River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

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Ellsworth, Pierce Co., Feb. oath 1896
Convention called to order by.W
T. Churchill, a member of the Re
publican County Committee.
On motion ID. w. Woodworth wa
chosen Chairman of the Convention
and Allen p. Weld Secretary.
On motion voted, that the Chair
mIn appoint a committe OF thre,
delegates TO act as committee oil
credentials.
Chairman appointed as such com
mittee j. o. Gilbert, A. NJ. Michae
and Clarke Williams.
Committee reported the followin.
named delegates entitled to seats il
this convention:
Diamond Blun-L q Ienke. l. i Morgan.
Village Of Ellsworth-D Woodwork, L
SpinDey. Ralson. l. Moody.
Town of Ellsworth-C Fenton, James Mason
Geo Krluss, II Nelson.
Ell Paso-L II Place. Halvor Isaacson.
Martell-0J Hohle, J o Gilbert. Thorsen,
sorrenson, IL VAIL
Village of Maiden Rock ID Trumbull.
Town of Maiden Rock-A NJ Leiteh, Pete
Lewis. Reuben Warren, J ii Hager.
Oak Grove-James II stirrat, Clinton Davis
City of Prescott-Leyi Coon II Havcas.
City of River Falls-G " Chinook, Allen
Weld. Geo Pratt, P Haugen, A L Michael
votes, G. C. Glass.
Town of River Falls-F II Lord. L Healy. o T
Bergseng Z = Lowell
Rock Elm-w Churchill. Ira j smith. w A
Fedderly, w S Cheney.
Spring Lakes II Utter, ii + Tousley, votes
Village of Spring Valley-John Anderson, +.
votes.
Salem-H Carpenter, VIM Mabin.
Trenton-Jona.han Park, II. Sharp, ] II
Boustead, James Gilmore.
Trimbelle--E Halliday, f A Severance. c NJ
Williams. J Potvin. Hall
Union-CW Wheeler S Engli, Schulthess
And the Committee recommend
that NJ. Z. Tollison cast the vote for
the town of Hartland, and A. A.
Brown for Isabelle, l.. L. Richardson
for the town of Clifton.
Signed, j. o. Gilbert. G. NJ. Williams,
A. E.Michael, committee.
On motion the report of the Com
mittee on Credentials was accepted
and adopted.
Motion was made that the Chair
man appoint a committee of five
delegates TO select candidates for
delegates for the State Convention.
Moved, that the following motion
be substituted for the original motion.
That G. w. Chinook, Jonathan
Parks, and Steener Thorsen be ap-
pointed a committee to select such
candidates for delegates. A viva voce
vote being taken and the Chair being
in doubt on motion the votes was
taken by ballot, which resulted as
follows: In favor of the motion 20
votes: against the motion SO votes,
and the motion declared lost.
The question then recurring on the
original motion and the same having
been put to vote was declared carried.
The chairman then appointed as
such committee, +. A. Severance of
Trimbelle. j. L. Moody of Ellsworth
Village, Hans Nelson of Town of Els
worth, III. e. Carpenter of Salem, and
l.. Healy of River Falls.
On motion voted that A. Com hacker
is requested to name delegates to the
Judicial Convention to be held at
Menomonie.
On motion voted that a committee
of three be appointed by the Chair to
present names for candidates for
delegates to the Congressional District
Convention to be held at Chippewa
Falls. Chair appointed A. f. Michael
of River Falls City, Levi Coon of
Prescott and Steener Thorsen of
Martell.
Committee on nomination of dele
gates TO State Convention reported
the following names: II. b. Warner,
f. II. Lord, w. A. Curtiss, ID. j. Dill,
ID. w. Woodwork, f. A. Severance.
w. 7. Churchill, o. j. Hohle, Il.
Ballard.
On motion report accepted and
adopted and said persons declared
duly elected as such delegates.
Committee on names of candidates
for delegates to represent Pierce
county at the CoLe .essional District
Convention report the following
names: Jesse Field of Prescott, III.
b. Warner of Ellsworth, j. o. Gilbert
of Martell, +. III. Lord of River Falls,
G.. f. Pratt of City of River Falls, w.
Il. Churchill of Rock Elm, NJ. Nugent
of Trimbelle, w. W. Walsingham of
Maiden Rock, ID. w. Woodwork,
of Ellsworth, Andrew ] Nelson of
Ellsworth, Jonathan Park of Trenton,
b. ii. Corcoran of Oak Grove and A.
G. Buettner of Hartland.
On motion report of Committee
accepted and adopted.
Mr.. Combacker presented the
following names of persons as dele
gates to represent this county at the
Judicial Convention to be held at
Menomonie: S. Thorsen, Ira j.
Smith, +. A. Severance, G.. w.
Chinook, J. Parks, f. S. Doolittle,
NH. Utter, j ID. Trumbull, ID. W.
Woodwork.
Delegates approved by vote of con-
vention.
On motion voted that if any of the
delegates named are not present at
the convention in person, that those
present shall cast the entire vote of
the delegation.
A vote being taken TO express the
preference of the members of the
convention so votes were given for
Mckinley and for Reed.
On motion convention adjourned
sine die.
ALLEN p. WELD, Secretary.
MARTELL.
Jens Henrickson has sold forty acres
of land to his brother Claus and
bought eighty acres of MAIDS Madison
MAIDS will move to Neenah, this state
in about a month.
Herman Hagestad and NJ. c. John.
son spent Sunday with relatives out
here.
NJ. Morse of Hastings is in town
buying lumber and taking orders fol
wagons and buggies.
Eighty numbers were sold at the
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