River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-02-08
THE LAWYERS CONVENTION.

candidate for Circuit Judge. There
were present respectable number, to
say nothing of several who were rep
resented by proxy. The following
is the representation from the differ
ent counties:
Dunn county.-S. W. Hunt, j. F.
Mclean, W. c. Mclean, S. J. Messen-
ger, C. f. Freeman, Robert McCauly,
E. B. Manwaring, Nils Mitchelet, F. B.
Bundy, L. B. Bierce, George NJ. Har-
rington.-l1.
Pepin County.-H. E. Houghton.
John Frazier.-2.
Pierce County,--E. II. Ives, F. L.
Gibson, j. ii. Wilkinson, p. ID. Pierce,
A. Z. Weld, E. B. Holmes, n. p. Hau-
gen, ". Vannatta, W. ii. Mason, G.
Smith, ". F. Redmon, j. 5. White,
Joseph COpp, II. a. Jay, j. W. Copp.
is.
st. Croix County,-H. C. Baker, j.
C. Spooner, c. L. Catlin, n. II. Clapp,
VI, E. Clapp, J. E. Glover, j. w. Bash
ford, S. II. Clough, Hiram Hayes, C.
L. Hall, S. S. Starr. Thomas Hughes,
Edwin Hughes, J. S. Moffatt, A. C.
Patten, L. tP. Wetherby, j. K. Weth-
erby, III. L. Humphrey. James Sauls-
bury, S. C. Simonds, L. q. Bradford,
S. J. Bradford, Geo. C. Hough, F. P.
Chapman, Stephen Hawkins, John
Mcmahon, J. Montefiore, d. r. Bailey,
Ii. F. Woodland, Armstrong Taylor
80.
L. p. Wetherby was chosen tempo
rary chairman of the Convention, and
Armstrong Taylor, Secretary. The
usual committees were appointed, and
that on credentials reported as above.
The committee on permanent OF
ganiZation, by its chairman, II. c.
Baker, made quite lengthy report,
having i'll one ''article" calculated to
bind every person present, and the
person or individual he represented, to
join in i recommendation to His EX-
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the convention, whoever he might
be. This report was taken up by
items, and the first article in it being
to make the temporary organization
permanent one, it was adopted.
Next, however, instead of following
the report in its order, d. r. Bailey
presented to the President package
of letters, addressed to the Chairman,
and to individuals, and III. c. Baker
presented a telegram. Mr.. Bailey
moved that they be referred to
special committee. land that committee
be instructed to cast the votes, or 9TH
erwise act in accordance with the
wishes of the writers, provided they
were entitled to voice in the con-
ventiOn. Nj. F. Clapp moved an
amendment, authorizing the Secretary
of the Convention to use the proxies,
if any, found therein. A lengthy de-
bate followed. The amendment was
lost, an' original motion prevailed.
The Convention then took a recess,
and this reporter having discovered
that the session was likely to be con-
tinued till late in the evening, con-
cluded to return. From others who
attended we have since learned thatit
resulted in the nomination. OH the
fourteenth ballot, of f. B. Bundy, with
vote of %, against j. S. White, with
4 vote of 2t.
REMARKS.
1t was evident that certain share of
the gentlemen present were acting in
good faith, and went there for the pur-
pose of selecting, if possible, the bess
man in the Circuit to be its presiding
Judge. In fact this might have been
the intent of all. However this may
be, it was certain that railroad inter-
ests we're well represented there, and
that private interests were not forgot
ten. The fact that this scheme origl-
mated in the Office of MesSrs. Baker &
SpOoner, together with the additional
one that special car was assigned to
their use, and a special train assigned
TO return it on demand, were in |
themselves sufficient evidence of the |
former, while the forces which zeal |
ously backed each favorite candidate |
for the nomination, could scarcely fail |
TO be abundant evidence of the latter. |
Just where the interests of the people |
came in, then, it was very difficult to
discover.
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