River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-23


II. Southwick and j. II. Collins com.
mittee on Resolutions.
The following named delegates were
admitted to seats in the Convention:
Clifton.-C. 0. Cone, J II, Wilkin,
son.
Diamond Bluff-M. McCne.
Ellsworth--L. Huber, III. Swim.
Ell Paso--Thos Hurley, Andrew
Peterson.
Gilmap-0. Purdy, j. B. Maxgood.
HlrtlGud-M Darlington, two
votes.
IsabeHe--A. w. Parker.
Martell-0. II. Solberg, j. John
son.
Maiden Rock--I. H. Tyler, j. W.
Hancock,
Oak Groye--Wm. Tearc, jr, NJ.
Murphy.
/ Prescott-1st ward, A. RAIDER, j. II
Southwick; I'd ward, r. i. Dunbar; Sd
ward, W. J. Copp.
River Falls--H S. Proctor, R. j..
Wilcox, A. Morse.
Salem-J. II. Brasington.
Spring Lake-B. Ii. Preston.
Trimbelle-M. B. Williams, j. II.
Collins.
Trenton-B. Owen.
Union-E. M. Doughty, Charles
Tovey.
Rock Elm-Wm. B. Rector, 2 votes
1t was voted that the temporary Or
gauization be made permanent.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following, which were unan-
imously adopted:
Resolved, That the salaries and perqui-
sites of our county officers should be so re-
duoed that they will not offer bride TO
professional Office seekers, or enable those
in Office to offer such rewards for their re-
election as to secure life tenure of the
same.
Resolee6, That the people, and not the
Office seekers, are the proper judges Of the
merits and qualifications of those they de-
sire to elect and employ as their servants;
and we re-assert the old principle that the
office should be allowed TO seek the man,
and that the legal voters, and not a politi-
cal clique, should be allowed through their
proper representatives, to designate can
didates for their support at the polls.
Resolved, That we approve the leading
features of the so-called Potter railroad
law, and that we will favor its modification
40 farther than justice demands
that we will consent to no amendments
upon compulsion, or upon demand alone
that We demand strict obedience Of the law
by the railway companies, in all its pro-
visions-that we repel with disgust the
threats of the companies to redace their
accommodations, or to pack hrst-class pas
sengers into seeond.class coaches, and
that their insolenee should be sharply re-
buked and thus treated with the contempt
it so justly deserves.
Resolved, That we will wage no war upon
railway companies when they cease to defy
the laws of the state and practice willing
obedience to the same, thus acknowledge
! ing the principle that the creature is not
superior to the creatOr-that we deem the
/ trans portation of persons and Of property
| to be the great need Of the hour, and that,
while we assert the rights of both the state
and the aAtiOn to control railway corpora
/ tious, ami limit the tariff, we would en- =
! deavor to secure sneh regulations as would
fairly remunerate the stockholders, an
yet not oppress the producers.
The Convention proceeded to an in
formal ballot for Assemblym an, which
resulted as follows:
C.L. Taylor, 49, C. L. Taylor was
was declared the unanimous nominee for
Assemblyman by acclamation.
An informal ballot was taken for
Sheriff resulting as follows; w. P.
Knowles, 90, VIM Silkwortb, 13.
w. =. Knowles was declared the
unanimous nominee for Sheriff.
An informal ballot was then taken
for County Clerk which was announced
as follows A. o. Sather, %, scat.
tering 3. A. o. Sather was declared
the unanimous nominee for County
Clerk.
j. II. Brasington was nominated for
Office of Register Of Deeds by acclama-
ton.
The Convention then proceeded to
an informal ballot for District Attorney,
which resulted as follows; w. Vannat-
ia, 20, Il fl. Ives, 0. Mr.. Vannatta
was declared the nominee by acclama.
ton.
An informal ballot was taken for
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