Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19

and before they were halted. the DIR.
and Gus were literally showered with
mud. 1t is reported that the race was
declared draw.
The meeting of the Republican
League. at Judge Carriers office, Satur-
day evening, was largely attended.
Many new members were admitted, and
general discussion over plans for the
fall campaign ensued. A report as to
progress and pls MS for forming Young
Mems Republican Club was adopted.
and the constitution changed making
tue limit of years Il. a press COM
mlttee was appointed TO look after the
dissemination of campaign literature,
and the Club adjourned TO meet two
weeks from the ensuing Monday at
same time and place.
The meeting, held at Judge Carriers
office, Monday evening, to organize
Junior Republican Club, was largely
attended by the young men of the city,
and about City names, including those
who had signed the membership planks
previous to the meeting, were placed on
the enrolment list. Several members
o: the Senior Club were present, and
short speeches were made duriBg the
evening by Messrs Geo. w. Ryland, K.
B. Showalter, and Chas. l.. Harper.
Geo. ". RYland was chosen temporary
chairman and called the meeting to
order Officers of the Club were chosen
as follows President, II. w. Brown;
First Vice / res, Geo. Baxter; Second
Vice Pres, hos Mcdonald, Jr.; Sec
rotary, ---; Treasurer, Virgil
Showalter; Staff officers. Eugene Wood
house and Geo. AltIzer. Executive
committee: Geo. Baxter, Leo Philipson,
W. j Brennan, Art Jones, Frank Webb
and Harry Nathan. The Club decided
to organize Drum Corps to assist in
the fall campaign rallies and COM
mittee was appointed to take the
necessary steps toward its organization.
Adjourned 10 meet at the same place,
Tuesday evening, May 3lst.
The Prohibitionists held mass con-
vention last Thursday afternoon, in the
court room of the Court House, to elect
10 delegates to their State Convention
at Madison. Prof. Cronk, chairman of
the State Central Committee, was
among the leading men present. In
the absence of county chairman Lincoln
Abrahams, of Bloomington, +. "A. Nelson
was delegated to call the Convention to
order. ii. V. W. McNair was chosen
temporary chairman and F. A. Nelson
secretary. A committee on enrolment
was appointed and reported twenty
niue delegates entitled to seats. A
committee on nominations was then
appointed by the chair, which reported
the following named members of the
convention as delegates to the State
Convention:-Lincoln Abrahams; John
Hardcastle, alternate j. M. Dyer; T.
Darlington; John Hurley; Josiah Thorn
as, alt. II Hampton; John G. LiYings-
ton. alt. G. j. Biddey; David Barrett,
alt. John McCIoud; John Woodward,
alt. Geo. Dyson; Thomas Davis, alt. l..
Ellis David Ballantyne, alt NJ. V.
Bennett; F. Jennings; Andrew Cairns,
alt. VIM. Leighton; Thomas Maggie, alt.
S. A Cook; Robert Jacobs, alt. w.
Fischer, Sr.; L. Roberts. alt. H. II.
Croft; Ruben Cooley, alt. A. S. Snider.
The report was adopted by the conven-
ton. The committee on nominations
presented a resolution empowering
delegates and alternates to appoint sub
stitutes in case they could not attend
the convention. Adopted. After
song by the Clarions the convention
was adjourned.