E. Il, Spicer, A. c. Mcintyre, T.
ID. Brewster, and J. +. Nash, but the latter
'eci ming. J. T. Buckley was substituted.
II III PC A.