The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-08-18

On Tueeday, August 18th, the County Con-
yentioa for the nomination OF candidates for
Tue v,rous county Offices, was held at Fiske's
Hall in the village of Lawrence.
The convention was called to order by Henry
Charles j. Monroe, ESQ.,, Of South Haven, was
called to the chair rs temporary chairman, and
c. A. Harrison OF Paw Paw was elected rs
temporary secretary.
The GUAR appointed q committee OF five on
permanent organization as follows: Messrs
RI. Warren, c. W. Young +. P. Hill C. H.
Dickinson and W. o. Packard.
Also q committee on credentia as follows
Messrs DR.. M. Mason, A. b. Copley, Albert
Cook, G. O. Phillips and A. G. Glidden.
Tho convention then adj burned until one
O'Clock ID the afternoon.
The convention reassembled pursuant to
adjournment.
The committee on permanent organization
reported the following as the permanent officers
OF ths convention, viz: President-E. p. Hill
of Decatur secretary-O. n. Hilton OF South
Haven
On taking the chair Mr.. Hill made a few re-
marks appropriate 10 the occasion, which elected
considerable applause.
Tho committee on credentials submitted their
repor; which was adopted, and Messrs n. B..
Mckinney OF Bangor, and c. A. HARRISON were
appointed tellers.
The convention then proceeded to the nou-
inatiou OF candidate for the Office OF Judge
OF PROBATE, with the following result:
An informal ballot resulted as follows:--
Whole number OF votes, l12; necessary for a
CHOICE, 81 Alfred J. Mills 81; Jonathan &.
Parhhurst, Al Samuel H. Backman, 6.
fouua ballot was then taken which resulted
az follows Whole number Of votes III; neces
sary for choice, So. Mills, so Parkhurst,
so; Backman, A Scattering, /.
A informal ballot WAS then taken for a can
dIdate FOR Sheriff as follows:
Informal ba.lot-whole number OF votes, 49,
necessary For choice. 81: Nathan Thomas,
15 Lyman K Holmes, Is; William Kirkwood
16 p. T. 5treator, Il Z. o. Goode, 8: Scat.
tering 1.
formal ballot was then taken for a candi-
date for Sheriff as follows: Whole number of
votes, 1i3; necessary for choice, 81. Thomas
&C; Holmes. 80; Krkwood, 3; Strsator, 3;
Goodel, s; Scatt ering, /.
An informal ballot was then taken for can.
didai for the Office Of County Clerk, with the
Following result Whole number OF votes. ia:
necessary for choice, So. Henry S. Williams
AZ. Samuel Holmes, SO; Seneca Anderson, II
Jarvis Skinner, II.
A formal ballot was then taken for candi-
date for County Clerk which resulted as follows
Whole number OF votes, 112 necessary for a
choice, 81. Williams, 60; Holmes, 40; Ander-
sou, N Scattering, /.
An informal ballot was then taken for can.
didate for County Treasurer as follows: Whole
number OF votes, 10; necessary for choice
Sc, James Bale. IA Hannibal Il. Marsha
AZ; Stephen W. Duncombe A.
formal ballot was then had for candidate
for County Treasurer which resulted as follows
Whole humble OF votes, 113; necessary for q
choice, 81. Marshall, So; Duncombe 80.
An info rmal ballot was then taken for can
d'date for the Office of Register Of Deeds as fol
lows Whole number Of votes, 112; necessary
for a choice, SO. Samuel Ellis, 80; Charles E
Heath, "a; Myron H. Hinckly. William II
Knowles, Is; Kirks W. Noyes, SO.
FORMAL ballot was then taken for candi-
date for said Office Of Register Of Deeds, with
the Following result Whole number OF votes
cast, ia; necessary to a choice, So. Ellis, 81
Heath, II; Hinckley, 8; Knowles, IS; Noyes
10; there being no choice.
second formal ballot was then taken as fol-
lows Ellis, "a; Heath, 10: Hinckley, II ;
Knowles 20 ; no choice having been made.
third formal ballot resulted as follows, III
delegates voting Ellis, So Heath. IA; H,nck-
Icy, o Knowles. 80.
AS there was yet no choice. a fourth formal
o'"ot was taken as follows-lli delegates vot.
ing Ellis''So; Heath IL, Knowles, A.
NO choice having been made, fifth formal
ballot was taken which resulted as follovs-1l3
delegates voting Ellis SO Knowles, IS.