Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-10-15
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY AND
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Films, Trowbride, Mollison, Allen
and Baird the Stand
ard. Bearers.
j. F. Carson and H. w. Lightly the
Legislative Candidates.
COUNTY CONVENTION.


The Republican County Convention for
Mower county convened at Court House
Hall at $50 p. M, Friday, Oct. 10, 1884,
aud was called to order by E. G. Dorr,
Chairman of County Central Committee.
Sanborn, of Racine was elected tempo
rary chairman.
On motion OF Allan Mellison, G. H.
Wilbour, of Austin, was elected tempo
rary secretary.
H. w. Elms moved that the Chair ap
point q committee of three on credentials.
Carried. The Chairman appointed as
such committee A. Lounsbury, of Wal
than, G. P. Clayton, of Clayton, and J.
d. Sheedy, of Austin city.
After some delay, the committee re-
ported the voting precincts of the coun-
ty represented by delegates as follows:
Adams.A: D: Harris, Guliek Olson;
Austin City-First Ward: Joseph Adams H.
| Thomas Riley. Second Ward: II. B. Corey, w.
| T. wilkins, 6. L. Vest e. L. Case, n. K. Noble,
| Geo. Baird, C. H. Wilbour. Third Ward: John
Austin fown-Thomas varco, H. W. Lightly:
D. L. Chandler
Bennington-No credentials
Clayton-C. P Clayton.
DeXter-G. Seebach.
| Dexter Village-A. Hunt.
Frankford-R. A. Donaldson, S. E. Boyes, &.
Grand Mcadow-R. Eckford, o. E. Loe.
Grand Meadow Village-H. B. Sheldon, AL
| yah HINT, c.. w. Martin.
Lansing John Mathieson, Ole &. Anderson,
! D. B. Johnson, Jr.
Lansing Viliage-E. B. Williams.
Lyle-John Beach, A. Hotson, Lewis Rawn, G.
Le RoyNW. ". Sweet E. A. witcomb J. D.
Alien, Jas: Shepard. c. Ii. Cotton.
Lodi-Thos. Rough.
! Taopi Villagc-C. H. Weber.
| Ma1shall-Geo. w. Philips, W. NJ. Corbitt.
Nevada-H; c. Anderson, .. Nelson, J. II. De
| Remer. o. Peterson.
| Pleasant Valley-E. S. Hoppin.
| Red Rock-J. D. Rugg, G. A. Warren.
Brownsville Village-M. b. Johnson, T. X
| Racine-O. j. sanborn, J. F. Carson f. Reed.
| sargeant-John Y. Gjernes, Ole Otterman.
| Udolpho-Bennett Cristean, Andrew Benson
Windom-F. &. Ray, D. L. McTavish, W. R
Snyder
Waltham-A. Lounsbury.
On motion, the report of the committee
on credentials was accepted, except as tC
the request of MIR. Russell to be ad.
mitted as delegate from Bennington.
On motion, the temporary organization
was made permanent.
II. w. Elms moved to proceed to an
informal ballot for County Auditor.
W.T.. Wilkins suggested the n nomination
first of the officers over which there was
no contest. ..
Mr.. Films would not give way, and in
sisted on his motion, which was carried
The Chair appointed Thos. Riley anc
D. l.. McTavish, tellcrs.
Mr.. Boyes, of Frankfort, nominated
II. w. Fins for County Auditor; Mr.
Carson nominated Philip Schlciger, o
Grand Meadow; and MIR. Noble nominatet
of 1cfI
Following was the result of the infor
NAL ballot:
II. w. Elms. ..................3 81
Phil Schleiger.. Aforementioned
W. NJ. Corbitt ...............
g. III. WilbOur. ............... 6
S. E. Boyes moved to make the infol
NAL ballot formal.
On motion of G. II. Wilbour, Mr.. Elm
was declared the unanimous nominee o
the convention.
For Register of Deeds, j. F. Carso
placed Nj. NJ. Trowbrldge in nomination
Mr.. Wilkins said he knew OF, no othe
candidate, and he therefore moved to sus
pend the rules and nominate Mr.. Trow
: bridge by reclamation. The rules wer
suspended, and Mr.. Trowbride declare
the unanimous choice of the conventio
for Register of Deeds.3
On motion of MIR. Elms, the CONVEX
: ton proceeded to an informal ballot fo
Sheriff. MIR. Carson presented the nam
of III. 3. Corey, and MIR. Lounsbury til
name Of Allan Mollison. The info
NAL ballot resulted as follows:
, II. B. Corey. ........ ...... 80