Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-11
REPUBLICAN co. CONVENTION
A Large, Enthusiastic and Harmonic
GUS Gathering.
Woodward, Greenwaldt, Esbeck
Hanna and Shingledecker are
the Nominees.
The Ticket a Winner.

and harmonious conventions ever held
an the county they selected delegations
TO state, congressional and judicial con-
ventions, nominated splendid county
ticket, passed some good resolutions,
selected their campaign committee and
adjourned. 1t was dignifed, deliber-
alive and honorable body, and did Its
work unusually we'll.
The convention met in the court house
at little past 2 p. m. and was called to
order by county chairman j. A. Nash,
who, on behalf of the county committee
called S. M. Gardner to the chair temper
arily and w. G. Elliott to the secretarys
place. Mr. Nash took occasion to
heartily thank the committeeman and
working republicans in all parts of the
county who have worked so earnestly in
the republican cause during the two
years he has been chairman, and an
nounced he relinquished his duties with
kind recolections of their loyal work.
On taking the chair Mr. Gardner at
once called for the business to proceed
BY motion a committee on credentials
was appointed consisting of f. Farquhar,
g. H. Gardner and G. w. johnson. A
committee of three was also appointed
on permanent organization consisting of
III. B. Herbert Seth Hartzell and o. G..
Donaldson.
The committee on credentials
reported all the townships fully
represented except that two delegates
were absent and the committee favored
allowing the delegations to cast the full
vote The report was adopted.
The list of delegates reported as men,
bers of the convention were as follows:
AUDUBON Chas. Walker, VIM. Van
Aernam, Ed Gustin, S. F. Donaldson,
Chas. Balm, Chas. Graham and Albt.
Smith.
CAMERoN-S Luse, Henry Turner, ID.
Reed, Geo. Gray, S. Handles and Robt.
Henderson.
DoUGLAs-J. A. Graves, John Nc
Fadden, V. Leonard, Arch Davidson,
Geo. Hartman and w. II. Bolton.
ExIRA-Geo. Fl. Henshaw, w. H.
Faulkner, Geo. Kreamer, w. r. Cope
land, Mr.. Knox, Chas. Bison, T. F..
Essingt ton, J. p Hallock, w. B. Temple,
j. r. Minser, Frank Gualt, H. HI. Dimick
Chris Spoo, f. G. Wilson and Chas. Pat
tison.
GREELEY-S. NJ. Gardner, S. Berry,
Fred Reynolds, Seth Hartzell, John
Pine, John Hay and Ed Young.
HAMLIN-Harry Percy, Clark Wilson,
Chas. Overholtz, Geo. Scott, Jas. Nc
Mutt and James T. Bell.
LINCoLN-John Cameron, &. E. Mertz,
B. G. Brookfeld, w. W. Perrine. A. f.
Or eenwaldt, S. B. Baker and l. M.
Estes.
iLERoY-Chas. Van Gorder, w. H.
Eowles, H. w. Wilson, Geo. Agnew,
&C.iH. Gardner, Geo. p. Jansen, E. A.
Bates, John Quimby, I. A. Miller, VIM.
Owen, Frank Herndon, Owen Davis, A.
Caldwell, J. Il. Griffith, r. N Carper,
L. J. Hill, H. B. Herbert, w. G. Elliott,
Matt johnson, A. F. Drake, Joseph
Moody, E. C. Rice, Elmer Ellis, o. w.
Ed, and E. N. Taggart.
MEnvILLE-F. A. White, r. Z.
Thomas, Thos. Oliver, Arthur Farquhar,
w. IF. Hoyt. +. c. Farquhar and o. j.
Smith.
OAKFIELD-Nels Hoegh, Mr.. st. Louis
Soren Dougaard, j. F. Jenkins, I'll. M.
Bartlett. p f. Howell and Jno. Esbeck.
SRARoN-Thos. Smith, Jasper Jensen,
Hans johnson, G, L. Hansen, Chris
Christensen and Geo. Christensen.
VIoLA-J. G. Bonwell, Thos. Davis,
r. T. Gilbert, d. D. Sampson, G. I'll.
Earhart, Sam'l Jordan and Geo. Highley
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported favoring making the
temporary organization permanent,
which was adopted. A.. F. Greenwaldt
was made assistant secretary.
A motion was made by j. L. Jenkins
that the chair appoint committee of
three to report a list of delegates for the
congressional convention. Amotion was
made to amend by making the committee
one from each township, but the motion
was lost. On the motion to appoint this
committee of three roll call of town.
ships was called for and it resulted in 81
for and IL against. This was not a test
vote on anything except on the manner
of selecting delegates. The chair ap
pointed as the committee j. T. Jenkins
J. c. Bonwell and j. +. Griffith.
While this committee deliberated w
C. Elliott read the following resolutions
RESOLUTIONS.
RESOLVED, By the republicans of Au
dubon county, in convention assembled
That we most heartily endorse and
again renew our allegiance to the prin
ciples and policies advocated in the
National Republican convention at st