Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29

johnson, 734.
Kaye, 304.
Willett, 27.
Mr.. Johnson, having received a ma
jOrity of the votes cast, was declared by
the chair to be the nominee of the con-
vention for county attorney. Upon a
motion made, seconded and carried
the nomination was made unanimous.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the meeting proceed to an informal
ballot for Clerk of District Court. The
names of F. A. Hoyt, of Frankville
township, E. M. Carter, of Hesper, and
Henry Elvidge, of Decorah, were
placed before the convention. The
first informal ballot resulted as follows:
Hoyt, co.
Elvidge, 81.
Garter, 10.
Moved, seconded and carried to pro-
ceed to the first formal ballot, and the
vote was as follows:
Elvidge, 7S.
Hoyt, SO.
Upon motion, seconded and carried,
the nomination was made unanimous.
1t was then moved, seconded and
carried that an informal ballot be taken
for County Auditor, for which Office
the names of o. G. johnson, of Decorah,
and o. s. Thompson, of Ossian, were
presented. The informal ballot was as
follows:
johnson, SO.
Thompson, A.
Upon motion, seconded and carried,
formal ballot was ordered with the
following result:
Johnson, so.
Thompson, Al.
+; Mr.. johnson, having received ma
iority, was declared the nominee for
auditor. The nomination was, upon
motion, made unanimous.
Moved, seconded and carried to take
an informal ballot for Recorder of
Deeds. II. F. Auchmoody, N. N.
Quandahl, J. H. Hargraves, of De-
corah; A. s. Rivers, of Orleans, and
Miss Hedwig Sydow, of Conover, were
nominated. The ballot resulted:
Quandahl, 40.
Rivers, AZ.
AuchmOody, p.
SydOw, IL.
Hargraves, s.
A motion for a formal ballot,
seconded and carried, was then made;
the vote was:
Quandahl, So.
Rivers, 81.
Auchmoody,7. Z.
Hargraves, 8.
Sydow, /.
Mr.. AuchmoOdy rose and in short
speech thanked the republican party
for past favors, saying also that, while
he was desirous of filling the Office
another term, yet he had no claim up
on the party and convention, conse-
quently Withdrew his name and de-
sired not to be considered further in
connection with the nomination. AS
the result above indicated no choice, a
second formal ballot was taken with
the following results:
Quandahl, &c.
Rivers, IS.
Mr.. Quandahl, receiving majority,
was declared nominated, and upon
motion the nomination was made
unanimous.
The chair announced that candi-
dates for supervisors in the first and
third districts were to be nominated,
and the delegates from the respective
districts repaired to separate quarters to
perform this project.
The delegates from the first district
organized by selecting DIR. P. M. Jewell
chairman and F. G. Clark secretary.
Geo. Allen, of Castalia, and M. J.
Nicholson, of Springfield, were voted
for, the former receiving the nomina-
ton.
The delegates from the third dis
trict organized with Almond Rice, of
BlufftOn, as chairman, and DIR. EN-
mons, of Burr Oak, as secretary.
After a prolonged fight and several
ballots, Samuel Magnus, of Lincoln
township, was finally nominated.
The ticket in detail is as follows:
For County Attorney, Z. p. John
son, of Decorah.
For County Clerk, Henry Elvidge,
of Decorah.
For County Auditor, o. G. Johnson,
of Decorah.
For County Recorder, N. N. Guam
dahl, of Decorah.
For Supervisor, 1st dist. Geo. Allen.
For Supervisor, 3rd dist. Samuel
Magnus.