Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-10-02
REPUBLICANS MEET.
A Harmonious and Enthusiasts
.-. tic County Convention
Is Held. ~1.a
The Party Nominates a First
Class County, u
Ticket. -. #

The Republican county convention
was called to order by Chairman
Blanchard at the court house at !;
O'Clock noon Thursday. Thecall was
read. and M. M. Williams was elect
ed temporary chairman of the meet
ing and I. W. Bouck temporary
secretary. On motion committee
on credentials was appointed ae
follows: J. J. Jacobson, D. D. Olds
Dan Campbell. Frank BrOusseau and
A. g. Wilson.
The chairman, on motion, Ap'
pointed the folio wing committee on
permanent organizations: Watkin
Davies, L. M. Roberts and Frank
kienOw.
The convention then adjourned till
l:3O to meet ut the city hall. A
Upon reassembling the committee
on credentials reported the following
delegates entitled to seats in the
convention: : u
Agram-Eerman Vierk. y
Belle Prairie-Barome Doucette,
Frank Rrousseau, George Foster. N.
RidlOn.
Bellevue-A. G. Wilson, Ira, W.
Bouck, j. H. Russell. j. N. Carnes,
Frank Long. J. a. Nichols. =
Buh-N. Briggs,
Buckman-JOhn HOdof, Andrew
Thoen. F. r. Kienow. y
Clough-Thomas Peterson.
Culdrum-J. P. Stevens. Daniel
Campbell. Geo. Chambers.
Cushing-H. Carlson, Chas Wal
strOm.
Elm Dale-J.seph Thomas, Nils
Anderson, j. J. jacobson, I. H. Mis-
feldt, Watkin Davies. j. Schultz.
Green Prairie-C. j. Close, Victor
Rasicot. =. a..... .... !.
CITY of Little Falls:
1st. Ward-L. M. Roberts, A
Sinonet, E. s. Brown. John A
Blair. Christ Olson. F. b. Ambuhl.
LIST Precinct OF End Ward-I. L.
Warren, Geo. LaFond, Alvah Ash
croft, Andrew Ring, H, A. Conner.
End Precinct of End Ward-Nic
Elvig, F. Southmayd, T. O. Berg, G
G. Raymond.
3rd Ward-T. G. Gordon, A. s.
Thompson. E. Tranberg, w. Can.
field, d. D Olds.
Little Falls Town-Wm. Pedley
J. L. Klapp, Geo. Harrison.
Motley-Jas. Whitford. W. H. Ben.
san, w. G. Johnson.
Pierz-Peter l.. Newman.
Pike Creek-M. NJ. Williams. Peter
Arendt.
Rail Prairie-A. K. Miller.
Randall-Chas. Anderson, Victor
Erickson, Andrew HiecOck.
Ripley-N. Barbeau and j. A
Adams.
| Swan River-D. Corbin, J. H. Kay
Christ Larson.
Swanville-Chrlsta Long, Ber
Taylor, T. l.. Drum.
Two Rivers-Nathan Simcns.
The committee on permanent or
ganiza ton reported in favor OF max
ing the temporary organization
permanent. and a motion to that
effect was carried.
The chairman then announced tha t
nOmina tions for county officers was
then in order. On motion, 1t was
decided that the nominations be
made in the order named in the call
J. H. Rhodes then obtained per.
mission to speak to the delegates
and stated he had received from
Mark Murphy letter, which was to
he read before the convention. The
letter stated that the writer, W no had
been a candidate for register OF deeds
had made business arrangements
which withdrew him from the field
He thanked his friends for their help
and urged tho convention to aid the
delegates from the southern part OF
the county in placing a man from
that locality on the ticket.
Mr.. Murphy's letter was as
follows:
ROYALTON, Oct. 1st, 1896.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF
Morrison. County Republican Con.
ventiOn.
hereby withdraw my candidacy
for nomination at your hands.
Justice to you and fairness to my.
self require an explanation. 1 have
been honest and in earnest in this
matter. but my home life and bust.
ness arrangements very recently
completed have made it imperative
for me 20 fOEego the attempt to in.
dulge in tho pleasures and vicissi
tudes of public life.
To the many kind friends who
encouraged me in the start and who