The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-10-25

LIE republican convention yesterday
was organized by the election OF G. F.
Snalley chairman and G. B. Burnett Sec
| rotary. DIR. Currens, Oscar Alter and
John Ruechhoeft were appointed COM
mittee on credentials. While at work on
their report the chair announced that
Mr.. Kustermann the nominee for con-
gress was present and would like to adj
dress the convention. Mr.. FISHERMAN
appeared and made personal appeal for
votes which was in most execrable taste.
He spoke of his own popularity in Brown
county which would insure him 2,0C0
majority, and the unpopularity of Mr..
Bnskner in Sheboygan county which
would insure him (Kustermann1 major
ity also in that county and asked for the
support of Manitowoc county on the
ground that he would be particularly
pleased to look after its interests for the
reason that he got his wife here, CThe
Pilot Graves indulgence for the introduce
ton of lady in politics but urges in ex-
tenuation that it is simply report OF
proceedings and not an offense tn actu.)
John Schuette was called out and talk
cd tariff making couple of good points
John can talk good sense-for more of it
than many men who have more reputa-
ton as campaign orators. The contrast
between his remarks and Kusterman's
puerilities was by no means hattering to
the nominee for congressional honors.
At the close of Mr.. Schuette's address
the convention proceeded to bushes.
The following senatorial delegates were
elected: DIR. Currens, E. S. Bedell,
Frank Stirn, Ole Benson, John Ruech-
hoeft. 1t was agreed to nominate county
officers by reclamation in pursuance of
which James Noble was nominated for
sheriff and Frank Stirn for register. Mr..
Stirn announced that he would accept
only on condition that full ticket was
nominated. Harry Gilbert of Liberty
was then nominated for county clerk. A
motion to nominate Morritz Kiel for
treasurer was met by that gentleman with
positive refusal to accept. Capt. Gus
taveson moved that the present incum-
bent be Endorsed and the chair ruled the
motion out of order. Captain Gustave-
son was put IN nomination and q. A.
Danforth of Meme suggested that the
captain while in the army led many a
hopeless charge and should not now de
cline to do so. Gustaveson insisted that
bayonets and ballots were different
things and insisted upon his right to de-
cline the nomination. Hugo Klingholtz
OF Manitowoc Rapids was then nominal
ed. For Clerk OF the Court George Po-
well was nominated, and for District At
torney G. A. Forrest.
Alter pleaded for the nomination of the
present superintendent of schools and
drove that official out of the room by
undeserved complimentary mention.
VIM. Hemp schemeyer truthfully stated
that Albert Guttmann was fully as good
a man and would make just as good an
officer and Mr.. Guttmann was nominated.
Some one announced that Mr.. OHara
had quit the democratic party and he
was nominated for county surveyor. Mr..
O'Hara will likely set this matter at rest
himself and prove his fealty to the party
whose principles he has SO long advo-
Gated.
DIR. O'Connell was put in nomination
against DR.. Luhmann for coroner. Each
one will likely vote for the other.
- DR.. Currens innocently precipitated a
fight by nominating r. D. Smart for
chairman of the county committee. Mr..
Kress the present incumbent, immediate
ly took the floor and stated that it was
bad time to swap horses while crossing a
stream. He had things in excellent run
ming order and everything promised a
decreased democratic majority in this
county. His retirement now would
undo all that had been done. Those who
now sought his removal had done moth
ing for the party and DR.. Currens and
his associates from Two Rivers were not
regularly elected delegates. DR.. Currens
replied by showing his credentials and
stating that Mr.. Kress had ignored the
other members of the committee and had
appointed members in Two Rivers to
take the place of those regularly ap-
pointed in the convention. The chair
took a hand in and stated that no one
had done more to help the republican
party than Mr.. Kress had and that
change at this time would be disastrous.
George Burnett poured oil ca the troubled
waters and moved to adjourn before more
bitter things were said. The convention
took his advice and adjourned sine die.