The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-06-21

Preceenoaes o. Tie C0unay Co..
yenal0n-A Temperate tJes.

The Republican delegates from the
several townships OF the county as
sembled i'm convention n the Court
House in Upton, Saturday afternoon,
18th inst. pursuant TO notice Were
called to order by Hon. III. G. oarr,
Chairman Go. Central Committee, up
on whose nomination Eiwccd Macy
was elected Chairman. Tn TAX
ing the chair, Mr. Macy thanked the
convention for the unexpected honor
conferred. aud requested ieniency
while he should do his best 10 NIL .
position for which be did not profess
TO be especially qualified. He further
took occasion TO say that although the
matters i'm the decision Of which this
convention would participate were
no, 80 close g. il often the case, Its
duties are nevertheless important and
responsible. and il i TO be hoped thai
good men will Be selected for dele
gates who will 20 Ia Des Moines and
act for the best
Upon motion, c. l.. Longley was
elected Secretary. and in pursuance TO
9 further motion the chair appointed
Ne-srs. Cha-. Hammond, L. J. Miles
and W. T. Rigby, Committee on Gre
dential..
While this committee was 81 work,
upon separate motions in the case OF
each township, the following named
persons who were present without
credentials. were authorized 10 repre-
sent their respective localities:
springfeld-A. q. Downing, and
james Elliott: Red oak-Jame~
smith Fairfield-J. +. Cr, Henry
B-iieher and r. :. Meore; Cover
II. z. Campbell and Isaac Heming-
way.
The Committee on Credentials then
reported the..o.loxing persons entitled
10 seats. which report wA- on motion,
adopted
I.Rt<r-C. Hammond. E D. Reeve.
VI. Carroil, ] r. Burroughs. 4. C.
E44sier. w. L. MeCr-keE. j. e.
striker. &. 2. sheldon. ]. {. Horn.
Ibqzfsn-W. III. Griffin. A NRroll,
Wm. HoyrDan, W. g. Zoe and A. w
HIIlyer
Ftlsrt,gsl-s + Coe, r L Moore snd
Eenry Briteher
Fzs.zs isssyffH-Jn0 a Tufts, ID Pin
grey and b " Brown.
F~.Ea<x--r II Hunt. W & Maley,
" 7 Rigby &nd " Heimer.
.roarer-J W Bell. X r. Campbell
and Isaac Hemingway
T7afaad-J Wharton, Alderman,
CALVIN MAye> and ] /. Kingston
Tosra-T Naxson. 4 Wood and
Vim M2ther,
Liaa-lalex Moffif and VI Waliaek.
Rcd Opk-Ja. Smith.
lS,vriagdass-L J Mile. Elwood
Macy. X II Smith. Jas Townsend. J
r Pinkham. jno Henderson. \ b
Cornwall and Jesse James.
NDrfayfietd-E NJ Elliott and A Il
Downing.
Sugar Creek-R g scott and : b
Grubi-.
Cas-. Mas.iilou and Rochester be-
ing unrrpre-ent@d.
The following resolution having
been previously presented for the con-
sideration Of the Convention by the
delegates from Iowa township, pur-
-uant to caucus instruction, was now
taken up, and, upon motion. was
unanimously adopted
Pesolued. That the delegates from
Cedar county to the Stale Convention
use their influence and votes to have
Governor and other State officers
nominated by the Republican party
who are strictly temperance men and
rho will be satisfied with no liquor
Law Ie~- stringent than the present
one.
A motion then prevailed 10 the ef
feet that partial delegations be entifle,
in this Convention To east the full
vote Of their respective townships.
Motion a. amended prevailed tina,
a committee of one from each! town
ship, to be selected by the respectiv.
delegations, be authorized TO repor
| ~ titss Il AB-t VI
to the State Convention. Chas Ham
mond, " II Griffin, r l. Moore, G "
Brown, w G Maley, Isaac Heming
way, James Wharton, q Wool, y
Waliack, James Smith, Il Is Smith
/. NJ Elliott and : b Grubbs wer'
thus constituted such committees, an,
at once retired. On returning 10 Ia,
room, through w II Griffin, Secrc,a
ry, the Committee reported the fol
lowing ~ delegates 10 the State Con
vention at Des Moines, June 18th:
| w T Rigty, HG Zoe, Hem,
Britcher, J q Tufts, Chas Ham
mond, II + Campbell, ID ID Gano
Lawrie Tatum, Alex Moffit, l. .
Miles, Elwood Macy, II. e. Carr, +
q Scott.
| This report vas, by separate mo
tons, first accepted and then adopted
and the Convention adjourned.
| signed Eiwoou MACY,
e. l.. LoSGLES, chm.
! Secretary.