Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-10
REPUBLICANS ARE HAPPY.

| Inc republican convention last lhUrS-
day afternoon was the largest and most
enthusiastic gathering Of the kind in the
history OF Audubon county. Besides
the delegates from the several townships,
came large numbers of working republic
cans, from all over the county, to hear
the speaking and witness the dciibera-
lions of the convention.
The event of the day was Congress
man Hager's speech, and it is too little
to say that every republican retired from
the hall, proud of our congressman, and
glad that he was renominated to again
represent them in congress.
In that grand speech was no foolish
ness. no silly stories, no articitices to
hold attention, simply the plain, honest
facts etforth in noble language. and
portrayed with an eloquence that dem
onstrated the truth of the statement,
that dozens Of of his hearers were heard
to make-"The Ninth district need not
be ashamed Of her congressman"
And indeed she has not. All who
heard Mr.. Hager's magnificent effort,
unite in saying it was the best and
strongest political speech ever heard
in Audubon.
Those who doubted Mr.. Hager's abil-
ity as an orator, and there were few of
these, say, II never knew him before"
and his friends and he has hundreds of
them in Audubon county went away
stronger Hager men if possible, than
they we're before,
1t was a magnificent speech. The au-
dience cheered and cheered again.
Hurrah, Hurrah for Hager!
After the speech, the Glee club favor
ed the audience with The Red, White
and Blue" and with fetching cam
paign song entitled, BILLY, the Won
derful Boy" which last pleased the
audience most nightly.
Then Chairman John A. Nash called
the convention to order, Mr.. Al Voorhees,,
of Extra, was selected secretary and the
delegates at once settled down to bust
ness. The crowd in the hall was so
great that the work of committees on
organization and credentials had to be
dispensed with as the COMMITTEES could
not get out of the room.
The temporary organization was made
permanent with a cheer, and the chair
man had to take it for granted that the
delegates seated were the right ones and
had their credentials in their pockets.
COUNTY CLERK.
The chair then announced that the
convention would proceed to ballot in
formally on candidates for nomination
to the Office OF clerk OF the courts. The
call commenced. Audubon township
passed. Cameron gave her seven votes
to II. d. Woodward and the other pre-
cincts as their names were called gave
their votes the same way, Audubon
was again called and she voted with the
rest, for Woodward. The ballot was
then made formal and Mr.. Woodward
was declared the nominee Of the conven-
ton.
COUNTY AUDITOR.
For the Office of county auditor there
were two candidates, d. w. Powers of
Extra township and John r. Minser of
Audubon township. The informal bal
lot gave Powers 6S and Minser SO. On
the formal ballot Powers received rs
votes and Minser 80. Mr. Powers was
then declared the nominee Of the CON
vention.
COUNTY RECORDER.
The contest for the nomination to the
the Office of county recorder was the
most spirited of the day. The informal
ballot brought before the convention the
names of w. NJ. Mason of Viola; II. w.
Stearns Of Leroy, B. W. Carr of Leroy
W. W. Sickles Of Extra, NJ. N. Esbeck of
Sharon, M. A. Marshall Of Leroy. The
first formal ballot gave Esbeck 81, Ma.
son 81, Sickles 8, Stearns 90; second for,
nal, Esbeck As, Mason 81, Stearns %;
third formal, Esbeck 50, Mason %
Stearns "a: fourth formal, Esbeck 81
Mason 80, Stearns, Is, o. G. Donaldson
2, and NJ. n. Esbeck was declared the
nominee of the convention.
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
For this office, H. w. Hanna. II. F.
Andrews and F. e. Brainard were the
leading candidates, though on the in
formal ballot votes were given Messrs
Myers, Blume. Statzell and Nash. Three
ballots were taken, Brainard's vote in.
creasing with each ballot, the final vote
being Brainard 65, Hanna 35, Andrews
8, Mosier 2. Mr.. Brainard was declared
the nominee.
SUPERVISOR.
But one ballot was taken for a candi.
date for this Office, Supervisor Garmire