Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
THOS. .FEARHE FOR SENATOR
WAS NOMINATED ON THE 153d BALLOT.
The Contest Long and Friendly 0ne-The
Wood County Delegation made Gal
liant Contest for the Prize but could
Not Win 0ut.-Vote II to 19.


After hard, but friendly contest in
the Ninth Senatorial convention at
Plaintield, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Thomas Fearne of WauShara county,
carried off the nomination on the one
hundred and tifty-third ballot. While
there was some surprise in the final
bs Ot, nothing more than what could
be expected in politics. Mr.. Fearne
will be elected and Wood county will
furnish her share of his majority.
The proceedings follow as complete
as we were able to make:
The Ninth Republican Senatorial
convention was called to order by p.
Mitchell, chairman of the Senatorial
cOmmit ttee, in the G. a. r. half in the
city of Plainfield, Wis, Tuesday after
noon, Sept. 20, 1898. F. A. Cady of
Wood county was elected chairman
and NJ. Plank of Waushara county
was elected secretary.
On motion the chairman appointed
the following persons as committee on
credentials: V. Follett of Waushara;
II. S. Willard, Adams; John H. White,
Wood; John Lewis, Marquette.
On motion the chairman appointed
the following persons as committee
on resolutions: Geo. L. Williams of
Wood; C. Kimball of Waushara; L. n.
Stevens of Marquette, and Chas.
Lindsay of Adams.
After a recess of thirty minutes the
committee on credentials made the
following report:
To the Republican Senatorial con-
yention of the Ninth District of Wis
cOnSin-Gentlemen We, the COM
mittee on credentials duly appointed
by your honorable body, having con-
sidered the credentials submitted to
us by the different county delegations
would beg leave to submit the follow
ing as our report. We find the follow
ing delegates from the different cOun-
ties entitled to seats in this convention
as follows:
Adams County-C. w. Lindsay, P.
J. Mcdonald, Geo. Bingham. I'll. Will
lard, M. Hickey, James Rasmussen.
According to credentials submitted
the chairman of said delegation is
authorized to cast the vote of all
absent members, if any.
Marquette COunty-L. n. Stevens,
J. w. Johnson, B. HOuSelett, C. l..
Mallory, John Lewis, ii. r.. Rawson as
proxy for Isaac Smith. According to
the credentials submitted the dele
gates present to cast full vote.
Waushara COunty-VilaS Follett,
Melvin Plank, j. S. Williams, James
Barrett, E. f. Kileen, Geo. Walker,
Geo. johnson, Thomas Finerty, Chas.
Kimball, p. A. Porter, B. f. Clark,
Ed Walker, and T. NJ. Hawley as
proxy for John MOtfatt. According
TO the credentials submitted the dele
gates to the convention were author
lied to cast the full vote for all the
delegates elected.
Wood COunty-G. L. Williams, f.
A. Cady, 7. A. Williams, O. T. HOu-
gen, j. II. White, A. e. Lapham, Geo
Sexton, d. r, Coon, Jacob Searls,
Mark S. Pratt, f. S. WoOdWorth.
According to the credentials sub
mitted the delegates from said county
present are authorized to cast the vote
proxies be permitted.
On motion the report of the COM
mittee on credentials was adopted.
The committee on resolutions made
the following report:
We, the republican delegates of the
Ninth senatorial district in committee
assembled, hereby most heartily ratify
and endorse the nominations and plat
form made by the state republican
convention recently held in the city
of Milwaukee and pledge to the sup
port of each and all of the nominees
for state office the entire strength and
energy of the republicans of this dis
trict.
As representatives of a section of
the state enjoying It tie present
time in a high degree the benefit of
the Dingley tariff bill, stable currency
and other wise and beneticent legisla-
tion enacted during the administra-
tiOn of that noble statesman and
patriot, William Mckinley, we pledge
our enthusiastic, united support to
the end that national and state poll
cies favored by the republican leaders
may be continued and perpetuated.
On motion the report of committee
on resolutions was adopted unani'
mOuSly.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted as the order for nOminat
ing and seconding speeches:
ResOhed, That the roll of counties
be first called for nominating speeches
in the following order: Adams, Mar
Quette, WauShara, Wood; and further
resolved, that secOnding speeches bt
called for. in the same order.
oh oir,1, of
Adams county delegation, presented
the name of Mr.. Holiday for senator
in short address.
L. n. Stevens of Marquette county
presented the name of G. S. Pierce
the present senator, for denomination
in well prepared address. In closing
he marred the effect by misspeakin!
the name and calling him G. S. Cool
in place Of Pierce.
L. f. Kileen of WauShara count,
presented the name of ThOs. Fearn
for senatorial honoSt in short speecl
in which he impressed the convention
that Waushara was the banner reput
lican county in the state.
The nominating speech whlcI
touched the heartstringS of the peOpl
was that made by Geo. l.. Williams Q
Wood county in presenting the nam
of I'll. G. Wipperman. His candldat
possessed the qualifications for tha
office in high degree and Mr.. WI
liams knew what they were and pre-
sented them clearly to the convention
Each candidate received a secOnc
e. Il LOT