River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-04
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
ELLSWORTH, Oct. |, Is


Convention called TO order at P. NJ.
by w. w. Walsingham, a member of
the committee.
Hon. III. B. Warner was made tenn
porary chairman and Sylvenus Brown
was chosen temporary secretary.
w. w. Walsingham, Geo. G.. Price
and G. E. Pratt were appointed by
the chairman as committee on Gre
dentials.
Ga motion the chairman appointed
a committee on permanent organiZa-
tion as follows: j. Parks, j. I'll. Per-
sons and S. Thorson.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following delegates from
the several towns as entitled to seats
in the conventions:
Clifton-J w Davis, n ii johnson.
Diamond Bluf-L @ Burke, W J Shanks
Ellsworth Village-A q Foss, II b Warner,
Ellsworth TOWN. Eaton, James Murphy,
III Paso-Robert Murphy, Crownhart
Gilman-H Grape, Martin j. Hammer Hans
Ness, Ole o Melsby, Jensen.
Nelson, e Vance.
Isabelle-W III Ridgman.
Martell-O Hohle, Thorson, 7 L Nelson,
Maiden Rock yillage-w w walsingham.
Maiden Rock Town-John Olson, Peter
Lewis, 4 Jerrenson.
Oak Grove John ID Tronnier. S Hannah
Prescott CITY, Eichman, John McNassar,
George &. Price.
Michael, J 4 johnson. n 7 Haugen, A ii Lord
River Falls TOWNS Halyerson, l. Healy, j
p Adams.
Rock Elm-w r Churchill, Geo Shaw, Chas
| Cook, Andrew Bulmer:
Spring Lake-G Wiesman, j Lamport,
j A Nelson, 5 Brown.
Salem Hans Larson, VIM Mabin Ed Togus.
Trimbene-Chas 0ttman, Geo Doolittle. W II
Goldsmith, rhos Gordon, Chris 0ttman.
Trenton--J Park. Ii sharp, Ole Erickson.
Union-J Persons, Wheeler, A j lngii
Motion that report of committee be
accepted and adopted was carried.
The committee on permanent or
ganization reported that the temper
airy organization be made permanent,
which was accepted aud adopted.
The chairman read report from
the county committee that the dele
gates to the senatorial convention be
chosen at this convention Voted to
elect same. ia eSl
j. Parks offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, that it is the sense of this conven-
ton that ID. w. Woodwork is the choice of
Pierce county for republican candidate for
senator In this district, ard that committee Of
three be appointed to :, fer with him in the
selection of delegates.
n. p. Haugen offered the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
whereas, it is currently reported and admit
ted by the railway companies themselves that
during the session of the last democratic legis-
ature the railways issued TO the members
thereof railway passes amounting in the aggre-
gate to over half million dollars; therefore
Be it Resolved, that this convention con-
dennis such practice as a c0rrupting influence
In legislation and dem0raizing TO public NOR
ais, and We pledge the candidates OF this co.,
yention for the assembly and senate TO dis
courage and oppose the vicious methods by
which the railway companies are in the habit
Of securing or defeating legislation at their
pleasure.
The committee on senatorial dele
gates reported as follows: Hans b.
Warner, G.. j.. Pratt, Oluff o. Halls,
j. B. Jensen, Steiner Thorson, j. S.
Copley, j. Parks and A. G.. Foss.
Motion carried 20 proceed by ballot
to nominate officers.
The chairman appointed as tellers
0. j. Hohle, G.. G. Price and W. W.
Walsingham.
Motion carried that the first ballot
be an informal ballot.
MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY.