Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-31
THE IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
- CONVENTION.
The Attendance Quite Large and the
PrOef edings Very Harmonious.
DELEGATES SELECTED.

PrOef edings Very Harmonious.
DELEGATES SELECTED.
| Pursuant to the call a democratic
county convention was held at Dodge
vile, Tuesday, Aug. %. There was q
large attendance Of delegates, every
town except Linden being represented
Shortly after one o'clock the conven.
ton was called to order by the chair
man of the county committee.
Hon. NJ. J. Briggs, of Dodgeville
was selected as chairman of the con.
vention, and on assuming the chair
made brief but vigorous and able
tariff reform speech.
On motion of Hon. James Ryan
John w. Horn, of Mineral Point, and
c. e. Wells, of Dodgeville, were
chosen to act as secretaries.
On motion the chair appointed Geo.
W. Strong, of Miffiin, James Ryan, of
Ridgeway, and Richard Lane, of
Dodgeville, as a committee on creden-
tials.
On motion of Cyrus I.anyon the
convention took a recess subject to
the call of the chair.
AS soon as the report of the com
mittee ON credentials was prepared
the convention re-assembled. The
following named delegates were report
ed as entitled to seats in the conven-
ton:
VIM. f. Rowe, John E. Smith.
CLYDE.
S. S. Gle, ]. J. Shannon. Thomas Pollard.
DoDGEvILLE.
H. J. Briggs, Aldro jerks, Thomas H. Arthur,
Richard Lane OrviIle Strong, C. Bilkey, Wesley
Hooking, W. II. Keane, Ole Edmunds. Erick
HolVerson, H. Pengelly. George Michael, W. II.
Thomas, J. B. Mcpherson, C. J. Thomas, Peter
Grimm. James Tally, Thomas Ellwood.
EDEN.
Christopher Fritsch, NJ. F. Doyle, j. G. Com
fort, Ole Jacobson, A. ]. Mile.
HIGHLAND.
P. j. Dolen, K. Kennedy Jacob Fecht. John
Klingle John W. Gum. B. H. Kreul Albert
Neibur, D. W. Cholyin, ]. NJ Collins John Duffy.
MIFFLIS.
George w. Strong, VIM. Elgar, Elmer Ellis
worth, j. C. Kirkpatrick.
MINERAL POINT.
Town.-Edward Cullen, Alois Schsumburg,
A. Weidenfeiler, John Carpenter, John Mari, B.
McMurray.
City-First ward.-Wm. J. Healy, Cyrus Ian
yon, Robert NJ. Crawford, Charles Hornung
John ODowd, James B. Prideaux, J. J. Pen
hallegon.
City-Second ward. - John Gorgen George
Jeuck, John Horn, Charles Gilman, W. J. Pen
hallegon, Samuel Jenkin.
MOSCOW
John McKenna. Michael McKenna
PULASKI.
II. II. DIETRICH, d. DimoK, DR., Coulahsn, J. B.
Egan, John Hatch, j. G. Zimmerman.
RIDGEwAY.
James Ryan, N. A. Torphy, James Brunker,
James Laughlan, Owen O'Neill, P. II. Meiss,
James Kelly, Jr., E. c. Simpson, Eugene Daugh-
erty, Frank Starry, Henry Connolly.
wALDwICK.
Andrew J. Doran, b. Spellman, Vim. McNeill
John c. Mckee.
Richard Dunstan, II. NJ. Levake.
Report was adopted; and on motion
delegates from towns not fully repre-
scented were empowered to cast the
full vote of their respective towns.
The convention then proceeded to
the election of delegates from the
county at large.
Aldro jerks nominated for delegate
to the state convention Hon. w. E.
Rowe, whom he eulogized as being a
pioneer, tariff and therefor very re-
former proper man to represent the
democracy of Iowa county at a time
when the fight for tariff reduction is
being made all along the line. Mr..
Rowe's noml- nation was very favor
ably received and on motion he was
elected by reclamation.
Moses NJ. Strong and l. G. Comfort
were also elected by accla nation as
delegates from the county at large to
the senatorial convention to be held
at Richland Center on Thursday, Sept.
9th
Cyrus I.anyon was elected by accla-
nation as delegate from the county
at large to the congressional conven-
ton.
The convention then divided into
assembly district conventions.
THE FIRST DISTRICT
organized by electing w. E. Rowe
chairman and NJ. A. Torphy secretary.
The following named persons were Sc
lected as district delegates:
State convention-James Ryan and
Michael Mckenna.
Senatorial John f. Smith and
George Jeuek.
Congressional. w. Horn and
James Laughlan.
On motion Cyrus Lanyon, NJ. A.
Torphy, and Andrew j. Dornan were
chosen as an assembly district COM
mittee.
THE SECOND DISTRICT
organized by electing NJ. J. Briggs
chairman and Orville Strong secretary.
The following named delegates
were chosen:
State conveniently. J. Briggs and
Richard Kennedy.
Senatorial-George W. Strong and
DR.. Coulahan.
Congressional-Aldro jerks and j.
c. Kirkpatrick.
The county convention re-convened.
and the result of the assembly district
conventions was announced and ap-
proved.
On motion convention adjourned