Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-25
DEMOCRATIC co. CONVENTION
Laubender, Rutherford, PoIzin, Ora
ham and Hensley Nominated.
A Scramble to Keep Off the Ticket.
Some Interesting Things
Happened.

county CHAIRMAN McAnlncn, OF Ia
ira, called the convention to order an
on behalf of the committee called Attol
ney Kapp, of Extra, to the chair an
J. G. f. Wicker to the secretary's place
DR.. Eager moved for the appointment
of committee on credentials. TIL
chair appointed John Cozine, I. p. Han
sen and w. E. Hensley. f. d. Allel
moved the appointment of committe
on permanent organization and the chat
reached in his pocket for the second list
of names furnished him. Not being very
familiar with the chirography of demo,
cracy's manipulators here he occasional
ly Numbered little in reading the lists
of committees furnished him, but he
managed to announce as this committee
ID. L. Soar, 0. p. Tyler and James wager
Mr.. Soar not being present John Noon
was substituted. Mr.. Allen then moved
committee on resolutions be appointed.
Again the chair by list named j. f. Ora
ham, Al Fredericks and j. |. Hensley.
While the committees were out Mr.. AL
len moved the house request Mr.. Kapp
10 address the convention, which motion
carried and Mr. Kapp proceeded to the
editication of the friends of free silver.
In another column we speak more at
length of Mr.. Kapp's speech.
Mr.. Cozine reported each township
represented. Mr.. wager reported in
favor of making the temporary organiza-
tion permanent. These reports were
adopted Mr.. Graham reported the
resolutions. They were brief. They re-
affirmed the principles of the Chicago
platform and renewed their allegiance to
it. They approved the action of Con-
gress in declaring war and favored
better pay for volunteer soldiers. On
hearing the resolutions no enthusiasm
was shown and they were adopted by
very weak vote. Is it possible that
platform Of principles is of minor in
terest to them?
A motion was made by F. D. Allen
that a committee of one from each town.
ship be named to report delegates for
the congressional, judicial and state
conventions. The motion carried and
the following is the committee: Audu-
bon, E. 3. Perry; Cameron, Jno. Cozine:
Douglas, Ross Craney; Extra, J. b. Rem
dleman; Greeley, AL Fredericks; Hamlin,
~. lylCIJ LluItIn, l. IL ,
Leroy, w. H. O'Connell; Melville, S. A.
Geo. Marquesen; Viola, A. F. Yager
In very short time the committee re-
ported these lists for delegates:
CONGRESSIONAL;
j. b. Renaieman, NJ, Z. Jenkins, Geo
Marquesen, Lou Anciaux, Jno. Doak, j.
a. Cozine, C Il, Wiley, D. E. Soar
JUDICIAL:
E. B. Perry, o. P. Tyler, Geo. Knapp,
J. M. Graham, Geo. Foley, S. G. Curtis,
Pat. Carolan, w. II. O'Connell.
ID. w. Hendrick, Hamp Jones, Henry
Smith. J. f. McAninch, John McGaire,
FIN. Barrett, j Jesse Nymand, Peter Lykke.
The convention then proceeded to in
formal ballot for auditor. This brought
out the present deputy A.E.Beason j ohm
Hunter Jr., of Hamlin, and W. J. Laub-
ender of this city. The only con-
test of the day was over this nomination.
The present auditor, Thos. Lohner, re-
cieved no votes. Mr.. Beason, who is an
able Office man and an honorable fell
low, apparently had the nomination fair
Iy won until the delegates struc X this
town Saturday. The democratic leaders
here said that it would never do to nom
mate BeasOn. His great sin was that
he favored the gold standard and had
even helped to get Volmer here to make
a sound money speech This they would
not forgive They would rather turn
down men who stood up for their princi-
pies than to have their support. The
l. pon-ry Iaua r,yoyota1 tn
nominate Laubeuder. but seeing the
south part of the county and other out
side townships so largely for Beason,
they concluded 10 spring another candi-
date from the south part, so Mr.. Hunter
was brought out The first ballot gave
Beason "a, Hunter SO and IIaubender "a.
Leroy gave Beason 5, Hunter and
Laubender II. The next ballot gave
Beason 80, Hunter 25 and Laubender 40
The second formal ballot was decisive,
giving BeasOn o. Hunter q and Laub-
ender 56.
On being ready to nominate a candi.
date for clerk /. Jenkins obtained the
floor and moved to suspend the rules
and nominate John DOak by reclamation
AS the motion was about to be put
and it would have been carried, Mr.
DOdk arose anu Sdlu ue COulu LOt az
cept for business reasons. One dele
gate volunteered to look after Johns
business for him if he would take the
office but John said he preferred to look
after the business himself. Then Mr.
Jenkins with considerable dignity with
drew Mr.. Doak's name and thus ended
the first chapter in nominating candi
date for clerk. Balloting was then pro
ceeded with when Albert Frederick
received 65 votes, J. G. +. Wicker Is an(
Jessie Neiman 8. Then Mr.. Frederick
arose and declined. At about that tim,
in the proceedings Frank Rice began t.
get votes and got scared for fear h,
would get it, so he informed the con
vention that he preferred business t
politics and could not accept if nom
pated Peter Lykke was given turn
but surprised everybody by falling int
line with the other fellows and declir
ing. An effort was then made to nom
nate j. f. McAninch by reclamation
but the excitement of politics had n
allurements for him when he recalle
his business interests, and he said S
apopb atically rhnn Tho pOmip tioC ,vo