The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-03-25
THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
Col. ". s. Gibson. Of Fond du Lac. Mem
mated the % Ballet.
From the sheboyran Herald. ]


mated ca the % Ballet.
From the Sheboygan Herald.l
The Democratic Judicial Convention
for the Fourth Circuit met at the Court
Room in the city of Sheboygan, at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon, pursuant to
call.
The convention was called to order by
Hon. Geo. Fl. Brickner, OF Sheboygan
Falls, Chairman of the Judicial Com
mittee.
Hon. Carl Fl. Schmidt. of Manitowoc,
moved that DR.. S. s. Bowers, OF Fond
du Lac, be made temporary chairman,
which motion was unanimously adopted.
Theodore Kersten, of Calumet, was CLOS
en- secretary.
A motion was then made and carried
that the chairman appoint committee
of FIVE on credentials, one from each
county. The Chair accordingly appoint
ed the following committee:
Fond du Lac-James Lafferty.
Calumet-John McMullen.
Manitowoc-C. H Schmidt.
Kewaunee-J. A. Ballering.
Sheboygan-W. NJ Root.
40 informal recess was then taken in
order to give the Committee on Creden-
tials time to prepare its report.
At the expiration of the recess, Mr..
Lafferty, from the Committee on Creden-
tials. reported as follows:
1st Senate District-W. Fl. Timlin.
18th Senate District-C. 81. Schmidt,
and John Hussey.
18th Senate District-Geo. W. Lusk
and W. H. Martin.
Goth Senate District-L. Marderscheid
and W. NJ Root
22d Senate District-D. LaCount.
Calumet County-Theo. Kersten and
j. E. McMullen.
Fond du Lac County-T K. Gillett,
! James Fenlon, L. Mauderscheid, W.
L
| ty, S. S. Bowers and F. F. Duffy.
| Kewaunee-W. Timlin and S. A. Bal
| lering.
Manitowoc-John Cary, James Miller,
Julius Linsted', votes, John Wickert
and E. Wagner.
Sheboygan-C. Krez, VIM Elwell, A.
| Il Nh
Timothy Clifford.
Mr.. Schmidt moved that the temporary
organization, with the addition of Mr..
Lafferty as a second secretary, be made
permanent, which was carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Root, Mr.. A. F.
Warden was empowered to cast the vote
of Miles Gallagher as well as his own.
Mr.. Schmidt moved that the conven-
ton now proceed to an informal ballot
fcr candidate for Circuit Judge, which
was carried.
Mr.. Schmidt proposed the name OF
VIM. J. Turner as suits bic candidate
for Circuit Judge. Manitowoc was the
second largest county in the district and
had never before proposed candidate
for Judge, while Sheboygan and Fond
| du Lac each had had the Office for long
term of years. Then Manitowoc was a
straight, Democratic county, with Re
| liable Democratic rnlainri.r Of 0nn Mr..
| Turner was good lawyer and good
man, and was moreover strong and re-
liable Democrat, on whom the Democrat
ic party had never called in vain. With
| Mr.. Turner candidate Manitowoc coun.
ty could be relied upon for majority OF
from 1900 to 5000 against the prospec.
tive Republican nominee.
Mr.. ". II. Timlin, of Kewaunee.
warmly seconded the nomination of Mr.
Turner.
Mr.. f. f. Duffy, of Fond du Lac
then nominated ''the Hon. Col. Nelson
S. Gibson, of Fond du Lac, lawyer, E
gentleman, and a scholar" for Circuit
Judge.
On motion of Mr.. Schmidt the conven
ton then proceeded to an informal ballo
for a candidate for Circuit Judge will
the following result. First informal bal
lot.