The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-09-28
PLAIN DEALER,
Saratoga Greenback aud Anti-Monop'
oily Convention.

oily Convention.
Pursuant to notice. the National
Greenback and Anti-monopoly Con-
vention OF Howard County, met at
Saratoga, Saturday, September %
and In the absence OF John McCook,
Chairman Of the County Central
Committee, the Convention was
called to order by w. Il. Mead.
Whereupon, H. &. Mccarthy, nomi-
mated Hon. s. s. Lambert. rs Chair
man; which motion was adopted
unanimously.
On motion, Jerry Roche was elect
ed Secretary.
On motion, the Chair appointed q
committee on credentials, consisting
OF II. G. Mccarthy, Thos. Griffin and
@. w. BOLTON.
During the absence Of the COM
mittee, Hon. Chas. A. Lloyd, OF Ohio,
addressed the convention in an able,
clear, and logical speech, fully COW
ering the issues presented by the
people who create the productions
OF labor and skill on the one side,
and the great monopolies which ab.
sorb their earnings on the other.
At the close OF his address, the
committee reported the following
delegates In attendance and entitled
10 seats In the convention.
Vernon Springs, s: Geo. McNevin,
II. G. McCartey, r. r. Thompson, W.
r. Mead, D. A. Lyon, Joseph Archer,
Vim. Howard and Q. H. Wood.
Howard Center 3: Thomas Dawes,
Jns. Allen and Charles Prince.
Oak Dale, /: Jerome Roper,
Forest City, 4: Hon. $. s. Lam
bert. L. H. Van Nimen, J. W. Will
liams, and Z. H. Jones.
Chester, 2: A. NJ. Alloway and @.
W. Dolton.
Howard, 8: g. W. Ostrander, Thos.
McCluska aud Thos. Griffin,
Paris, 4. Francis Guyctt, Michael
Flaherty, L. J. Long and ". O'Biien.
New Oregon, 3: Aug. Smart, Frank
Markowitz and A. ]. Mintey.
Alton, 4: Peter MeGrane, jerry
Roche, Patrick Peterson and John
Madden.
Albion, 8: Prosper Lloyd. R. Owen,
and Philip Howe.
Saratoga, 2: Thos. ]. Gibbons and
Jenkin Evans.
jamestown, 2: J. E. Dargan and
r. Fellows.
On motion, report was accepted
and committee discharged and the
report adopted.
On motion, the delegates from
each township were called upon to
report the name Of an active mem
Der OF the party In their own town.
to serve as a member Of the county
central committee, for the year en-
suing, with the following result:
Vernon Springs, John McCook.
Howard Center, b. OHen.
Fluherty.
N0W GroOnn ArCp Asx,.se<
Saratoga. Thos. J. Gibbons.
jamestown, Thos. McCook.
Forest City, Hon. s. 5. Lambert
Oak Dale, Jerome Roper.
Chester, G. P. Wells.
On motion, persons named for thu
different towns were constituted tht
committee.
On motion, proceeded to nominate
candidates for county Offices, com
mcncing with Clerk OF the Courts.
J. w. Williams, nominated VIM
Theophilus. which nomination was
seconded by several delegates. The
chairman asked for other names il
there were others desiring the nomi.
nation. No other name being men.
toned, H. G. Mccarthy moved tina,
VIM. Theophilus be nominated by ac-
clamatlon, which wa. done with q
will.
For County Recorder, LII. Long
nominated John F. Lyden, and Geo
w. Ostrander, nominated Carl K
Berg. Both nominations had their
second. On motion proceeded to ,ln
informal ballot, which resulted as
follows: John F. Lyden, IA votes
Carl X. Berg, 20 votes. A formal
ballot was then had, resulting, Car
X. Berg, -, John +. tiyden, IA.
On motion, the nomination. OF Mr.
Berg was made unanimous.
Charles Keefe, OF Alton, and Thos
McCook Ut jamestown, were nomi.
mated for Supervisor by their friends
On motion, proceeded to take an in
formal ballot on the nominations, re,
sulting as follows: Charles Keefe, rs
Thomas McCook, 16. Proceeded L
formal ballot, resulting, Charlie.
K.efe, -, Thos. McCook, 10. On
m Dtion, the nomination Of Mr.. Keef.
was made unanimous. On motion
the convention adjourned with thre.
rousing cheers for the ticket, an,
three for Chas. A. Lloyd, who al
dressed the convention to day.
JERRY ROCHE, S. S. LAMBERT.
Secretary, Chairman
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