The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-01
Proceedings Of tbs Republican County
Convention Of lama County, Iowa.
TOLEDO, May 81, 1877

TOLEDO, May 81, 1876.
The convection met pursuant to pnb
! listed notice, and was called TO order by
Z. &. Ebersole, Esq, Chairman of County
Central Committee, who nominated X. G
Mcintyre for Temporary Chairman, who
was duly elected.
When on motion, Thomas s. Free was
elected Temporary Secretary, and J. III
Tindall, A. Tompkins, and L. Merchant
were elected committee on Permanen
Organization.
Whereupon by vote of the conven
ton the Chair appointed O. II. Mills, j
w. Wfllett and E. Langley as Commit
tee on Credentials, after which the con
vention adjourned until one o'clock p. m
/ O'CLOCK p. NJ.
Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment, when the committee on Creden
tials submitted the following report
which was duly approved;
GENEsEo TP.-Not represented.
BUCKINGHAM TIC. Jaqua, w. A
Daniels and John Kingery.
GRANT TP.-Not represented.
LINCOLN IT'D. H. hamburg.
SPRING CREEK TP.-W. B. King.
CRYSTAL TIT. w. Scherer, Joseph
Allard and Alex Owen,
PERRY TP-W. r. Highly, F. T. Lang,
ley, J. G. Safely, c. A. Glow, Peter Will
son, John Stuart, Giles Taylor, o. II
Brainard and r. G. Mcintyre.
CLARK Tp.-J. w. Crisman, Samuel
Everett and Joseph Dysart.
ONEIDA TP.-Abram Anthony, NJ. B
Sapp, Welcome Mowery and G. A. An
thony.
CARROLL TP.-Not represented.
Howard TIT. II. Tindall. W. Gran
ger, II. H. Wilmington, I. A. Richards.
CARLTON TIL Donaldson, G. Rider
and Henry s. Dobson.
IND. VILLAGE TIL. J. Stevens, T
D. II. Wicoxcn, Phinneas Helm, W. G.
Burges s, John B. Moffatt, 8. W. Fellows
and James NJ. Mills.
TOLEDO Tr.-J. Q. Clark, 7. S, Free,
G. r. Struble, }. w. Willett, 7. J, Sweat,
John Council, Il. Galley, W. E. Rogers
and P. G. Wicting.
TAMA To. IL. Mills, L. Merchant
ray and W. II. Tiffany "'~~ Muir
OTTER CREEK TIC. Z. Hayes. D. II
johnson, A. Tompkins and j. l.. Pugs
ley.
YORK TIT. L. Smith, T. Shugart
and Amos Rogers.
SALT CREEK Tr.-Not represented.
RICHLAND TP.-John Fathers, George
Free, Thomas Skyles and George Reed.
COLUMBIA TP-Wm. IIartsock, r. c.
Berry and VIM. T. Eshbaugh.
HIGHLAND Tp.-Not represented.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
cation, submitted the following report
which was adopted:
For Chairman, VIM. Hartsock.
For Secretary, T, s. Free.
The Convention then proceeded to the
transaction of business.
Moved, by John Stuart, that all qucs-
tons coming before the Convention be
decided by ballot, by townships. -
Moved by P. Helm, that the Delegates
present. be entitled to cast the full vote
of the Townships they represent. Car
lied.
Moved, by A. Tompklns that COM
mittec of three be appointed by the
Chair to present names to the convention
10 represent Tama County in the State,
Judicial, and Congressional Conventions,
as called.-Second.
Moved, by J. Stuart, that said motion
be amended so that one name from each
township be placed on the committee.
Lost
Convention proceeded to vote on the
original motion which was lost. Yeas 81,
Nays %.
Moved, by G. R. Struble, Esq, that the
Chair appoint three committees, COM
posed of three members each, to pre-
sest names for delegates to the State, Ju-
dicial, and Congressional Conventions,
as called. Carried. Yeas "a, Nays 49,
The following gentlemen were then APP
pointed by the Chair:
Committee on State Delegates: Joseph
Dysart, Henry Galley and J. l.. Bracken.
Committee on Judicial Delegates, o.
II Mills, r. G. Mcintyre and w. B King.
Committee on Congressional Delegates,
G. r. Struble, A. Tompkins, P. Helm.
The following names were then re-
ceived from the respective committees:
Delegates to State Conyention, L. Clark
B. Murphy, L. Carmichael, P. Helm, G.
Jaqua, w. F. Johnston, w. Mowry, A.
n. Poyneer.
Delegates to Judicial Conventions: G.
II. Struble, w. II. Stivers, o. H. Mills,
R, G. Mcintyre, T. S. Free, J. G. Safely,
NJ Austin, E. G. Ebersole.
Delegates TO Congressional Conventions:
VIM. Hartsock, R. G.. Mcintyre, Thos. 5.
Free, Abram Tompkins, L. Merchant, J.
L. Bracken, G. r. Struble, L. Bingham.
Moved, by J. w. Willctt, that report
If committee on State Delegates be
'dopted. Carried
Moved, by j. W. Willett, that report
If committee on Judicial Delegates be
Idopted. Carried
Moved, by P. Helm, that report of COM
nittee on Congressional Delegates be
'oted upon by call of townships. Car
led.
A call of townships on report resulted
IS follows: Whole number of votes cast,
Z Fer report of committee. 30. Against
eport of committee. 81 Report of COM
nittee not adopted.
Moved, by j. Dysait, that in view of
he equal division of the convention
choice of Congressional candi
ates, that comUittee of two be ap-
ointed to present the names of four del
gates, for each Congressional candidate
epresented in the convention. Carried.
The Chair then appointed as such COM
littee, Joseph Dysart and G. r. Struble,
'ho, after deliberatiop reported the fol-
wing names as delegates to Congress
onal convention: p, Helm. Ii. A. Harris