Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-01

Your committee On credentials beg
leave to submit to your consideration
the following report. We find the
following named Towns, Villages and
Cities in Wood County, entitled to the
following representation and the per-
sons named entitled to seats in this con-
ventiOn:
Auburndale Village, D. R. Coon,
Auburndale Town, VIM. News votes.
City of Centralia, 1st ward, J. w.
Cochran; 2nd ward, Geo. Z. Hoskinson.
Geo. B. Mcmillan; 3rd ward, Theron
Lyon votes.
City of Grand Rapids, 1st ward, Chas.
Wlpperman; 2nd ward, r. A. Dunavan, ,
Gardner; 4th ward, T. A. Taylor.
Grand Rapids, Town. F. j. Herschleb,
0. E. Eberhardt.
Lincoln, Hiram Witter, P. n.
Christensen.
Remington, George Lyon.
Richfeld, j. c. Davis.
Rudolph, Johu Omholdt. ]. Duncan.
Sherry, Fred Hecox, H. Rockstadt
E. E. Ramsdell.
Saratoga, knud knudson.
Vesper, John Pospisiel.
Marshfeld City, lst ward, Elmer S.
Benham, Frank A. Cady; 2nd ward, H.
G. Address , votes; 3rd ward, Frank
H. Ward, E. f. Finney, Z. A. Upham.
4th ward, j. Z. Lindsey 2 votes; 5th
ward, E. \. Upham. c. S. Vedder, w.
d. Conner; 9th ward, Peter Lemahien.
Marshfield, Town, John Freidel.
MIlladore, Dane Perry.
NekoOsa, Village, S. A. McGregor.
Port Edwards, Town, Henry Forbes,
G. E. Lester.
Pittsville City, lst ward, L. L. Doud;
End ward, Leonard Lampert; 3rd ward,
R. H. Boynton.
Rock, John Rausch, August Broker.
Charles K Eklund.
Seneca, Martin Jackson, P. F. Bean.
Wood, E. D. Ayers, B. R. Tarbox.
All of which is respectively submitted.
Dated, this Goth day of September A.
D. 1896, at the City of Grand Rapids,
Wood County, Wisconsin.
Geo. r. Gardner,
Committee on K. H. Boynton,
Credentials, !. !. v: Y: eSe6' cSe5lan,
Geo. R. Gardner introduced the
following resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLVED, That this convention nomi-
nate candidates for the following offices
in the following order, to-wit:
Member of Assembly. Sheriff, County
Clerk, County Treasurer, Register of
Deeds, Dirtrict Attorney, Clerk of
Court, County Superintendent, County
Surveyor, Coroner.
+. A. Cady moved an amendment to
the above resolution that the order of
nomination be as follows:
Member of Assembly.
County Clerk.
County Treasurer.
Sheriff.
Register of Deeds.
Clerk of the Court.
District Attorney.
County Superintendent of Schools.
Surveyor.
Coroner.
The chairman appointed Geo. w.
Lyons, of Babcock, and E. E. Ramsdell,
of Sherry, to act as tellers
F. A. Cady's amendment was lost by
a vote of rs to 80.
The resolution introduced by Mr..
Gardner was then adopted as read
With appropriate prelimary remarks
Mr.. Geo. R. Gardner placed in nomina-
ton Herman Wipperman for Member
of Assembly. There being no other
candidate he was nominated unani-
mously by acclamation.
Geo. H. Smith, F. NJ Weld and Clause
Johnson were placed IN nomination for
sheriff
The informal ballot for rsheriffresulted
as follows: Geo. II. Smith, 50; F. NJ.
Weld, 19; Clause Johnson, 3; J. r.
Akey, 2; total 81.
On motion the informal vote was made
formal and Geo. H. Smith declared
nominated for sheriff.
F. Upham, of Marshfeld, presented
the name of E. S. Renne, and Geo. Me-
MILAN that of Jacob Searles, for county
clerk.
The informal ballot for county clerk
resulted as follows: E. S. Renne, Al;
Jacob Searles, Il; L. Lampert, l; j.
Coats, l. total "a.
On motion the informal vote was
made formal and E. S. Renne declared
the nominee for county clerk.
All the rest of the present county
officers excepting coroner were renoml-
mated by acclamation.
T. J. Cooper, of Centralia, was nomi-
mated by aCclamation for coroner.
The following named persons were
committee for the ensuing two years:
Geo. E. Hoskinson, Centralia, chairman;
r. NJ. Vaughan, Grand Rapids; F. S.
Woodworth, Pittsville; P. A. Williams,
Marshfeld; Peter Christensen, Lincoln.
The resignation of the three former
chairmen and members of said commit
tees were accepted.
It was moved and seconded that the
County Central committee have the
power to call the caucuses and conven-
tions of the Republican party held in
Wood county. To conduct and have
charge of all political campaigns Of the
Republican party in Wood county. To
elect a secretary, treasurer and execu-
tive committee of said Republican
county committee who by virtue of such
election. shall be members of the Re-
publican county committee, and to do
and perform such other duties as NAV
be necessary for the advancement and
success of the Republican party in
Wood county. Carried.
On motion the convention adjourned.
L. L. DoUD, Secretary.