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Democratic County Convention.

Democratic County Convention.
In response to call, . La'Salle County Demo-
cratic Convention assembled in the Court House.
ON Tuesday. the 18th inst, at2PM.
The meeting was called to order by William
Osman, chairman Of the County Democratic
Central Committee.
The convention was organized by the appoint.
nent a. pro tenn. officers of Charles Delano, chair.
man; c. H. R. Thomas, secretary; and W. II
Monk, assistant secretary
On motion of J. H. Mccormick, a committee
on credentials, consisting of the five following
gentlemen, was appointed by the chair:
J Fl Mccormick. F A Fisher, S Nicholson
Daniel Evans and E s Abbott.
The committee on credentials reported the fol.
lowing as delegates:
DR. d Hinckley and E Abbott, Adams; S
Probasco N Elbert. NJ A Armstrong and G W
Armstrong, Brookfeld; NJ Morrison, Bruce;
George NJ Donovan and A E Beash, Dayton; T
Johns and Chamberlain, Deer Park; Hen.
messy and John Coleman, Dimmick; Hart, l.
Conness, Hoffman and Worthington,
Eagle; w Browne, W G Norton and J G
Bresse, Earl; Ford and D Horram, Eden D
Beck and VIM Milligan, Farm Ridge; W Bar
oour, James Bye and z Vance, Freedom;
Reynolds, r Palmer and Miller, Grand
Rapids; G Raley and NJ Moore, Hope; Dan
Evans, 5 Rosenhaupt, J Forris.al NJ Neustadt.
) McFarran, 2 Singer, B Hetherington, J W
duncan Dan Cline. NJ Noonap, J Hays and G
Wedgewood, La Sale P Meagher, Malisa, A
Jackson, G H r Thomas and NJ Furr Man
hus; OFT, ] G Croker, P Castle, F Meisin.
bach and G A kellinberger, Mendoza; n Nelson
and 5 Armstrong, Mission Dwight Lawrence,
ophir; Lorenzo Leland, Geo w Stpp, Charles
Delano, ID Hollecker, John Vette, John Hobsn,
Hamalle, Jacob Lowman, Jos Fennell, NJ
Moloney, Charles Clifford, McGinness Harry
CLARK, Jno G Armstrong, VIM H Carey. Samuel
Nicholson and T L Dickey, Ottawa; J H Nc.
Cornick, August Pulves, Jas Comyps, s Chris.
topher, Casper Gillet, Gotfreid Neitzel John NJ
Dunn. Prendergast and P Birkenbuel Peru
N J Russell, A Fisher and John Zimmerman,
Rutland; VIM Lauf, Richland S Gray and
William Sheehau, Waltham; T Corcoran, Fen.
messy and NJ Conroy. Wallace.
On the motion Of G. w Armstrong, the town
of Lane was stricken from the list
The report of the committee on credentials
was, on motion of Johns, received and
accepted.
On motion of J H Mccormick, the temporary
officers of the convention were made permanent.
S Armstrong moved that Democrats present
from the towns not represented be allowed the
privileges of delegates, which, after being amend.
cd by adding that ali towns only partially repre-.
scented be entitled to their full vote, was carried
On motion Of C w Armstrong, the following
committee Of five WAS appointed by the chair to
draft resolutions G w Armstrong, Colonel W
Barbour, J c Crooker, J H A1cCormick and Sam.
Nicholson; to which J w Browne was added.
On motion Of Colonel Barbour, it was resolved
that all resolutions before the convention be frs
read to the convention and referred to TIE COM
mittee on resolutions without debate.
Resolutions were then submitted by Col Bar.
bour, w Browne, Geo S Wedgewood, through
the chair, Nicholson, W r Milligan and Geo
w Stipp, which, under the rules, were referred
without debate. and the committee on resolu.
tions was granted leave to retire.
II Mccormick moved that COMMITTEES. con.
sisting Of one from each town, be appointed by
each town delegation to report the names OF
eighteen delegates to the State Democratic Con. |
yention Carried.
A recess of fifteen minutes having been taken,
tho report OF the committee on delegates, recon.
mending the follo wing rs delegates to the State
Democratic Convention, was received and adopt.
ed, and the committee discharged:
L Dickey, John S Armstrong. Danl Evans,
George WedgewOol, J H Mccormick, Ransom
Palmer, Chas Delsno, Andrew Lynch Lorenzo
Leland, G. W Armstrong, William Munson, DR.
Wood, VIM Barbour G Croker, J V A Hoes,
Gotfreid Neitzel, BENZ Edgecomb, W Browne.
The committee on resolutions reported by sub.
hitting the following resolution, for which the
committee begged the concurrence of the conven.
ton, and TO be discharged from further consider
alton of the other resolutions submitted
Hesolced, That this Convention reposes full
condolences in the National Democratic Conven.
ton to be held at Baltimore, and the Democracy
of La Sale county hereby pledges its hearty
support to the nominations there made and the |
principles there enunciated.
The report was received and adopted.
GS Wedgewood moved the adoption of the
following:
ReS0lred, That the Democrats OF La Sale |
county are in favor Of endorsing for the offices
of President and Vice.President of the United |