Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-10-26
Proceedings Of the Board of Supervis-
Ors Of Buchanan County.

The Board of Supervisors met in regu-
lar session at the Court House, in lnde-
pendencc, October 18th, 1877, at twelve
O'Clock NJ
Members present were II. M. Coughtry,
II. Highly, G. w. Butterfeld, J. G. House
and Alden Whitney. Absent, Philip Rel
termar and j. w. Foreman.
According to law the Board proceeded
to canvass the returns of the several town
ships of the general election, held Octo-
Der 9th, 1877. Pending canvass the Board
ADJOURNED till one o'clock P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll call; members all present.
The Board of Supervisors and ex-eflicio
members of the Board of County Canvass
ers, declare the result of the election as
follows:
STATE OF IOWA,
BUCHANAN COUNTY,
Independence, October 18th, 1877.
We, the undersigned, members of the
Board of Supervisors, and eX-officio mem
bers of the Board of County Canvassers
for Buchanan County, do hereby certify
the following to be true and correct alb
stract of the votes cast in said county, at
general election held the 9th of October,
1877, for the offices of Governor and
Lieut.. Governor; also for the offices of
Judge OF the Supreme Court and Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction; also for the
offices of Representative, County Auditor,
County Treasurer, Sheriff, County Super
intendent, Coroner, Surveyor, Member of
the Board of Supervisors, and also on the
question: Shall Bonds be Issued? as
shown by the poll books returned from
the several election precincts, towit:
For the Office of Governor there were
Three Thousand and Eight (3,009) votes
cast, of which John II. Gear received
Twelve Hundred and Ninety Il ,290) votes,
John P. Irish received Seven Hundred
and Sixty-nine goo votes, D. P. Stubbs
received Seven Hundred and Twenty five
(725) votes, Elias Jessup received Two
Hundred and Twcnty-three (223) votes
and Alden Whitney received One ~
vote.
For the Office of Lieut.. Governor there
were Three Thousand and Twenty seven
6, ,2OD votes cast, of which f. II. Camp
bell received Fifteen Hundred and Forty
q $40 votes, w. G. James received Seven
Hundred and Eighty-two (7S2) votes and
A. McReady received Seven Hundred and
Five (705) votes.
For the office of Judge of the Supreme
Court there were Thwee Thousand and
Twenty three g, ,023) votes cast, of which
James G. Day received Fifteen Hundred
and Thirty-eight Q,53S) votes, II. f. J
Boardman received Seven Hundred and
Eighty three (7S3) votes and John Porter
received Seven Hundred and Two (702
votes.
For the office of Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction there were Three Thousand
and Twenty-one (3,02D votes cast, OF
which Carl w. Won Coelln received Fif
teen Hundred and Forty-tw0 Il ,542) and
George w. Cullison received Seven Hun
drcd and Seventy six (776) yotes,S. f. Bal
lard received Seven Hundred and Two
| (702) votes and Van Coelln received Ont
| ~ vote.
For the Office Of Representative In thu
Fifty-third District there were Twenty
nine Hundred and Eighty-two .(2,982
votes cast, of which John Calvin received
Fifteen Hundred and Forty-eight q ,548
votes and 8. T. Spangler received Four
| teen Hundred and Thirty-f four (1,434