River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16
Proceedings OF the Republi-
can County Convention
held AT Ellsworth, Oct. Ii,
uRAA


1874.
ID. j. Dill was chosen temporary
Chairman, and NJ b Kimball, Sec
The Chairman appointed r. NJ Sands,
Gunder Isaacson aud Il. Burnett
Com mittee on credentials. D. w.
Woodwork, L. r. Condit and Knox
Lewis were appointed a committee on
permanent organization.
The Com. on credentials made the
following report:
Oak Grove, John Teare; TrimbeEc.
John Whipple, r. S. Mardeu; Martell,
Halver Halverson, Ole Marker, H
Osen, A. Gasman; Salem, j. Walsing-
ham; Union, J. J. ShuIthess; Dia-
mond Bluff, + Quimby; Rock Elm. e.
r. Condit, two votes, NJ. c. Guest; I'll
Paso, G. Isaacsop; Ellsworth, d. w.
Woodwork; B. Elliott, l. G. Evanson;
Spring Lake, T.. A. Heiss; Gilman, b
Jensen, H. Bredahl; Hartland, Knox
". Lewis. N Nelson; River Falls, b..
Burnett, J. +. Flint, S. d. Dodge, f.
Ballard, A. d Andrews; Maiden
Rock r. VI Sands. two votes; Clifton,
g. II Bruce. w II. Caldwell; Pres colt
LIST Ward. Nj. b KimbalI, I'd Ward
D. j. Dill, 3D., L. d. Childs.
The Chair appointed + d. Childs,
II. Halverson aud 4. Quimby a com
mittee on resolutions.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation reported the temporary officers as
officers Of the permanent organization
an informal ballot for candidate FOR
Member of Assembly resulted as fol.
lows:-T. L. Nelson, 26, d. J. Dill, 2,
S. Strickland, 3, Ii. B Warner, /, G.
G. Carpenter, l. On motion of j.
Walsireham T. i Nelson was declared
the nominee of the Convention.
As candidates for sheriff, j. WaIsing
ham announced the name of j K.
Gardner, oil Prescott, h. ID. Childs an
nounced the name of & w. Wright, OF
Clifton, and j.. Quimby announced the
name of A. j. Moore, of Trimbelle.
An Informal ballot for candidate for
that Office resulted as follows:-C. w.
Wright, "a, A. j. Moore, z, j. r.
Gardner, 2. Mr.. Wright was declared
the nominee of the Convention.
The next iDfoi NAL ballot was taken
for candidate for District Attorney, re
Sultipg as follows:-F. l.. ellison, q, j.
G. Button. 2, II. T. Bevans, 2. Mr..
Ames arose and stated that Mr.. Bevans
did not wish 1t to be understood that
he was a candidate before the Con-
yention for that Office.
A vote for candidate for Clerk of the
Circuit Courr resulted as follows
/ c. Guest. %. " +. Zwlckey, IL,
| Pierce Mr. Guest was declared the
nominee OF the Convention
Next an informal ballot for Supt. of
Schools was taken, with the following
result:-C. Il. Ferguson, "A, DIR. Hart,
6, X. l.. Reed, 2
NJ. j. Paine was nominated for
Treasurer by reclamation. II b. War.
ner was nominated for Co. Clerk by &C
clamation, and G. w Brown was NOM
mated as candidate for Register Of
Deeds in the same manner. j. j.
Shulthess was nominated for Co. Sur.
veyor, aud +. QuimSy for Coroner.
The chair appointed for Go. Commit.
tee, NJ. b Kimball, Il Burnett and X
NJ. Sands.
The committee on res buttons report
ed the following:
ResoiUed, That the interests of he peo-
PIE dema q legislative control over the
tariffs of corporations chartered for pur-
poses of transportation, and that such in
terestS should he secured by appropriate
legislation and an enforcement of the
/ laws.
ResolUed, That the law exempting from
taxation till 1884 certain lands belonging
10 the West Wisconsin Railway Company
is inimical 10 the interests Of the people
and should be repealed.
They we're adopted without discus.
sion.
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