Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07
Republican County Convention.

h6puDucan county IseutIou.
The Convention pursuant to call
met in Council Room in this city on
Tuesday afternoon, the 9Th instant.
and transacted the following business:
Meeting called to order by Geo. R.
Gardner and r. 2. Bronson, of Marsh
field, elected chairman, and Thos. ".
Pitts as secretary.
Motion made and carried a commit
tee on credentials be appointed.
Chair appointed John Common, Geo.
R. Gardner and c. II. Clark. The
committee reported the following dele
gates:
City of Grand Rapids-1st ward,
G. T. Witter, Scott Morrill, Second
ward, Geo. r. Gardner, d. J. Cole.
Chas. Herschleb. Third ward, J. D.
Witter, G. NJ. Webb.
City of Centralia- First ward, G..
J. Jackson, Gus. Anderson. Second
ward, Nels johnson, W. H. Scofeld.
Third ward, T. J. Cooper.
Dexterville-W. w. Farnsworth.
Auburndale-Joh ohm Connor votes
Grand Rapids-H. Osterman, VIM.
Yetter.
Rudolph. B. Root, Chas. Filiat
reau, j. R. Ackey, S. c. Moore.
Lipcoln-D. Walterbach, II. Witter
Marshfeld-C. A. Coon. R. P.
Bronson, G. H. Clark, Geo. Ingalls,.
Saratoga-R. Harvey, L. Wakely.
Wood-B. R. Tarbo1, w. G. Dawes
t. W. Pitts.
Sigel-J. J. Human 2 votes, John
Phil, The towns Seneca. P. Edwards
and Rock, had no delegates present.
On motion the report was adopted,
Motion made and carried to appoint
two tellers. Chair named Chas. Her
schleb and G. A. Coon.
Moved and carried the convention
ballot for officers in the following
order: Treasurer, Clerk, Register,
Dist. Attorney, Clerk of Court, Sur
veyor. Coroner, Sheriff
The INSTITUTIONAL ballot for Treas
urer resulted Total vote So, I. L.
Mosher receiving 80. scattering 8.
Moved that Mr. Mosher be declared
the unanimous choice of the conven-
ton. Carried.
The first vote for Clerk resulted :
Total vote cast 35, of which T. J.
Wood received 35. On motion Mr..
Wood was declared the unanimous
choice Of the convention.
The informal ballot for Register was
total number of votes cast 81, P. N.
Christensen Is, W. T. King Is, J. B.
Root 4. The first formal vote stood,
Christensen 27, King 10. Scattering /.
On motion Mr.. Christensen was
voted the unanimous choice.
For Dist. Attorney the usual ballot
ing was dispensed with and Geo. L.
Williams was declared by reclamation
the choice of the convention.
The first vote for Clerk of Court
stood: Total vote cast 38, r. P.
Bronson 81, E. K. Smith l. Moved
that r. P. Bronson, Of Mansfield, be
declared the unanimous choice of the
convention. Carried,
For Surveyor the informal ballot
stood: Total vote 38, O. Gordon
27, VIM. Scott 10, Scattering /.
Moved and carried the usual formal
ballot be dispensed with and Mr.. O..
Gordon be declared the unanimous
choice of the convention.
On motion it was voted that Henry
Osterman be the unanimous choice of
the convention for Coroner.
Notion made and carried that a
recess of five minutes be taken before
voting for Sheriff.
After recess it was moved that the
Office of Sheriff be left vacant on the
ticket
G. NJ. Webb made few remarks in
favor of the motion and expressed the
desire that the delegates express their
views on the question.
j. B. Root opposed the motion. T.
W. Pitts favored placing man on the
ticket Mr.. Webb then explained his
position on the motion and gave a
synopsis OF his reasons why he took
sides with the motion.
The motion was then carried by an
overwhelming vote and the Office of
Sheriff was left open.
Moved and carried that committee
Of one from each town and ward be
appointed to fill the Office of Sheriff
if in their judgment it is deemed ad-
visable.
Moved and carried that each town