Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-30
The Mongrel Ticket.

In response TO the call for a mass
convention, authorized by q convention
OF delegates from the farmers alliance,
about fifty electors assembled at court
house hall last Saturday afternoon.
j. Shingledecker, president of the
county alliance, called the meeting to
order, stated Its object, and said the Sc.
lection Of a chairman was in order. Mr..
Samuel Graham was elected to the posi-
ton, and upon taking the chair an
nounced that he was not member of
the alliance, but as 1t seemed to be the
unanimous wish of the convention he
would act as chairman, and thanked
tho members for their expression of
confidence.
VIM. Dickinson was chosen rs secre-
tary.
A motion was made and carried that
nominations be made by reclamation.
Mr., John J. Mease presented tho
name Of J, g. +. Wicker for clerk Of
the courts. A gentleman whose name
we did not learn presented the name of
Mr.. William Dickinson, our pres.
ent efficient deputy, and J. Single
decker presented the name Of G. ii. Vail;
while stalwart democratic brother
presented the name of G. A. Marlin,
the democratic candidate.
II was moved and carried that tho
rules be suspended and that the candi.
date for clerk be selected by ballot and
without further ado that manner pre-
vailed In each instance.
The ballot for clerk resulted In ~ for
G. IL. Vail, 7 for Wicker, and one for
Dickinson, the democratic candidate
having been overlooked In the jam of
ballots. Mr. Dickinson moved the NOM
nation of Vail be made unanimous.
Carried.
For candidates for recorder the name
Of Elias Fiscus was presented by ID. A.
Morrison, and that OF A. l.. Viewer by
Amos Teakle. The ballot stood 81 for
Fiscus, 10 for Viewer; total i7-the
largest number Of votes cast In this
convention.
Mr.. |. A, Shingledecker presented the
name Of II. w. Hanna for county ut.
torncy and ID. A. Morrison that of n.
Y. Funk. Hanna received 20 votes
and Funk 10 and Byrum 2.
Mr.. Oclke received IS votes for men,
Der Of the board Of supervisors.
And thus tho ticket stands with clerk
and attorney from the republican
ticket and recorder and supervisor
from the democratic ticket. II will be
difficult for the student of local politics
to learn what has been accomplished
by the movement. II Is Mt most moth
ing more than an official scratch.
The only distinguishing feature of
the convention was a trio Of statesmen
that occupied two Of the front seats.
They sat In close proximity and all
leaned toward central pivot. One
would lean over and whisper into the
aural appendages of the Others, then all
would laugh. When the larger ono
would whisper, apparently communi-
eating something profound, all would
look wise and appear burdened with
the secret, Either the dead weight or
the extreme humor Of these cOmmuni-
cations caused one of the trio to fall
from the bench and create something
Messrs. John j. Mease, ID. A. Morrison
anI nrtnytpo Dbtpaua Mailman anI
might not inappropriately be termed
the graces, Mease, faith-that the con.
vention would discover his availability
for clerk; Morrison, h0pe--that he
might be chosen for supervisor; and
Waitman, charity-rln that no was will
ing b. sacrifice himself to the duties of
any office for which the convention
might see Ht to nominate him. Twas
o striking spectacle of mutual admira.
tiion and unison of purpose, But they
were not called.
Everybody was satisfied with the
single exception Of John J. Mease. lie
1t was who presented the name OF
Wicker for clerk, and when several
good men stated TO the convention that
Wicker would not serve, Mease was
skeptical, he feared some deep, dark
scheme was being perpetrated. II IL
stated that according to agreement a
union labor man was TO be placed on
the ticket and that is what Mease was
contending for. II Is rumored that no
will convene the union labor forces for
the purpose Of placing a fourth ticket
in the field, should he do so and that
body Fails to give him a place Oh the
ticket, we shall feel like assuming the
duty of exposing the methods employed
to trifie with and deride tho old gentle
mans ambitions,