Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-23
Doings at the Democratic County
Convention.

convention.
The Democrats held their County
CenTeRiion Tuesday. Mr.. J. w.
Seataa was chosen chairman, aud
Patrick BARLEY Secretary, with Mr..
ID. j. Gavdner assistant.
The chair appointed as commit
tee on Credentials Messrs II. Il
Cleary, A. r. BashDeh and T. ]
Brooks. The committee, after ex.
animation, reported the following
named delegates 10 attendance.
Beetom-W Mccoy, Ell Ishmael, Fl J
Suite, John Burns, VIM Rogers, J K Patter-
son, Matthew Edwards
Bloonsiagten-G Fl Greer, Geo w Lumpkin
] Martin, p Mcnamara, j., Ed Jacco, P
BARLEY.
| Boseoba-C Dean, T Brooks, VIM
butcher, John Stahel, Jas Bailey, Lewis,
VIM Davy.
CaSsviNe-Nelson Dewey, u Grimm. A
Grimm, Ii Hanger, j Halstead.
Castle Rock-Hepry Cores votes.
Fet'imore -Thoa Tormey-2 votes John
! Robinson, 2 votes.
Harris0n-J Fury, votes.
Haset Greea-Wm + Dudley, g GEM, c
| kelner. Frank Chandler, Jas Harvey John
Kohl, Thos w Nash, r Pierce, Ed 0'Neill.
jamestown johnson, votes.
La ,aster-F Wedehase, H. A. Moore, J.
Hough, J. Tobler, J E Barnett,A Bushnell,
Henry Austin, j o Calls S j Griswold J
Mckenzie, j. j. Oswald
Lima Geo Whitcher, votes.
nt Ida p Cameron, 2 votes, Jas Moore, 9
votes.
Nt Hope John Lawless, votes
| Nuscoda-H McNelly, P A Daggett,
| G Rodolf, 7 J Graham, w II McKittrick,
James Block.
| Patch Grove JAS Hicklin, Thos Lawless, A
| Smith, ] II Pagan.
Patte.iHe-Dennis Gardner, Herman Thiele
Il Bote. E Benty, Thos jenkins, II Vir-
gin, L Cleary, Roselip, + Pitts, Jas
Rowe, Jas Henry, Richard Straw, II. Gasser,
| John Cummins, w II Elgar, r Hellman, N Z
Sans.
Potosi-J w Seaton, w Emery, Thos
stephens, VIM Mechler, Thos Carthew, b
Coons, L NJ Wilmotte, Robt II Kendrick,
w Hampton, Joseph Gerhard, Geo Campbell
| Phin Walker.
Sn'elser-John Harms, votes, Joseph
Griffith, votes.
Waterloo Jos Needham, D Needham, A
Mink
The convention voted to author
ize delegates present to cast the full
votes of their towns.
Gov. Dewey moved to proceed to
the nomination for candidate for
Sheriff by viva voce vote.
Mr.. Bushnell moved to amend by
appointing q committee Of seven to
confer with e similar committee
from the Greenback convention in
session in the Grand Jury room.
This motion was discussed warmly
by MessTs. Bushnell and Rodolf in
favor and Messrs. Whicher and |
Barley against. 1t was carried by
one majority on & rising vote. The |
convention, by vote, gave tae CON-
mlttee 10 minutes time to hold the
conference. After the conference |
the committee reported their ina.
oility to accomplish anything def
mite in so short time but iDtima:ed /
that the other convention would |
would give the Democratic conven-
tion ell the other offices if it (the
Greenback) could have the Sheriff.
This was not acceptable and the
convention voted to take an infor-
NAL ballot for Sheriff. For this Of
fee the names of Col. I'll. Ell. Virgin,
of Platteville; Geo. Greer. of Bloom
ngton ; S. Mitchell, of Lancaster,
and W. J. Mccoy, of Beetown, were
presented. An informal ballot was
had resulting: Virgin 33. Greer IA,
Mitchell %, Mccoy 81. Messrs
Gresr and Mccoy withdrew their
names. stating that they were not
candidates, A formal ballot was
then taken giving Mitchell AZ, Vir-
gin 65, scattering 3. Col. Virgin
having a majority was declared the
nominee, and was Oh motion nomi. |
mated by unanimous vote.
Choosing q candidate for county
clerk was next taken up. Mr.. I'll. B
Coons was named by s Whicher;
John Pepper, of Boscobel, by G. W.
Lumpkin, and G. D. Streeter by III.
B. Coons. A formal vote resulted
Coons 81, Pepper 27, Streeter AS,
Ell. J. Suttle /. There being no
choice a second ballot was ordered.
Mr.. Coons said he was not q candi.
date and wished his friends would
vote for S.reeter. The second bal
lot resulted, Streeter rs, Pepper 33.
Mr.. Streeter wss declared nominal.
ed and the nomination was made |
unanimous.
For Clerk Of Circuit Court Mr..
Dan'l Needham, Of Waterloo, was
nominated by scolamation.
For Register of Deeds Chae. S
Bonham, Ii. J. Suttle, and w. S.
Manning were named, and formal
ballot showed for Bonham 81, Sut.
tie 81, Manning 6. Mr.. Suttle de-
clined to receive nomination, and
on motion Mr.. Bonham Of Lancaster
was voted the candidate by accla,
| nation.
For treasurer Mesers u w.
Lumpkin, John Pepper, A. W. EN-
cry, j. w. Seaton and Alloys Grimm
were named. A ballot showed,
Lumpkin -, Pepper 10, Emery 80
Seaton II and Grimm 6. Messrs.
Seaton and Grimm had previously
both declined, Mr.. Emery now de-
clined and the names of Lumpkin
and Pepper were withdrawn, Mr..
Grimm was pressed to acceptance
and was voted in by reclamation.
G. G. Rodolf was nominated for
District Attorney By acclamation.
Mr.. Whicher. as a joke, nomi.
mated his friend Fl. b. Coons for
Coroner ID tAe joke was adopted
by The coronation
Mr.. Bnsanell cffoeod he foil