Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-09-14
Senatorial District Convention.

Inc COnNenIlOn LOT tue olAteeutn
senatorial district, to elect four delegates
to represent the district at Monroe, was
held at the court house, in this city,
Monday, the 11thinst.
The convention was called to order at
1 p. M, by Mr.. c. II. Baxter, chairman
of the county committee, I. N. Hub
bell was elected chairman of the con-
vention and o. j. Arnold Secretary. A.
w. Bell moved the appointment of a
committee of three on credentials; car
ried, and the chair appointed Mcssrs.
Horsfall, Clark and Lyster, as such
committee. The following delegates
were reported as entitled to take part
in the deliberations of the convention:
First District-Andrew Smith, Joseph
Harris, A. w. Bell, F. Lyster and A.
V. Knapp.
Second District-W. b. Clark. Thos.
Carthew, John Yaeger, S. W. Okey and
A. Humphrey.
Third Districts. NJ. Mcdonald, j.
Horsfall, I. n. Hubbell, 0. j. Arnold,
A. l.. LOOMS, The report of the COM
mittee was accepted and the committee
discharged.
A. l.. Loomis moved each district
present the name OF one delegate. Pre-
vious to a vote being taken w. b. Clark
| suggested that it be understood hat the
delegates present from each district cast
the full vote of the delegation as they
had been instructed SO to do. Mr..
Loomis' motion was then taken up and
passed.
S. w. Okey nominated w. b. Clark,
of Bloomington, as the delegate from
the second district. o. j. Arnold NOM
mated S. M. Mcdonald, of Muscoda, as
the delegate from the third district. f.
Lyster nominated A. w. Bell, of Platte
vile, as the delegate from the first dis
trict.
0. j. Arnold moved the delegates.
who were present express their views on
the question of congressman. Messrs.
Clark, Bell, and Mcdonald, t%hereupon
made open confession of The faith hat
was in them as true and tried Hazelton
men.
f. Lyster moved the vote be viva voce
OF all three delegates at once. Carried,
J. Horsefall then moved that the gentle
men nominated act as delegates for the
sixteenth senatorial district at Monroe.
Carried.
+. Lyster presented the name of Ii. ID.
Farquharson, of Lancaster, as the fourth
delegate. 0. l.. Loomis presented the
name Of G. II. Baxter, of Lancaster, j.
Horsefall proposed Z. l. Kidd, of Mill
vile.
The chair appointed S. w. Okey as
teller and the convention proceeded to
ballot ON the names presented, the vote
standing: Baxter 8, Farquharson 6,
Kidd /. G. Ii. Baxter having received
a majority was declared elected. A,
w. Bell moved to make the vote unani-
nous, carried
w. B. Clark suggested that as the
other gentlemen had been asked to give
their experience that Mr.. Baxter should
have the floor for the same purpose. Mr..
Baxter said he should certainly support
Mr.. Hazelton with all his might. He
thought his position had, however, been
determined long ago by his acts as well
as words.
w. b. Clark moved that the delegates
present at the convention cast the full
vote of the delegation. Carried.
j. Horsefall moved the delegates be
instructed to cast their votes for Geo. c..
Hazelton, first, last and all the time.
J Carried with cheers. Nothing further
coming before the convention a motion
was made and carried to adiourn.