Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
BIG FORCE OF REPUBLICANS
THE UNITY CONVENTION LARGE AND
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING.

ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING.
One Of the Most Representative Party Gathering,
Ever He'd In the County Str0ns Resolution;
| EndOrsin! the Administration and Candidates 9
La Toilette aud Munson General Proceedings o.
the Convention.
County convention held ii Ibis city
on Saturday WAS one of the most ~epre-
sentative gatherings Of republicans held
| here for wears The body was composed
quite largely Of tne youug members oi
the party with god representation "a
the silver-haired veterans W 40 have so
long done valiant service
The convention WIS called to ;,rder by
d O. MahoaeY, chairman "f the county
committee He read the list OF names
of those entitled To seats ~ reported 10
him from the several cancuSe4 through
out the county The representation is
as follows:
Rergcu-C ! Mcclellan, u W Bradley Jos
Blahl WIZ Kinds, u Hecht.
Christiana-E HomStad. j q Baglien, Paul
y PduiSnc, Matthias Bergh, G Neprud.
Cinton--J K Hall. & A Morterud, WIN Do
IAN, : q NHnnuzee. Robert Pierce.
Goon-John Jacobson, = Stromstad. ? NJ
Johnson, & Neprud, j A Mills, Julius Bor-
gen, Chris Omundsou.
Forest Edgar Emo, ! J Marshall, John
Bingham, q Eastman, L T. Burrs.
FTanklin-H l. Gardner, rorser Berge, k
NJ HoOyerson, George Cade, u A Cade.
Genoa-Thonas Lattimer, Chas w DeLap.
w L. Riley
GreenwOod-O u ShreYc. James Ande rson,
James Shfeve
Harmouy-E i Farr, Pant Hanson, II O
Chambers, q w Noble. VIM Oldenherg.
Hamburg Daniel ThleI, VIM kapanke, G
+ Ward, q @ Ronken John Ihte
lfillsboro Town. Board, Frank Wheeler,
ID Trpp. o h Mutch.
Jeferson-Martin Root Jerome Favor w
Mills, Is o Dahl, o SNeen
ktckapoo-B Adams, Briggs Sutherland.
Liberty-JS s Harris, Marvin Wool, Alien
Fish.
stark-Dam Cowan, Geo wallace. VIII
Silhach
sttrling-J W Gilman l. w Davis. FL Davis,
t Forum, Elmer iiinus.
Union-FrarSS Emo, NJ Butcher, l A
Butcher.
Niroqua Towns NJ Acter. II b Morrison,
Andrew TollefsOn. f. 4 Holland, Il Tttun
DIE I Logan, Ludwig Neprud.
NebSter-G NJ Appleman, ) J Applemau
Mitch Brown. J A Snyder Milt Welch,
Whitestown-ClariS Brokaw, l. McVey,
whealland-Johr Foster. Ed James. ole
JosVanger
DE Soto-C II Collins Fred Page.
Hiilsboro Nillage-EV Wernick, @ J Lind,
Geo ID Thomson.
LaFarge-E E f Gaines, Jesse Bates
Westby-A 4 Dahl. Henry steyelingson.
Ontario-C NJ Sandon, Clarence Culver
Readstown-Louis Kellogg. Jesse Ewers.
Mound Park-E K Cushman.
Niro4ua City First ward: J Henry Ben
nett, W Il Banks Henry Steenson; Second
wick: Third ward: DO Maboney, Jos Omund
son, II Foster.
On motion of c. J. Smith the report
was adopted. Delegates present were
empowered 10 cast full vote of towns.
On motion of A. II. Dahl E. V. Wer-
nick was unanimously elected chairman.
On motion Of J. H. Bennett j. A.
Mills and Torg9r Berge were elected
secretaries.
On motion cf D. O. Mahoney the
chairman was instructed to appoint a
committee Of one delegate from each
voting precinct TO present a last of dele
gates to represent the county in state
and senatorial conventions.
J. Henry Bennett presented the fol
! lowing resolution, which was unani-
| mously adopted by rising vote:
WHEREAS, our honored feliow-cftlzsn, oliver
/ G Munson, is a candidate for re NOMINATION
! as State Senator, and
WHERE ~ his record and votes in the leg
| isIature ID all public measures have been II
| line with his public professions md In ACCORD
( with the policy and prime pies of his constt-
| uency, We therefore. us delegates as I'm bleu
! in convention representing the republican
/ party Of Vernon county, earnestly commend
his candidacy 10 the republicans and the
people of the Twenty eighth senatorial dis
| trict--both on his record and the established
precedent of II second term accorded to all
deserving and faithful represen .aCives
RESOLVED, That the delegat"s chosen by
convention to r, present Nerno1 county IN the
Senatorial District convention 20 pe held at
soldiers Grove on September 18th. be and are
reby directed and instructed IA u.s. all
honorable means tOsecufe the BominatiOn
! of II n. . =. Munson, and 10 vote AS unit
for his re nomination, and on all other ques
dos in said senatorial convention.
Chairman appointed committee of
ten on resolutions as follows: A. Fl.
Dahl. JOS. Omundson, II. J.. Gardner,
| G. NJ. Sandon, J. j. Marshall, J. Fl.
Bennett, w. l.. Riley, c. Ii. Collins,
E. e. Gaines Ham Cowan
Convention took an adjournment till
! two o'clock.
On reassembling Chairman Wernick
announced the committee on candidates.
Committee on resolutions reported the
following:
The republicans OF Vernon couDty, In con =
ventiOn assembled through and by their
delegates do declare as follows:
RESOLVED; That without Qualification or
| reservation We express our e'.thuslastic ap-
prov4l OF the ADMINISTERS ton OF President
| William Mckinney. We pint with especial
u
| Mckinley and Secretary Hay, In securing foi
| this gOvcrnm mt the open door policy In the
| Orient frr their masterful diplomacy as
| exhibited n thc '9sent difficulties in China
, and their determination TO protect American
| citizens, which Is recognized and compli
| mented by all civilized nations
RESOLVED: That the denomination ana
| nomination by acclaim, for president and
| vice president. respectively, OF william Me
I k{uley and Theodore Roosevelt, provide the
| republican party with the strongest OF can
! dIdAtes. representing the highest American
| statpsmAn-hip and patriotic cltlIensnlp.
| RESOLVED: That we heartily endorse the
| services rendered by senator q. q. MunSOu
| In the state senate We recognize his ability
honesty and devotion to public duty, We
| endorse bis action In the election OF u. 3
| senator, when he made the motion, anu
| forced to Il successful issue the proposition
! that all votes for u ;. senator should be Dy
| ave and no" vote, so that the constituents
| would know ,hsw their representatives cast
| their votes. We therefore pledge 10 him our
| hearty support for re election.
| RESOLVED: That IL is the bounden outy Oh
| every republican to secure to President NC
| kinley and his administration the support
! they so richly deserve by according the most
| loyal and hearty support TO all candldate.
| for congress, and therefore u the hon. }. '"
Babcoek, for this, the Third c0ngfessiona
| district of Wisconsin
| RESOLVED. That we record our high ap-
| probation Of the pronounced Ibillty, hValu
| able public sservlces, SOUND repubtlcAnisl
| and devotion to the national administrator
Of the Hon. J. @ Sponner. We receive IN
| announcement OF his 6xed determination u
} retire from official and public lHe, ana es
4 pecially OF the cause for such determination
RESOLVED: That We register our heart!
| approval uf the sincerity exhibited by Gov
| scOHeld and the legislature OF 1899 Ia securing
| the enactm into law Of the principle
| embodied in the last republican state plat
RESOLVED: That In the anticipated norin