Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-04
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
Held in The City of MarshfeId, Tuesday,
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Meeting called to order at 100 p. NJ.
by H. G. Whipperman. On motion
E. E. Winch was elected chairman
and G. S. Nedder was elected secretary.
Motion made and carried that Timothy
lngle be allowed to vote the proxy of
Hans j. Jensen. On motion the
chairman appointed T. A. Taylor and
Nash Mitchell tellerS, and VIM. NOll,
SrC. E. AndertOn and ISSac 7. Witter,
committee on resolutions,
First ballot for mem Def Of assembly,
resulted as follows:
Whole no. of votes cast. 3d. Frank A.
Cady 43, II. G.. WhippeI'man 5, r. NJ.
Nc Farland ), John Bell l, E. A.
Upham |.
Frank A. Cady declared nominated
candidate for assembly.
First ballot for county clerk resulted
as follows:
Whole number of votes 90. E. S.
Renne27, Geo. W. Brown %, Alex.
Johnson 3. E. S. Renne declared
nominated candidate for county clerk.
First ballot for county treasurer
resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 40.
Jacob Searles 10. Jacob Searles
declared nominated candidate for
county treasurer.
First BALLOT for 81 vCriff resulted as
follows:
Whole number of votes 80. James
Mclaughlin 30, VIM Little 10, Claus
johnson l.
James McLaughlir, declared nOmin,
ated candidate for ST eriff.
On motion the secretary was
instructed to cast the unanimous
BALLOT Of the cOnv entiOn for Jacob
Lusk for corner, the BALLOT being
cast, Jacob Lusk was declared
nominated candidat for coroner.
First BALLOT for clerk of the court
resulted as follows.
Whole rlumber of votes cast 3d.
Chas. Pod; wilt g. James A. Reyes s.
Henry FC rbes 7, t. j. Cooper 6, John
b. Much er ), VIM. Shea l.
Second ballot whole number OF
votes S., ChaS Podawiltz 27, James
A. KEGS y, T. j. Cooper 5. Henry
Force +, John B. Mueller +, c.
Ham iltOn ].
IT e secretary was instructed to cast
the unanimous ballot Of the corven-
tIo1 for I'll. c.. Wipperman for district
attorney, and for E. A. Upham for
register of deeds. Ballot was cast and
IL. G. Wipperman and f. A. Uphan
de ci&rcd nominated for the offices OF
olSt. attorney and register of deeds
l.. W. Pitts unanimously nominated
lOr county surveyor.
First ballot for Supt. of Schools
Whole number of votes -, d. G,
Gi lie 81, r. A. HavenOr 9.
II. {. Whipperman unani mOuSly
lected Chairman of the County Com
rmittee. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
/ We, the representatives of the
republicans Of Wood County in regular
convention assembled, re-affirm the
principles of the republican party, and
| hereby endorse the Administered On OF
| VIM. Mckinley as president Of the
| United States, his patriotic stand fO1
| national credit and integrity anC
| rational honor.
! We welcome and endorse the
candidacy Of Hon. Robert M. LaFol
/ lettc for governor of the state Of Wis
consin, and approve the fundamental
| principles of our government which he
SO ably champions as such candidate
| And we instruct and dire ct tie nominee
| Of this convention as the represent
ative of this district in the state
assembly to vote for and use al
| honorable means to secure the passage
of a law aboliShing cGucauScS anC
conventions, and giving to the voters
! of each party the right 10 nominate
all candidates by direct vote under
! the Australian ballot at primary
election.
And it is hereby resolved, That The
acceptance of the nomination at the
hands of this convention be deemed 3;
direct pledge on the part of the nom
inee to faithfully perform all Of thu
promises made by the party in it
state platform, and to obey TIT
instructions of this convention.
WIN. NOLL.
G. Z. ANDERTON.
ISsAC p. WITTER.
On motion convention adjourned
E. E. WINCH, Chairman.
n < NEnnER Secretary