Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23

REPUBLICAN COUNTY coMvEM
/. TON.
Republicans carly swarmcd in tn
city to-day. 1t was evident b,
+, 10 O'Clock that the Republicans of tn
county were awake and alive to tn
Importance Of the campaign. w,
we're greatly rejoiced to see the deel
interest manifested.
II. L. Waterman, Esq, chairman o
the central committee, called the con
vention to order, and suggucsted thu
name Of the Hon. T.. II. Stiles, al
chairman.
Mr.. Stiles was chosen.
On motion DIR. A. G. Olncy wa,
elected secretary.
4 On motion the following gentlemen
were named as committee on ere.
dentials:
i Hon. Chas. Dudley, of Agency
Township; s. N. White, Of Compc-
tine Up; D. II. Emery and Geo. Haw,
of Center; j. II. Benedict, of Column
bia; +. NJ. Bush, of Cass; VIM. Gilt
ner, ST., of Dahlonega Thos. Eyre, of
Green; James Hook, Of Highland; l..
A. Chamberlain, of Richland L. z.
Rupe, Of Keokuk l.. s. Shepherd, of
Pleasant; Everett johnson, of Polk ;
Enos Moore, of Washington, and
David jay, of Adams TIP.
The committee retired, and Mr..
Stiles was called upon for q speech,
and spoke for some fifteen minutes in
q happy vein, during which he re-
viewed in most scatthing terms the
claim of the Democratic party to be
called reform party.
The committee made an extended
report showing the following as the
names of the delegates as reported !;
Adams Township-David Jay.
Agency Tp.-James Linn, J. c..
Bryan, w. ii. Reynolds, A. Mccoy,
E. Chilson, u. A. Laforce, and e.
Dudley.
Center, LIST precinct--C. G.. Lewis,
w. f. Chambers, r. l.. Tilton, Calvin
Manning, A. G. Harrow, FL. L. Wat
erman, d. II. Emery, j. e. Hinscy,
Fred Arthur, N. G. Hill, L. l.. RAN
del and J. T. Hackworth.
Center, End precinct. M. Lammc,
I. II. Buckley, Sim CLANCY, Geo.
Haw, Geo. Godfrey, j. Williamson,
w. II. G. Jaques, J. +. Hopkins, and
NJ. j. Williams.
Columbia. III. Gish, A. G. Olncy,
A. Stubcr, j. b. Miller, r. Cooper, j.
II. Benedict, NJ. johnson, j. Basinger,
and II. G. True. =.
Cass-F. nj. Bush, II. M. Gibbs, b. |
F. Hyatt, i, Campbell, w. G.. Ball
and w. A. Nye.
Competinc-Ed Thompson, Mr..
Hughes, 4. Dickey, DIR. Congcr, II.
Eller, s. v. White, and DIR. Farquhar.
Daloncga-Milton Giltner, Il. Bob
cmeyer, VIM. Giltncr, David Beadle,
VIM. Dimmitt, John Giltncr, and A.
II. Burns.
Keokuk-C. G. Cain, s. wilkins,
James Wiley, G. w. wilkins, l.. n.
Rupe, and s. Buchanan.
Grecn-Thos. Eyre, Fred. Harness,
+. Parks, II. Boyce, S. S. Cockerill,
and L. J. Michael.
Highland-Sam Dorr. w. Il. Handy, |
G. w. Kitterman, r. II. Finkle, II. /.
Lcntner. j. M. Elder, and James
Hook.
POlk---E. johnson. Il. Walker. C.
Chisman, j. Siberrel, G. G. Whitcomb,
and G. H. Chisman.
Pleasant-E. White, l.. S. Shepherd,
A. j. Bartholomew, w. IL. Whitney,
J. Allen, J. r. Carman, and N. Reno.
Richland-John kirkpatrick, f. L.
McNair, nj. h. s. Ruble, l.. A. Cham
berlain, ID. c. Dinsmore, j. |. Griffith, |
Israel tents. and $. Mccullough.
Washington-E. Moore, M. S.
Hand, r. w. Huston, J. II. Parkhnrst,
A. chatham, J. Z. Brooks, and W. II.
Cross.
The report Of the committee on ere
dentials was adopted.
ID. III. Emery moved that u central
committee be appointed, one from
each precinct and township.
The following names were an
tee:
L. w. Garrison, of Adams town
ship; J. c. Bryan, of Agency TIP. !;
VIM. Giltner, ST., of Dahioncga; A.
b. Phelps, Of COMPETING; VIM. Nc.
Phcrin, of Columbia; DIR. S. b. Thrall
and J. Ii. Meek, of Center; II. NJ.
Gibbs, of Cass; J. Z. WhippIc, of
Highland: Samuel Buchanan, of Kc-
okuk; J. b. Sibcrell, Of Polk; Col.
+. G. White, of Pleasant; ID. &. Dins-
more, of Richland: ID. III. Michael, of
Green, and A. N. Cain, of Washing
ton. 4
The above named gentlemen were,
by vote Of the convention, consti-
tuted the central committee of the
county.
The following persons were then
put in nomination as chairman ofthe |
central committee, as follows:
JIG. Meek and L. =. Spilman.
The convention votedby townships, |
the result being as follows:
T. T. Spilman, Sc, and J. G. Meek
So.
Spilman was declared elected.
The following persons were then
put in nomination as candidates for
clerk: L. NJ. Cooley and NJ. J.
Burns.
Before q vote was taken Lee Ill.
Michael, of Green township, arose
and withdrew the name Of Mr.. Burns,
and moved that l.. NJ. Cooley be de-
clared the unanimous nominee of the
convention for county clerk.
The motion was adopted with
cheers.
Wade kirkpatrick was then an
nounced for Recorder, and no other
candidate being named, he also was
nominated by reclamation.
As these faithful citizens and Off
GERS, both of whom lost leg under
the old flag, fighting for liberty and
union, against the would be REFORM
ers of the present day, were so unan-
imOusly endorsed, the few Democrats
looking on recognized their doom.
The following gentlemen were
then placed in nomination for the
office of County Supervisor N. G.
Hill, of Center Tp., Sam1 McCnl-
Tough, of Richland Tp., Robert M.
Gibbs, Of Cass, A. Stubcr, of Colum-
bia, and J. c. Whipplc, of Highland
TIP.
The result Of the vote was as fol-
lows: Saml Mccullough, 81; N. Z.
Hill, %; r. M. Gibbs, Is; A. Stuber,
IL: j. C., Whipplc, III.
Fifty-six votes being necessary to
a choice the Chair declared that
there was no election.
The names Of the following candi-
dates were then withdrawn: N. G.
Hill, A. Stuber and J. G. Whipple.
The second ballot resulted as fol-
lows !, Mccullough, So; Gibbs, %.
Samuel Mccullough was declared
the nominee of the convention.
VIM. III. McGlashon was unnani
mously nominated for the Office Of
County Surveyor.
Hon. C.. Dudley offered the follow