Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-25
Republican County Convention.
DR.. HOLSTER the Senatorial Nomi-
nee.
All the Present County Oacers Re-nomi-
mated.
A Good Ticket; and it will Win.

A Good Ticket; and it will Win.
! The county convention met at Court
House Hall Friday afternoon. and was
called to order about 2:30 p. m, by DR..
W. L. Hollister, chairman of the Repub-
lican Central Commute.
While DR.. Hollister was reading the
call, W. T. Wilkins of Austin, moved that
the further reading of tho call be dis
pensed with, and that n. K. Noble be
made temporary chairman.
w. w. Ranney of Grand Meadow, was
also nominated for temporary chairman.
On motion, it was decided to elect the
chairman by ballot; and s. J. Sanborn of
| Racine, John Fisher of Austin, and G. ].
Riker of Lansing, were appointed tellers
| The ballot resulted as follows, both
delegations voting from the town of Win
dom.
w. w. Ranney. ..................&
! N. K. Noble ..... 81
| On motion. Geo. F. Goodwin of Grand
Meadow, was elected temporary Secre
tary.
| Moved and carried that the chairman
appoint a committee of five on creden-
tials. The following committee was ap-
pointed: S. Bostwick of frankfort, Ira
Jones of Lansing, W. L. Stiles of Pleas
ant Valley, Allan Mollison of Austin
City, and J. H. Bliss of Austin Town.
After recess of about half an hour,
the committee on credentials reported the
following delegates entitled to seats in
the conventions:
Austin City-1st ward: H W Elms,
Fay R Smith, Thomas Riley, Allan Mol.
lison, Joseph Schwan, L NJ ODER. I'd
ward: w T Wilkins. c H Coats, A
H Hill, F Andrews, N K Noble, S
G Oleson, John Fisher. Sd ward: o
Austin Town. K Strever, H Bliss,
J NJ Sterling, H w Lightly.
LeRoy-C A Roy. J Martz, W "
Sweet, A H Hayes, W B Nilsson, J. w
IodiLTh %anHH' furton, Warren Wal
kerr
Bennington-J G johnson, Fred Cox
Clayton-C p Clayton, H p Colman.
Dexter Village-O J Simmons, f P
Scott.
Dexter Town-G Seebach, c Proeschel.
Frankford-S Bostwick, E Boyse, G
w Dean.
Grand Meadow TOWN. Eckford, E
Jorgcns, A D Moore s s Bohn.
Grand Meadow Village-G F Goodwin,
J Peterson, Phillip Schleiger, W W Ran
ney.
| III
Lansing Village-P D Vaughan, Geo
| Wood.
Lyle Town-John Beach, G c Allen, o
Wilder, E D Ames.
Lyle Village-Th Irgens, John 0 Myhre,
A H Anderson.
Taopi Village-Horace Nilsson, Peter
Strom.
Marshall-B P Haugen, Peter Johnson,
D Hagen.
Nevada-o G Brown, Peter Hanson,
Sven Jacobson.
Pleasant Valley-Wm Brown, E S Hop
Red Rock-O J Hill, H G Case, G F
Tompkins.
Brownsville Village-H A Brown, Geo
E Rolph, NJ B Johnson, Ole Hanson.
Racine-J F Carson, s j Sanborn, r
E Stewart, D E Sanborn.
sargeant-J T Gjernes, Geo W King,
G. Halverson.
Udelpho-s Washburn, S 1ngvalson,
Burr Maxwell.
Windom-F G Ray, James Pierce, W
s Willis.
:Waltham-John Hoy, A Lounsbury.
Adams-John o johnson, Jr., G Olson.
Jno H Johnson, l. Harris.
On motion of Mr.. Bostwick, the tenn
porary organization was made permanent.
On motion of H. A. Brown, the con-
vention proceeded to an informal ballot
for Senator, with the following result:
w. L. HOLSTER. ..63
w. i. WllklnS. ..O4
Motion made by G. H. Coats of Austin,
that the convention proceed to formal
ballet. Before the motion was put, Mr..
Wilkins said he was willing to consider
the informal formal ballot, and moved
that Dr. HOLSTERS nomination be made
unanimous: Carried.
Mr.. Wilkins said he acknowledged the
corn" He was beaten clear out of sight.
Now, he wanted every Republican to turn
in and give DR.. Hollister the biggest ma
iority a senatorial candidate ever received
in this county. CThree cheers we're given
for W. T. Wilkins.)
The chairman appointed W. T. Wilkins,
Ira Jones, and s. Bostwick, committee
to wait ON DR.. Hollister, and inform him
of his nomination.
DR.. HOLSTER was brought forward, and
said: Il thank you for the honor of this
nomination. My modesty prevents me
from saying anything more. I will see
you again"
c. A. Roy of Leroy, offered the follow
ing 'resolution, and moved it's adoption:
Resolued. That the nominee of this con-
ventiOn for state senator be instructed to
use all honorable means for the re-elec-
ton of Hon. VIM. Window for U. S. Sen
atOr.
| s. J. Sanborn of Racine, moved to
amend by inserting the name Of Hon. M,
II. Dunnell.-
8. Bostwick of frankfort. took the
floor, and spoke very forcibly agasnst in
! structions. He did not believe in hamper
ing candidate in that way. He had conf
depce in the nominee-thathe would vote
as he believed would be for the best inter
ests of his constituents. Shall we tram
mel him7 Shall we make of him mere
, machine1 Let him be free to vote TO,
Window, or Dunnell, or any man he con-
siders the best man. If he is not compe-
! tent to vote intelligently, let us rescind
the vote by which he was nominated, and
select some man who is competent to per
form that duty.
w. T. Wilkins said he thought the CON
vention ought to have q chance TO vote on
the resolution.
Amid great noise and confusion. and
yells of sDunnell," ''Windom," mo In
structions." &c., Geo. F. Goodwin Of
Grand Meadow. moved to lay the re-
solution on tho table. There was q
decided pica coco vote IN the affirm
alive, and tho resolution was laid upon