Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-09-04
TIE OfTUNVA WEegLY COURIER.
sEpTBLTcAN COUNTY CONVENTION

vention.
Mr.. Sibberell returned thanks to the
Convention for the high honor confer
red upon him. lie made some re-
marks touching what certain parties
had here said about his being e dele
gate TO the Convention from Polk, viz:
the Hon. j. ". Dixon, giving that
gentleman some pretty good iicks.
w. II. G. Jaaues moved tha. David
jay act Us Secretary OF the CouTan-
ton. McIieu carried
j. 5. Gross was. on n"sian. inside
Assistant Secretary.
Theo. Siu.s moved thai committee
OF three be appointed Oh Credentials.
The Chair appointed Theo slnts, Jc-
seph Dickson. and Henry Downs that
Committee.
Moved that a committee of three be
appointed OIL resolutions. Carried.
The Chair appointed L. +. Newell,
W. H. C..lsques and s. T. Caldwell on
shst committee.
At this point. the Hon. r.. ii. Stiles
was called upon for speech, TO nh mp
the time while the committee on crc-
dennals was making NJ their report.
Mr. Stiles spoke for about ten MIN
utes in his usual happy strain
A, this point Hon. 5. =. Caldwelt
submitted the report Of the committee
ON resolutions, which was SO follows
BE IL Resolved by the Republican
Convention OF Warello county, iowa
i'll Convention assembled,
Thst we heartily and fully enlcrse
the platform and resolutions of the
Ssste Republican, Convention OF Iowa
as adopted in June last.
$. r. CALpwELl,
Chairman
The report of The committee ws
adopted.
DR.. Olncy here made a very goo
little speech.
The committee on credentials mad
their report, which was adopted an
reported the following delegates pres
ent
4&DAMs.-D. l.. Hardy Vim. Marsh
all, David Jay. l.. W. Garrison. an
Page White.
CENTER.--Captain ". II. T.. Jaouc,
Isaac Logan. ]. l.. Moore, Marti
Israel and Capt T. j. Zollars.
HIGHLAND.--Jol,n Wbippie, ", i
Handy, Henry Downs, Rob. Finkl,
L. RichmaA.
KEoKrK.-Jasee Wallace. JAIME
Brewer. Conrad stccknr. I.lc,,
Enoch Rupe.
GREES.-Wm. Git, II. Royce. !
q. Michsci. +. NJ. KELSEY. John /.
Wood.
PEASANT. b. German. ". i
Whitney. u. II. Mcclure. John n. /.
Allen, John Yeayer.
CoMrETINE.-Malthew Henry, u,
Thompson; Martin Dickens, Nattha
Huey. s. NJ. White.
CoLCMEIA.-Kobert Cooper. Majs
John Wilcox, John q. Anderson. Joi,
b. Miller, s. T. Caldwell.
.AGENcy.--S. X. Dreamer. Tho
Wilcoxen, e. n. Smith, w. n. RI,
nolds, A. Mccoy.
RICHLAND.-T. Shuts, John McGia
son, Geo. kirkpatrick, +. j.. McNsi
s. D. Mccullough.
PoLK.-Curtis Chisnsan. Everc
Johnston, Joel Ilathrcp. Jacob Sibhre
r. F. Chisman.
WAsHrSGToN.-Thomas Foster,
=. Newell. Henry Dornsife,y Gro
Theo. Roland.
CAss.-J. w. Dickson. 4. G. Dine
w. 4. Nye. Samuel Strawr. DIR. II,
att.
DAHLoNEaA.--Jos- Bowltn. S.
Burns, John WEIGH, q. l.. Curtis.
Robbinmyer.
Moved that rhe convention procst
to nominate candidate for Senate
The following persons were named
candidates:
J. II. Merrill. Of Center; J. u. Ca
man, Of Pleasant: Chas. Dudley,
Agency. sndI. II. Carver, of Ric
land.
1t was moved that the first vote
informal. Carried.
INFORMAL BALLOT.
Merrill, 30: Csrman. II; Dudley /;
Carver IL.
FORMAL BALLOT
Merrill "a: Carmsn 3; Dudley |,
Carver ~.
The name Of 5. 3. Carmsn II.
Withdrawn.
The Hon. J, IL. Carver, thanki1
the convention tor the honor confcvrt
upon him. begged leave to withdra
his name.
2d'FoEMaL BALLOT.
Merrill 81; Dudley -.
W. A. Nye moved that the non
astion Of the Hon. j. II. Merrill
made unanimous. Carried without
dissenting voice.
Maj. Wilcox moved that we proce.
TO formal ballot for Representative
Carried.
The following names were prcsel
cd a. candidates: Hon. S. r. Cal
well, OF EddyvilIc G. W. Dicksus,
Competins Up: Peter Goff, of Was
iDgton: Or. }. e. Hinsev, or Cent
and Jacob Sibbcrell, OF Polk.
Mr.. Sibberell said he hoped
would not he voted Cor. Mai
Cresmer was named, hut dec
0sined.
FIRST FORMAL ballot
Caldwell, Al; GOT. /: Dickeas.
Hinsey. II I: Sibbcrels. 10.
Mr.. Caldwell was. On motion, d
clared unanimously nominated, no q
dissenting.
FIRST BALLOT FOR THE SECOND REpI:
SENTATIVE.
sibberel. %; Hiusey. Is: Gea J.
Dickens, 9.
Here Mr.. Golf withdrew his nam
SECOND BALLOT.
Sibh-rell, 80; Hinsey, 90: Dicka,
Ii.