The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
4 Day of Conventions.

! Congressional conventions. George ;.
! Rogers called the meeting 20 order and
/ W. W. Cutler was chosen temporary
/ chairman of the convention, and /. a.
! Woodward secretary. Committees were
! chosen to select and submit the names
Of men from each assembly district. As
a result Of the deliberations the First
district selected and instructed for Mr..
LaFollette the following gentlemen:
Second ward, 4. G. Mills; Fourth
/ ward Chris EimOn, W. w. Cutler apd
J. :. Craig; Fifth ward, J. II. Agen and
/ Peter Nelson.
,, The following LaFolIette resolution
was introduced and adopted:
Resolved By the Republican party
of the First Assembly district of Dou-
gas county in convention assembled,
that we are proud of the exalted char
acter, great ability and valuable public
services of Hon. Robert VI. LaFolette,
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor, and be it further
Resolved that the delegates this day
chosen be and they are hereby in
structed TO support the said Robert NJ.
LaFolIette in the state convention to be
held in Milwaukee on August >, 1896,
and to use all honorable means TO secure
his nomination"
DR.. Collins was elected chairman of
the Second district convention, and
John l.. Atkinson secretary. +. j..
Wicllner, Thos. Doherty, A. J. Web
stcr, II. i. Smith and Frank Clements
composed the committee to name five
candidates. The following list was sub
mittcd, totally ignoring the First ward ::
Peter 3. Colgard, 7. Il. Mills, Frank
\. Ross, A. j. Webster and G. II. Gill,
were submitted by the committee on
candidates for delegates.
After various efforts to secure repre-
sentative from the Fast End but with
out success, the above named were
cidcd upon.
Shortly after the adjournment of the
district conventions Judge Rogers called
ton to select delegates to the congress
sional convention to be held August
18th, IN Superior, was held.
G. II. Crownhart was elected chair
man and Harry Smith secretary. The
/ following resolution was introduced by
W. i. Swift, endorsing Congressman
/ Jenkins:
Whereas we have found in our Con
gresham John J. jenkins, an able.
/ honorable and faithful public servant
as has been demonstrated by his zeal
Gus work and labor in all places where
his duties called him, and his success
in securing the splendid appropriation
for the Improvement of our harbOr, and
Whereas, we feel it is due him that
we do express our appreciation of his
worth and services.
Now therefore, we the Republicans
of Douglas County in convention assem-
blcd, resolve that we approve of the
course of Hon. John J. jenkins in con-
gress as being honorable, efficient and
patriotic and hope that he be re-nomi-
mated to that office by the Republicans
of the congressional district and elected
at the ensuing election, and we invite
all who believe in the sentiments above
expressed to assist us in doing so"
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The following gentlemen were unani-
mously chosen to represent Douglas
county in the conventions:
First ward, Champ Green; Second
ward, l. A. Clark: Third ward, Silas
Stewart; Fourth ward, A. Reedfors and
J. L. McGrath Fifth ward, r, VI. Hun
ter and +. \. Dahl; Sixth ward, Frank
Jackson; Seventh ward, A. W. Durley
Eighth Ward, a. J. Webster; Ninth
ward, \. /. Schlappi; Brule, \. W.
Holmes; Nebagamain, John Dunlop;
Superior, Martin kornstad; Gordon,
Kenneth McLaggan.
After discussing the county commit
tee question and election, chairman,
| they then reconsidered the act and
| adjourned, thus leaving George :,
| Rogers III command.
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