Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
Madison. Ian. II.

MdulSOu, Jan. L..
Cakman A Kills, lumber man of
Oconto, Gov. Scofield's home town,
will carry little red-sealed packet to
Vice President Stevenson at Washing
ton between this Ga e and February 10.
This packet will contain a record Of
the action taken by the presidential
electors of Wisconsin who met IN the
executive chamber of the state house
Monday and unanimously cast their
votes for William Mckinley for presi
dent and Gerrit Hobart for vice presi-
dent. For this service Mr.. Ellis will
receive % cents mile one way be-
tween Madison and Washington, the
total pay amounting to about s225.
In accordance with the law the cleo
tors met at Il m, all being present eX-
cept Ossian NJ. Petit of Kenosha and
Eilicott R. Stillman of Milwaukee.
They organized by electing Mr.. Ellis
chairman and S. j Bradford of Hud
son secretary. Chief Justice j. B.
Cassoday of the supreme court admin,
istered the usual oath. Adjournment
was then taken until o'clock to
await the arrival OF Messrs. Stillman
and Petit.
When the electors reconyened Mr..
Stillman was present and James G..
Monohan, editor of the Darlington Re-
publican, was chosen proxy for Mr..
Petit, who is in Mexico. The electors
We're as follows, the first two being
from the state at large: John d. Nell
senius, minister, Ashland; Paul Lach-
mund lumber dealer, Sank City; James
G.. Monahan, editor, Darlington,
(proxy for Ossian M. Petit, manu-
faotur2r, Ken0slta); Mark Curtis,
farmer, Hebron; Lewis C. Boyle, agent
of the CHICAGO, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad, ViN qua; William j.
Mailmann, real estate and Insurance,
Sheboygan; George D. Breed, farmer
and dairyman, Chiffon; liver Peterson.
merchant, Ettrick (Trempealeau coun-
typ; Fred. A Hcllmann, merchant.
Green Bay; OakmGn A. Ellis. lumber
an. OcCnto; Samuel J. Bradford,
lawyer, Hudson. Considerable tine
was consumed in signing papers
Then ballot was taken for president
of the United States which resulted
in the twelve votes being cast for Me
Kinley. Next the electors voted for
vice president, the ballot being Gnani-
nous for Hobart.
After this was done Chairman Ellis
announced that the electors would pro-
coed to ballot for the selection Of a
messenger to carry the proceedings to
Washington 1t was then the fun be-
gan Mr. Curtis remarked after the
affair wGrs over that it was a grta deal
Like q club OF nine girls that used to
exist in Hebron. A popular and
handsome bachelor Of the town was
asked by one Cf the members of the
club why he didn't get married, Mr..
Curtis said. The bachelor replied
that he would marry any member OF
the club that the nine girls might
elect. The club took secret ballot 70
name !he bride. When the votes
were counted it was found that each
m ember had received one vo e. The
club broke up and the bachelor has
still eluded Hynen. That was just
the way with the electors, Mr.. Curtis
said; they oil wanted to go TO Wash
ington.
After the first ballot Breed and
Mailman withdrew their names and
just before the fifth Lachmund did
likewise The hat was found to con-
tain thirteen votes instead Of twelve
on the ninth ballot. The little slips
were thrown away and the hat was
passed again. Mr.. Peterson, the
Trempealeau county candidate, who
wore c9lluloid collar and no tie, fire.
quently distributed printed slips bear
ing his name. The ballots in detail
were as follows: