Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-02
The Republican County Convention.

number of candidates and the sharp
competition for nominations. Tuesday
evening most of the candidates, besides
those who live here, appeared on the
ground, with q few working and
trading" delegates. The few delegates
who appeared were surrounded three
deep with candidates. At an early
hour yesterday forenoon the delegates
began to arrive, and the street corners
and hotel bar-rooms presented lively
appearance, with crowds of delegates
and candidates or their "best men"
eagerly discussing the various points of
the situation.
At about 1:30 the convention was
called to order by d. B. Stevens, of the
county committee. j. III. Evans was
nominated chairman and David Schrei-
ner and M. p. Rindlaub secretaries.
The chair appointed the following
committee on credentials: Nj. j.
Smith, ID. B. Stevens, r. Meyer, Jr., j.
Il. Sarles, j. b. Mccoy. who retired
and shortly returned reporting the fol-
lowing list of delegates entitled to seats:
BeetOwn-P. j. Schloesser, Griffin
Hickock q votes), H. L. Sprague, Sam
Birch, w. P. Hartford.
Btoomington-David Ballantine, Geo.
Eennell, Herman Enke, Joseph Orr, Ira
Fox.
BoscobeI-J. III. Sarles, T. Carrier,
II. w. Hubbell. S. Anderson, VIM.
Scott, VIII De Lap, M. A. Sawyer.
CassviUe-D. B. Stevens, John HI. c.
Sneclode, Carl Kleinpell, John Klindt,
Henry Seipp, S. w. Okey.
Castle Rock-No representation.
ClJton-Thos. Watson, Chas. Gund-
ZACH, John Allen, w. c. Livingston.
Etlenboro-L. ID. Culver, James Nc.
Pherson, James Mccormick, John A,
Bradley.
Fenninsore-Martin Oswald, ID. T.
Parker. John Montieth, George Kruel,
VIM. Marsden.
GIenHaUe'a-James Orr, MARROW Kidd,
VIM. Wildman, Luther Basford.
Harrison-A. L. UT, VIM. Hounsell,
j. ii. Wilson, j. A. Blakeley.
Hazel Green-Joseph Harris, James
Edwards, jeff Crawford, w. ID. Jones.
l.. p. Reifsteck, VIM. Thomas, VIM. T.
Andrew.
Hickory Groue - Brainerd Hopkins,
Norman Gibbs, Wallace Young.
JamestoUn-Frank Lyster, A. J..
Brandt, D. N. Smalley, M. j. Smith.
LancaSter-R. B. Showalter, Joseph
Nathan, Ed. S. Morse, Thos. lockwood.
Henry Muesse, Chas. Orion, David
Schreiner, Chas. Basford, w. P. Rich
ardson, Richard Meyer, Jr., Jas. Kill
bourn, Henry Brinkman, John G. Clark,
G. II. Baxter.
Liberty-J. B. Mauer, Fred Dival.
Wesley Weir.
LtmG-Chas. E. Stehl, James Ash
more, VIM. Craven, A. NJ. Steele.
Little Grant-Isaac Garthwaite, Thos.
Hore, Henry Henkel.
Marion-E. B. Smith, Abbott Sam
mons.
MillUide-T. B. Anderson.
MI. Hope VIM. Chisholm, A. III.
Cornell, VIM. Rogers.
Mount Lda-Richard Buggins, II. H.
Streeter, A. M. Mckinney, S. B. Petit.
MuScOda-John Swingle, S. C. Nc
Donald, John Smalley, f. A. David,
w. G. Wicken.
PariS-Elisha Marvel, Joseph Long
botham, John Longbotham.
Patch Grove-Alfred Roberts, Charles
Dickinon, VIM. Horsfall.
PlatteUille-John Macarthur, Huron
Thomas, Fay Chase, Jonathan Evans,
Charles Weittenhiller, w. j. Funston,
w. f. Grindell, John Fawcett, H. C.
Doscher, j. B. Mccoy, James McGran-
ahan, Z. f. Newton, NJ p. Rindlaub, I'll.
III. Rountree, Chris. Horstman, George
Briggs, Hammer Robbins.
POtosi-George Kinney, William Bal
lie, Alf. Thomas, Thos. Carthew, Jos.
Walker, VIM. Richards, Geo. Chalder,
d. l.. Greene, John Mayne, DAVID Phil
lips.
!SnlelSer-Fred Hell, d. Wilkinson,
Geo. Wilkinson, John Eplett, DIR. III. A.
Terrill, j. P. Jones.
Wdterloo-John wager, Chas. Shap-
pell, T, M. wager, L. A. Elwell.
WdtterSt0,Cn-Jacob Scott, c. F. Tay-
lor
WjngUiLe - Orlando Thomas, L.
j. I. Kendrick, Thos.
Thomas, William Nichols, j. T. Chand-
Ter.
Woodnldn-Geo.B Brown, Orlin Garvin.
WyGtuSing j. A. Hartford, John
Boorman, James Gulick.
Mr.. Cornell, of Mt Hope, being alb
sent, w. II. Gilliard was admitted to
cast his vote.
The representative of Castle Rock
being absent, it was moved that +. w.
Bowden cast the vote of that town, but
be refused to do so.
Nominations then beng in order, Mr..
Basford presented the name of John
Dolphin; Mr.. Ballantine presented the
name of w. E. Garthwaite; Mr.. Lyster
the name of |. G. Taylor; Mr..
Carrier nominated II. ID. Farquharson;
Mr.. Clark, John Lane; Mr.. Robbins,
John Dawson; Mr.. Rogers, Lou. Belt
Ter; Mr.. Knapp, John Enloe and Mr..
j. A. Davis.
An informal ballot was then taken as
follows:
Dolphin. 49,. AZ Lane. ........ Is