Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-30

cuSeS are here given:
FIRST WARD.
E. E. Kellner, chairman; t. ]
| Cooper, secretary. Delegates to city
convention, f. E. Kellner, A. n
Palmer and III. d. Kellogg.
Nominations:
Alderman-Ir BaSSett.
SUPERVISOR. w. Cochran.
SECOND WARD.
c. Ed monde La Eigne, chairman; D.
D. Conway, secretary. Delegates to
city convention, D. D. G, nway, Ernest
Oberbeck and c. Edmonde LaVigne
Nominations:
William Prebbanow.
Supervisor-L. NJ. Nash.
THIRD WARD.
a. j. Boyles, chairman; w. j. Con.
way, secretary. Delegates to city con.
vention, n. Johnson, A. J. Boyles and
w. j. Conway.
Nominations:
Alderman-Will H. Carey.
Supervisor-B. r. Goggins.
CITY CONVENTION.
The city convention in Centralia
was held in the City Hall at 7:3O
O'Clock Tuesday evening, instead of
Wednesday evening, in order to make
it possible to file the certificates of
nomination within the proper time
limit as fixed by the statutes.
On motion Nels Johnson was made
presiding officer, and c. Edmonde La
Vigne, secretary of the convention.
The chair appointed H. D. Kellogg,
E. Oberbeck and A. J. Boyles as a
committee on credentials.
Upon due examination of credentials
the committee reported delegat es from
the several wards entitled to a seat
and yotein said conysetion, as follows:
First Ward-Herbert D. Kellogg,
Frederick E. Kellner, A. N. Palmer.
Second Ward-D. D. Conway, C.
Edmonde La Vigne, E. Oberbeck.
Third Ward-NelS Johnson, A. j.
Boyles, Will J. Conway.
Roll call showed all delegates pres
ent.
A motion was made and seconded
that nominations for officers be made
in the order named herewith, viz:
Mayor, Treasurer, Marshal. Assessor.
The chair appointed f. E. Kellner
and A. J. Boyles as tellers.
An Informal ballot was taken for
mayor which resulted as follows:
Theron Lyon s, John Schnabel /.
Upon motion the informal ballot
was made formal and Theron Lyon
declared the nominee Of the conven-
tiOn for mayor.
An informal ballot for treasurer
gave T. J. Cooper s votes, Andrew
King l.
Upon motion the informal ballot
was made formal and T. j. Cooper de-
clared the nominee for treasurer.
An informal ballot for marshal re-
suited in unanimous vote for James
d. Gibson and Oh motion the informal
ballot was made formal, Mr.. Gibson
being declared the choice of the con-
vention for marshal.
A motion by E. Oberbeck. duly
seconded. was carried to take recess
of five minutes.
After recess an informal ballot for
assessor resulted: Rufus Mcfarland s,
w. HI. Gets l.
Informal ballot was duly made
formal and Mr.. Mcfarland declared
nominee for assessor.
Moved and carried that the chair
appoint a committee of three lone
from each ward to represent the
citizens of Centralia, and that as such
committee the following powers be
delegated to them: To fill all vacan-
cies that may occur in the nomina-
tiOns made by the convention and in
said committee. and to act as chair
men of the First, Second and Third
wards, respectively, for the purpose of
calling and liking time and place of
caucuSes and convention next year.
The chair named as such committee
T. E. Kellner, first ward: D. D. Con-
way, second ward: A. j. Boyles, third
ward.
On motion of Mr.. BOyles duly
carried the name Of NelS Johnson was
substituted in place of Boyles as
member Of the city committee for the
third ward.
On motion convention then ad-
journed.
Dated March %, A. D. 1899.
c. EDMoNDE La VIGNE,
Secretary.
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