Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
Secretary's Minutes in Full. BaIIoting
That Combined to Promote the Per-
fecton of the Whole Ticket.

Court House, Grand Rapids, Wis,
Sept. 10, 189S.-The Republican County
convention for the county of Wood,
held for the purpose of placing in nom
ination a candidate for member of
assembly and candidates for the several
county offices, was called to order
promptly at 2 p. m. by F. J. Wood :,
chairman of the county central COM
mittee. Mr.. Wood congratulated the
republicans on the large and full repre-
sentation of delegates in convention,
and made appropriate remarks.
On motion VIM. Noll of Marshfeld
was elected chairman and G, Edmonde
LaVigne of Centralia, secretary.
On motion the chair was instructed to
appoint committee of five on creden
tials. The chair named as such COM
mittee, Messrs. B. R. Tarbox Of Wood,
w. E. Little Of Grand Rapids, Edws d
Dumas of Marshfeld, B. L. Brown of
Centralia, and August Broker of Rock.
The committee on credentials sub
mitted the following report:
To the Republican convention of
Wood county: We, the undersigned
committee appointed to examine the
credentials presented to this conven
ton, report that we have examined all
credentials presented, and find that the
several wards of the cities, the villages
and towns are entitled to the repre-
sentatives hereinafter named, respect
lively:
Auburndale village-August Moerke.
Auburndale town--Knute Rodney,
VIM, Mewes.
Centralia city, First ward-B L
Brown.
Centralia city, Second ward-C Ed
monde LaVigne, Geo B Mcmillan.
Centralia city, Third ward-A L
Ridgman, John Bell.
Grand Rapids city, First ward
Charles Wipperman.
Grand Rapids city, Second ward--W
f Little, M w Mosher.
Grand Rapids city, Third ward-Geo.
w. Davis.
Grand Rapids CITY, Fourth ward-C.
J Carman, John Mccain.
Grand Rapids town, + J Herschleb,
t Timm.
LincoIn-John j. Ebbe, w c Witter.
Marshtield city, First ward-Frank A.
Cady (prOXy).
Marshtield city, Second ward-Ed-
ward Dumas
Marshfield CITY, Third ward-Everett
A. Upham, VIM. Noll, Sr., Jos. O.
Bruckert.
Marshfcld city, Fourth ward-Geo.
r. Baker, Lacy Gwin.
Marshfeld city, Fifth ward-E E
Ames, P A Williams.
Marshfeld city, Sixth ward-P A
Williams (proXy).
Marshfietd TOWN.. G. Kusmaul.
Milladore-Frank Jadeck, G. E. Smith.
Nekoosa-A. E. Lapham, S. A. Nc
Gregor.
Pittsville city, First ward-Geo. w.
Brown.
Pittsville city, Second ward-L. L.
Doud.
Pittsville city, Third ward-E. c.
Zero.
Port Edwards-Ernest Eichsteadt,
Geo. Scott.
Remington-J. E. Ingraham, James
Mclaughlin.
Richtield-L. L. Ever.
Rock-August Broker, Peter McKer
cher.
Rudol pho. O. Hassel, J. E. Duncan.
Saratoga-T. G. Thompson.
Seneca-Martin Jackson, Albert
Schroeder.
Sigel-Fred Polensky, Simon Wor-
lunt, John Tomczyk.
Vesper-C. R. Goldsworthy.
Wood-B. r. Tarbox 1.-TWO votes), Jos.
Robinson, E. D. Aver, r. n. Bulls.
B. R, TARBox,
W. E. LITTLE,
Ed. DUMAS,
B. l.. BROWN,
AUG. BROKER.
On motion the above report was ap-
proved.
Motion of F. A. Cady prevailed that
| balloting for officers occur in following
order:
Member of assembly, county clerk,
treasurer, sheriff, coroner, clerk of cir
cult court, District attorney, register of
deeds, surveyor, uperintendent of
schools.
On motion the chair was instructed to
appoint four tellers. He named w. G.
Kusmaul, town of Marshfeld; Z. E.
Ames, Marsh6eld CITY; Geo. B. Nc
MILAN, Centralia; I. G. Timm, town Of
Grand Rapids.
P. n. Christensen of Lincoln was
placed in nomination for member of
assembly by E. A. Upham. Motion to
make the nomination unanimous by ac-
clamation was carried.
?. A. Williams proposed the name OF
E. s. Renne for county clerk and moved
to make the nomination unanimous.
F. A. Cady moved that convention pro-
ceed to informal ballot. Carried. In
formal ballot resulted: 4. S. Renne, 90
T. Poleusky, l. On motion the informal
ballot was declared formal and the
ballot made unanimous.
For treasurer, Chas. Ekelund of Sigel
was placed in nomination by DIR. A. L.
Ridgman, Motion made and seconded
to make nomination unanimous. Lost
Motion then made and carried that all
succeeding nominations be bv ballot
Informal ballot for treasurer resulted
Chas. Ekelund, 40; Geo. H. Smith, 6
On motion the informal ballot was made
formal and Mr.. Ekelund declared, nom
inee for treasurer.
For sheriff, the name Of n. NJ. Bere
was proposed by VIM. Noll. John Bel
announced the withdrawal of Johr
Lindahl. Informal ballot gave n. NJ
Berg 36 votes; w. E. Little, II; JohI
Lindahl, s. On first formal ballot Bers
received 35; Little, II Lindahl, s; scat
tering, |. Mr.. Berg, having received s
majority of all votes cast, was declared
elected the nominee for sheriff.
T ]. Cooper Of Centralia was uomin
, ated for coroner. Motion to suspend
$ rules and nominate by acclamation wa:
not entertained by the chair. Informa
, ballot resulted, I Cooper, %; Geo I
Mcmillan, 6; Geo w Upham. 8; B |
] Brown, l; blank, 2. On Motion th,