Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-09-21
THE REPUBLICANS.
Large attendance at the County
sS Co7eUe7atio,a Held IN Linton
Last Wednesday.
ii Determined Fight Betzyee7a the
ItOo Combinations, but the
Contest Is u Fair One.
Some of the Notes on Candidates
.Abo1tt as Close as Gould BE
Without u Tie.

Without o. Tie.
The convention of tue republicans
Of Emmons county was called to order
by Chairman McLain. in Honstain's
hall, at Linton, last Wednesday after
noon at q few minutes past two
O'Clock, with every precinct in the
county represented and very few
delegates bearing proxies.
The county central committee,
having examined the credentials, and
there being no contests, reported the
following delegates entitled to seats:
Burr Oak-C. II. Edick, James
Lincoln Smith, John Wilde. Proxies
Gayton-A. M. Weller, d. w, Casey,
A. W. Hewitt, J. II. Campbell.
| Denhem-W. H. Chapman, S. A.
| Hawks, John Baker.
| Williamsp0rt-J. B. Baker, NJ. Rush,
| p. G. Campbell, l.. du Heaume, j. L.
| Roop.
L0gan-Wm. Baxter, E. t. Savage,
I. II. Robinson, Geo. Wisman, o. W.
Nelson.
Cherry Grove-Henry Reamann,
Olaf Larson, Lewis poerschlag, John
| Melander. Proxy of Larson to A. T..
Cell.
Burge-Jas. King, John spicer,, Or
lie Bnrge. =
Winchester-G. w. Lynn, P. J.
Herolz.
Higbee (Linton)-J, W. Wescott,
| Mm. Jones. Proxy Of Wescott to ID. r..
Streeter.
Dakem-E. Braddock, G. Orth. G..
Schmidt, N. Heisler. Proxies of Orth,
Schmidt and Heisler to E. Braddock.
Exeter-Jakob Gefroh.
| OdeSsa--Andreas Permann, Johann
Ferderer. Ferderer's proxy to Per-
mann.
: ,s;trlasburg--c:. q F, WAGNER, Joseph
seizJohn Weber, Jacob Rutschke.
Peter Ochsner, Jacob Weber. Proxy
| of OchSner to John Weber.
Bakker-John Books, AYend Has
per, Abel Compaan, Wieger Roden-
9urg, II: Van Beck, L. Dornbush, G..
Rowerdink, Ed. Compaan. Proxies of
Eghert Complain and Fl. Van Beck to
9. Rowerdink; proxies Of w. Roden-
burg, Abel Compaan and L. Dorm
bush to Arend Hasper.
Union VIM. McTaggart. G.. w.
Renskers, All. seymour, John Van
Vugt, G. Hobkirk, &. Van Diest, o.
L. Bales. Proxies of Bales, Van Vugt
and Vala DieSt to RenskerS.
WinoRa-John McCrory, J. G.. Pitts,
w. Mowry, j. A. Brown, j. Hart, J..
A. Stiles. Proxy of Brown to Nc
Crory.
Glanayon-C. o. Putnam, VIM.
Colville, Stephen Silk, Geo. Backhaus.
Proxy of Putnam to Colville.
The selection of a permanent chair
man and secretaries was now in order.
VIM. Baxter and D. r. Streeter were
appointed by the chair as tellers. E.,
G. Campbell and w. P. Thurston were
unanimously chosen secretaries.
Senator Wesley Baker and Attorney
George Lynn were nominated for
temporary chairman. The ballot was
a close one, Mr.. Baker receiving 80
votes and Mr.. Lynn 38 votes, one
ballot being cast for Mr.. McLain.
At this point came struggle that
was rightly considered in the nature
of a test of the strength Of the two
combinations. I. H. Robinson pre-
sented motion for the appointment
OF a committee on order Of business.
naming the three delegates to be SO
appointed. After the presentation
Of an amendment, and an amendment
to that amendment, the motion was
simplited by putting the question so
that those wishing the chair to
appoint should vote 'tyes'' and those
IN favor of Mr.. Robtnson's motion
victorious by 10 to 81. The chair
thereupon appointed as the committee
on order of business A. Hasper, G. H.
Edick and A. L. Cell.
The chair, on, motion, appointed
committee Of six on resolutions, as
follows; John McCrory, Edward Brad
dock, j. g. Pitts, Geo. w. Lynn, Gid.
!, HObkirk and ID. .R. Streeter.
Tbe chair also appointed VIM. Jones,
Wm.s Culville and ]. w. Wescott a
COMMITTEES on permanent organiza-:
tiop,
On motion an adjournment was
taken for half an hour, to allow the
committees time in which to prepare
their reports.
When the convention reconvened
the committee on permanent organi-
zatiOn reported in favor of making
the temporary organization per.
manent. The report was received
and adopted.
The conmitte on order Of business
reported in favor OF making nomina-
lions in the following order:
Auditor, -.
Treasurer,
Sheriff,
Superintendent Of Schools,
Register of Deeds.
Clerk of District Court,
States Attorney, {
Judge Of, County Court,
Coroner,
Surveyor,
-Four Justices,
-Four C0nstahleS,
Three Assessors,
One County Commissioner for the
Third District,
Nine Delegates to the 2eth Legjs-
,at ht1ye y y District Convention, to be held
The committee on resolutions
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