Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-09-10

A little family quarrel among
the Platteville delegation was settled
by the convention which then pro-
ceeded to the regular dispatch of bus
mess.
r. A. Watkins for the committee
on fusion reported that they were I'M
able to come to any satisfactory ar
rangement in making a fusion ticket.
The convention then proceeded to
the nomination of county officers in
the following order: Sheriff, County
clerk, Clerk of Court, Recorder. Treas
urer, District Attorney, County SUI
perintendent, Surveyor, Coroner.
The following tellers were appoint
ed by the chair: Brooks, Edge, Kee-
Ter. and Moses.
The following candidates for sheriff
were presented: 0. j. Bennett of
Platteville by DR.. Gasser, VIM. f.
Lewis of Patch Grove by d. Needham
seconded by John Carey, Jr Of Patch
Grove and others Jos. Clearv and
others seconded the nomination of
Bennett.
The informal ballot for sheriff re-
suited as follows: VIM. f. Lewis, rs
votes; o. j. Bennett. 60; A. W.
Moore, 3; Scattering 3.
On motion of T. L. Cleary the ball
lot was declared formal and Mr.. Lew
ISIS nomination unanimous.
For county clerk Jerome Bishop of
Beetown (the Populist candidate for
county clerk) Geo. Graves Of Fenni-
more and W. H. Hodge OF Hazel Green
were named.
The informal ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Bishop. 81; Graves, Is; Hodge.
70; scattering 2
The first formal: Hodge. So; Bish-
op, 81. Hodge declared elected
For Register Of Deeds Col. H. H.
Virgin Of Platteville. Ed Meyer of
Boscooel. JAS. McBrien and f.. f.
Mccoy Of Lancaster were presented.
The informal ballot resulted Virgin,
votes; Meyers. 81; McBrien. "A, Me-
Coy. 81.
First formal. McBrien. IS; Mccoy.
80; Meyers. so. McBrien declared
nominated
For clerk Of the court only enc
name was presented, that Of John W.
Brooks Of Boscobel. He was nominate
ed by reclamation.
For treasurer +. ". Klinkhammer
(the Papulist nominee) Of Cassyille
and Gen }. b. Calls of Lancaster
were named The informal ballot re-
suited KIinkhammer. 60 votes. Calls.
so, scattering. L.
First formal, Klinkhammer 10l,
Calls, 81. On motion of Gen. Calls
nomination was made unanimous.
For office Of District Attorney H. l..
Moses of Lancaster was nominated by
reclamation.
For County Superintendent of
Schools Chas. Hosmer of Platteyille
was nominated by acclamation.
For Surveyor J. H. c.. Sneclode of
Cassville was nominated by acclama-
ton.
For Coroner Geo. S. Whitcher, The
Sage of Lima, was nominated by ac-
clamation.
The following county central com
mittee was chosen:
r. A. Watkins of Lancaster. H. b.
Coons of Potosi, G. G. Van Buren, of
Montfort. and John Carey Jr. of
Patch Grove.
On the motion there was bitter
and very undignified contest by
factions in Platteville. d. j. Gard
ner sought to have the name of DR..
Gasser changed for that of some other
good Platteville democrat because
of the doctors uncertain views on the
money question.
A ''wild and woolly" democratic
jamboree ensued in which '.conspira-
cies" 'sandbagging methods. :" .dou-
Bile somersault free silver leaps and
less COMPLIMENTARY expressions and
epithets were interchanged.
The trouble finally nded-so far as
the convention was concerned and
after motion had been carried en-
powering the Central Committee to
fill vacancies that might occur the