Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-07-24
Democratic Convention.


The democratic county convention
called to meet on Saturday, July 2lst,
ut u. mr." was held Saturday, July
10Th, ut 2 p. m. II consisted of u lone,
some body of twenty,three of the faith.
ful, representing five townships. Tho
committee on credentials ignored
tedious details and simply reported that
the delegates present be permitted to
cast the full vote Of their respective
townships. There was enough salts.
faction to go round when IL was oh.
served that the committee had omitted
enumeration Of the delegates. IL was
u delightful oversight, under the cir.
cumstances. A resolution to select
delegates TO the various conventions
from those In attendance upon tho
county convention was not introduced.
Counting delegates and alternates forty
eight persons must be named, and to
take forty.cight from twenty.one was
q condition not TO DO confronted by %
convention controlled by such saga
cious heads as directed democratic af-
fairs last Saturday.
Samuel Graham, of Melville town.
ship, was called to the chair, the gentle.
man evidently having overcome tho
aversion melted by confusion" which
prompted him to decline democratic
honors few years ago. However, he
did not indulge In any remarks calcu-
lated to incite the rank and file to ran
tankerous enthusiasm, but called up
the regular order of business. Mr.. G.
A. Marlin was made secretary, and the
convention proceeded 10 the selection
Of delegates and business.
The following named gentlemen were
selected to attend the state convention
to be held at Cedar Rapids August 9th:
G. A. Marlin. Samuel Switzer August
Oelke, Frank Gault, Isaac Reid, John
Is. Doak, Reece Dickey and Amos
Fanchor Alternates: Oscar Refine
mund, +. +. Bradley, j. Bud Rendle-
man, Frank Mclaughlin, George II.
keightley, John Calhoun Fremont
Wicker, I. ii. Beason and Henry Rohr-
beck.
Judicial: James Davis, II. u. Funk,
Joseph loft, II. 9. Carpenter, VIM. LIE.
beck, John Hunter, Isaac Jenkins, VIM.
Wonn.
Congressional; +. Z. Bradley, Phillip
Bickelhaupt, w. Ii. O'Connell John |.
Hensley, VIM. johnson, VIM. Mallory,
Loroy Hensley and VIM. s. Armstrong.
Alternates; John Frahm, Geo. Ellis,
DIR. II. Il. Jewell, Oliver Smith, Chris
Matherson, Peter Schwenneker, Geo IL.
Kelghtley and +. ID. Allen.
VIM. Mallory INDUCED several flights
of spontaneous oratory: as, for in.
stance when he nominated James
Davis, "a cool and level head" to lead
tho judicial delegation, and in naming
Isaac Jenkins. "the faithful old war
horse of democracy" rs a judicial dele.
gate. He was especially voluble i'm re-
| citing the Importance of private bust.
ness when declining to act as a delegate
| to the state convention.
Uncle Jimmy Davis made some re-.
marks to the chair, evidently confiden-
tial, rs they were inaudible to the house.
The work of selecting delegates and
alternates was very tedious. Several
of the sitting delegates who were nomi.
mated promptly declined. When IL
came to alternates progress was very
| slow, the leaders scratching their heads
to call up the names of democratic war
horses, and the case became so desper.
ate that they were compelled to name
one gentleman who is travelling in Cal.
ifornia. The entire democratic roster
was evidently exhausted before judicial
alternates were reached, for that duty
was omitted silently and without com.
ment.
Neither the judicial or congressional
convention has been called.
A motion was made and insisted up.
on that the time Of holding the county
convention to nominate officers be dis
cussed, but the older heads preserved
penetrating silence, until it became
necessary to state that the matter
would he attended to by the central
committee at special meeting. OF
course the matter will not be considered
until the republican convention is call.
ed
II. Moore Carpenter was nominated
as delegate, but being nonpartisan
and independent In politics of course
he could not think Of accepting parti-
san honors.
Mallory read some figures prepared
by Harlan lawyers, Smith Il Cuilison,
in which union labor votes were bunch.
ed with democratic ballots to show "a
small majority for the latter in this
congressional and judicial district, such
figures being based on the returns of
last year, "Our William" thought to
brace the boys up by this recital and
some there were who cheered moder-
ately, but those who know what brazen
faced lies figures can be made to tell,
looked under the table and realized
that Philadelphia lawyer could not
figure out such returns this year.
After several Intellectual attempts To
transact further business the converl,
ton adjourned.