Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY coNvEM-
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY coMvEM-
TON.
At 2 o'clock, s. b. Evans called the
Convention to order, after which he
proceeded to read an address on
which he had expended considerable
time and which was filled principal
ly with denunciations of the republi-
can. party, as radical as radicalism
conld invent, red hot from the word
60 and full of reform.
After the reading Of the address,
Hon. II. b. Hendershott was selected
as the temporary chairman.
The Judge came forward and
claimed that he did not propose to
make speech but called for q tenn
porary secretary. George Bane, OF
Richland, was nominated and elected
10. Rodgers suggested that a COM
mittee of one from each TIP. be Sc
lected on credentials.
O. ID. Tisdale, Center; I. N. Bar
ker, Richland; J. f. McNulty, WASH
ington G. w. Wise Columbia; W. c.
McIntirc, Keoknk Henry Rhinehart,
Green; B. f. Bell, Cass j. M. MUIR
ray Agency; VIM. Cloyd, Adams; d.
Slagater, Polk; Abraham Davis, High.
land; d. Ullery, Competing; NJ. M.
Lane, Dahlonega; VIM. Darby OF
Pleasant were appointed said com.
mittce.
The temporary officers were then
chosen as permanent officers.
A note was sent to the chairman,
signed by Hawley and several others
asking J. w. Dixon to address the
meeting. Mr.. Dixon came forward
and said that he was an independ'
emit man in every particular but that
like Chas. Francis Adams, he
would support Tilden and Hendricks,
that he was a thorough Greenback
man, but the question was altogether
between Tilden and Hayes.
We are unable to give either Mr.
Dixon's or Evans remarks in extenso
at the late hour at which we received
the report.
Peter Knox was called fof.
Peter said that Dixon had expressed
his opinion. There was no show for
Tilden in this State, but they ought
to concentrate their strength on a
Greenback man for Congress-would
support any man, Republican or
Democrat, for Congress, SO that he
was for Greenbacks-and that was all
he said.
During the absence Of the commit
tee on credentials, 10. Rogers and j..
A. Israel, of Washington township,
were selected as tellers, and w. Il.
Resor was elected assistant secretary.
The committee on credentials re-
ported, and recommended that the
delegates from townships not fully
represented be allowed to cast the
full vote of the township.
All the delegations were reported
full except Cass and Pleasant.
An informal ballot was ordered for
a candidate for clerk, on which Geo.
Bane, Of Richland township, had 43 ;
j. NJ. Murray, Of Agency township,
So.
Bane withdrew his name, and
moved that the nomination of MUIR
ray be made unanimous. Carried.
A formal ballot was ordered for the
nomination of recorder.
The candidates were Robt. Cald-
we'll, j. B. Fugate and Mr.. Van Gent.
On the first ballot Fugate had 43k
Caldwell, 40, and Van Gent 8K.
On the second ballot Caldwell had
56}s Fugate, Ak, and Van Gents.
Robert was declared the nominee OF
the convention.
The convention was becoming rest
less, and some one proposed that they
proceed to cast a formal ballot fol-
county surveyor. Six gentlemen were
named.
10. Kiser and Hugh Brown positive
ly declined.
The first vote resulted as follows
John Postlewaite, 42ia ;Jos. Gardner
49, G.. w. Fair, II; Henry Garfield
Ii. and A. w. Belle.
2nd. Postlewait, CT; Gardner, p
Fair, IL.
Samuel Ii. Burton was nominated
by acclamation for County Surveyor
Jno. Briscoc moved that centra
committee for the county be selected
one from each township and that cen
ter township have two. and that ). b
Evans be retained as chairman. Mr.
Barker, of Richland, moved to amen'
by allowing the committee to selec
their own chairman. Barker with
drew his motion and CASTOR moved
that the convention proceed to sclec
one member from each township ant
two from Center. This was bitterl,
opposed by Briscoe, who seemed fear
full that the Craftsmanship would b.
taken away from Ottumwa.
Gaston's substitute was voted dow
by 20 for to 90 against.
The motion of Briscoe was the
adopted and Evans retained.
The following is the committee:
Centre township, Je. kiser; Dab
lonega, W. II. Kitterman; Colnmbis
G. W. Wise; Pleasant, Jno. O'Brien
Keokuk. w. C. McIntire Ager
cy, J. Fullcn; Richland j. w. Pal
ker; Highland, VIM. Packwood
Polk, A. j. Sponsler Green, Fred
Bachman; Competine, Sol McReyn
Odds; Adams, VIM. Cloyd; Cass, !
NJ. Hull; Washington, j. A. Israel.
&c. Ballingall invited everybod
to call at the Democratic headqual
tiers, bring their wives and daug liter
. as it was very desirable to raise a
, army of little Democrats.
!, The following delegates were 81
lected to the State Convention:
N. NJ. Ives, P. G. Ballingall, S.
E Evans, G. w. Wise, J. w. Dixon, ia
NJ. Peck, Samuel Packwood and job
Fullen.
Congressional Delegation = PETE
Knox, w. w. Cory, j. w. Dixon, ia
:, Hawley, E. L. Burton, I. N. Bark
f |. L. Flint, w. 1. Poag, H. B. Hende
shott, John Gray, John O. Brisco
Hugh Brown, VIM. Cloyd, G.
Madison, o. w. Lyman, w. IL. III
I terman, N. NJ. Ives, S. b. Evans an
4 p. G. Ballingall.
The Convention then adjourned.
From Agency City.
The Ottumwa Spirit Of Reform
y last week has a short local item in
Q about Peg-leg Fiend, as he repr