Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27
THE IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
Elect Delegates to State and Con-
gressiOnal Conventions.
Free Silver Resolutions.

Ventl0n TO De JDe eIecblOn Ol uVe uele-
gates to the state convention to be
held In Milwaukee, Sept 2, and nine
delegates to the congressional conven-
ton to be held Sept. Is, and at place
yet to be determined.
DR.. w. A. Synon moved that Hon.
J. Nj. Smith be elected chairman by
reclamation; which was carried unan-
imously. Mr.. Smith took the chair
and addressing the members of the
convention as fellow Democrats and
brother Popocrats, delivered strong
speech from the standpoint of an old
time Democrat who supports the Chi
cago candidates and platform, and
was heartily applauded.
J. T. Boyle and John w. Horn were
elected secretaries.
Thos. II. Arthur, DR.. Synon and G.
Gilman were appointed committee
on credentials, and reported the fol.
lowing named delegates as entitled to
seats In the convention:
Arena-E A. McCutchin, G. S.
Whit, +. II. McGilligan, ID. d. Shea,
Thomas Hodson.
Brigham-A. j. Davis, Llewellyn
Jones, DIR. w. A. Synon, Michael A.
Torphy.
Dodgeville city. T. Boyle, II. H.
Arthur, John f. Harrison, Jake Starry,
Henry Pengelly.
Eden-Dr. j. +. Lohrs, M. +. Doyle,
DR.. &. Newman, Daniel thinner, M.
Reyes.
Highland r.. Kennedy, A. J. Egan,
VIM. Kaneer, Edward Duffy, John
Bulger, Z. T.. Egan, Geo. OAK, w. M.
Kennedy, Chas. Steele, Geo. Neibur,
Ed. Zmlecka, Anton Imhoff, James
Egan, John Klingle, A. q. Rothe
Linden. kirkpatrick, Benjamin
Pellow, f. U. Baker, Stephen Everson,
+. Kirkpatrick.
Minlin Pierce Nolen, G. Gruno,
Ernest Miller, VIM. Wonn.
Mineral Point town-C. Schaum-
burg, IL. Il. Wright, T.. A. Collins,
Fred Gollner, Geo. Phillips.
Mineral Point city. NJ. Smith, G.
w. Mcllhon, A. 5. White, Geo. w.
Strong, w, G. Horn, E. c. Fielder, l..
Gibbons, q. w. Holmes, b. Tonkin, G.
Gilman, John Kaufman, j. w.
Horn, N. Hartert, Robert Matthews.
Moscow w. II. Spellnan, Peter
Morgan, Alex Mcdonald.
Pulaski Josiah Ward, M. Huberick,
John J. shannon, Chas. Gallagher, II.
Q. Delaney, Geo. II. McAllister, Chas.
Marshall.
Ridgeway James Kyan, II. Conley,
III. w. Richels, Thos. Brunker, James
Kelly, Owen O'Neill.
On motion, report was adopted
Josiah Ward. of Pulaski, moved
that John Dunbar, who was present,
be given II seat in the convention to
represent the town Of Clyde; which
was carried.
J. Il. Boyle offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted
almost unanimously:
Resolved, That we, the Democrats Of Iowa
county, in convention assembled most
heartily endorse the platform and nominees
of the Chicago convention, and
Resolved, That the delegates elected Ivy
this convention To the state and congress
sOuui conventions are hereby instructed to
support only such candidates rs are known
TO favor the free and unlimited roua@c Of
silver at the present legal ratio of III to /,
without the aid or consent of any othcruH
tiOn or nations,
In Il speech which was well received
by the convention, Geo. W. Strong
moved that Hon. j. NJ. Smith be NOM
mated 10y reclamation rs Il delegate to
the state convention, which was
adopted unanimously.
stephen Everson and NJ. a. Torphy
were appointed tellers and ON motion
convention proceeded to ballot for the
other delegates to tie state conven-
ton, There being NO choice on the
first ballot, ON motion, IL. O. Delaney.
Richard Kennedy, Jas. Ryan and L.
II. Arthur were elected by acclama-
ton.
The following named gentlemen
were elected delegates to the congress.