Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-13
County Convention.

order little after one clock on Tues
day, by C. III. Baxter, Chairman of the
County Committee, the attendance be,
ing large one, considering the roads
and weather.
| j. III. Evans, of Platteville. was elect.
ed Chairman, and Thomas Watson, OF
Clifton, Secretary. After the officers
had taken their seats it was moved by
c. II. Baxter that committee of three
be appointed on credentials. Commit.
tee, as appointed, was c. H. Baxter, G.
r. Laughton and Geo. Brown.
After being absent short time the
committee returned and reported the
following list of delegates as entitled to
votes in the convention.
PiatteuiHe-J Macarthur, O Laughton, NJ
| Hammond Thos Chapman, Evans, III Robbins,
Jr, Northup, W X Laughton, w Beebe. L
| Rewey. J Peen, W j Forester. J Hodges ii j
Traber, II Sanford, Kemler, II Keemble.
Georgetown-C Jones, Geo Cabanis, Jas
Cabanis, Simon Harker John stephens, Vim Pas
eoe
M da-H j Arnold, Streeter ] Smith
| II ii Streeter.
| FeRnimore-A Morse. John Montieth, VIM
| Marsden, A w Hicks, Geo Kruel.
Hdrrisoa-Geo McFsll. A Blakely, Thos Nc
Mahon. A l. Utt, Jones.
Ellenboro-Mandy Dean, II C McKinsey. J C
Bradley.
Gundlaeh, Hugh Livingston.
castle ROck-D r Sylvester, John Johnston, NJ
Shafer.
WTnqciHe-w Bell, J A Thomas, j G Potts, j
T Kendrick f Darlington.
Ldncdstsr-C II Baxter j A Jones' Jos Book ]
G Clark G A Langridge. John Street Jas Wood
house, r Meyer, Jr, W Barlow, X Showalter,
r Thomas, W P Durley.
Boseobei-T Carrier. II Sarles. A Snow. W
ii Hubbell NJ Tillotson, W DeLap, A McKin-
ney, Louis Reichal.
Patch GrOre-Lewis Butler, John woffenden,
JAS Paul, VIM Humphrey.
NJ H0pe-T Hart, w Sloat, X Weaver,
W Alexander, John Harvaer.
Li6erty-W Weir, Henry Smith, W W Ford.
Lin.a-C Stehlsen, ) Basye, J W Morrison,
W johnson.
Hdzet Green-F G Thompson, Jos Harris. S
Lightcap, Thomas, NJ A Harper, Geo Mills, Thos
A Williams, John Crawford.
Potosi-Alf Thomas. John Names, C NJ Jack
son, Jos Walker p Hubbard, Thos Carthew, Geo
Kinney, John Cardey, JAS Webb.
Beet01CH-Jas Hayden. JEFF Vedder, W L Irwin !,
II Hoffman, NJ kickok, II l. Sprague, X. S, Morse.
Woodm,an-Geo Brown, II Bide.
Jamestown--F Lyster, Tolts, Brant
John Lane W Anderson.
Btoomngion-w B Clark, Geo Nevins, NJ
Morse, Ira Fox, Geo Sprague, Sam Woodhouse.
.NitUikte-T b Anderson.
CdssUiUe-D Stevens, Carl Kleinpell, L NJ
Okey, Henry Burgess John Klindt.
The committee also presented tele-
gram from Muscoda to Judge McGoni-
gal, requesting him to cast the vote of
the delegation for Ryland and Harper.
1t was moved by Jos. Book that the re-
port be accepted. Mr.. Robbins object
ed to the vote of Muscoda being cast as
proposed. The report was adopted.
A motion was then made that dele
gates present cast votes for the whole
delegation. Carried.
1t was then moved by Colonel Clark
that the vote of Wyalusing be cast by
Mr.. Patterson. After some discussion,
during which reference was made to
the ruling of a former convention, to
the effect hat towns not represented.
by delegates should not be allowed
representation, the motion prevailed.
A second motion was snade by the
same gentleman that Mr.. Morse, of
Little Grant, be allowed to cast the vote
of that town. Carried.
Captain Sylvester, of Castle Rock,
moved that an informal ballot be tax
en- for candidate for Senator from thi
district. Carried.
While ballots were being prepared c.
H. Baxter presented the name of G.
w. Ryland Capt. w. H. Beebe, of
Platteville, followed suit for Hammer
Robbins. This ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Ryland, 90; Robbins, 80; Harris,
6.
On motion of j. +. Lane the ballot
was made formal and Mr. Ryland de-
clared the nominee of the convention
for the office of Senator.
A motion was then made by Captain
Sylvester that Chas. Harper be nomin-
ated by reclamation for the office of
County School Superintendent. Carried
unanimously.
On 4 motion of Thomas Watson a
of three was appoint ed by
the chair to bring the candidates be-
fore the convention. Capt. Sylvester,
Capt. Beebe and Chas. Langridge were
appointed as such committee.
During their absence, on motion of
Mr.. Northrop, a committee consisting
of Messrs Northrop, Woodhouse and
Tillotson were appointed to select
County Committee.
AT this point the appearance of Mr..
Ryland put a stop to farther business.
That gentleman, in a few feeling and
well-chosen words, expressed his thanks
to the convention for the honor con-
ferred on him and then gave way to
Mr.. Harper who spoke a few grateful
words in acknowledgment of the gen.
erous action of the body there assem-
bled
The committee appointed to selecta
County Committee, then reported as
follows: Chairman, r. c. Orr, Lancas-
ter; w. II. Beebe, Platteville; Samuel
Bloomington; John Neav-
i'll, Potosi; Geo. w. Parker, Boscobel;
John Montieth, Fennimore; George f.
Smelser.
No other business coming before the
it adjourned, sine del.
Personal.
Mrs Sheffield, of JamestOw n, mother