The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-09-22

The Republican convention met at
the court house on NJ nday at 2
o'clock for the purpose of nominating
q county ticket. Every township was
fully represented, and at 2 o'clock,
promptly, the convention was called
to order by Mr.. Julius Conratll, chair
man of the county committee.
On motion of DR.. c. A. Tliomp.
son, j. G. Fisher was elected temper
ary chairman by reclamation. iir.
Joseph Forth was elected secretary.
On motion, u committee of five,
consisting Of the following gentle
men, was apl ointed on organization
and order Of business, viz: w. w.
Wagner, DIR. c. A. Thompson, julius
Confata, Peler Vogle and Marion
Tagaft.
The report of the committee called
for the nomination of the following
officers: Representative, prosecut-
ing attorney, sheriff, collector, treas
urer, assessor, surveyor, public adj
mini s%trator, coroner, county Judge,
lst district, county judge, I'd district,
and township officers, and also made
the temporary organization pfrma.
nent.
The report was adopted without
opposition.
Nominations being declared in
order by the chair, on motion it was
ordered, that the nomination for re-
preventative be passed until the re-
mainder of the ticket had been NOM
mated. The next in order was the
selection of q candidate for prescott.
ing attorney. Mr.. Conrad Waldeck
er was placed before the convention
by 5. w. Cox. There being no other
nominee, Mr.. Waldecker' was declar-
cd nominated.
For sheriff three nominees were
presented, namely: Jacob Schirner,
August Kroeger and Chas. Williams.
Mi. Kroeger withdraw his name
! from the convention, and Dir. Schirm..
err also addressed the convention
stating briefly that on account of i'll
health it would be impossible for him
to make the race. Mr.. Williams was
the only candidate before the con-
~vention and he was thercupon nom.
mated by reclamation.
For collector Jacob Tanner was
nominated without opposition,
DR.. q. A. Thompson then present
ed tile name of Capt. c. w. Thomas
for treasurer, in q very compliment
airy speech. The nomination of Capt.
Thomas was made by reclamation
Herman Buschjost, Of st. Thomas,
was next nominated for assessor,
without opposition.
For surveyor, HlIiip MEsick, Of
Moreau township, was unanimously
nominated.
For public administrator, Mr.. Chas.
i. C%larenhacll, of Clark township,
was nominated withou; opposition.
DIR. Joseph Perth was placed be-
lOl Viz SOiN CllUtOh III SOlOltCl llIlt
nominated by acclamation.
For county Judge Air. Henry Hioll.
rah was nominated for the first dis
trict and Mr.. Fred Raithel for the
second district.
The following gentlemen were Sc
lectcd for constable of various town
ships, as follows:
Clark Township. ....."."".""....Emi RailhrI
Hsase.f"."i.,,. .,,.,.,.fsanE Iioilliqel
Marian Horny Hickman
Liberty .'i.,,''.....Re nIanlin Flaus
M0reau Adam ScllmocgcF
This concluded the nomination Of
the ticket except the selection of a
candidate for representative.
DIR. Thompson, in n brief address,
stated that the candidate that The
the convention would like to nomi.
nate for representative was absent.
That the convention did not feel like
placing him upon the ticket without
first securing Ills consent; In view OF
the fact that his consent could mol
be had until his return, he moved
that the matter Of nominating u can
didatc for that place on tho ticket
be left to the County Central Com
mi,tce, with full authority to select i
candidate.
To this motion Mr.. Grimshaw Of.
fered q substitute to the effect thai
no nomination for the Office of repre-
sentative be made. The substitute
was voted down and thc MotisN Of
Or. Thompson prevailed.
The County Central Committee
was further authorized to fill any OIL
all vacancies that might occur on the
ticket. This concluded the work al
THO convention,
The ticket chosen, is beyond ques
ton as strong as the party conld hay,
/, placed before The people. Not 6
! nominee sought the place.
!. The candidate for prosecuting at
torney will unauestionably receive
strong support from the German
democrats Sio like him, arc this yea,
voting for Warner.
The nominee for sheriff, Mr.. Chas
Williams, is a 20 ing man struggling
along and who had the misfortune
few years ago 10 lose lis foot in III
/, acc dent in a saw mill. His compe
tency, no one gu 'stions. He has tn,