The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28
THE CONVENTION.

kee to the chair.
MIR. Pors in taking the chair stated
| that he was chosen to preside not
because he had agreed to but because
he had not refused. and the old saying
is that silence gives consent. We have
| met here in convention for the first
time. We are welded together for a
period of 10 years. 1 hope our married
life will prove happy one and that this
our honeymoon will be particularly SO.
| hope that the offspring of this con-
vention will prove fortunate, and that
| our harmonious action here will rebound
| not only to the glory of the party,
but the good of the country. What is
the further pleasure of the convention.
THEODORE Kersten was chosen secretary
of the convention. The chair appointed
the following COMMITTEES: On creden-
tials; J. 81. NJ. Wigman, Carl Zillier,
". A. Walker.
On permanent organizations: P. 81.
Smith, John Carey, Al. Gray, A. Zim-
norman, B. F. Carter, Patrick Nc
Conville.
On Resolutions A. Puhlmann, w. F.
Nash, M. V. McMullen, VIM. Fitzgerald,
Van. Bromley, E. Seyk. Convention
adjourned until 2:3O P. M.
Convention called to order at 3d.
Committees on credentials and perma-
nent organization reported which reports
were adopted unanimously. The tenn
porary organization was made permanent
and candidates were presented. Pend
ing the roll call, Mr.. Kersten of Calu.
met addressed the convention as follows:
'Mr. President: There seems to be
candidate from every county in the dis
trict. Ozaukee and Kewaunee will please
excuse me. In order to make the thing
more merry, we also present a candidate
from our county. We do not expect that
he will be nominated by this convention,
but if he should be, Calumet would sure
ly give him a reusing majority. His
name is John E. McMullen. It is the
wish of the delegation from our county
to vote on the informal ballot for John
McMullen. and then cast our vote for T.
r. Hudd, man known all over the state
and who, if nominated by this conven-
ton, will surely be elected, and his voice
will be heard all over the west from the
capitol at Washington. To show our in
structions we cast our first ballot for
John McMullen and then go for 7. r.
Hudd. There is one delegate from our
county, the western part, who is unin-
strueted. He is here by the grace of the
republican party. When we have voted
/ 900 times for Hudd, the first choice of
Calumet county, we will then look for
another candidate. %
Mr.. Pullman of Sheboygan, presented
the name of VIM. Elwell in the following
speech
"Mr. President, Gentlemen of the |
Convention: I rise for the purpose of
presenting to you the name of our choice. |
The gentleman whom we now place be- |
fore you is pioneer of our county. His |
name is too we'll known throug hout the |
state to make it necessary for me at this
time to comment on his character. The |
candidate Sheboygan county presents to
you is the Hon. VIM. Elwell"
On the first ballot the delegates from |
each county in the district voted for
candidate from their individual counties. |
The vote stood as follows: Hudd, 6; |
Rankin, 8; Elwell, 7; MoMullen, 4; Horn,
8; Timlin, 3. On End ballot Kersten, |
McMullen and Cook of Calumet, went |
over to Hudd, the other delegates voting
as on the first ballot Soft continued |
until the 9th ballot, when Ozaukee went |
to Timlin, swelling his vote to 6. On 9th |
ballot Conville of Kewaunee voted for
Hudd. Seyk, with two votes, voted for
Rankin; Fitzgerald and Zimmerman for |
Elwell; Pors sticking to Timlin and Car
ter to McMullen, being viva vOce blanks.
The 18th ballot stood, Hudd, 10; Ran
kin, 10; Elwell, 8; Timlin, L; McMullen,
1. The convention then took recess of
one-half hour.
Balloting began Immediately after re-
cess was over, with no change except that
Carter voted Horn and was followed by
Ozaukee. After "a ballots were cast,
Zimmerman suggested that fiat ballots
be taken, !. G. that it be assumed that all
ballots between the Oath and the Tooth
be declared the same as the Oath and the
convention begin at 100.
Mr.. Walker offered an explanation why
Mr.. Rankin's name was not presented |
formally before balloting began. When
the Both ballot was reached, Mr.. Carey
stated that there was no glory in keeping
up the machine voting, and in order to |
give the delegates q chance to talk the |
situation over, he moved for an adjourn |
ment until 7:30 IN the evening. Carried. |
At 7:30 the convention proceeded to |
ballot with the usual result. When the |
33rG Wss reached, Ozaukee voted for |
Eudd, and it was thought break was |
made Hudd reached 13 in this ballot |
Ozaukee then went to Rankin twice in |
succession. making his vote Is on two |
ballots. This created the greatest en-
thnsiasm. Then Elwell was compli-
mented, giving him 10 as maximum.
On the 37th ballot the leading candi-
dates had 10 each, Carter voting for
Lynch with unbroken monotony. Zim-
norman created some amusement by de-
filming his position which he did as fol-
lows:
81 want to offer an explanation of my
vote. Two years ago met Joe at Gin
cinnati at the democratic convention and
he asked me, 'Adolph, what the Devil
are you here for 1 said, Joe, came
here to make good nomination Now
l am here delegate, but Joe hasn't ask
ed me yet what l am here for. I have
voted for him twice but will do so no
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