St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-19
Republican Cou,.tv convention.

Republican County Convention.
At 2 O'Clock yesterday the Republican
county convention was called to order bv
Mr.. A. P. Noyes, acting in behalf of E. L.
Hospes, chairman. The first business was
the election of a temporary chairman, and
Geo. M. Seymour and S. L. Cowan &ere put
In nomination. On motion it was decided
that voting would be by ballot. The acting
chairman appointed Messrs. Sabin, Lehman
and Marsh as tellers. S. L. Cowan was
elected as temporary chairman by 81 out of
the 30 votes cast
Mr. j. G. Heningw was unanimously elected
secretary.
On motion a committee of five was ap-
pointed by the chairman on credentials. viz:
Noyes, chairman; Sabin, Doe, MiIard,
Stephen, who reported the following delegates
present:
Forest Lake-A. P Moves.
Oakdale-G. w. Lehman, Arthur Stephen.
Baytown-W. E. Cove, S. L. Cowan and
j. Fisher.
Lakeland-B. X. Watson, Elias Mexican.
Saltwater TOWN.. P. Roe
Marne-Geo. f. Sabin, Chas. Westergren,
John Lund, John Elmquist, P. j. Hagman,
Soren Magnuson.
Denmark-Henry Peterson
Grant-John Theland.
Oneka-Prescott Newman.
Woodbury-John Reid
Saltwater City, First Ward-Fayette Marsh,
l.. W. Eldred, f. E. Joy by proxy, c. Clark
by proxy, and s. H. Danforth.
Second Ward-Drs. Willard. Merrill and
Donald. j. Duel, Chas. Boo, Frank Raiter,
Andrew Schow, August Boreen, JAS. Conuor,
R. F. Hersey.
Third Ward-A K. Doe, j. Deragisch,
Geo. NJ Seymour, E. A. Folsom, j. C. Hem
ing, E. G. Butts, L. Bergeron, j. G. Nelson
and Abe Hall.
On motion the temporary organization
was made permanent
Mr.. Cowen thanked the convention for
his appointment as chairman, and trusted
the deliberations would be carried on cor
daily.
The nomination of candidates for the fol-
lowing offices were made: County treasurer
Z. A. Folsom; auditor, w. c. Masterman :;
judge OF probate, no nomination. On this
meeting, Mr.. Geo. F. Sabin said, that no
one could be appointed in the county who
could I'LL the place of the present incumbent,
Judge Lehmicke and, therefore, he would
move that the convention make no nomin a.
ton. County commissioner, f. H. Ewing;
coroner, B. j. Merrill, M. D.
| On motion the chair appointed commit
tee OF three to select ten delegates from the
county convention to attend the judicial
| convention here on the 24ihinst The chair
appointed Messrs. Sabin, Marsh and DR..
| Donald.
The committee reported the following as
the committee to attend the judicial conven-
ton: H. R. Murdoch, Fayette Marsh, j. N
Searls, Geo. F. Sabin, Elias Mexican, Geo.
Fisk, Geo. W. Campbell, N. H. Clapp and
j. N Lehman.
| On motion the report was adopted, and q
provision made to supply vacancies.
County Committee-E. L. Hospes, Geo. F.
Sabin, A. P. Noyes, Chas. P. Holcomb, W.
w. Furber.
| This committee was straight Gilfllar
committee, as the convention was composed
OF members the majority of whom were il
his favor. Elias Mexican endeavored to get
the convention to pledge itself to support
Gilfillan, but the anti-Gilfillau men blocked
this by moving an adjournment before he
rose to offer his motion. It was agreed by
most of the members before the convention
opened that no action would be taken on the
Gilfillan embroglio.
The convention adjourned with especially
little Earring.
As soon as the county convention adj
journed, the members of the convention who
were to take part in the nominations for
members of the legislature, and also county
| commissioners, met in the anteroom of the
court house. Those of the First ward and Of
the towns of Saltwater, Oneka, Oakdale,
Grant, Marine and Baytown nominated Chas.
A. Peterson for the legislature with a district
committee of three, viz: A. D. Roe, George
F. Sabin and A. d. Poster. They nominated
for the First commissioner district Soren
Magnuson as county commissioner, with
Noyes, Newman and Westergen as commit
tee.
The members of the convention from the
Second and Third wards of the city of Still
water nominated Mr.. E. L. Hospes for the
legislature and Mr.. A. K. Doe as county
commissioner.