Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-09-14
Republican District Convention.

ton tor the Third District of Wisconsin,
assembled at Ripon on Wednesday, Sept.
., at Il NJ, and was called to order by
l.. Ii. Cary, Esq, Chairman of the Dis
trict Committe
/. On motion, Hon. Edwin Wheeler, of
Ninnebago, was elected temporary Chair
man Of the Convention. and II. Barber,
Jr., of Jefferson, Secretary. +, no
On motion, the chair appointed D. E.
Wood, ". 2. Barnes, J. d. Markham, @.
+. Dreutzer and Chas. Hall, Committee
on Credentials
On motion the Convention adjourned till
2 o'clock 2. NJ # ti ~
2, z. M,-Convention assembled pursu
ant to adjournment -es
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton reported the following names as Off
GERS of the Convention -trs a@a5
President-Edwin Wheeler, of Winnie
bago. as.ai s#e bat
Vice Presidents-Elisha Morrow, of
Brown, W. 2. Barnes, of Washington, John
Grove, of Sheboygan, J. K Pike, of JEFF
ferson r. 70 -.....-- Tint ra
secretaries-A. J. Turner, of Columbia.
Chas. Reser, of Manitowoc, G. NJ Robin
SOD, OF Outagamie g9ata11 ai
The Committee on Credentials reported
the list of delegates, which, after some
amendments, was adopted as follows I'D
Brown-Elisha Morrow, @ yotes)
James III. Howe. sE i.' NaaTaaj NJ
Calumet-B. j. Sweet, E. Cone, G. Esau.
Columbia-G. w Hazelton 6 votes)
Jeremiah Williams, H. w Emery, Yates
Ashley, John Ewing, A.. J. Turner, Alex
ander Chrystie e7oH leIs s. II
tanDodge-W. II. Butterfeld, James Nc
Farlaue, L. J. Freebert, Waldo Lyon, A.
H Atwater, Chester Record; J. V. Fitch.
3. r Gibbs, G. w. BY, j. NJ Sherman,
E. Ii. Kribs, J. H. Babcock, j. Northup,
o. s. Phelp William Leizer. ,1aI :
Door, Kewaunee, Oconto and shawn
no-Geo. G. Ginty, Z. Wheeler, w P.
Felker ,aHes gdt 2. laI'tsal ri
Fond du Lac-Almon Osborn, NJ. Lar
rowe, D. Wilcox, 0. Hatch, E. NJ. Judd,
A. G. Whiting, d. Z. Wood, NJ. K. Stow,
e. W. Sawyer, E. j.. Phillips, E. Mason,
A: B. Gary, s. t. Bishop, W. t. Brooks,
VIM. Folts. laH ,noiiGsgTa
= Green Lake-Thos. L. Terry, (2Ivotes)
aG. S. Shepard ri t-aH1a| '3Neb ~
Jefferson-Norton Blackmer, Z. Mont
gomery, j: K. Pike, j. G 1}rayton, D.
Ostrander, Eli P May, +. A. Cole, II.
Lindeman, Hiram Barber, Jr. a.a 'H
i.Manitowoc-- Charles Roeser, ]. D. Mark
ham, ). b. Forbes, VIM Danforth, @
votes) H. T, Belitz E3i sdE Lga(-
Marquette-S G Seaton, NJ. Water
house. A. Caldwell. aa ad rs DaE9.w#s
r. Outagamie-Jamcs NJ Phinney, Geo.
NJ, Robinson, John Easton a--s...'.!}
Ozaukee-Bernard McElvov, Leopold
Eghart, E. O'Neil. G. Colt 6 votes. -
Sheboygan-B. Williams, Charles Adol-
phi, August Pott, BENZ Sanford, John
Grove, l. II. Gary. Jas. s. Knowles, Mi
chael Winter, Eli Waste. flstH7 a7aa
+ Westinghouse. NJ. Thomson, g v0tes0
VIM. 2. Barnes, J, II. Myers, Henry
Backhaus, William A. Smith, E. H. Gil
son, N. d. Hardin. h.satsa.- ,lr-asid .z.r
Waupacca-J. w. Carter, O. E. Dreut-
ger, A. V. Balch. aHIG aa.45arg
Waushara-Wm. c. Webb, A. P. Moves
Ira. Parker ,. loFsr bgEla' =
Wnnebago--Coles Bashford, Cbas. Hail.
j. B. Russell, ". Gordan, Fl, w Nickleson,
}, ~ Little, J. A. Welch, G. B. Goodwin.
William Tritt. .a
On motion the Convention proceeded to
an informal ballot for candidate for Con
gress with the following result Mcssrs.
Lindeman, Noycs, Williams and Phinney,
acting as telers 1909 9eg- aa1 ihd
A. B. Jackson i A. Scott Sloan 49,
Geo. s. Graves II, L. F. Frisby II, David
Taylor II, A. S. Scott /, E. Pier, /. j. b.
Holmes /, d. T. Weymouth 1,-111.
On motion the Convention proceeded to
a formal ballot for a candidate, with the
following result 11 ggR .r
A Scott Sloan, IS; Z. Taylor, IS; Geo.
s. Graves, s.; L. f. Frisby, IS; B. Will
Jams, a. B. jackson, /; Blank, 1.
On motion of B. Williams, of Shebovgan,
Hon: A. Scott Sloan, Of Dodge county, was,
amid great applause, declared the unanim-
GUS nominee of the convention. a.a 1e.I
On motion, committee of three consis-
ting of B. Williams, James NJ. Phinncv,
and W. A. Smith, were appointed to wait
upon Mr. Sloan and inform him of his nom
nation. The committee appeared with
the nominee in the hall, and introduced
HIM to the convention. Mr. Sloan accept
ed the nomination in neat and eloquent
speech, promising bis personal exertions in
the canvass, and his hearty support of Re-
publican principles, on the floor of con-
gress. T e.
At the conclusion of his speech Mr..
Sloan was most rapturously applauded.
On motion a Congressional District Com
mittee was appointed, consisting Of the
following gentlemen: a
+ L. 4. Frisby, Chas. Billinghurst, Hiram
Barber, Jr., Asa Kinney, Conrad Krez,
D. Larrowe. Leopold Eghart, H. Linde
man, VIM. NJ, Griswold, Albert b. Balch,
j. D. Markham, and George c. Ginty.
Hon. James Fl. Howe offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted: j. Z.
ResoZred, That the Republicans of the
Sd Congressional District, deeply sympa-
thise with that class of our fellow citizens
known as Railroad Farm Mortgago rs, and
we hereby pledge to them our cordial sup
port and cooper alton in any feasible meas
ure of relief that shall be honorable to the
State and just and equitable to all parties.
On motion the Convention adjourned
sine die EDWIN WHEELER, Pres. =