Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-10

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endorsed this suggestion and A. j..
Schmita of Man'towoc also spoke ear
nestly for the Winnebago man. ]. NJ.
Morrow OF Sparta spoke for Weed. He
al gued for the young men He re-
GREETED the departure Ct Senator Villas
end other of the old leaders and now
looked to the young men for recruits.
He brought down the house in alluding
T., the late Milwaukee Journal Judge
Cate urged Weeds nomination. II.
]. Dockers of Ashland made ringing
speech for Weed. j W. Bashford said
that he had originally oeen instructed
for H. II, Grace OF Superior, but that
gentleman requested him to work for
Weed.
w. NJ. Rugeles of Iron county,
sprung he name Of J. L. O'Connor.
He made IN eloquent appeal and sought
tc stampede the convention for the ex-
attorney general ]. +, Donovan Of
Milwaukee said he was authorized by
Mr.. O'Connor to decline
any possible nomination. But
Duane Mcwry Of Milwaukee neyerthe-
less declared that 0'Connor should be
nominated in order to aid Sliverthorn,
il elected to recover the money from
the ex-state treasurers. Col. Bird re-
piled in an impassioned address, cali
ing for considerate action and not the
punching of too many nominations in
one quarter OF the state. He urged that
the honors be distributed-tha the Sec
ond district already had two nominees
and had very fully all that 1t should
have. The attempt to stampede for
O'Connor was vigorously renewed in
the Milwaukee delegation, allotted
from the Iron county region; but Mr..
O'Connor arose in his box and said
that for personal reasons he could not
accept a nomination He eulogized
both Smith and Weed and alluded to
Sawyer as corruption of legislatures
He was declared out of order by the
chairman but the convention granted
him the privilege of speaking, The
convention at once proceeded to take a
vote for candidate for attorney gen
eral 1t resulted:
Harry |. Weed Observation-Disclosures 40
William Smith. ........a.,.......... 81
J. l.. O'Connor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $
Iotal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 33a
Weeds nomination was then made
unanimous. O'Connor's came from
Milwaukee,.
An attempt to take a recess till ? p.
m. failed because the populist conyen-
tion was awaiting the action Of the
democrats on presidential electors.
Kalk VS.. Mckenzie.
Senator Mike Burke Of Dodge pre-
scented the name Of John G. Bachhuber
of the city Of Juneau for railroad
commissioner
J. M. Clancy Of Dane proposed the
name of B. S. Potter Of Washington,
and D. I. Kelley of West Bend spoke
in the same behalf
J. Montgomery Smith Of Iowa advo-
Gated the nomination Of #. G. Rodolf
of Richland county, whom he described
as a farmer and an honest miller. J.
l.. Cleary Of Grant seconded the nom
nation,
Ed. Mclaughlin OF Fond du Lac
spoke for G., +. Kalk, of Barron coun-
ty, formerly of Fond du Lac. Delegate
Ellsworth Of Rice Lake and T. j. Gun
ningham of Chippewa seconded the
nomination as did also II H. Grace OF
Superior
j. f. Donovan urged the cause Of w.
G.. Brawley of Mansion.
William Smith Of GAINESVILLE called
attention to the fact that the Scandina-
Wan nationality be recognized by CIV
ing the nomination of railroad commits
sioner to Andrew Jensen Of Edgerton.
The first ballot then taken for rail-
road commissioner resulted:
G.. r.. Kalk of Barron ..........1 liz
b. S. Potter of Washington ...,... 81
J. G.. Baehhuber Of Dodge ........ 30
Andrew Jensen Of Rock ........, &c
r. G. Rodolf of Richland ,....,.. 46
w. G.. BraWley Of Juneau ,....... 10