River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-09
The Repuhlican county convention.

Convention met at the Court House in
Ellsworth at o'clock p. NJ, Monday Oct.
9th, and was called to order by j. S. Cop
ley, member of county committee.
On motion III. B. Warner was chosen
temporary chairman and w. A. Caldwell
secretary.
On motion, the chair appointed d..
Scott, A. S. Otis and join Teare commit
tee on credent; lis.
The chan appointed G. X. Schacht,
Geo. G. Price and +. Ballard committee
on permanent organization.
On motion the temporary organization
was then made permanent.
On motion the chair appointed ID. w.
Woodwork, w. L. Churchill and 5. Thor
son committee on resolutions.
The commlte reported the following
delegates as entitled to seats in the con-
vention:
Clifton-W A. CALDWELL J. Davis.
Diamond Bluff. c. Burke, A. G. Nero.
Village of Ellsworth-H. b. Warner, r. S. Doc
little. ID. w. Woodwork.
Town of Ellsworth-L Rasmussen, C. Lantz, l..
&. Evanson, G.. FentOn, Geo. krauss.
FL Paso-P. Deck, Robert Murphy.
Gilman-N. A. Nelson Ole Madison. l.. Jensen,
Hartland--A. G. Buettner, S. Johnson, N. Mel =
sou, 4. Gilmore, Otto UlYin.
Isabellc-Dick Dodge.
Town of Maiden Rockefeller Lewis, votes.
L. Matson, &. Anderson, j. Hagar.
Village of Maiden Rock-A 5. Otis.
Martell-S. Thorson, Q. Heyerdahl, G. soren-
SON j. b. Iyerson, A. Pederson A. r. Minger
Oak Grove-J. Tronnier, b. III. Corcoran, Ed.
Corbitt
Prescott-Geo. G. Price. H. W. Babbidge, j. s.
Field.
city of River Falls-E. Ballard I'd. johnson,
w. II. Houston, NJ. c. Pierce, q. X. Morse, A 4.
Carroll.
Town of River Falls-John Teare, Il. T. Glass,
G.. NJ. Bredahl, J. A. johnson,
Rock Elm-D. Scott, David Rice, Ira J. Smith,
salem-s walsing ham. II. e. Carpenter.
Spring Lakes. Brown, N. Utter, +. weiseman,
NJ. Tio.
| Gurley IL. J. sharp.
Trimbelle-F. a. Severance, Joseph Severance,
David Mclaughlin, Chris Ottman, 4. Gordon.
Unions. W. HUM, j. IL. Persons.
On motion the report of the committee
on credentials was accepted and adopted
On motion of b. ii. Corcoran, Col. ID. ].
| Dill was nominated for Member of As
sembly by reclamation.
The chair appointed j. S. Field and C.
Fenton tellers.
On motion convention proceeded to an
informal ballot for sheriff.
John Murphy was nominated for sher.
| iff on the Sth formal ballot over Il. L.
Nelson, A. Jensen and L. L. Glass, re.
ceiving Al votes.
The informal ballot for County Clerk
resulted as follows: Jensen So, J. +. Da
Wis 10. The informal ballot was declared
formal and j. b. Jensen declared the
nominee of the convention.
]. L. Bower was nominated for County
Treasurer on the Sd formal ballot over
S. Rounce, j. A. Nelson and John Teare
receiving 40 votes.
| w. 4. Warren was nominated fol
| Register of Deeds ON the LIST formal ballot
over f. ID. Lord, receiving A votes.
j. III. Boustead was nominated fol
| Clerk of Court ON the 4th formal ballot
over S. Cooke and o. Hohle, receiving 81
votes.
A. Combacker was nominated for Dis
| trict Attorney on the first formal ballot
over G. III. Crownhart, receiving 81 votes
A. l.. Thompson was nominated fol
County Superintendent of Schools by ac
clamation.
G.. w. Cairns was nominated for Sur
veyor by reclamation.
J. S. Copley was nominated for Coron.
er by reclamation.
The following persons were elected
delegates to the Senatorial Cony entiou al
Hudson:
S. Thorson, III. b. Warner, d. w
Woodwork, E. Ballard, X. S. Robson, J.
A. Glendenning, J. Il. Jenson and C. r.
Morse.
The committee ON resolutions reported
the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Republicans OF
Pierce Co. i'll convention assembled,
heartily endorse the State platform in its
entirety-and especially urge upon all
who believe i'll the perpetulty and well
being of our free common schools, with
out distinction of party or creed, to unite
with us in their defense by casting their
votes for our gallant leader, w. ID. Hoard
and the entire Republican ticket.
The chair appointed the following
County Committee: Il. 5. Doolittle, Geo.
G. Price and S. Thorson.
On motion convention adjourned.
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