Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

J W Murphy, jasper county.
Mr.. Walker, Of Davis county, NOV
ed that committee be appointed on
resolutions-one from each county.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed such committee.
II II Trimble, Of Davis county, Jas.
Hawley, of Wapello, John Duke, Of
Mahaska, G c Stephenson, OF Appa-
moose, NJ D Bennett, Of Keokuk, w n
Stone, Of Marion, @ A Clark, of Jas
| per. VIM r Hammond, Of Monroe.
The convention then adjourned to
meet at half past one o'clock.
The convention re- asssmbled 1t two
o'clock r. ".
The Chair announced the report Of
the committee ON Credentials, - the
arst thing in order.
Mr.. Cook, OF Jasper, made report
for the committee.
The committee recommended that
the deiegates present be authorized TO
cast the whole vote Of the county. The
report was accepted and adopted.
] O Brlscoe, Of Wapello county,
made report OF permanent officers Of
the convention, - follows: Chairman,
Il g Curtis, of Marion county, and T
O Walker, of Davis county, for Secre-
tary, and G A Clark, Of Jasper. for As
sistant Sec'y. The report was adopt
ed.
Judge Trimble, Of Davis county,
made report for the committee ON res
olutions. Tho report was received
and adopted. The names Of delegates
and the platform cannot DO given to-
day. The platform win appear to-
morrow.
Allen Short, Esq. OF Marion county
ct this point offered the following res
olution:
Resolved, That II 10 the sense Of thia
convention. that II u for the best In.
terest of the tax payers Of this district
to nominate . farmer.
Cook, OF Jasper county. moved that
the resolution be laid upon the table.
Gov. Stone objected to this and
favored giving Mr.. Allen . hearing.
Mr.. Cook. then, with the consent Of
his second, j. N. Peck, ST., Of Wapello
county, withdrew his motion to Icy
on the table and moved that the reso-
luton be referred to the committee on
resolutions.
Mr.. Allen spoke on the question for
some fifteen or twenty minutes. He
said that the farmers wanted one Of
themselves for Congress, and II they
did not get q farmer the candidate
would get we'll scratched down next
October. For his part no should not
support the ticket
j. NJ Peck OF Wapello, favored the
reference In few remarks.
The motion to refer carried.
D F Halbert, Esq, Of Jasper, moved
that an informal ballot be taken for
Congressman. Carried.
Informal ballot-Appsnoose county,
Ia votes for Z N Gates.
Davis county 8 for Mccormick and
5 for J W Dixon.
Keokuk county is votes tor Frsder-
lex White.
Jaspercounty 10 votes for e N Gates
Mahaska county 6 Il Harbour z, ]
N Dixon IL.
Marion county 81 votes for John L
Mccormick.
Monroe county s tor 4 Gault, 4 for
J w Dixon, and ! for Fred White.
Wapello county II votes for ] w
Dixon.
The Chair announced the vote .
follows:
Gates, 30; J W Dixon. 49, N Dix.
on, II Mccormick, q; White, IL; r
X Harbour, z; e. Gault. s. Whole
number Of votes cast LIS necessary to
choice %.
Clark, Of Jasper moved that the con-
vention proceed 70 . formal ballot.
lot Formal Ballot.-Appanooss,
Gates "A; Davis, MeCormio . J W
Dixon o jasper. Gates 10; Keokuk,
Fred White 10; Mahasks, J N Dixon
ii, Harbour Z Marion, Mccormick
10. J N Dixon 3 Monroe, ] w Dixon
8 White Z Harbour y; wapello, J W
NV Dixon, %. IN Dixon, IS.
Harbour, 10. Gates, 50. White, Is
cCormick 70. No choice.
/ I'd Formal Ball0t-AppanoOse, Gates
Ia; Davis, cCormack Q, j. w. Dixon
A; Jasper, Gates IS; Keokuk, White
Is; Mahasks, Harbour 4, J N Dixon
IL; Marion, Mccormack 20, J N Dixon
L; Monroe, ] w Dixon 4 Harbour
Wapello, J W Dixon II. No choice.
| Sd Ballot.-Appanooss. Gates II
Davis, Mccormack 10, J W Dixon s;
jasper, Gates Is; Keokuk, White l6
| Mahaska, Harbour Z, J N Dixon IL;
Marion, McC ormack 90, J N Dixon /
Monroe, White 8, J W Dixon s; Wsp.
| clio. J W Dixon II No choice.
| 4th ballot-Appanoose county, Gates
II.
Davis county Mccormick 1861 W
Il Dixon 8.
| Jasper county, Gates l6.
| Keokuk county. White 16.
Mshaska county Harbour Z, J n
Dixon II.
Marion county Mccormick 70, : \
Dixon !.
bour 4.
wapello county J W Dixon II.
No choice q
9th ballot-Appasooss county Gate
Davis county Mccormick Ia
ii jasper county Gates 10.
Y Keokuk county White 10.
lahaska county Harbour 7, J \
/ Dixon IL.
MsFion county Mccormack 90 , !
Dixon I.