Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-24

missioner from his district.
G. w. Allen. the present County Sur
veyOr, was r. nominated for the position
DR.. S,r"ck was then nominated for
Coroner, and the nomination carried.
The chair then appointed a county
central committee. which was AS follows: :
Hon II. I. Smith, Hon. c. F. Greening
and w. L. Henderson.
Stephen Ives then moved that the next
convention be held Mt Brownsville. which
was carried.
A motion to adjourn prevailed, and the
Republican county convention Of 1878
lives in gl"rious history.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Convention called 10 order by L. N
Griffith, chairman OF the central com
miltee.
D. B. Smith was elected temporary
chairman, and J. NJ. Patch temporary
secretary.
The chairman appc:rtcd committee
on credentials, as follows: Thomas
Riley, w. H. Merrick, Thomas Gibson.
Thomas Riley desired to know if Billy
Merrick was a delegate in this conven
ton.
Billy said he had proxy from J. H
Steward, OF Red Rock, who could not at
tend, and read the document.
J.F. Cook looked upon the transact on
as entirely un.Democratic, as he knew OF
his own knowledge, that Mr.. Merrick
was beaten for delegate in the caucus of
his own ward.
The chairman ruled that it would bt
time enough to decide as to MI. Merrick's
rights, after the committee on credentials
had reported, and the matter was proper.
ly before US.
The committee on credentials, after de-
liberation, reported the following list Of
delegates - entitled to seats In the con.
ventiOn:
Austin City-1st tuord: A. E. Cox, Thos. Riley,
N. DEiesner, J. +. Cook, J. J. OMaley. I'd t0ard
.
]. Brennan, John Hinnette, II. G. Wachlin.
Austin Tewn-A. E. Christie, P. Nichols, q. H.
Potts.
Adams-F. J. Rooney, H. 7. Hildebrand.
Brownsdale-r. Abercronbio, Alex. Kerr.
Dexter-D. Williams, r. Swami, A. N. Converse
Frankford-1raneis Rafferty,.
Grand Meadow-O. W. Cas-.
Lansng-Thos. Gibson, A. ". GaSrad.
LsRoy-A. J. Port Z, W. Hayes, J. N. Larrabee
J. F. Tfask. T. A. Killer.
Nevada-J. u: Patch, L. Witch.
Red Rock-W: H. Aerrick (substitute for J. H.
Udolpho-Ben. CARL, F. CARL.
Windom-J. ]. Furlong, Thomas Smith, ". Aeany
Walthsm-Amss Colby, Charles Nichols.
Thos. Riley moved that no one be al
lowed to represent Red Rock who was
not resident of the town.
Tommy Gibson made some remarks
and moved that the convention stop it,
nonsense. He wanted Billy Merrick tc
act as one OF the delegates, who was an
honorable Democrat!
The motion was defeated by 7 ayes to
% nays.
The convention forgot to adopt the re
port of the committee on credentials, and
proceeded tc business.
The chairman stated that there was
another convention in session in this city
and that they had appointed a committee
OF five to confer with this convention.
A delegate moved that this convention
appoint committee Of five to confer
with the committee trcm the other con-
vention. Carried, after very hot and
animated discussion, participated in by
Gibson, Cook, Merrick and others.
Before the appointment of this commit
tie WAS announced, Jerry Yates suggest
ed that the report OF the committee on
credentials had no, yet bee" adopted.
The chair acknowledged the corn
and on motion being made to adopt,
the report was unanimously adopted.
The chairman then announced the fol.
lowing named gentlemen as the fusion
committee: P. Abcrcromuie, A. ]. Por.
ter, o. W. Case, P. Geraghty, A. N. Con
verse.
After shori recess, MIR. Abercromble,
az chairman of the fusion committee, re.
ported that the two committees had de.
cided to divide the offices between the two
parties-the Greenbackers conceding to
the Democrats the Offices of Senator, one
Representative, Sheriff, County Attorney
and Surveyor.
On motion, the report of the committee
was received.
Motion was made that the report as to
the division of the offices be rejected,
Voted down.
On motion, the demands of the De-
mocracy were made known by asking the
Offices of Senator, one Representative,
Auditor. Sheriff, Judge Of Probate and
Surveyor, and conditioned that neither
party shall nominate any 1ce-holder, OF
professional politician.
The committee then retired with this
proposition to consult with the White
Swan.
The committee soon returned, and sub.
mitted two new propositions. Neither
Of which were accepted by the convention
On motion, it was voted to return to
the Greenbackers the first original pro.
position, with the clause that mo Office.
holder should be nominated" stricken
out.
At the evening session, the commltte {
reported the acceptance of last terms
made, by the Greenbackers, providing the
Democrats would nominated. NJ. Wyckof
for Auditor. THIS was accepted by the
convention as satisfactory.
DR.. O. w. Gibson, of Austin, was then
nominated fur Senator by the following
vote: o. w. Gibson IS, o. w. Case 9
Thomas Gibson I.
Thomas Gibson received the nomina-
ton for Representative on the Sd ballot,
let ballot-Gibson, Is; F. J. Rooney, IL
D. Williams, 10. I'd ballot-Gibson, 18
/ Rooney, IL; Williams, Q. Sd ballot
Gibson, FL; Rooney, IL; Thomas Smith, 2
| r. Cox was nominated for Sheriff