Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-05

< Inc report OF the cOmmltteo on creueu'
tials was then adopted. A motion to
nominate county officers oy accclamation
was made. Mr.. ]. g. johnson, of Mar.
shall, asked If he was entitled 70 cast the
full vote of Marshall. The credentials Of
Marshall were read. Smith Boyes moved
that they be thrown out as incorrect.
Mr.. Sweet moved that convention proceed
to elect candidates for county offices bv
acclamation, VIXEN but one candidate was !
nominated by ballot, when there was
more than one by ballot. J. D. Allen
moved to amend by substituting
nominate" for select"
CO.. Shortt nominated G. H. Wilbour
for county auditor and the secretary was
instructed to cast vote Of convention for |
Mr.. Wilbour. The following nominations
were then made by acclamation, A. Requa
treasurer; A. Mollison. sheriff; G. J. Short |
Register of Deedss w. w. RanneY, Judge |
of Probate; D. B. johnson, Jr., county
attorney.
For Superintendent of Schools, G. D.
Belden. MIR. Tibbets and w. II. Palmer
were nominated. The result Of tho bal. !
lot was Belden 49, Tibbets 26. Palmer TO-
At this point il was moved and carried
that the temporary organization be made
the permanent one and that vote be in
serted in its proper place in minutes.
A. D. Moore moved that roll be called
to find how many delegates were present.
On motion of G. F. Greening. Mr.. Allen
of Grand Meadow was nominated for
surveyor. A. w. Allen was nominated
for coroner, ". W. Ranney was nomi'
mated for court commissioner. The con-
vention had been far from orderly, but
now as it proceeded to the election Of
delegates to the state convention, con-
fusion reiened. H. W. Lightly was nomi-
mated and elected chairman of the dele
CATION to St. Paul. 8. Sweningsen and
G. F. Greening were then nominated and
Mr.. Greening was elected by acclamation.
Confusion was the only thing apparent
at this stage of the proceedings. A dele
gate said Greeing was Merriam man
and they would not have Merriam dele
gate. Mr.. Sanborn SAID they wanted an
east side man and if they could not have
him they would not vote for an Austin
man. Swtningsen said they had carried
this thing without east side help and they
would not elect an east side man, unless he
is for McGill. Smith Beyes. we are not
McGill and don't want any McGlll dele
gates. A vote by ballot was called for
and taken and the result was announced
to be Sweningsen 81, Greening 81.
g. J. Miller and Greening were then
nominated and the result Of the ballot
was announced to be Miller 81 and Green.
ing 81. A. Swift, O. Ayers. P. A. Peter
son and W. W. Sweet were then elected
by acclammation:
E. A. Whitcomb, G. A. Warren. Moses
Bolio. Lyman Baird. Thos Varco. NJ. B.
johnson and F. G. Ray we're elected
alternates.
A county central committee consisting
of one from each commissioner district
consisting of L. D. Baird, G. F. Green
ing, G. A. Roy, K. Amundson and A.
Swift was then appointed by the char.
This part of the convention then ad-
journed. -.'
The other department Of the conven-
ton. numbering 81 delegates, according To-
the report of the Secretary, assembled in
the Office of Lafayette French and was
called to order by Mr.. French, chair
man of County Central Committee. 49,.
J.F. Carson was duly elected chair
man, and J. ]. Gilbertson, Secretary.
On motion of H.. B. Corey the chair
was instructed to appoint committee
of three to select seven delegates to at
tend the Republican Convention to be
held at St. Paul on Sept. s. The chair
appointed as such committee, H. o. Bas-
ford, John Mathieson and A. D. Moore.
The committee selected as such dele
gates, Lafayette French, chairman; w.
L. Hollister, ]. D. Allen, L. D.. Carter.
H. B. Sheldon, J. j. Gilbertson and ]. F.
Carson. 50 T.
The following precincts participated:
Town of Racine, Pleasant Valley, Sar-
geant, Udolpho, Brownsville. Red Rock,
Austin city, Marshall, Window, CLAYTON.
Bennington, KeRoy Village, Grand Mea-
dow Town. Grand Meadow Village,
frankfort, Lansing, Taopi Town, Dexter
| VILLAGE and Dexter Town, jl.. IL.
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The convention to nominate repre-
sentative for the South District was call
ed to order at $50 by J. D. Allen. J. D.
Allen was elected Chairman and H. b.
Corey, Secretary. A committee on Gre
dentials was appointed consisting Of l.,
French, E. A, Whitcomb and 4. Amund-
son.. Their report seating the same dele
gates as had seats in the County Conven-
ton except from the town OF Adams,
~, 4l,o full town dalpnatinn was rnc-