Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-09-15
MIME THEIR TICKET
Grant CountyDemOCratS
In Convention Last
Monday.
THE TICKET.

j BISHOP.
E. E. Mccoy, Lancaster. Register of Deeds
NJ McSpaden, Boscobel. .........T Treasurer
Miss Elizabeth Clary .Fennimore. Co. Supt
J. j. Seaman, Fennimore. District Atty
James Applebee. Boscobel.. Surveyor
Thomas Nash, Hazel Green. Coroner
One of the largest and most enthus-
iastic democratic conventions ever
held in the county convened last
Monday in Lancaster and named
ticket to compete with the republican
candidates for the various county Of
fees. The contest for sheriff was
spirited. For the other places on the
ticket only one ballot for each was
necessary.
F. NJ. Scanlan of Mt. Ida was chos-
en- to preside. f. Nj. Wilmotte and
Ben Ripperda were secretaries.
committee on credentials was APP
pointed consisting of P. BARLEY, Ar
thur Doyle and j. c. Church, with NJ.
McSpaden as clerk. Their report of
delegates, all towns being represented
except Marion, was adopted.
The nomination OF sheriff being
in order there was flow of demo-
cratic oratory for the space of thirty
minutes or more as the merits of the
several aspirants were set forth. J.
j. Andrews of Clifton was named for
the place by j. L. Gardner, M. v.
Burris by DR.. Gasser, Abe Patch by
Pat BARLEY, w. E. Lewis by John
Carey and Henry Kuenster by George
Schramm.
Four tellers, j. j. Seaman, H. H.
Virgin, VIM. O'Brien and j. Carey
were appointed to distribute ballots
and canvass the votes.
The several candidates voted for for
the several offices and the votes re-
ceived by each in the different ballots
are as follows:
Sheriff-Lewis, 81, 81, 81; Burris,
y, 81, So; Patch, 10, 6; Andrews, y,
5; Kuenster, IA Parrish, s, l, /.
Clerk of Courts. A. Thomas, 125
Ben Ripperda, 81; W. H. Hodge, 10
A. w. 10y, 2.
County Clerk. S. Bishop, by &C
elimination.
Register of Deeds-E. f. Mccoy
III; NJ. McSpaden, 81.
Treasurer-M. McSpaden, al; j
Z. Wilkinson. 25 Ed Meyer, IL.
County Superintendent-Miss Eliz
abeth Clary of Fennimore, by acclaim
nation.
District Attorney. J. Seaman
81; R. D. Walker. 81; Paul Meyer, /
For Surveyor and Coroner-Jame
Applebee and Thos. Nash, by ACCLAIM
nation.
The resignation of James McBriel
as secretary of the Democratic count
central committee, E. L. Mccoy wa
elected to fill the vacancy.
The county committee was author
lied to fill any vacancy that Nigh
occur on the county ticket.
DELEGATES PRESENT
BEErowN-Johu Burns. w Raisbach. MAJ
Schildgen. G. Porter, w Garner,Toy Garnel
BLooMINGToN-W Patterson. Richter.
E pitts, NJ Donnelly, p Barley, Q H MAI
tin.
BoscoBEE--Paul Meyer: " Brooks, J
oswald. N McSpaden. T Ruka Chris o.
valid 6 b ShipIey, Ed Meyer, Henry Smitl
Castle RocK-Frank Neff.
CAssv1LLE-E Ishmael.J Kuchenberg. WI
Grimm Geo Reinke. Henry Seipp. Fran
Halstead, Henry Weist Adam hirsh baum.
cr1rroN-J J Andrews. w T skate job
Sandman LATE Miller. W NJ Livingston
ELLENBoRo- Clark.J I wilkinson. Pete
Quick H Walker,
FrxxrMoRE-wm Rudersdorf Geo Finn
gan chris Him. L Shearer. Geo Mood
a q Roethe, NJ Simons, J Seaman, Tn
T0rmtY
GLEN HAvEN-,I J Ryan J W Millin, "
RYAN VIM Forck. L Morkin
HARR1soN-J W Poner VIM Gillian.
HAZEL GREES-P Larkin, Jas Harvey. W
Eassen c. Rumble, " II Hodge, K Harriso
HICKORY GROVER E Austin. Geo JacAso
Paul stein.
JAMEsTowN-Jos yosberg
LASoAsTgR-wm. Wetter W Lee. G
wald W r Aerr ] H AlCorn. f Phelps w
Carmodv. a watkins. 5 stephens; 81
son OFT 81 Dhens d Johnson. weber: 4
Barber. p ioffman A Schmidt. Renaloi
FBarnett : j Wenzel. Z L Mccoy.
LIBERTY-w Finnegan, Belscamps
J J Wenzel Ed Lind.
L1MA-Chas Cox John whitcher
Reddy.
LITTLE GRANT, B Church, H Lynass
Mogan.
MILLvILLE-Jas Mckay.
MI. HoPE-F NJ scanlan.J Carmody, G.
kius, Orlett.