River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Republicans of Pierce County
Select the Winning Candidates.
A Large and Enthusiastic Convention.

The Republicans of Pierce county
met in convention at the court house
on Monday, Sept. 2s, 1896, at / p NJ,
and was called TO order by w. Il.
Churchill, member of the county COM
mittee.
On motion w. A. Curtis was chosen
chairman, L. 5. Doolittle secretary,
and G. r. Morse assistant secretary.
On motion L. c. Burke. A. S. Otis
and w. T. Churchill were appointed a
committee on credentials.
The committee on credentials re-
ported as follows:
Clifton-N. III. Johnson and j. w.
Davis.
Diamond Bluff-W. J. Shanks, L. C.
Burke.
Village Ellsworth. l.. Moody, w.
f. Warren, J. Il. Bowers, f. S. Doc
little.
Town Ellsworth-T b. Eaton, Geo.
Hoyer, S. Solyerson, C. Lantz.
Ell Paso-P. Deck, o. o. Steen.
Gilman--Ole Madison, E. JeLson, NJ.
Hammer. Henry Grape.
IIartland-N. Nelson 2 votes, Il. S.
Gilmore.
Isabelle-W. L. Tucker.
Martcll-Amund Peterson, Thomas
Svenson, Hans Shellerud, III. III. VAIL,
Hans Fosmo.
Village Maiden Rock-A. S. Otis.
Town Maiden Rock-Peter Lewis,
A. NJ. Leitch, j. O. auckland, Andrew
Olson.
Oak Groye-C. S. Davis, W. A.
Wehrman.
City Prescott-T. Manion, ID. A.
Price, S. Mcdonald.
City River Falls-C. r. Morse, w.
II. Tozer, c. Z Ellis, C. ii. Grant, G.
c. Glass. NJ. c. Pierce, u. Chichester.
Town River Falls-O. T. Bergseng,
Vince Johnson, NJ. Finn, L. L. Glass.
Rock Elm-W. T. Churchill, Ira J
Smith, S. C. Groot, VIM. Greer, Geo.
Shaw.
Village Spring Valley-M Tic, c.
NJ. Campbell.
Spring Lake.. A. Nelson, III. f.
Tousley, T. p Kelly.
Salem-B. White, j NJ. Thorn.
Trenton-P. p. Wiberg, III. j Sharp,
l. S. Moe, James Gilmore.
Trimbelle = John Beardsley, Bert
Stirratt, G.. Casperson Chris Ottman,
Chris Larson.
Union-W. a. Curtiss, j. j. Schulz
theSS, David Persons.
On motion the temporary organiza-
tiOn was made permanent.
On motion the chair appointed Ira
j. Smith, w. Z. Warren and III. j.
Sharp committee to select nine dele
gates TO the senatorial convention to
be held at River Falls Oct. l. They
named A. r. Weld, w. A. Caldwell, j.
b. Jensen, NJ. Tic, j. @. Denniston, S.
Thorson, +. a. Severance, b. II. Cor
coran and W. p. Carr.
On motion the convention proceeded
TO the nomination Of county officers.
The chair appointed w. Ii. Tozer
and T. p. Kelly as tellers.
The result of the informal ballot
for Member of Assembly was as fol-
lows: Pratt 81, Park 10, Lord I, Cor
coran 70. The formal ballot stood:
Pratt 81, Park 81, Corcoran I.
The informal ballot for County Clerk
was: Jensen 80, Place 33. Formal bal
lot: Jensen 81, Place 80.
On motion G.. L. Wiesem ann was
renominated for County Treasurer by
acclamation.
The informal ballot for Sheriff was
as follows: Robson Al, Nugent Is, Car
penter 10, Eurphy l, Johnson /. On
motion Y. S. Robson was declared the
nominee of the convention for sheriff.
On motion j. S. Copley was re-
nominated for Coroner by acclama-
ton.
Informal ballot for Clerk of Court
was as follows: Richardson 3s, Moore
%, Nelson 4, Peterson 5, Boustead 4.
On motion Richardson was declared
the nominee of the convention for
clerk of court.
On motion A. Combacker was re-
nominated for District Attorney by
reclamation.
Walsingham, Price and Olson were
placed in nomination for Register of
Deeds. The informal ballot was as
follows: Walsingham 20, Price II, Oh
son 2S. 1t took eight ballots to decide
| this contest. The following is the
| result of the Sth formal ballot. Wal
| singham A, Price II, Olson Z.
On motion b. r. Eaton Of River
Falls was nominated for County Sur
yeyor by reclamation.
The informal ballot for County Su-
| perintendent of Schools as follows:
Shaw 10, Ingli 90, Chaplin Is. First
formal ballot: Shaw "a, Ingli 26, Cahpin
8. Second formal ballot: Shaw AZ,
Ingli -, Chaplin ,.
| On motion the chairman appointed
the following Republican County
| Committee: w. E. Warren, ELS
worth: J. J. Schulthess, Union; ii. j,
| Sharp. Trenton; G. r. Morse, River
Falls: d. j. Din, Prescott.
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who would oppose the free coinage of
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