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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1857
Page
2
A political notice from Bellevue N T dated Thursday July 16 1857 announces a candidate for delegate to Congress. It specifies the effort to elect a representative and outlines the call for support, urging voters to consider the listed candidate.
The Territorial Convention met in Bellevue last Tuesday with a large crowd including outsiders. After restoring order against a disruptive Omaha contingent, Gen Bowen withdrew and Chief Justice Ferguson accepted the renomination as the peoples candidate, with Bowen endorsing Ferguson’s bid.
The 1857 Nebraska Territory convention organized at Deuriour elected Henry Eng as chair and formed committees on credentials, officers, and resolutions. The platform urged liberal land grants, federal aid for roads and bridges, Homestead laws, and adherence to the Kansas Nebraska Act, nominating F Ferguson as delegate to Congress after ballots.
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