The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-07-11

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The Convention met at the Court
House at l o'clock, p. m. In the alb
sencc of Jos. Hayne, Chairman of the
Central Committee, the Convention
was called to order by Hon. S. 7. Cald-
well, and on his motion Peter Golf, of
Washington Up, was called to the
chair.
On motion of Gen. Hedrick, j. C.
Hinsey was appointed Secretary.
Mr.. Caldwell moved, and it was car
ried, that committee of three be ap-
pointed OH credentials.
Messrs. s. T. Caldwell, j. M. He'd
rick, and d. II. Michaels, were appoin-
ted said committee.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported the following delegates present !:
Adams-D. L. Hardy, VIM. Mar
shall, L. w. Garrison, t.. w. 4Lcavitt,
David Jay.
Agency-O. J. shoemakr, C. w.
Reynolds, z. D. Lyon, j. @. A. Daw-
son, B. II. d. Baker.
Center-S. A. Swiggett, S. B. Thrall,
VIM. McNett.
Columbia-John M, Fish, r. w.
Boyd, S. T. Caldwell, w. L. Palmer,
John B. Miller.
Cdss-D. Henshaw, Saml. Strong.
A. G. Olney, F. M. Bush, r. M. Gibbs.
Dahlonega-Jos. Bowlin, Reeder
Fish, M. Hoover, w. B. Searles. j. w.
Hedrick.
Green-D. H. Michael, Fred Har-
Highlond-J. C. Whipple, Sanford
kirkpatrick, Alfred N. Bowlin, VIM.
Handy, John F. Emery.
Ke0kuk-L. Y. Rupe, Stephen Will
kins, SAINT. Buchanan, BENZ. Thomas,
G. w. Wilkins.
PolkJacob Sibrell, Henry Garfield,
L. G. Bergren, Philip Dixon, w. S.
Coan.
Washington-Peter Goff, S. M.
Wright, Clay Wood, Thomas Foster,
M. L. Cooley.
Pledsant-L. s. Shepherd.
Ricll0nd-J. I'll. Carver, Joshua Mar
shall, Theophilus Shuts, L. ID. Carpen-
ter.
Which report was received and
adopted.
On motion, a committee of one del
egate from each township was appoin-
ted to present to the Convention the
names of suitable persons to represent
Wapello county in the Congressional
and Judicial Conventions, which COM
mittee consisted of the following per-
sons: Columbia, S. T. Caldwell; Gen.
ter, S. A. Swiggett; Cass, +. NJ. Bush
Highland, DIR. Craig Polk, Jacob Sib-
reli; Green, d. ii. Michael Keokuk,
lis. Buchanan; Washington, S. M.
Wright; Pleasant, L. s. Shepherd
Adams, David Jay; Agency, w. C.
Reynolds; Richland, Theodore Slutz
Dahlonega, Jos. Bowlin.
The committee reported the names
of the following persons as delegates to
the Congressional Convention: s. A,
Swiggett, d. Hensnaw, j. H. Carver,
w. S. Coan, VIM. McNett, 4. p. Spill
man, S. I. Caldwell, M. L. Cooley, A.
L. Chambcrlin, ID. II. Michael, L. z.
Rupe, John NJ. Fish.
Delegates to the Judicial Conven-
ton, r. w. Boyd, All. Hamilton, ia
cob Sibrell, s. NJ. Wright, D. L.. .H.r-
dy, w. ii. c. Jaques, L. s. Shepherd,
d. G. Dinsmore, Jos. M. Dixon, Jos.
Bowlin, j. @. A. Dawson.
Which report was received and
unanimously adopted.
S. A. Swiggett offered the following
resolution, which was adopted unani-
mously:
RESOLVED, That the delegates to the
Congressional Convention are hereby
requested to use all honorable means
to secure the nomination of Hon. A,
II. Hamilton as candidate for Con-
gress, at the Convention to be held on
the 9th of July.
Hon. j. H. Carver offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolued, That the delegates to the
Judicial Convention be requested to
use all honorable means to secure the
nomination of Judge Sloan.
Which resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The delegates present at the Con-
gressional and judicial Conventions,
were authorized to cast the full vote of
thOcounty, in the event of the absence
of any of the delegates.
On motion, the Convention adjourn