The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-17
The County Convention.

II. Ii. HOLSTER, Of Baldwin, chosen
chairman, and Augustus Towncr, Of
Ellsworth township, Secretary.
On motion the Chair appointed
A. M. Gibbs, OF Chase; Dewitt G.
Davenport, of Weber; and VIM.
Ludwick. of Lake, as Committee on
Credentials.
After "a brief consultation the
Committee on Credentials reported
the following as entitled to seats in
the Convention:
| CHASE TowNsuIP-Alvin Jeiner. Jno.
Pence, q. Wheato Il. ID. Tablet A. NJ.
Gibbs, I. W. Stanley, w. Taltls, Geo. Owl
| att,
YArEs TowSsn,p-I.D D. Blood, J. w. Swift,
A. Blanchard, T.. Sigsirs.
PLEASANT PLAINS TowNsHiP-R. II. Hol-
lister, n. II. Mccullough, VIM. Wood, +. l..
Allen, G. NJ. q. Ross, w. A. Burnam, " m.
Remington, f. Campbell, q. +. BaSom,
LAKE TOWNSHIP Harley Hazen, VIM
| LLdwich.
ELN TOWNSHIP W. Clark.
WtBBEG TowNSHP-D q. Davenport, Lev
Bovee, David Role.
CngREY VALLEY ,owysnIp-A. Allen, NJ.
Mun-oa, +, h. Falnhlds.
| Pho 4 TowSsaip-Jas. Blood, NJ. Der
schrl, +. q. Nun o, Elisha Dnnnng.
ELLswoRrn TowNsHIP-Wm. B,am, /. w
Howe, Augustus rowner, Geo. II, Poets, j
! j. RAYMOND.
kLLBroK Township Nelson Mckee, Geo.
W. COe.
Tue Committee further reported
vacancies in The lists of delegates
present from Chase, Ellsworth and
Yates townships.
On motion of II. II. Mccullough
it Was declared that the delegates
present from the several townships
cast the entire vote OF said town
ships. .~-
The report Of the Committee on
Credentials was accepted.
On motion the Chair appointed
JAS. Blood, Of Pinora; Jno. w.
Swift. OF Yates, and |. w. Howe,
OF Ellsworth, as tellers.
On motion, 'he Convention pro-
ceeded TO an informal ballot for
candidate for County Clerk and
Register of Deeds, with the follow
ing result: Augustus Towner, Is;
DO. Davenport, 4; Lee S. Cobb, 3;
VIM. A. Deuress, /; NJ. Munson, /;
JAS. Blood. IL; ID "A. Lathrop, /;
A. Towner, 3; blanks, 2.
A second Informal ballot resulted
as follows: Blood, IL; Davenport,
3; Augustus Towner. Is; A. Tow
ner, l; Lathrop, 1; Munson, |.
Third informal ballot - Blood, Is:
Towner, 81: Davenport, 2.
The formal ballot resulted in %
votes for Towner. and 10 for Blood;
and on m"lion, Augustus Towner,
Of Ellsworth, was declared the
unanimous choice as nominee for
County Clerk.
A motion was then carried that
he Convention proceed to an in
formal ballot Tor candidate for
County Treasurer. The following
is The result: W. A. Deuress, %;
&. f. Basom, 5; M. Munson. 8;
Robt. E. Big bee, ]; Wm. lseming-
ton. 9.
The name Robt. E. Bigbee was
Withdrawn, and a formal ballot re-
suited as follows: Deuress, 81; Ba.
som, 2; Mccullough, l..
The delegates from Yates town
ship Withdrew from the Convention
when their names were called to
vote in Tie formal ballot Tor candi-
date for Treasurer.
On motion VIM. A. Deurcss, of
Baldwin, was declared the unani-
mons choice OF lie Convention as
nominee for County Treasurer.
a motion was then carried to pro
coed to an Informal ballot for can
didate tor Sheriff; and when the del
ega'es from Cherry Valley were
Gu led. they withdrew in n body
from the Convention. The result
"f the ballot WAS ~ follow: Isaac
Grant. %; Geo. w. Clark, 10.
The fist formal ballot for Sheriff
resulted as follows: Grant, %:
Clark. IL; and on motion of Geo.
w, Clark, Isaac Grant, Of Baldwin,
was declared the unanimous choice
of the Convention as nominee for
Sheriff.
The Convention then proceeded
to an informal ballot for candidate
Tor Prose cnting Attorney. The fol
lowing was the result: ID. &. War
rer, II; +. l. Allen. Is.
The following IS the result of the
second informal ballot: Warner,
10; Allen, II.
The first formal ballot was then
taken. with the following result:
Warner. 81; Allen, l6.
Considerable discussion here en-.
sued, as it was apparent that too
many votes had been cast. The
whole number of regularly appoint
cd delegates was fl, and the with
drawal Of the Yates and Cherry
Valley delegations reduced The
number to 81. At length Allen
Withdrew lis name from before the
Convention, and ID. q. Warner, of
Chase, was nominated by acclama-
ton as candidate tor Prosecuting
Attorney.
On motion the Convention pre-
ceeded to formal ballot for Coun
ty Surveyor. The result was as
follows. Albert A. Blanchard, 26;
|. g. Evans, 2.
A. A. Blanchard, of Yates, was
declared the unanimous choice OF
the Convention as nominee for
County SURVEYOR.