Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-06-28
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Delegates Selected for State, Congressional
and Judicial Conventions.

LdSG ETludy hiIcIHOOu III dCCOTu-
ance with the call of the county chair
man, the republicans of Audubon
county met in delegate convention.
Promptly at 2 o'clock p. m, the con-
vention was called to order by Chair
man Hanna. j. A. Overholtzer was
made temporary chairman and A. II.
Edwards temporary secretary. Ii. W..
Hanna, S. +. Garmire and Thos. Oliver
were appointed members of the COM
mittee on credentials; and r. NJ. John
son, Fred Reynolds and George Ross
made up the committee on permanent
organization.
While waiting for these committees
to report, the convention was favored
with good republican speech by Geo.
Gray. Mr.. Gray sharply criticised the
democratic policy and prophesied re-
publican victory in November.
The committee on credentials re-
ported delegates as follows:
Audubon township not represented.
Cameron township; George Gray,
Frank Miller, Sylvester Moore, David
Reed, George Ross.
Douglas township; S. w. Cramer,
John Shelp, A. II. Edwards, S. L. Null
ford, E. Roche.
Extra township; George Conkling,
John Riley, J. p. Hallock, b. F. Simp-
son, c. ID. Woodward, NJ. d. Reed,
Mack Thomas, II. E. Statzell, Horace
Bartlett, II. II, Dimmick.
Greeley township; A. J. Stoner, VIM.
Maxon, Walter Mcintyre, Fred Rey-
nolds, Sam Gardner.
Hamlin township; Henry Young, w.
d. Stanley, H. G. Rice, Willis McAffee,
Harry Percy.
Leroy township; b. +. Howald, w.
H. Neff, b. F. Kennedy, Theo. F. Myers,
B. S. Phelps, H. w. Hanna, J. A. Over
hotter, Geo. Agnew, II. w. Stearns,
Henry S. Foulk, Geo. Davis, f. Yer
milya, j. A. Nash, John J. Quimby,
RObt. Owens, G. II. Gardner, M. A.
Marshall, Alex Caldwell.
Lincoln township; B. c. Brookfield,
A. F. Altman, S. F. Garmire, L. M.
Estes, John Cameron, II. b. Shelly.
Melville township; w. w. belong,
II. Smith, F. c. Farquhar, d. W. Fuller
ton, Thos. Oliver
Oakiield township; j. T. Jenkins, 2.
F. Howell, VIM. Lansing, N. z. Hoegh,
s. b. Clark.
Sharon township not represented.
Viola township; RObt. Gilbert, A.
w. Bowman, ID. d. Sampson, r. n.
Johnson.
Committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported in favor of making tenn
porary organization permanent, and
the convention voted to adopt the re-
port.
On motion the convention proceeded
to elect delegates by reclamation.
The following delegates were chosen
to the state convention: b. F. Howald
L. M. Estes, p. F. Howell, |. l.. Statzell,
VIM. Maxon, George Gray, d. w. Full
lerton.
Jno. A. Nash offered the following
resolution, which was adopted by a
unanimous vote.
ReSOlced, That we have firm conf.
dence in the ability and integrity of
Hon. H. f. Andrews and heartily com
mend him to the republicans of the
state OF Iowa, as an aspirant for the
position of supreme court reporter.
Delegates to the congressional con-
vention for the ninth district, to be
held at Council Bluffs July 10, were
named as follows: B. c. Brookfield.
John Riley, w. d. Stanley, NJ. d. Reed,
George Ross, B. f. Simpson, Hans
Johnson.
w. r. Green was authorized to select
delegates to the Judicial convention for
the fifteenth district, to be held at Red
Oak, July 18th. The following dele
cation was reported: Theo. F. Myers,
1. L. Statzell, B. S. Phelps, H. B. Her
bert, j. L. Jenkins, A. l.. Brooks, b. F.
Howald.
All delegates were empowered to
select their own alternates.
The roll of townships was then called
and county committeeman were named
as follows: Audubon, Cameron,
F. G. Miller; Douglas, A. H. Edwards;
Extra, E. d. Powell; Greeley, VIM.
Maxon; Hamlin, w. d. Stanley; Lee
Roy, Fred Vermilya; Lincoln, B. C.
Brookfield; Melville, d. w. Fullerton;
Oakfield, 7. II. Howell; Sharon,
Viola, E. A. Smith.
All business before it, being finished
the convention then adjourned.
Immediately after adjournment of
the convention the county sommlttee
met and elected III. w. Hanna chair
man and F. Vermilya secretary for the
ensuing year.
The convention fatty refused to in
struct its delegates, but Audubon
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