Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-09-22

and the following nominations made by
Sheriff-Allan Mellison.
Clerk of Courts. Sweningsen.
County Attorney-L. F. Clausen.
For Probate Judge, w. w. Ranncy
received IS votes and Ormanzo Allen
IS votes on the informal ballet. On
motion the informal ballot was made
formal, md Mr.. Ranney declared the
nominee for Probate Judge.
Motion to adjourn for one hour. Lost.
Lafayette French moved to make e. d.
Belden the unanimous choice of the con-
vention for Superintendent of Schools. A
delegate called for q ballot, and a ballot
was had with the following result: G. D.
Belden So. N K Noble 10, Chas. Stef1ns8 8.
On molten. the ballot wal declared for
NAL, and Mr.. Belden tbs nominee.
Judge D. B. Johnson Jr. declined the
nomination of Court Commissioner.
Hon. N. X. Noble va proposed. but be-
ing . Justice of the Peace was declared
ineligible, 20 Judge johnson proposed
". w. RSnneY, and he was declared the
unanimous nomlnee for Court Com.
On motion, G. H. Allen of. Grand
Meadow, was nominated for County
Surveyor, and DR.. j. P. Squires of Aus
tin, for Coroner, both by reclamation.
Lafayette French proposed the name
of l.. A. Pierce. q McGill man) for chair
man Of the delegation to the State Con-
vention, aud moved his election by &C.
clamatiOn.
). J. Sanborn of Racine. said the far
mers wanted Gibbs for Governor, and
also limited that they preferred = farme,
to head the delegation by sug1estinR
&Io 400 7 n 0orooN Tho Fnllo-
ing is the result of the ballot: Carson
Mr.. Carson was declared elected.
himself q Gibbs man, and was elected
the second delegate. BY vote of IS. to
81 for N. B. johnson, 4 prominent Nc
Gil mau.
For the Sd delegate J. c.. Beardslsy OF
Austin, was elected by reclamation.
For the 4th delegate John Mathieson
(9ibbs) of Lansing, received 50 votes. and
and w. A. Nolan (HcGilD 81 votes.
Mathieson was declared elected.
Thos. Riley was next brought forward.
and after pledging himself to Gibbs, was
elected the 9Th delegate by reclamation.
On motion. the delegates were in
structedFto support Hon. J.lL. Gibbs fol
Governor, and Frank B. Kellogg for At
torney General.
On motion Of Thos. Riley, any dele
rate unable to attend was authorized to
appoint his own proxy, aud on suggestion
Of Nj. TrowbridKe the Instructions wers
held tn apply to proxy delegates al well as
originals.
The Chairman being authorized to ap'
point q county central committee. he an.
nounced the following: L. French OF
Austin chairman, W. B. Spencer Of L.
Roy, Alvah Hunt of Grand Meadow, A
Swift of Brownsville H. G. Anderson Of
Nevada. F-~S*~
Hon. J. L. Gibbs beng present, the
chairman introduced him to the conven.
ton - ''our next Governor" and he made
q very neat little speech, which was re.
ceived with applause. A few well chosen
remarks were also made by Mr.. Kellogg,
candidate for Attorney General.
Convention adjourned.
The south district representative con.
vention organized by electing II. II.
TrowbridEe chairman and H. W. Elm,
secretary.
The delegates, except in one or two pre-.
clncts, were the ssme - I the main con
~vention for the towns of the district.
J. Adams and 8. Sweningsen were ap'
pointed tellers.
Lafayette French presented the name OF
J. D. Allen for Representative. and d. L.
Chandler the name of II. w. Lightly.
An Internal ballot Was taken with the
following result: Allen IS. Lightly Is.
On motion the ballot was made formal,
and Mr.. Allen declared the nominee.
10 Adams moved the appointment Of q
district central committee of three. The
chair appointed ]. D.. Allen Of Leroy,
D. L. AcLavish of Window, and E. G.
Dor Of Austin.
Adjourned.
In the first commissioner district ]. ].
Hunt of Walthsm was nominated for CON-
missioner.