Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-08-11
The REPUBLICANS MEET.
For Babooek and La Toilette Enthusiastic
Gathering OF Republicans From All Parts
OF the County Harmony Prevails,

Ii any doubt Of the strength and
vigor If republicauism in Grant
county. existed in the minds Of any,
it was dispeled by the conventions
held in this city last saturday Diff
ferenees Of opinion there were among
the delegates a. to who should be
standard bearers this year bu, no dis
position to >ulk or do aught than sub
nit to the Will OF the majority and
eheerfully support the party uomi-
nees.
The Babcock delegates outnum-
bered the Baxter men about TO /.
The exact number of each is not
known as no ballot was taken. The
two sides measured strength only
once which was on the motion to
instruct for Babcock, and that vote
was by reclamation.
In the Assembly District Conyen-
.ions the interest in the candidates
for governor oyershadowed all other
questions. The north district was
clearly La Toilette district; the
south was about equally divided and
until about noon it looked as though
there would be contest there. A
careful polling of the delegates, how
ever, showed the La Toilette men
slightly in the majority, so the Sco-
field adherents gracefully submitted
to LA Toilette instructions without
any show Of opposition. The real
sentiment in the south district is
probably for Scofeld; the reason for a
La Toilette delegation being secured
lies in the fact of an aggressi {. active
campaign having been waged there by
La Toilette workers, while absolutely
no concerted action was taken in the
interest of Scofeld. Except for the
spirited congressional contest the re-
suit would have been different.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The county convention was called
to order by Chairman Parker. On
motion of K. Meyer, Jr, DR. Bishop,
of Platteville, was chosen to preside.
Clyde h. Showalter and H. j. johnson
were elected secretaries
The list of delegates was read and
accepted without contest except in
the case of Wingville There were
two delegations from there, each claim
ing the right Of recognition. The
convention asked one man from each
faction to present his case. p. 7.
| Stevens and j. b. Johnson were the
spokesman. 1t seems from the re-
marks Of the gentlemen that the
party headed by Mr.. johnson with
drew from the regular caucus because
OF alleged arbitrary and unfair rulings
by the chairman of the caucus. That
party claimed to have been denied
! justice in the caucus and to have
taken more than two-thildS of the
voters present to another hall where
delegates were regularly elected. The
Stevens party denied that there was
any arbitrary ruling in the caucus or
that more than one half the voters
withdrew.
Geo. b. ClementSon moved that The
contesting delegation be seated. c.
K. Showalter proposed the substitute
motion that both delegations be seated
and that in case of ballot or a vote
by towns each delegation cast one
half the vote TO which the town is
entitled. The amendment prevailed
and both delegations were 20 seated
On motion the chair was instructed
to appoint committee OF five to pro-
pose delegates for the Spring Green
Convention. This was done in order
to fairly apportion the delegates and
also to make sure that only Babcock
meA were elected. The chair appoint
ed he following as such committee:
A. {. V. Elston. Matt Metealf All
Chase. l. Philipson. j. G. Harsh
berger.
A resolution was offered by G. b
Clementson instructing the delegates
to support Mr.. Babcock. The reso
luton was adopted with but little
opposition.
The committee'- report recommer ID
ing delegates for the Congressional
District Convention was then received
and adopted after which the convcn-
tion adjourned
Delegates: A. G. V. Elstcn. I. ".
Bishop, Geo b. CIementson, Lou b
Ruka. NJ. +. Woodhouse, Geo. Kruel.