Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-09-15
GRANT COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONvEN-
TI0N.


The Convention was called to order at
| o'clock, p. M. on Wednesday, Sept. IL.
On Motion, David Mckee, Esq, was
elected Chairman; j. 9. Cover and Israel
Sandelson were elected Secretaries.
The chair appointed the following gen
tlemen committee on credentials. G. K.
Dean, N. H. Virgin and S. e. Lewis. after
which, n recess of Is minutes was taken to
rive the committee time to examine Gre
dentials and make their report. After their
report was read various amendments were
made and names added to delegations, and
the whole adopted.
On motion, the Conventiontnen proceed
ed to ballot for Sheriff, the chair appoin-
ted as telIers, Geo. H. Loughtcn. S. E.
Lewis and James Holman.
On the first or informal ballot for Sher-
iff, B. f. Hilton received Is votes. ]. b.
Moore 26, A. L. Burke IL, w. B. Coburn
27, D. Ward 10, Scattering II.
First formal ballot, B. T. Hilton receiv
ed for Sheriff, IL votes, Moore A, Burke
II, Colburn %, Ward Is, Scattering 4.
Second formal ballot, Hilton received IL,
Moore SO, Burke 4, Colburn q, Ward 10,
Scattering |. J. B. Moore receiving a
maj. of all the ballots, he was declared the
unanimous nominee for Sheriff.
The Convention then proceed to ballot
for candidate for Clerk Of the Circuit
Court. j. W. Blanding received 50 votes,
Richard Garter 4S votes, Scattering g.
Mr. Blanding having received majority Of
all the votes cast, was declared unanimous
ly nor mated.
The Convention next proceeded to bal
lot for candidate for Cleak ofthe Board OF
Supervisors: DR.. j. d. Wood received 20
votes, DR.. ]. w. Angel received 81 votes,
Samuel Newick II, Scattering 5. Dr.sAn-
CELL having received a majority, was declns
ed unanimously nominated.
The Convention then balloting for can
didate for County Treasurer: James A..
Jones received 6S votes, Jared Warner Ia,
W. r. Beach 81, scattering 5. Mr.. Jones
having received majority, was declared
unanimously nominated.
Next the Convention took ballot for
Register Of Deeds, and the following was
the result: L. S. Osborn received Is, w.
N. Reed Is, J. II. Evans 40, B. +. Wyne
II, Mears 28.
None receiving majority, a second
ballot was taken, resulting as follows: Os-
born 6, Evans AZ, Mears Az, Scattering G..
There being no majority, second ballot
was taken, which resulted. as follows: Evans
Al, Mears 81, Scattering 8. Mears rcceiy
ing majority, was declared unanimously
for Register
The Convention then proceeded to ballot
for candidate for County Surveyor, which
resulted as follows: G. w. Hayden receiv-
ed 90 votes, H. A. w. McNair SO. Bentley
Is, Merrick 8, Overton 8.
There being no majority, another ballot
was taken for Surveyor, resul4ieg as fol-
lows: Hayden 10, McNair so, Bently s..
Others scattering. Mr.. McNair was then
nominated
The Convention then balloted for Dis
trict attorney, A. R. Bushnell receiving IS,
J. I. Mills 81, Stephens 5, Scattering 8.
There being no choice, second ballot
was ordered, which resulted il a largo ma
iority for Bushnell, when he was declared
the unanimous choice for Attorn y.
On motion, M. w. Wood was unani-
mou=ly nominated for Coroner.
The Chairappointed the following Coun
ty Central Committee for the ensuing year;
John G. Clark, Geo. II. Loughton, N. K.
Young, G. K. Dean and S. E. Lewis.
Various matters were then discussed, but
no affirmative action taken on any matter.
The Convention adjourned in tho evening
to hear HoF. S. O. Paine.
d, Mckee. Chairman.
J. G. Gown,
ISRAEL SANDERsoN,
Secretaries.
SPEECH OF JpDgE PAINE.