Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-28

field to the chair.
J. NJ. Randel was chosen Secretary.
aud Hugh Brown, Assistant Secretary,
D. ". Stebbins moved that com.
mittee be appointed on resolutions.
which receiving no second was not
entertained.
j. NJ. Peck, ST., moved that q com.
mittcc of five be appointed on creden-
tials. Carried.
The following delegates were ap.
pointed rs such committee: W. r.
jones, A. j. jenkins, Thos. II. Gray,
Geo. II. Shelter and I. j. DOWN,
The committee retired to make mn
their report.
Patrick Brady moved that q com.
mittcc Of five be appointed on resolu.
tons. Motion carried. The follow.
ing is the committee:
Patrick Brady. W. Fl. kitterlnan, G.
W. Wise, Harry Devol and A. Peter.
son.
.Joscph Gardner. Esq., OF Columbia
township, was called upon for q
. peecb. He arose and said it was q
new thing for bim to make speech
He said he was one Of the Oldest resi-.
dents in the county. He said he had
heard some talk of nominating
him for Representative. He did moi
ask for nomination. lift was given
him he would try to do his duty.
Patrick Brady reported for the com
n,ittee on resolutions, recommending
the adoption of the resolutions passed
By the Autobiography Stats Conven.
tion. The resolutions were read and
adopted.
The committee on Credentials made
their report after celebrating about
fifty minutes. Delegates were found
IN all but Washington township, AZ
follows:
Polk, votes, Competine 6 votes
Highland. s: Richland, 10; Columbia,
IL; Cass 6: Center 49,: Agency 9:
Pleasant .: Keokuk A: Grecu 8;
Adams s: Dahlonega 8.
So far as we could learn. only six
Republicans were delegates to The
Convention,
j. r. Myers, Of Agency township.
arose in the convention and said that
he had been solicited TO act as dele
gate, aud alsn Mr.. Fullen,and that they
declined, and since their names had
been reported ngsipst their wills, he
desired TO say that they positively de.
cjined.
! The report was then adopted. g.
W. Wise moved that those present
OF the delegates cast the full vote OF
'hcir townships. Carried.
Moved tisst the vote be taken by .
call Of townships. Carried.
Geo. FL. Shelter and ". Rheiahard
were appointed tcllers.
G. ". Wise Esq, announced The
name Of the lion. Peter Knox, of
Columbia township. as candidate for
senator
The name of /, n. Mast, 0. ID. Tie.
dale. 2. q. Bsllingall aud DR.. J. G.
Hinsey, werc also announced. J. W.
Dixon was also named but declined.
At THE point call for an informal
ballet was made, when confusion
reigned supreme.
informal BALLOT FoR SENATOR.
Knox received 1907 votes; Mast,
20,s; F. L.. Baehinan. 8; Hinsey, q;
Ballingall, la4; Dixon. 81; Tisdale,
Ia
j. W. Dixon moved that Mr.. Knox
be unanimously nominated. The
motion failed, and another ballot was
proceeded with. as follows:
Knox. l34; Hinsey, L; Mast. Z.
The Hon. Peter Knox was decided
tho NOMINEES for Senator.
J. NJ kiser named I. n. Mast for
Representative; G. ". Wise, W. r.
Jones, Joseph Gardner and Il. Rhein-
hard were also named for Representa-
lives. Rheinhard declined.
On the informal ballot for Repres-
entatives, Mast had IL votes: G. w.
Wise, IN; Jones, llts; Gardner, Is |,
Dixon,.3 Rheinbard, Is; c. Miller, 9 !;
Ilinscv, .: F. L, Bachman, z: Gray, /.
FORMAL BALLOT.
Mast, l4s4: Rheinhard, II; Dixon,
6GLs Joncs,f3S: Gardner. 10: Pack
wood, Ial.
IND FORMAL BALLOT.
Dixon, 95; Mast, O.: Rheinhard, o:
Jones, rs; Gardner, o.
j, W. Dixon was declared the nom :
ines.
FORMAL BALLOT FOR 2ND REPRESENT
aTivE.
W. X. Jones, 81.: Rheinhard, q
"a; W. FL. Kitterman, 9.
w. r. Jones, of Adslns tp.. was de-
clared the nominee.
FIRST FORMAL BALLOT FOR SHERIFF :
Hugh Brown said the name Of Capt.
Garfield was announced "by q broth
er;" also the names Of W. H. Hitter.
uan, John Il, Kerfoot aud John
Gray. The name OF Gray was With
drawn.
Garfield A; kitterman I'll; Ker-
foot 10; Stebbins Z; Gephart 2: Rhein-
hard 9: Gray Z.
SECOND BALLoTT:
w. III. Kitterman los; Esnheld 81;
Kerfoot s. =.
W. II. kittermau, of Dahlonega,was
declared the nominee o. the Conven
ton.
James A. Hammond, of Ottumws,
M. M. Lane, OF Dahlonegs. and VIM.
G. McIntire, Of Keokuk TIP. were ma.
mod o. ..,~1s1aAn. g. 0,..-