The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-06-20
HE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN & scHMAnL.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1900.
THE DEMOCRATIC SACHEMS.
Hold a County Convention at Wa
basso and Select Delegates.

last Thursday. The convention
was devoid of any enthusiasm.
Only once or twice was there any
"ginger" elected into the proceed
ings, the recess not excepted. There
were no speeches of long, spell
binding or flowery composed sen
fences, all remarks being confined
mostly to one minute. The dele
cations from most of the towns were
not all complete instance, it
was hard to find enough delegates
in the city Of Redwood Falls to have
its full of representation.
Another feature of the convention
was the fact that all the business
transacted, except the selections Of
the county committee, was done un.
der the temporary organization, not
one of the delegates thinking about
the permanent organization until
very near the close. Still another
feature was the report of the creden-
tial committee, which was not voted
on by the convention, probably
through the shortsightedness OF the
convention. During the call Of
towns, J. N. Byington, editor OF
the Rural Center, published at Wal
nut Grove, and one Of the two Pop,
ulist papers published in the coun.
ty, was suggested as a delegate but
the gentleman declined, saying that
he came only as newspaper man.
Promptly at 2 O'Clock, the hour
set for the convention to convene
Chairman Laird of the county com
mittee, raped the convention to
order. Secretary John Posi- of San
born read the call, and then W. B.
| Nelson of Revere, was chosen tenn
porary chairman, and D. E. Laird
temporary secretary. The tempo,
rary organization continued until a
short time before the convention ad-
journed. The chairman appointed
A. w. Bager of Redwood Falls. G.
A. Scott of Walnut Grove, and VIM.
Parker of Delhi, as committee on
credentials. It was moved that
towns where no caucus was held
be allowed representation in the
convention, and this motion pre-
vailed. The roll call of towns was
then proceeded with by the secre-
tary and then the committee re-
ported the following entitled to
"plank' seats in the convention:
Charlestown-John II. Weber. Geo. Posi-,
julius Lehne and B. M. Sackreiter.
North Hero-James Virgins, H. Nelson,
w. B. Leo, James Bagen and S. A. Virgins.
Walnut Grove-G. A. Scott, w. ]. Swoffer
and w. A. Masters.
Vail-Mat. Eigenberger.
Delhi-James Garney. r. 6, Rogers. j. B.
Molstad and VIM. Parker.
Granite hOCK-AuguSI beycI, SlA Nolco'
Sheridan-Geo. frost four votes
Willow Lake-Carl Baum. votes.
City of Redwood Falls;
First ward-J. T. Stegner, V. M. Persons,
D. E. Laird and A. W. Bager.
Mei ISono GUS. McGettrick and Herman
Schmahl.
After the committee on creden-
tials had made it's report the con-
vention selected ten delegates to
represent Redwood county in the
State convention at Minneapolis. It
was during the selection Of dele
gates that delegate tried to have
some "ginger" thrown into the con-
vention by making a motion to have
A. w. Bager make rousing Demo
cratic speech. The motion was
ruled out of order by the chairman
and then the convention selected
the following delegates to the State
convention:
Delegates. Alternates.
George Posi-, J. T. Stegner,
A. w. Bager, J. B. Whittet,
GUS McGettrick, julius Lehne,
| VIM. Parker, B. NJ. Sackrieter
G. A. Scott, Jas. Gaf1ney,
s. A. Virgins. w. B. Leo,
John Posi-, Matt. Jenniges
r. G. Rogers, w. J. Swoffer,
D. E. Laird, Matt. Eichten,
| V. NJ. Persons. John Gale.
Geo. Posi- of Charlestown was
chosen by the convention to be
recommended as the member of the
State committee for Red wood county
The next business was the selec
ton of the county committee and
motion carried to have two member:
from each commissioner district. An
other effort was made at this poin
to eject some ginger in the con
| vention, but no one had a speed
with which to jolly up the conven
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