Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-25

dershott as chairman. lie was duly
elected.
Previous to naming the chairman
Mr.. Evans delivered himself Of his
usual extended address which is too
lengthy for our columns to-day.
Judge llendershott on taking the
chair, made q few brief remarks
thanking the convention for the hon.
or conferred. We noticed that the
Judge was received with no demon
stration of applause. His remarks
too were listened to with very awk-
ward silence. So too with the stud
led effort Of Mr.. Evans. A delegate
at the elbow Of Mr. Evans tried to get
up little applause, but it fell still
born.
The burden Of the address by Hen
dershott was advising and imploring
the convention to preserve order.
Charles Swartz, ofGreen township
was nominated and elected sccrc-
tary of the convention. Several gem
tlemen were offered the position of
assistant Secretary, but declined UNI
til John Murray, of Agency, was
nominated and elected.
A motion was made and carried to
elect one member from each town
ship, except Center, which was allow
cd two, as a committee on credcn-
tials. The following is the commit
tee:
Agency-John Fullen.
Adams--I. T. Stewart,
| Ceeter--W. G.. Linn.
&c Pat Brady.
Calumbia-G W Wise
Cass u NJ Hull
Competmc--J c ives.
Dahlonega II Reinier
GIeen-F l. Rachman.
Ifighla 2d-A Davis.
Keokuk w G Mcintyre.
PoIk-.Jno Beagle.
Pleasant w Darby
Richland-A Rupc
Washington-xoses Israel.
The committee retired and Jas.
Peck, ST.. suggested the appointment
Oft committee on resolutions.
The subject was postponed until
the committee on credentials should
bring in their report, the chair TAX
ing the ground that a different pro-
ceeding would be out of order.
Speeches were declared in order
by the chair, during the absence of
the committee on credentials. Sever
al were called for but nobody that
the convention wanted TO hear would
speak, and the half hour was spent in
doing nothing. The shouting democ.
racy seemed TO have lost all its nerve
The committee on credentials re.
ported that the townships were emit
tied to the following number Of votes
Agency, Z; Adams, Q; Center, AZ; Columbia, Q
Cass. G; COMPETING, 5; Dahlonega, 2; Green, 3
Highland, 4; Keoknk. 4; Polk, 8; Pleasant. !
Richland. 8, Washington,
A committee of one from eacl
township was selected on resolution
as follows:
Agency. R Myers; Adams, d Carl; Center, v
W Cory; Columbia, W A Fast; Cass, Geo v
Ba"hman; Compstne, W simonds, Dahlonega
Keoknk, w Pedrick; Polk, Il Campbell; Pleas
ant. Geo Phillips; Richand. n Barker; Wash
ington, = Mulvaney.
The comwittcc on credentials pre-
sented written proxy for John O
Briscoc to act in the place of Samue
Brumscy. Briscoe did not make th'
rifle.
: Thos. McGlothlin was chosen a
proxy for Jos. Gardner, of Columbia
Geo. w. Wise, of Columbia town
, ship, moved that when the Commit
tee on Resolutions report the vote b.
taken on the same without debate.
James NJ. Peck, ST., said he was op
posed TO the motion. He did no
propose to he gagged. lie expected
to abide by the Convention but he
: was not here to have anything passed
over his head without his say upol
}, il. -.-
Wise said he meant just what h
said. He wanted to get through
sometime tonight and he had full
confidence in the committee. He be
lieved they were all Democrats ant
that they would do the proper thing
Peek replied briefly. The motto,
was voted down.
The Convention then proceeded to
select County Central Committee
The names of N. M. Ives and w. w
Cory were suggested for Chairman
of the Genital Committee. 1t was fin
ally agreed that the committee
when selected should make their own
chairman.
The following gentlemen were Sc
lectcd:
Agency, Jno Fuller; Adams, L Stuart; Gem
ter, N III Ives, W W Cory; Columbia, Thos Nc
Glothlin; Cass. J Hull; Competine, IL Ives;
Dallonega, W A Moore; Greene. F l. Eachman
Highland, Jno Packwood; keokuk, Jno Molum-
| by; Polk, Capt Ii Garfield; Pleasant, VIM Darby
| Richland. A Roop; Washington EMcNnlty.
Here the Convention took another
quiet sweat waiting for the report of
committee on resolutions. 1t seemed
as though the schcmers and wire pull
lers of Centre township were bound
to tire out the county delegations
and send them home after their sup
per before the business should be
transacted. We arc looking out for
q home run by the Centre township
schemers under cover of the shades
Of night. At this point a caucus
among the faithful got Moore of
Dahlonega Tp., Off the Central Com
mittee, and Capt. w. II. Kiticrman
put on in Moore's place. That was
the fret sop Of the silent sweat.
At four O'Clock the committee on
resolutions were still out and mo-
ton to select delegates to the State
Convention prevailed. The follow.
ing arc the delegates.
S ID Evans. N NJ Ives, $ Il Myers, w A Fast. lie.
Ter Mulvaney; = q Ballingali. Ii A Zangs. W II
Jones, Geo Phillips. a Danquarl.
Alternates-W q Linn, w Simonds, wn
Cloyd. F Warder, Jos + Langford. D Murphy
DIR Ayerill, Jas Peck, Sr, w W Connolly.
Then the committee on resolutions
reported the following which were
adopted:
/ WHEREAS, We, the Democracy of Wapello
| county in convention assembled, deploring III.
ruin Of orr industrial and commercial interests
plainly resulting from vicious class legislation il
the interest Of money, do hereby adopt the fol
| lowing resolutions, believing that the principle
herein enlncia!el will bring complete and imme-
diate relief to our Frustrated industrial and bust
ness interests,
LIST That we favor the restoration Of the silve
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