The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-07-21
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONvEN-
TON.

LII LII 1uAA "a CASAAoiSSoAA VSAS AsN>>
wood county Republicans at their del
egate convention held in the cour
house last Tuesday. The names o
the national leaders, Harrison ant
Reid, of Hon. John Lind, their con
gresham, and of Hon. O. B. Turrell
their candidate for congress, wer'
greeted with such applause as to maxi
the pure white walls of the beautiful
county temple of justice, echo and re
echo, and escaping through the win
dows rushed out into the open air tx
inform the populace that Republican
ism in Redwood county was as az
gressive as ever.
Thither had come Sam Mather
the chairman of the Yellow Medicine
county committee; there we're the Hon
O. B. Turrell. Redwood's favorite TO
congress, w. F. Dickinson, w. S
Clayson, Everett Beach, S. W. Hays
S. j. Race, James Aiken, Leyi Annis
C. NJ. Huntington, N. V. R. Hunter
II. NJ. Aune, and NJ. O. Byram, ant
while these gentlemen mingled in tn
throng the Rev. John Sinclair and DR.
Riheldaffer waited for the weight.
chairman of the county committee t.
call the convention to order.
The gray hairs of the venerable
Judge Baldwin, of Mr.. Green, of Pax
ton, of Uncle Harvey Wingett, of DIR
Riheldaffer, of Capt. Huntington
lowered above all the spectators, anc
those gentlemen at once commanded
respect and appeared digni6ed. F.W
Philbrick, coat and vest unbuttoned
and waiting cool breezes over hi:
pleasant countenance, gazed oyer a
H. N. Bell and NJ. NJ. Madigan as thu
latter conversed in the northwest cor
ner of the hall. Ernest Holmes, Oh
johnson and j. r. Lankerd, S. E
Lankerd, and others deliberated ovel
the affairss of the county in judge
Webber's room, while H. F. Buechner
Geo. Evans and Emil Kuenzli cult
waited themselves to circumstances anc
whooped for Turrell and the Repub
lican party.
1t was just 2:2O when Capt. Dun
nington with copy of the GAZETTE il
his hands, raped the convention t.
order, and read the call. He then ad
justed his spectacles and inquired thu
pleasure of the convention. NJ. NJ
Madigan nominated Frank Ellington
of Morgan, as temporary chairman
and Mr.. Ellington was elected by &C
clamation. Chairman Dunningto1
congratulated Mr.. Ellington afte
which Mr.. Ellington stated:
81 thank you, gentlemen, for the pc
sition yon have honored me with
What is your further pleasure?"
il. Byrsm nominated w. D. Smith
of Lamberton, as temporary secretary
and Mr.. Smith was elected by accla
nation. Following rapidly upon thi
motion came one from James Larson
of Johnsonville, calling fov committee
on credentials of three members
There was no opposition and j. l.. By
ram, James Larson and P. O.Callaha1
were selected as the committee. A re
cess of Is minutes followed and upol
recovering the committee reporte'
the following delegates entitled t.
seats:
Charlestown-M. DAILY, L. Holznag
ell, E. r. Dotson, G. L. Wagner.
Delhi-A. G. Fisk, C. o. Borg. Geo
Leslie.
Gales-H G. johnson, S. E. Weber
Honner-James Arnold, Albert Am
norman.
Observation-Disclosures Larson, D. S
Cantine.
Kintire-Ernest Holmes, Ole John
son.
Lamberton A. Small and Hiram
Small.
Lamberton village-W. D. Smith
Charles Chester.
Morgan-A. L. Robinson, Knut'
Peterson.
Morgan villagc-F. Ellington, R
Gerdes.
New Avon-Fred Murset, J. r
Thompson.
| North Hero-M. 4. Knight.
Three Lakes-P. o. Clements, Hen
ny Petrie.
Sheridan-Geo. A. johnson and j
r. Lankerd.
Paxton-Frank E. Kenney, A. h
Hills, Willet Green.
Redwood Falls townships. S. Cas
tie. H. Green.
Redwood Falls city-H. N. Bell, +
A. Turrell, H. F. Buechner, A. H. Ar
derson, F. w. Philbrick, G. w. Meac
NJ. NJ. Madigan, w. S. Mckay, H. I
Baldwin, j. L. Byram.
Sherman-John Carlisle.
Springdale- Casper Blethen, L. I
Fitch.
Sundown-Ole o. Dokken, P. {
Callahan.
Swedes Forest-A Loken, G. {
Gimmestad, Paul johnson.
Vesta-S. E. Lankerd, E. w. Lone
Walnut Grove village-F. L. DIN
stead.
On motion of Casper Blethen til
report of the committee, including th
recommendation that the delegate
present from each town be allowed I
cast the full vote of the delegatio
was adopted. It was here that j.
Lankerd got a motion adopted calm
for a committee of five on resolution
and the chair appointed w. D. Smitl
Charles Chester, J. r. Lankerd, II.
Bell aud Frank Kenney as the con