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f uu uiau 11uh n Aiura VIDUA, iJjL.t XiiUjn3UM90 tOUTI 1110.1 COIffilHOI.KDWARDSVlLLlh AORtl.t 26, issti.In pursuance of a call of the unionWin U BLfownI E WarnucfcJ W Junes I B Randall Elijah lUyB | WH WughtIexecutive committee of Madison j iSldercounty, a Convention, composed of delegates from the Various precincts, assembled at the court house this day.An informal organization was effected by the election of L. A. Parks as president, and G. Rutz and Anton Xcustadt as secretaries.On motion, a committee of three was appointed on credentials, consisting of G. H. Weigter, C. P.Smith and M. Thorp.On motion, a committee of one from each precinct was chosen on permanent organization which committee was composed of the following named persons:W. T. U111 or.................. Al‘or.11. D. Coob-y...................Alhambra.G.x....................llaUialto.1. Q . Moore ......Collinsville.ft. S. 11 ico ...............Edwardsville.A. Suppjger...................inghi.mil.Coarse W. Searcy Looking Cubs..1 llv H-h.. .J Neudccker ...........Marine.E I*. Guo'ldcll................Moiitu.eUo.Sidney Hobimnn........... .Ompligbent.rrauk BoinPifce.................Fuilcrburglie irge I,. Wbaleu.............Silver GreekCalvin Kinder................-Six MileJames A. Hondoisou...........Tioy,F T ITirrJhun...............Upper Alton.James Xcll........ .......White Rock.The committee on credentials reported the names of the following persons as delegates to this convention:ALHAMBRA.II 8 Cook.yConrad Less emailPrior ThompsonALTON.L A Park*James HubnerH (i Mcl'ikeF BlaisdcllJ C EstesWolJi CoreyDavid Simms‘ Sa nuel MillerThomas HynduianA i’JattJames NewmanW T MillerAllotG K WoiglcrJohn ChaUacambJ w Van Clevaft WalterII S Baker0 SheppardAlex MilnerK M CrandallBATHAX-TO.W h PickettIiaacCoxHugh SmithJames MontgomerySamuel P lrmn11 M Lay woodHenry HendricksCOLLINSVILLE.Anton NeustadtI C MooreII II KtihieabeclJ S PfeersRobert SwaiuGeorge HeffnerED WARDS VILLE.G P SmithG C LuskHenry BrockraeyerWm 11 CarterC H TnxhornCharles SebastianUnorite S Rice$ PGillhamWm P £atouF T KrafftGeorge W PhillipsThomas TindallWashington FrattWilliam TakeS W TempleFOBVEIlBrRO.John D XeuelFrank BoineikeKIOHIAM)O RutzA SuppigcrS PabstM ThorpD BrinerII Glyrelooking glass.U DoggerF GeersGeorge SpencerGeorge W SearcySELV-*m CREEK.George L W'kitng 51* MILE.John Kara peter Theodore Selfe UPPER. ALTOV.Wra H Jpnea F T Harrison Jesse Stanley w c Lowe J T CooperWHITE ROCK.Tboma* Stauton jr Jame* KellJames O BngliahOn nlotion, tfie convention adjourned till 11-2 a’clock p* m.AFTKRNON SESSION.Convention met pursuant to adjournment.The committee on permanent organization reported as follows:For President—W. T. Miller, of Alton.For vice-presidents—Galius Rutz, of Highland, Isaac Cox, of Bathalto, F. T. Rrafft, of JEdwardsville.For Secretaries—J. D. Whitman and L, A. Parks.On motion, the report of the committee was accepted and adopted.On motion, the convention proceeded to ballot for candidate for the office of state representative, which ballot resulted as follows:J M Yagei..........71 WC Flagg, .,,.39On motion, the nomination of Mr. Yager was declared unanimous by acclamation.On motion, the aspirants for nomination as candidates for sheriff were requested to come before the convention and pledge themselves to abide by the decision of the convention in its selection of a candidate, whereupon Messrs. Robinson, L. W.Moore, Frank Moore and Springer so presented and pledged themselves.On motion, the convention then proceeded to ballot for a candidate tor sheriff with the following result:Firit ballot. Second ballotJobS Robinson 41 Jos a Robinson..,..69I. W Moore.........30 h W Moore.........29W M T Springer.... 23 WMT Springer____19Frank Mo ire.......16 Frank Moore........3On motion, Capt. Joseph G. Robinson was unanimously declared to be the candidate of the union party for the office of sheriff.On motion, the convention proceeded to the election of a candidate for the office of coroner, which resulted in the selection of William It. Wright.The following resolution was introduced and adopted:involved, Tliat the member of the legislature to be elected from this county and our state senator bo instructed to vore for the re-election to the United States eeaaie of o*ir patriotic and dlatiugmshsd senatorp the Hon.Lyman Trumbull*On motion adjourned.W. i\ MILLER, President h. a! Par k***’ | Secretaries.ptSti st; thth shpe of ra;goan to eoi ha: sta in methtgo1thethaUKlioitobespcJoldecin ahislesshisieatmamalt;*‘£lpafaal g offe elec one oatl con prettO S'ingMADISON.Jacob ttuflcto MARINE.John Neodecker David Kerteyo II p r sprin* Jamea SackettHenry Jwteil a BatonMONTlCELLO.JJ VL George V WyethD u Gooddell George W SimtftD E BrownSPEECH OF SENATOR TRIMBCLI.After the adjournment of the union convention on Saturday last, Senator Trumbull appeared before the assembly at the court house and delivered an address, which for unanswerable logic and sarcasm we have never heard excelled.4 AMr. Trumbull first alluded to the_ .. OKMfOHKHT* Sidney Robmwa Hugh Kerr* w Calvin H Jtnevallawar and the causes which had brought about the present status of political affairs. He then spoke of the unfortunate disagreement which had arisen between the president and congress in regard to the poliey to be j thatas 1 conj of tl As r undi erne has i gres that state men deck mem presi matt prov tion, suprlt;ago, were The the lt;for a He ttionsT
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Madison County Courier
Edwardsville, Illinois, US
Thu, Aug 30, 1866
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