St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-22
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The Democratic county convention met
yesterday morning at the court house at ten
O'Clock. John Mccarthy, as chairman, read
the call, and called for nomination for tenn
porary chairman. On motion Mr.. ]. s..
Moulton, of Lakeland, was elected, and Wal
ter r. Lehmick was elected secretary The
chairman appointed the following committee
on credentials Matt Clark, Aug. Stegmann,
G. II. Pratt, who reported the following dele
gates entitled to seats:
Afton-Aug. Stegmann.
Baytown-J. j. Griffin, B. E. Meigs.
College Grove-Wm. Fowler
Grant-Alvin Storer.
Lakeland-C. II. Pratt, ]. S. Moulton.
Oakdale-W- w. Stark, Cornelius Ma
lone.
Woodbury. John Murphy, Henry Schultz.
Saltwater Town-John Kitty, Fred Cur
It's.
Saltwater City, First Ward-Matt shortall,
NJ. Gillespie, Myron Shepard, John s. Burke,
John Mccarthy. w. r. Lehmcke, d. J.
Sullivan, John Malloy, E. W. Mcclure.
Second Ward-Wm NJ. May, J. s..
OBrien, NJ. Moffat, Jas. Mathews, B. j.
Mosier, Matt Clark, A. T. LiHdholm.
Third Ward-Geo. VI. Brusb, Emil Kruger,
L. E. Thompson, j. II. Cramer and John
Barry.
The report of the committee was adopted.
On motion the temporary offices were
made permanent.
The chairman then announced the bust
ness before the convention was the putting
before the convention the names of candi-
dates for the various county officers 10 be
elected on the 4th Of next November. The
following were unanimously nominated and
signifed their willingness to accept the sew
eral nominations:
County Auditor Jas. G. Foley.
County Treasurer-Myron Sheppard.
Judge of Probate-R. Lehmicke.
The nomination of county court commits
sion was left to the county committee to
make such nomination as they might see
fit.
The business took only short time,
and the convention has made strong
ticket.
The convention then adjourned.
The part of the convention members from
the First ward and the northern part Of tine
county met for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for the legislature, when the
| Hon. E. W. Durant obtained the unanimous
vote.
The members of the convention from the
Second and Third wards met in one of the
ante-rooms, when Geo. w. Bush was nomi-
mated for the legislature and Capt. w. C..
Bronson was renominated for county com
missioner.
The members from the Third district made
/ no nomination Of candidate for the district,
| but will meet at Lakeland on Tuesday next
/ for that purpose.
The Hon. E. w. Durant on receiving the
nomina alton at the hands of the Democrats
made quite lengthy speech, returning bis
| thanks for the honor. He said, that although
nominated for this section, should be be re.
returned, he would work equally for all parts
/ Of Washington county as well as Saltwater,
as whatever benefited the county benefited
I the city az much. No doubt there was much
/ opposition throughout the state TO Saltwater,
because Of the state prison here, but in the
| distribution Of the state offices, st. Paul go
! the state house, st. Peter the insane asylum
/ Saltwater the prison, and other points othel
| public buildings. A state prison is Away.
hated BY rogues, and good people have NJ
| love for t. The prison is not local, and
believe in it being well supported by the
whole state. AL know that am a Demo
crat, but times have changed somewhat since
/ last was your representative. There is ioE
q large independent body growing up, Win
viii cast their ballots for the one that theJ