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OemOcE01Ac Meenn8.


Pursuant 10 notice mee3ing Of tie de-
Of old Des Moines was held at
he Court House in Burlington on Satur-
day the 7th day Of June l845.


JONATHAN EADS, Esq, Of BEN
ton, was called to the chair, and A. WI.
CARPEsTER and J. R. WooDs, Of Burling-
ton, appointed Secretaries.


Upon motion, the following gentlemen
were appointed committee to draft res
olutions expressive Of the views Of the
meeting, to wit: Messrs. Lowe, Of Bur-
lington, Salladay, Of Benton, McMichael,
Of Franklin, Snelson, Of Flint River, Bled-
soc, Of Pleasant Grove, Sargent, Of Dam
vile. Hooton, Of Augusta, and Wesley
Hunt, of Union.


The committee retired, after which the
following gentlemen were appointed CON-
mittee to report the names Of suitable per-
sons as Delegates to the Democratic Ter
ritorial Convention, to be holden at Iowa
City, on the llth inst, to wit: Nlessrs.
Carpenter, Of Burlington, Vance, Of Union,
Robinson, Of Flint River, Tucker, Of Pleas
ant Grove, Sells, Of Benton. McMichael
Of Franklin, Sargent, Of Danville, Hepner
Of Augusta and Howard, Of Benton.


The committee after retiring for short
time, returned and reported the following
persons to the meeting. as Delegates, Il
wit: John Johnson and F. ID. Mile, Of
Burlington, E. H. Ives, Of Augusta, John
Lorton, Sen., Of Franklin, jeremiah Lam.
son, Of Flint River, George Chandler ani
Stephen Gearhart, Of Union, f. w. Davi.
and A. J. Messenger, Of Danville, Johr
ID. Wright, Of Pleasant Grove, Ignatius
Howard, of Benton, and Jacob Salladay, o.
Yellow Spring.


On motion, the names Of John Johnson
George Chandler and f. w. Davis, were
stricken out and the names Of Geo. Temple
Purnell Beach and T. L. Sargent, inserted
in lieu thereof


The report Of the committee as amended
was then concurred in by the meeting.
! The committee appointed to draft res.
Olutions, through their chairman, DR.. Lowe
reported the following:


| l. Resolved, That we consider thor.
ough organization Of the Democratic party
indispensable to the preservation and sue.
cess Of democratic principles.
| 2. Resolvcd, That principles shall con.
tinue to be our watch word and bond oi
union, and no artifice shall draw us into
contention about men.


8. Resolved, That we will give warn
and jealous support to the nominee whoever
he may be Of the Democratic Territorial
Convention, for Delegate to Congress, and
that we will use all honorable means to in
sure his election.


4. RESOLVED, That we view with pride
and satisfaction, the undiminished conf
dence and respect for our fellow citizen the
Hon. A. C. DoDcE, as manifested by the
Democratic meetings recently held in sew
eral counties in this Territory.
On motion the following gentlemen were
appointed the "Democratic Central Com
mittee" for Des Moines County, to wit:
John r. Woods, Of Burlington, John NJ.
Moore, Of Benton, A. M Michael, of Frank
lin, George w. Robinson, OF Flint River,
and G. Hepner, Of Augusta.
| On motion, Resolved, That the proceed
ings Of this meeting be published.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
JONATHAN EADS, Chair'n.


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