Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-11
Republican County Convention.

RepuOIlcdu SOuuty SOuFOhIioh.
Pursuant to call, the delegates elected
to the county convention to appoint dele
gates to the congressional convention to
be held at Mineral Point, met at the Court
House in Dodgeville at one o'clock or Thurs
day, September 10, 1874.
The convection was called to order by
James Spensley, Chairman of the County
Executive Committee, and on motion
James Spensey was chosen Chairman Of
the convention and A. S. Hearn and w.
H. Bennett appointed Secretaries.
On motion, the chair appointed com
mttee on credentials consisting of Alex
Wilson, of Mineral Point, j. w, Rewey, o.
Miffln, and o. P. Underwood, of Pulaski.
The convention then took recess O
fifteen minutes.
On the re-assembling of the convention
the committee on credentials reported The
following persons duly elected as delegates
Toaon Of Mineral Point-James Spens
ley, Edward Drnn, Joseph Bennett,Johr
Hoare.
Citg of Mineral Point--1st Ward-Alex.
Wilson, S. E. Shepard, I. S. Ansley, 2
votes, r. J. Cooper, absent, J. B. Moi
felt, John Clowney. I'd ward-Joha Fl
Vivian, Amos. Hays, John I. Jones, w.
Ii. Bennett, S. q. Thomas.
MtfGa-Wm Bainbridge, j, w.
Rewey, Richard Humphreys, Joseph
Harker-
Linden-Kear ton Coates. two votes
Francis Baker, Nathan Jacobs absent, Rich
ar L. Smith, John J. Davis, Arthur Jewell
. WaldwicE-- - G. L. Hall two votes Thomas
GribbIe, John g. Martin, absent.
N0Sfoeo-David Powers, George PAUL.
son, VIM. Robinson.
DodgeoIZe.-P Ovens, A. S.
Hearn, S. w. Reese, two votes, Joel Whit
man, two votes T. M. Jones, j. r. Davis,
Thomas Thomas, Joseph Bennett, two
votes, John Ralph, Meredith Evans, alb
sent, G. W. STANDARD, Halgrim Halgriln-
son, f. W. Stratman, absent, James Jones,
absent.
Highzand.-J. B. johnson, three votes,
Isaac Ariniield, two votes, Steven Kendall,
two votes, Frank Cunningham, absent,
James G. Cleminson, two votes, John
Rowe, absent, Madison, Underwood, ab-
sent, Henry Folly, absent, j. P. Smoker,
two votes, John Harris, absent, |. w.
Nppart, absent.
Wyoming. Clark Hickox, Thomas L.
Jones, r. L. Joiner.
Clyde,-CharIes Frost. Frank Liscun.
Report Of the committee adopted.
The convention then proceeded to elect
by ballot four senatorial de legates, which
resulted in the choice of the following
persons: DR.. j. II. Vivian, of Mineral
Point, S. W Reese, of Dodgeville, j. W.
Rewey, of Mifflin, and j. ?. Smoker, OF
Highland.
The next business being the choosing
Of two delegates for each Assembly dis
trict, the convention was temporarily
divided for that purpose.
On re-assembling, DR.. Brisbane, chair
man of the Northern district, announced
that R. L. Joiner, of Wyoming. and A
Campbell, of Ridgeway, had been chosen
as its delegates, and J. Spensley, chair
man Of the Southern district, announced
that Kearton Coates of Linden and Alex
Wilson Of Mineral Point, had been elect
ed to represent it.
John I. Jones moved that senatorial
delegates have power to appoint substitutes
in case they were unable to attend tn
Mineral Point convention. Carried.
On motion Of DR.. Brisbane, conventio
adjourned.
JAS, SPENSLEY, Chairman.
a ". s f. 4 BsnsT,r Secretaries