Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-03-26
AUTOGRAPHS WANTED.
Members OF the Several Constitu-
tional Conventions of Iowa.


procure for permanent preservation in
the collection in the state library,
autograph letters OF the members of
the three Iowa constitutional conven-
lions. These conventions were held
respectively in the years 1914, 1876,
and 1857. Many OF the letters doubt
less possess much historical import
ance. 1t is intended to bind them in
volumes containing the printed re-
ports of the proceedings OF the con-
ventions, with portraits OF the men,
bers, where they can be had. II the
work can be completed, it will become
very valuable, for memorials of those
men VINO made SO much OF our early
history have become very scarce.
IL those OF our readers who are in
possession OF letters by any OF the
pioneer law. makers whose names are
given below-especially such as were
written prior to lo60--will kindly
send them to Mr.. Aldricn, care of the
Iowa State Library, Des Moines, the
favor will be most gratefully appre-
ciated, and the letters carefully pre-
served. 1t is to be hoped that our
friends OF the press will copy this
article in order that it may become
known 10 the surviving members Of
the convention and to their friends
and correspondents of those who have
passed away. 1t is probable that let
tiers by all OF these men are still in
existence, though it may be little
difficult to find them after the lapse OF
thirty-four to forty-seven years.
Members OF the Constitutional Con-
vention Of 1874:
Lee county, Charles Staley, Alex.
Kerr, David Galland, g. j. Price,
James Marsh, John Thompson, Henry
M. Salmon, o. S. X. Peck.
Des Moines county, James Clark,
Henry Robinson, John ID. Wright,
Shepherd Letter, Andrew Hooten,
Enos Lowe, John Ripley.
Van Buren,, L i,ha Cutler, Jr., John
Davidson, Paul Braltain, David Fer
gerson, Gideon S. Bailey, John Hull,
Jr., Thomas Chariton.I
Jefferson, Robert Brown, Hardin
Butler, S. S. Ross, james 9. Murray
Henry, Joseph G. Hawkins, George
Hobson, John IL. Randolph, j. G..
Hall.
Washington, VIM. II. Harrison.
Louisa, John Brookbank, VIM. L..
Toole, Wright, Williams.
Elntahnp
Elijah Sells, Ralph p. Lowe.
johnson, Robert Lucas, Samuel IL.
McCrory.
Linn, Thomas j Mexican, Samuel
w. Durham, Human NJ. Strong.
Scott, James Grant, Andrew w.
Campbell.
Clinton. Lyman Evans, Ralph r.
Benedict.
Jackson j. S. Kirkpatrick, William
Mordan. Richard b. Wykotf.
Dubuque, Delaware, ETC., Francis
Gehon, Edward Langworthy, The
ophilus Crawford, Stephen Hampstead,
Samuel b. Olmstead, Michael OBrien.
Wapello, William II. Galbraith,
William w. Chapman.
Davis, j. G. Bianxinship, 5. w.
McAtee.
KeCkuk, Richard Quinton.
Mahaska, S, B. Deleyhunt, Stephen
b. Shellady. ..aa
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1916.
Des Moiues County-Enos Lowe,
Shepherd Letter. George w. Bowie.
Lee. Joseph Kent, David Galland,
George Berry.
Van Buren,, Thoman Dilple, Erastus
Hoskins, William Steele.
Jefferson, Sulliland S. Ross, w. G.
Coop.
Henry, Alvin Sunders, George Hob.
son.
Wapello, Joseph II. Hedrick.
Polk, Jasper, etc, John Conery.
Keokuk, Sanford Harmed.
Washington, Stewart Goodrich.
Louisa, John Ronalds.
Muscatine, j. Scott Richman.
johnson, Curtis Bates.
Linn and Benton, Socrates ii. Tryon.
Cedar, Samuel ii. Bissell.
Clinton, Henry p. Hawn.
jackson, William Hubbell.
Jones, Sylvester G. Watson.
Dubuque, Delaware, etc., Thomas
McCraney. Francis X. OFarrell
CONSTITUTION or 1857.
The list ofmembers OF this conven-
ton is given in the report of its de.
bates by senatorial districts. and not
by coanties, as follows:
First distr.c ct, Edward tombstone,
William Patterson Second district,
Squire Ayres; Third district, Timothy
Day; Fourth district, j. c. Hull, M.
w. Robinson; Fifth district. David p /.
Palmer; Sixth district, James +. Will
son; Seventh district, Rufus l.. b.
Clarke; Eighth district, George Gillen-
py; Ninth district, John Edwards;
Tenth district, Amos Harris; Eleventh
district, Daniel II. Solomon; Twelfth
district, Daniel w. Price; Thirteenth
district, Francis Springer; Fourteenth
district, David Bunker; Fifteen dis.
trict, jeremiah Hollingsworlh; SIX
teenth district, James ii. Young;
Seventeenth district, Hiram ID. Gibson;
Eighteenth district, Lewis Todhunter;
Nineteenth district, John A. Parvn;
Twentieth district, William Penn
Clarke: Twenty-frsi district, George
W. Ellis; Twenty second district, Rob
ert Cover; Twenty-third district, Ay-
lett r. Cotton; Twenty-fourth district,
Horace w. Gray; Twenty. fifth district
James e. Trace; Twenty sixth district,
Harvey A. Skiff; Twenty seventh
district, Thomas Seeley; Twenty
eighth district, William A. Warren;
Twenty-ninth district, Albert II. Mar
win; Thirtieth district, Joh2 II. Emer-
son; Thirty-first district,
Thirty-secOnd district Alpheus Scott /;
Thirty-third district. S. G.. Winchester;
Thirty district, John I. Clark.
CLEARING UP AN OLD MYSTERY.
Recent Developments in the Murder
of Lila Hoyle of Boston.