Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-29
HOARD FOR GOVERNOR.
The Gentleman from JeHer-
son Nominated,
Only Two Ballots Being Necessary
for a Choice.
The Balance of the Old Ticket
RenUminated.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 22.-The con-
vention was called to order at 1915
by Chairman III. G. Payne of the
Republican State Central Committee.
The scene in the hall at the opening
OF the convention was very enspiriting.
The floor and galleries were crowded
with delegates and spectators, and,
viewed from the platform, the moving
festoons of bunting and other patriotic
devices, which adorned the walls of the
ball, made very pretty picture.
Isaac w. Van Setback, Gen Lucius
Fairchild, O. E. Britt, George w. Allen,
A. J. Cheney, John A. Kennedy, John
T.. Eldred and Harry B. Sanderson
were among those who occupied seats
on the stage.
The district delegations were ranged
together. The First, Second, Third,
Fourth and Fifth District delegations
were ranged in the body of the hall on
tine chairman's right, and the Sixth,
delegations were on the left side.
An enthusiastic Hoard man from the
Fifth District wore nosegay of coarse
grain on his breast and carried on his
shoulder well-headed caulifower az
fixed to pole.
Eugene Elliott occupied seat in the
convention on South Side proxy. w.
T.. Gardner occupied the seat Of First
Ward delegate.
One of the Clark County delegates was
named James Dryden.
The roster of the convention as pre-
pared by the State Central Committee
at its meeting this morning, was then
read by Secretary NOVEL;. In the
of 10 royroConfofion of
Kewaunee County, Mr.. NOVEL;
announced that the State Central Com
nittee had thought it proper to give
the county two votes, in view of the
fact that the county had cast TAI Re-
publican votes at the last national cleo
ton. This gave the convention 325
delegates instead of 324.
Jonathan Bowman, Columbia Coun-
fy delegate, moved that Geo. c. Butter
field be allowed to act as delegate in the
absence of Mr.. Sanderson. This was al
lowed. under suspension fthe rules.
The temporary organization was as
follows: Chairman, Philo A. orion, of
LAFAYETTE County; secretaries, w. S.
son, of Iowa County. In taking his
seat sMr. Orion made brief address.
The committee on permanent organi-
Zation was announced by the chair as
follows: At large, J. w. Rewey; First
District, j. f. Heg; Second District, w.
A. ndamson Third District, Robert
Steele; Fourth District, w. S. Stanley;
Fifth District, j. 7. Dousman; Sixth
District, Jonathan Bowman; Seventh
District, c. K. Erwin; Eighth District,
j. Z. Moore; Ninth District, E. Nc
Glachlin.
Delegate Mylrea, of Wausau, moved
the appointment of committee on reso-
lutions, to consist of ten, one from each
Congressional district and one from the
state at large. He also moved that all
resolutions be referred to the committee
without debate. Both motions were
carried.
The committee on resolutions was
then named, as follows: At large, W.
H. Mylrea, Marathon; First District,
( Geo. w. Burchard; Second District,
Elihu Enos; Third District, J. w. Muir
ply; Fourth District, E. B. Simp-
sou; Fifth District, A. D. De-
Land Sixth District, G.. w. Waring;
Seventh District, Frank Pooler;
Eighth District, S. w. Hunt; Ninth Dis
irict, w. S. Wood.
After the announcement of the COM
mittees, the convention adjourned till
$3.50 o'clock. The committees went in
to session at once.