New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-09-01
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Republican county convention
met at the Court House at 1:3O o'clock
p. m. Saturday, Aug. 28th, and was
called to order by MIR. X. II. Helling,
chairman of the Republican county
committee. The convention organized
by the election of Mr.. Edwin Paulson,
of Linden, as chairman and Mr.. Ernst
Brandt, of New Ulm, as secretary. On
motion, the chair appointed commit
tee on credentials as follows: John
Lind, Clement Halverson, Gust. Spell
brink. The committee made report
showing the following named delegates
present and entitled to seats in the con.
vention:
| New ULM-John Lind, Fir. Burg. H.
Schapekahm, John Neumann, S. ID.
Peterson, II. d. Beussman. K. II. Hell
ling, E. Brandt, Jonas Laudenschlager.
SLEEPY EYE-Hans Mo, D. I. Rus
sell, L. G. Davis, w. w. Smith.
! SPRINGFIELD-O Oscar Erickson, c..
Emerson.
BAsHAw- w. Peterson, Gust.
Wing.
BURNsTowN-Peter j. Moe, votes.
i CoTToNwooD-B. Marschner, j.
Schlumberger.
EDEN-Geo. Heart, votes.
HoME-Port Gibbs, II. Werring.
LAKE HANsKA-.John Moe, Ivel
Thorson, Peter Olstad.
LEAvENwoRTH- Sam Scherman, G.
w. Harrington.
L1NDEN-C. Halverson, e. Ander
son, Ed. Paulson.
STARK-And. j. Gilman.
s1GEL-C. Schweppe, Fred Schwep
pc.
!, ALB1N-H sigu-dson, II. o. Moen
PRAlR1Ey1LLE-H. j. knudson
) Thos. Foster.
) M1LFoRD-Gust. A. Spellbrink.
) The report Of the committee WI:
; adopted.
, On motion, Jos. Bobleter, candidate
) for State Treasurer, was authorized t.
name delegates and alternates to The
State convention. He thanked the con
vention for the honor conferred and ex
planned that while he knew the gentle
men present were all his friends anC
!, that he would be greatly pleased t.
have them all go to St. Paul as dele
gates. but as the county was only en-
titled to four he hoped the convention
would pardon him if he selected sucl
delegates as in his opinion could hes
further his interests. He named tn,
following:
DELEGATES. ALTERNATEs.
John Lind, And. w. Peterson
Fir. Burg, w. Hauensteln,
S. D. Peterson G. Halverson,
w. W. Smith. Geo. Heart.
On motion, the chair appointed :
y committee of five to report names TO
delegates to the Ninth district senator
ial con vention. The committee after
/ brief consultation recommended tn,
election of the following delegates
Il which recommendation was adopted
Jos. Bobleter, c. w. A. Krook, G. D.
Griffith, A.. w. Peterson, a. j. Gilman
D. I. Russell, John Neuman, Geo. W.
Harrington.
) Hon. John Lind offered the following
J. resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
), Resolved, that: Recognizing with
pride the worth of Col. Jos. Bobleter,
both as a citizen and as a soldier and
veteran, with full confidence in his in.
tegrity, ability and fitness, we heartily
commend him to to the State Conyen-
ton for nomination for State Treasurer,
/, and our delegates are hereby instruct
ed to use all honorable means to secure
Z. his nomination.
1 Resolved, further: That it is the sense
| of this convention, that no man shall
4 be nominated for legislative Office at
the hands Of the Republicans in this
4 district, who is not in favor Of the cleo
4 ton of Gov. G. e. Davis to the o.. S.
Senate at the ensuing session, and who
will not publicly pledge his best efforts
land his vote to secure such result.
There being no further business the
slconventiOn adjourned sine die.