New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-10-09
Independent County Convention.

The Independent county convention
which convened at the Court House in
this city last Saturday was called to
order by John Manderfeld, chairman
of the county committee. On motion
Henry Behnke was elected chairman
and E. G. PAIL secretary of the con.
yentiOn.
On motion the chairman appointed
J. J. Ray, Franz Kennedy, E. G. PAIL,
VIM. Skinner and Rasmus Rasmussen a
committee on credentials. AS it was
understood that there were two sets of
delegates present from the towns of
Bashaw and Stark, the convention
took an adjournment for half IN hour,
during which time Mike Dinneen, one
of the contesting delegates from the
town of Stark, entertained the COM
mittee and those present with an anus.
ing speech in which he pressed his
claims as the properly elected delegate.
At the expiration of the half hour
the convention was again called to
order and the cOmmitte on credentials
reported the following named gentle
men entitled to seats in the convention:
ALBION-H. Herr.
BURNsTowN-J. j. Ray, Gustave
Schwartzrock.
CoTToNWooD-Nic. Gulden, John
ROtering.
EDEN. Hartwick, Ad. Howe.
LEAyENWORTH-Ne Laid, VIM.
Calwell.
LINDEN-Rasmus Rasmussen, Ras-
mus Espensen.
MULLIGAN--Martin Hose, e. j. Col
Inns.
William Skinner, Christ.
Scar.
New ULM--Jacob Brust, Jacob Nix,
II. Behnke, e. G. PAIL:
NORTH STAR--Thomas Brophy.
HOME--F Kennedy, f. Kehne, w.
Baker.
+ SiGEL--Carl Forster, Anton Mander.
field,
The report of the committee was
adopted. The question upon the ad-
mission Of MikeDinneen from the town
Of Stark, to the exclusion of DR.. Hum
phry and James Fitzgerald, then came
before the convention and was decided
in the affirmative.
The next question was upon the ad.
mission of John Fraas from the town
OF Bashaw, to the exclusion of j.
Meyers.
After considerable discussion, during
which it was charged that Mr.. Fraas
did not live in the town Of B;sshaw, he
stoutly claiming that he did, bnt finally
admitting that his house stood two
rods from the line. which brought
down the convention, Mr. Fraas was
declared the duly elected delegate.
| BallOting was then commenced for
Representative. The informal ballot
resulted as follows: Peter Bertrand l6.
Thomas Keegan 8, DR.. Humphrey l. Mr..
Bertrand received the nomination on
the formal ballot, by the following
vote: Bertrand Is, Keegan !.
II. B. Constans. the Republican no.
minee far County Auditor, was endors-
ed unanimously. aa
A ballot was then taken for sheriff.
with the following result: John Man
derfeld 81, Amblos Parsons S. Man
derfeld was thereupon declared the
choice of the convention.
Alfred Walton, the Republican no.
minee for Register Of Deeds, was en-
dOrsed with but one dissenting vote.
The formal ballot for Clerk of the
District Court resulted as follows: S.
A. George l6, j. p. Current 4, Albert
Blanchard 4. Mr.. George was declared
the choice of the convention. ---~
DR.. Marcellus, Of Sleepy Eye, was
nominated for Coroner by reclamation.
On motion an informal ballot was
taken for Judge of Probate, which re-
suited us follows: Aug. Westphal 10,
Geo. Kuhlmann 10, DR.. Humphry I.
LIST FORMAL BALLOT.
Kuhlmann IL.
Westphal 10.
Humphrey I.
ID I'd BALLOT.
| Kuhlmann Is.
Westphal IL.
Humphry l.
Mr.. Kuhlmann was thereupon de-
clared the nominee of the convention.
A ballot WAS then taken for Comfy