Mower County transcript., 1890-07-23
REPUBLICAN, CONGRESSIONAL CON
vENTlON.
A LIVELY TINE.

The county convention met in this city
Tuesday afternoon, July %, for the elec-
ton of delegates to the state and congres.
sional conventions. Chairman LID. Baird
called the convention to order. After the
reading of the call s. J. Sanborn of Racine
was elected temporary chairman and r.
l.. johnson secretary. On motion of DR..
Dorr committee on credentials was
chosen, A. 1.ounsbury, L. E. Day. N. F.
Banfield. While this committee were
preparing their reports, D. g. johnson
and N. Kingsley addressed the conven-
ton, urging unity of action and setting
forth the Importance of choosing our very
ablest and best men for the state offices
and for Congress.
The committee on credentials reported
the following as present:
Austin City, 1st ward-N Banfeld, D B
Johnson, L E Day. Thomas Riley, d Stimson,
E A Dalager, A W Allen, A Mollison Joseph
Adams.
Austin City, I'd ward-E Dorr, H Basford,
C L West, L Clausen, N S Gordon, L French,
Kingsley, L D Baird, Hildahl.
Austin City, Sd ward-Ira Padden, E Ames,
Smith Dawson, VIM Meadowcroft.
Austin TOWN. Lightly, John Flood, H
Demming, Dinsmore, T yarco, Bowers:
o H Mos, Nels C Johnson.
Brownsville Village-G W Gray, Albert Swift,
w H Palmer
Clayton ctysGg AND and E. R?esSs H
Dexter-G. seebach. John George and A. F.
Dexter vi!lage-G. W: Benner, A: ); Hunt;
R. A. Donaldson, X: E. Crane.
Grand Meadow TOWN.. P: Hoppin, L. M.
Lindsey. A. D. Moore. F. NJ: Higbe.
seseser sSeToB Busse vas1 A. S5se9nF
LIE Roy vilage-C. A. Roy, G. W. Palmer,
LIE Roy Town-E. A.whitcomb, J. H. Thomp-
son, Ole Rierson, VIM. Spencer.
Lyle !own-J0hu Beach, A. Hotson, H. G..
Trowbridge, Knute Knuteson, O. H. Brown.
Lyle Vil!age-John o. Myhre, A. o. Myhre,
LansinSHE. B. Williams, John Matthteson,
Marshail-E. E. Boe, ole Q. Viste. j. &. John
son Jr., Nels Anderson.
mer, Ole Nelson, Ole Sampson, Ole Peterson.
Pleasant Vailey-E. 8. Hoppin. VIM. Brown,
Red Rook-F. N. Drown, NJ. B. Johnson. D.
Racine-W E Harris. A W sanborn, Bab-
| cock, VIZ Leonard, sanborn:
Hs1dfs ss1Ee'nt-' x oh'd00orn' Fuller Phillip
Taopi-D McTavish.
Udolpho-O G IAbar, 9 8 Washburn, Edward
Bessett, Edison Bassett, George Bassett ",
Phillips, Snyder,
Waltham-A Lounsbury, John Grunwaldt, E
J Markham, NJ Boliou, E L Johnson.
represented.
Two sets of delegates were reported
from Clayton. After considerable dis
cussion and explanation it was voted to
admit the chairman Of each of the con-
testing sets from this township. All the
towns in the county we're found to be rep
resented except Bennington and Lodi
The temporary organization was by
vote made permanent.
On motion of L. French it was votet
that the call for the next county conven
ton be published at least three weeks II
the county papers and that the calls To-
all caucuses be posted at least ten day.
before the holding of these. Thes'
notices to be posted in three conspicuou
places.
From this point the convention wa
lively. A motion was made to appoint 1
committee to nominate the delegates t.
the state and congressional conventions
This was to carry out the ideas of tn
two caucuses held just previous to tn
convention, at which three delegates wer'
chosen from Austin and four from out
side This motion was lost. "a - = =
On motion the four delegates from