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1845.--Public meetings to elect delegates to convention.-- Candidates for governor.--Members elected to the Legislative Committee.--Oath of office.--Mr. Applegate's announcement.-- Dr. McLaughlin's amphibiousness.--Description of the members of the Legislative Committee.--Business of the session.-- Ermatinger's election contested.--Mr. Garrison's resolutions.--Anti-slavery resolution.--Organic law revised.--Improvements and condition of the country. Page 421