Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1870 — Representative Convention. [ARTICLE]

Representative Convention.

The convention to nominate a candidate for representative from the district composed of the conntics of Pulaski, Jasper and Newton, met at Reynolds, Friday, July Ist, 1870. The convention was called to order by J. B. Conner, of Newton county. James C. Faris, of Pnlaaki, was elected chairman, and Joshua Healey, of Jasper, secretary. On motion it waa ordered that the counties should have one vote in the convention for each one hundred votes cast for Max F. A. Hoffman for secretary of State, and one vote for each fraction of fifty or % over. By this apportionment Jasper county was entitled to 8 votes, Newton 6, and Pulaski 6. The chair announced nomina-tions-in order and the names of Wm. 11. Martin ana Dr. S. N. Caldwell were presented. John secretary of the Newton county convention held at Brook, Juue 17th, presented a certified copy of the proceedings of that convention, from which it appeared tho Newton county delegation waa instructed to cast the vote of that county for Mr. Martin.— Certified statement read by the secretary. Mr. Nelson, of Newton county, submitted written statements of eight citizens of Newton county, who attended the Brook convention, claiming that there was an error in the counting of their vote in that convention, and that in fact Newton county was in favor of Sir. Caldwell for representative. After discussing the propriety of investigating the proceedings of a county convention, it was decided to have these statements read, whereupon the covention refused to take action in the matter, and on motion of S. P. Thompson, of Jasper, proceeded to ballot by counties, with the following result: FIRST BALLOT. Jsaper, Martin 4; Caldwell 4. Newtun. “ 6. Pulaski, t «• No choice having been made proceeded to a SECOND BALLOT. Jasper, Martin 4; Caldwell 4. Newton, “ 3; “ J. Pulaski, “3; “3. TIIIKD BALLOT. Jasper. Martin 3; Caldwell 4; Waahburne 1. Newton, “ 3; •* 4; rnlaakl, '* 6. FOURTH BALLOT. Jasper, Martin 3; Caldwell 4; Waabbnrn 1. Newton, -3; •• 3. Pnlaaki, “ 6.

Before the vote was announced by the secretary, Jasper county changed her vote to Washburn, and was quickly followed by Newton and Pulaski, and the ehair announced Dr. I. B. Washburn, of Pulaski county, the unanimous choice of tho convention and duly nominated as its candidate for representative. Adjourned.

JAMES C. FARIS,

Ch’n.

Jo*bua Healey, Scc’y-