Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
STATE CONVENTION.
The Largest ever Assembled in
Iowa.


The Largest ever Assembled in
Iowa.
Promptly at IL o'clock the conven-
ton was called to order by Mr.. II. G.
Leighton, chairman OF the state Gen.
trail committee. The Opera House
was crowded to its utmost capacity.
Mr.. Leighton put in nomination
Hon. James F. Wilson, Of Jefferson
county, as temporary chairman Of the
convention.
Hon. John ID. Hunter, of Hamilton
county and ex-Gov. VIM. NJ. Stone |
were appointed committee to con-
duct Mr.. Wilson to the chair. In TAX
ing the chair Mr.. Wilson said:
Gentlemen oftEe Conrention:-You
have conferred upon me favor and
l return you my thanks. ltisa source
of great pleasure and pride to see SO
many representatives of the republic
can party assembled here. This as
sembly augurs we'll for the future of
the party in Iowa, and evidences the
the profound interest the republicans
are taking in the convention. And 1
take it that we are united in the de-
termination that there shall be in the
future as in the past the great repub-
lican majorities of the past. We arc
here to act for the republicans at
home, to act for the republicans in
their relations to the state, and to act
for the republicans in their relations
to the republic. We will find for it
enough in the past to build platform
high enough, deep enough and wide
enough to hold up the party in the
future. The standard Of republican
ism as we have represented will not
be lowered, What we want is har
mony in this body, harmony when
we go away from here, harmony at
the polls, and harmonious and glo-
rious trump at the close. We want
q platform stripped of everything
that will make sores to heal in the flu.
ture, but in doing this we will not
trail our flag in the dust. We have
had control of this state for years, for
many years,and we can stand proud
ly up and challenge comparison with
any party in any state.
Gentlemen of the convention, we
have duty to perform with refer
ence to national issues. Here / de-
sire to see platform so organized,
upon such basis, as will mBke eff
cient the principles which the repub-
lican party placed into the constitu-
ton of the United States in the con-
stitutional amendments. And until
that result has been accomplished the
work of the republican party will
not be ended. Until every man is
protected in his rights under the con-
slitution our work is not finished.
| With the single purpose to work out
this end we will go forward harmon
iously with nominations and to make
| platform.
L will not weary the convention
further, await your further pleas
ure.
Mr.. Leighton then nominated the
following gentlemen as secretaries :
w. Y. Lucas, of Cerro Gordo county ;
S. w. Rathburn, of Linn county l..
w. Myers, of Louisa county, and A.
T. McCarger, of Louisa county, and
they were elected.
Mr.. Cuts moved that a committee
Of one from each district be chosen as
a committee on credentials. The
following were chosen:
1st-Jacob Kaufman, of Henry Co.
2d-Hon. w. d. Shaw, of Jones.
3d--M. w. Harmon, of Buchanan
4th-J. ii. Bowman, of Bremen.
5th--Ed. E. Merritt, of Iowa.
CHS. 7. Caldwell, of Wapello.
| 7th-J. M. Patrick, of Adair.
Sth-Wm. Waddell, of Cass.
| 9TH. G. Mccall, of Story.
On motion of Mr.. Crosby, Of Clay
ton county, the following were ap
pointed a committee on Permanent
Organization:
| lst-John Van Valkenburg, of Lee
| 2d-Ed. Russell, of Scott.
3d-Wm. Larabec.
4th-J. II. Howard, of Chickasaw
5th--J. II. e. Wilson, of johnson
6th-Col. John w. Hammond o.
Jasper.
7th-J. w. Harvey, of Decatur.
Sth-Hon. T. NJ. Dow, of Adair.
9th--E. j. Hartshorn, of Palo Alto
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
was organized as follows:
LIST District-Frank Hatton, De
Moincs.
I'd District-E. S. Bailey, Clinton.
Sd District-H. c. Bulls, Whine
! sheik.
4th Districts. e. Patterson, Floyd
9th District-F. w. Mcclellan, Linn
9Th District-W. NJ. Stone, Marion
eth District. S. Clarkson, Polk
Sth District--W. McDill, Union.
9th District-George ID. Perkins
Woodbury..
The roll of districts was called and
the following were appointed as
STATE CENTRAL. COMMITTEES:
i lst-W. w. Junkin, of jefferson.
2d--H. G. Carr, of Cedar.
3d--Jacob Rich, of Dubuque.
4th-O. w. Garrison, of Hardin.
5th--S. ii. Bowman, of Linn.
6th-D. +. Eldridge, of Monroe.
7th-W. III. Berry, of Warren.
Sth-Geo. A. Marsh, of Adams.
9th-Ed. P. Duffield, of Sac.
On motion of a delegate, the peti
tions and memorial of the temperance
people were referred to the commit.
tee on resolutions. The Convention
then adjourned till 9 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee on permanent or.
ganization reported the following
permanent officers:
For permanent President, Hon
James Wilson, of Tama.
vIcE-PREsIDENTs.
1st Dist. S. Hurley, of Louisa.
I'd dis't-Jerome Carskadden, oil
Muscatine.
Sd DIST. o. Crosby, of Clayton
4th dis't-H. L. Reed, of Howard.
9Th dis't-John N. w. Rumple, OF
Iowa.
9th dis't-General J. B. Weaver, OF
Davis.
7th dis't-Francis Varga, of Deca.
tur.
Sth dis't-William Hyde, of Mills.
9th district-Elijah Peake, of Mon
Ona.
SECRETARIES.
A. Ii. Neidig, of Marshall county
w. V. Lucas, of Ccro Gordo county
A. II. Chase, of Bremen county; Chas
Linderman, of Page county; M. e..
Woodruff, of Dubuque county.
The report was adopted and Mr.
O'Donnell, of TT. Dodge, and Hon
D. G. Wilson, of Dubuque, were ap.
pointed to escort Mr.. Wilson to the
chair.
On taking the Chair, Mr.. Wilson
thanked the convention for the honor
done him in neat and appropriate
speech.
\. A motion was made and carried
that all resolutions introduced be re
ferred to the Committee on Resolu
tons without debate.
1t was then moved and carried tina
the convention proceed to the nomi
nation of candidates for Governor.
4 DR.. Beardsley placed in nomination
Hon. John II. Gear, of Des Moine