Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-09-17
Our Democratic Brethren.

The democratic county convention
met at court house hall Monday ut 2
o'clock. The preliminary skirmish oc-
Cured at the Leroy township caucus
Saturday night, where II. u, Funk pre-
sided. A proposition was made to
elect delegates by ballot, which raised
the ire of n large faction. Robt Evans,
ST., stated that he had attended caucus
e3 Kaintuck, Old Missouri and Iowa,
and that the ballot system was taboocd.
Ed Northup opposed the system, and
said that he objected TO any click or set
Of "Mollie Maguires' carrying their
point by such dark proceedings. Mr..
Mallory rose to quiet the turbulent
waters, and established his authority to
speak upon twelve years service in the
party, closing with recommendation
of the ballot. The chair rose quietly
but maiestically and informed the con
tingent from the south that "Kaintuck"
methods could not prevail in this town
ship, whereupon the ballot was proceed
ed with, while the anti Mcguire ele.
ment made very respectable proces-
sion home ward.
Mr.. Funk was made chairman of the
county convention, and opened with
raising the hair of his hearers by hold
Ing up the imaginary horrors of an i'm
aginary election bill and state con.
stabulary. IIe said the republicans
had not published their state platform,
leaving the inference that the chairman
Is a very careless reader, as it has been
published in every republican paper in
the state.
Proceeding to the nomination of a
candidate for representative, +. T..
Bradley received 501s and Jas. Davis
49l5 on informal ballot. On formal
ballot Mr.. Bradley received about 90
ballots, making him the nominee. A
motion was made to make 1t unani-
nous but there was a chorus of noes"
that made the Mollie Maguires tremble
for the ruin they had wrought, 1t is
reported that Mr.. Davis became can
didate upon the solicitation of Mr..
Bradley and Others, and that in the
hour of his need they drew the knife
beneath his scalp with a swish like a
sky rocket startling the Silly night,
and danced away in ghoulish glee with
his silvery locks
For treasurer Mcssrs, John b. Doak
Jas. Il. Forbes, J. L. Lair and VIM.
lIensley figured industriously, On the
third formal it looked as though Mr..
Forbes would be the choice, but In the
fourth the support of Leroy was thrown
to Mr.. lIensley, of Greedy, and he was
made the nominee.
Sheriff Armstrong was re-nominated
by reclamation after an eloquent
speech by Mr.. Mallory of the MA
guires," in which he said that the can
didate is a zone term man." Having
served that one term we suggest the
uselessness of hurdening the ticket with
his second term ambitions.
Mr.. Jos, II. Bell was nominated by
reclamation for county superintendent,
but upon second thought the conven-
ton decided to nominate by ballot,
which process knocked the corner stone
from beneath Mr.. Bells ambitions, and
Mrs. Ada NJ. Funk, of this city was
nominated on the second formal ballot.
Bell then tolled a dirge In which he
thanked the convention for not making
a stool pigeon of him. A sable pail of
silence brooded over all,
For supervisor Peter Mathison of
Sharon, Hoffman of Lincoln, o. p.