Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-08-04
POlItIOSAr60n
Lively Times In The
County And
State.
THE DISTRICT SURE FOR BABCOCg,
Baxter Loses the County Lancaster For Bah
cock by Only Two Malortu Other Towns
oIOse-La Toilette and soofeld Each to
Have District.

Olose-La Toilette and Soofield Each to
fave District.
Caucuses were held quite generally
throughout the state last Saturday
Congressman Babcock is assured re-
nomination. He has carried ali the
counties of his district except Vernon
and Iowa. Vernon is for Smith and
Iowa for Joiner
Grant county will be for Babcock.
The contest was spirited Platteville,
Harrison. Mt Hope and Waterloo. led
off with caueuses on Friday The
first two elected Babcock delegates
and the other two Baxter delegates.
The action Of these four towns served
to stimulate the contests in the other
towns next day.
In several towns the vote was very
close In Beetown the majority was
IA; in Waterloo and Lancaster it was
only ,; and in some other towns it
was very small
With regard to state politics it is
not 50 easy to predict. Probably the
north assembly district will be for
La Toilette and the south for Seoneld.
Following Is list Of delegates
elected to the conventions which meet
in this city. today, Thursday, August
4th.
BEErowN, Congressional: Geo Par
kins, Ed Barr. John Mankel, Frank
Tebo. Ed Mclean, Henry Henkel-
for Baxter
State: Morse. John Mankel, G
Parklns, Ed. Barr, Henry Henkel,
Vim. Hoffman.
BLooMINGroN, Cong ME- Wood
house, A Frazier. Ira Fox, Griffin
Hickok, |. Philipson, John Pennock-
for Babcock.
State: JAS Sutton, Jacob Schrein-
er, Oscar Knapp, G W Stone, Dir Lew
is, Lyman Sawyer.
BoscoBEL, Cong. W G Palmer, l.
Ruka. G A Armstrong, Chas Haymen,
ii Mathews, W i Scott, & Brainard,
II Johnson, K Hore-for Babcock.
State: w + Howe, j n Miller, T
Carrier, l. G Armstrong. Plat Whit
man, Matt Pittman Jr. Thos Tufliey,
S Bartholomew, c Phillips.
CAssyILLE. Cong and State; w p
Hanford, II French, NJ Burgess. ID
w Clark, Sam'l Okev. Henry Kirsch-
baum. W A Barnes, + Groom for
Babcock.
CLIFTON, Cong A V Wells, A
Brown, ID O Justice, Chas Waring, w
H Howdle-for Baxter.
State: Ole Iverson. w A Taylor,
Chas Waring. Jos Allen. X S Jacobs.
ELLENBoRo, Cong. OH Lille. John
Clough, II W Culver, Jas A McPher-
son-for Babcock
Stale: Henry Brvhan, / u Culver.
G w Mcpherson, l. II Haetfner
FENNIMoRE. Cong A i storrs. r.
p Green, c V Billig, NJ p Smith. Frank
Roach, Henry Roth. John Draggs.
Robert Cohen Abbot Summons for
Baxter.
State D b Brunson, Frank He'll. c
p Him, " stephens, Frank Maraden.
Geo Blanchard, John Schneider, a y
Bailey, James Anderson for la Fol-
lette.
GLEN HAVEN Cong Joe Gates,
Lewis Kraut Matt Meicalf VIM bort
land. Fred Handy for Babeock
State Ralph McIver, Frank Kidd.
Q Nut. Thos Metcalf- Lewis WiIdman.
HARRIso~ Cong. and STATE. A J.
TIT, \ + Addison, b F Louthain, h +
Likens. Geo McFall-for Babcock and
Scofeld.
HAzEL GREEN, Cong. Nick Hon
mann. { Trumbuil, W Is Morgan, J
Williams. a Z Eustice-for Babcock
State W II Simmons, W II Thorn
as Geo Mills, W ID Jones. John Biz
kett, J II Ralph, W J Andrew for
La Toilette
HICKORY GROVE, Cong. and State
II Maxam. James Henderson, VIM
Hammond for Babcock and La Fol
lette
JAMESTOWN. Cong. NJ J Smith,
John Greenwat, Chas Sampson, Chas
l. cambridge for Babcock
state: + Liddle + Lyster. Frank
Burns, VIM Minnick Scofeld
LANCASTER, Cong. Alexander Ivey,
Clyde Richardson, Henry Muesse, Rob
ert Baltic, VIM Barrows, Walter Girls
void, Richard Meyer Jr, Henry Walk
r. james Treloar, Geo Clementson,