Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
FOR COUNTY OFFICERS.

FOR COUNTY OFFICERS.
| Republicans Name Their Ticket-Some
Renominations-An Enthusiastic
Convention.
The Republicans of Jefferson'county
made the following nominations Satur-
day:
| County Clerk
FREDERICK BULLWINKEL, Jefferson.
| County Treasurer
T. J. FOLJAHN, Rome.
Sheriff
ADAM j. FUCHS. Jefferson.
| Coroner
WI. COPELAND, jefferson Junction.
| Clerk of the Courts
F.A. ZIMMERMAN, Milford.
| District Attorney
EDWIN A. WIGDALE, Fort Atkinson.
! Register of Deeds
ALBERT j. WEIS, Watertown.
! Surveyor
EDWARD c. JONES, Fort Atkinson.
| Superintendent of Schools
| j. L. HELEN, Oakland.
The convention was composed of the
| cinct and was a most enthusiastic and
harmonious meeting, everybody being
anxious to work for party success and
being hopeful of the result. 1t was
2:30 o'clock when Chairman George j.
| Kispert, Of the county committee,
called the convention to order in the
court house at Jefferson, whereupon
I 10 Of
| selected to preside and j. f. Prentiss,
of this city, chosen secretary.
| Committees on credentials and resO-
lutions were appointed as follows:
Credentials. D. Bullock, town of
Watertown; 4. E. Demerit, Lake Mills;
Mark Curtis, Hebron; A. j. Roach,
Waterloo; E. Mcpherson, Fort Atkin-
son. ResolutiOns-C. A. Skinner,
Watertown; Colonel G. w. Burchard,
Fort Atkinson; F. E. Fellows, town of
jefferson.
The following resolutions were SUBJ
mitted by the committee and unani-
mously adopted:
The Republicans of Jefferson county in con-
vention assembled do hereby declare and re-
solve: That they endorse the principles of the
| Republican party as expressed in the Repub-
lean a p1aat6Qrm adopted 6y df the S general e4nyeni
by the state Republican convention at Mil
waukee in 1898.
That they endorse without reservation the
nominations for state officers made at the Re-
publican convention held in Milwaukee this
year.
That they are infiexibly opposed to repudia-
tion in whatever guise it may present itself,
whether of moral, political or financial obliga-
tiOns. They believe in sound morals, sound pol
itics and sound money, always and everywhere
equivalent to one hundred cents on theIdollar,
and they cannot cOuntenance or affiliate with
persons or parties who for the sake of a few
paltry offices will either openly secretly
upon questions of such pressing Importance.
| We therefore most cordially invite all per-
| sons, matter what their previous party
names may have been, to unite with US in
burying the heresy of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver beside the grave of the green
That we most heartily commend the presi-
dent of the United States for the eminently
wise and successful manner in which he has
| conducted the affairs of his office in a most
perllous time, and tender him the assurance of
| our confidence and faith that he will bring all
these matters to an honorable and satisfactory
conclusion.
That we tender to the volunteer soldiers of
our country and state our most sincere thanks
for the patriotic ardor with which they re-
sponded to the presidents call for troops and
the heroic fOrtitude with which they have
faced privation, disease and death in defense
| OI Un6lT s nOnOr.
After the appointment of j. D. Bull
lock, town Watertown; F. c.. Hansen,
Forr Atkinson, and Edward May, Wa
tertown, as tellers, the selection of
county ticket was proceeded with.
For county clerk Frederick Bull
winkel was renominated by acclama-
tion.
I. j. Foljahn and H. j. Grell, John
son Creek, were placed in nomination
for treasurer and the former was
selected on the first ballot
Three nominations were made for
sheriff, James L. Cook and A. w.
Wodke, of Lake Mills, and John Wild
man, of jefferson. After a spirited
contest Adam G. Fuchs was named on
the seventh ballot, the other candi-
dates except Cook having withdrawn.
The vote stood: Fuchs, 40; Cook, Al.
For clerk of the courts two names
were presented, Andrew Rood, of Pal
myra, and T. A. Zimmermann The
latter was successful on the first ballot.
E. A. Wigdale, W. HI. Tasker, of
Lake Mills, and E. F. Wieman, of this
city, were the candidates for district
attorney, the first named being nomi-
mated on the third ballot
A. j. Weis for register Of deeds, W.
(. Copeland for coroner, E. G. Jones
for surveyor, and j. L. HELEN for
superintendent of schools were named
| by acclamation.
The former county committee, with
a few changes, was reappointed and
George j. Kispert again made chair
man.
NOTES OF THE CONVENTION.
Fred Prentiss is becoming a veteran
secretary. He rarely enters a meet
ing of any sort but what he is chosen
to keep the records-all because of
his well-known accuracy.
Chairman Damuth struck a popular
chord when he advised the resolutions
committee to submit platform, and
not be afraid to let the people know
how their party stands, as were the
Democrats in the same convention hall