Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-04
DELEGATES UNIHS TRUCTED
FOR GOV. SCOFIELD OR A DARK HORSE.
Such is the Position of the Wood County
Republicans as Expressed in the
County Convention Held
Saturday July 30.


Saturday and was largely attended. It
was harmonious convention IN every
respect and the representative republic
ans present, from every town and
precinct in the county seemed animated
by only one spirit, the welfare of the
party and honest government. The
new caucus law did not receive favorable
consideration. The delegates elected
to both the state and congressional
conventions are composed of strong
men who will represent Wood county
in an able manner. The delegation to
the state convention 90 uninstructed
but they are in favor of the renomina-
ton of Gen. Scofeld. Should the well
fare and success of the party demand
another candidate, they VIII be in a
position to use their own best judgment.
The congressional delegation are solid
for the denomination of Congressman
Minor.
The following are the detailed
minutes of the proceedings of the
convention:
Convention called TO order by Hon.
Geo. E. Hoskinson, chairman Republi-
can county committee and the call was
read by Secretary Vaughan
John +. Cole was elected chairman of
the convention and A. B. Crawford
secretary. J. W. Cochran of Centralia,
f. II. Reese of Marshfeld and Frank
Woodwork of Pittsville were appointed
a committee on credentials, after which
a recess was taken to allow them to
report.
On reassembling the committee on
credentials submitted the following
report which was adopted:
We, the committee on credentials,
find the following named entitled to a
seat in this convention:
uburndale-village August Moreky;
town, no delegate present.
Centralia-Frst ward, J. w. Cochran;
Second ward, A. Mcmillan and g. H.
Corriveau; Third ward, Theron Lyon
and E. B. Fritzsinger.
Grand Rapids-First ward, F. J. |
Wood Second ward, John Kline and |
A. L. FontaIne; Third ward, A. B.
Crawford; Fourth ward, G. J. Carman |
and NJ. s. Pratt; town, c. H. Wood two |
votes.
Marshfeld-First ward, j. F. Cole
Second ward. Z. L. Reese; Third ward,
L. L. Finney, +. A Upham, Joseph |
Beuchamp; Fourth ward, VIM. BarteIs |
and c. Dorpat; Fifth ward, P A. Will |
liams and J. H. White; Sixth ward,
Frank Noll; town, no delegate.
Milladore-Chas. Smith and DR.. D. |
Perry.
Nekoosa--Wm. Hooper and DR.. S. A.
McGregor.
Pittsville-First ward, f. S. Wood
worth; Second ward, T. S. Woodwork
Third ward, r. II. Boynton.
Port Edwards-Geo. B. Brazeau and |
Z. Eichsteadt.
Remington-No delegate.
Richtield-No delegate.
Rock - John Rausch and August
Broker.
Rudolph-No delegate.
Saratoga-Peter Knudtson.
Seneca-Jacob Searls and Martin |
Jackson.
Sigel-Lyman Warland, Erick Berg,
Claus Johnson.
Sherry-E. E. Ramsdell and B. w.
Gates.
Nesper-No delegate.
Woods. r. Tarbox, two votes, and |
Joseph Robinson, two votes.
Lincoln-P n. Christensen, two votes. |
On motion chairman appointed
committee of five to select delegates to
the state and congressional conventions
as follows:
J. w. Cochran, Centralia; F. s. Wood
worth, Pittsville; F. j. Wood, Grand |
Rapids; +. l.. Reese and ?. A. Williams, |
Maishfeld.
Committee reported as follows:
For State Conventon-F. J. Wood, |
Geo. L. Williams, Grand Rapids; J. w. |
Cochran, Frank Garrison, Centralia; f. |
+. Finney, Z. /. Reese, J. H. White,
Fred Nolmer, P. a. Williams, Marsh
field John Rausch, Rock; Wm. Hooper,
Nekoosa.
For Congressional Convention--John
+. Cole, Marshfeld; c. j. Carman,
Grand Rapids; Archie Mcmillan; Cen
tralia; Frank Noll, L. A. Upham,
Marshfeld; B. Il. Tarhox, Pittsville.
The following resolution was pre-
sented by F. s. Woodworth and on
motion adopted;
Resolved, That the delegates elected
county, who attend the same. shall cast
the entire vote of the delegation, each
delegate so in attendance being entitled,
in addition to his own vote, to an equal
fractional proportion of the vote of the
delegates who do not attend in person.
The following resolution was then
presented by j. w. Cochran and on
motion unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That chapter 312 of the laws
OF Wisconsin enacted in 1897, called an
act 10 regulate the nomination of candi-
dates, upon attempting to apply the
same, Is. found ambiguous, difficult of
construction, very cumbersome, unnec-
essanlv expensive and of little or no
practical utility, and it is the sense of
this convention that the same ought to
be repealed.
The following resolution was then
unanimously adopted: