Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-06-07
Democrats Convene.


Democrats from all portions OF Grant
county assembled at the county seat
Thursday of last week and fairly fired
the gun of their opening campaign.
The old wheelhorses of the party
were all on hand, including Pat Bart
ley, Bloomington; Tom Cleary and
Dennis Gardner, Platteville; Jacob
Bremmer, Muscoda; j. j.. Tobin, Po-
tosi; Arthur Doyle, Smelser; Tom
Edge, Mt. Ida; Jed Barnett and K. A.
Watkins, Lancaster: j. j. Seaman and
Thomas Tormey, Fennimore; NJ. Nc
Spaden and Ed. Meyer. Boscobel
and a goodly attendance of the faith
fuI. The purpose of the meeting
was to elect twenty-one delegates to
the state convention OF the party
which is scheduled at Milwaukee on
the 18th inst.
Chairman Mccoy of the County
committee called the assemblage to
order at 80 in the circuit court room,
and wished chairman chosen to pre-
side over the deliberations. Atty.
Thos. Cleary of Platteville was named
and chosen unanimously. +. j. Will
mot, Potosi, and ID. S. Barrows, Fen
nimore, were selected secretaries. A
committee on credentials, consisting
of E. E. Mccoy, Lancaster, d. j. Gard
ner, Platteville, and +. nj. Seaman,
Mt. Hope, was chosen and while the
list of delegates entitled to seats in
convention was being prepared for
reading, number of short speeches
were made to enliven the occasion and
enthuse the gathering present. Pat
BARLEY led off and was followed by
j. w. Brooks, j. j. Tobin, L. l.. Cleary
X. A. Watkins and ID. j. Gardner in
the order named. Each speaker eulo-
gized w. j. Bryan in glowing terms,
was heartily applauded and taken all
in all it was voted a grand opening of
the political ball on part OF the minor
ity faction.
The committee on credentials re-
ported and their report was adopted
Proceedings were at once instituted
choosing delegates and we give below
the names of the good and true
who are to represent Grant county in
the state convention next Tuesday,
where delegates are to be chosen to
attend the national convention at
Kansas City. July 4th next:
Il. Il CIeary. .,................. ....fIdtteNlIie
F. I'm hoRRp psei;n .'''.'.'.,'
C. F. Daugherty ........... .......--... Muscoda
j. w Brooks. ...................... Boscobel
ThOS. Tormey ...................... Fennlmore
j. j. Oswald ................
Jed Barnett. .................'..- -.
VIM. Mlller.........,..... .....t. beetoWl
Artnur DoYle LlelseI
!. w. GriSwold. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Llyl 1gston
Jos. kuykenbefg....... ............ lass lie
VIM. Breln.... $3.50 MI HOPE
Sam Thomas. .....-..... ...... .....-.. .Potosl
The delegates chronicled above
were elected by reclamation and
those present empowered with author
ity to cast full vote.
The following resolution was intro
duced and unanimously adopted: Re
u resolrcd, That the delegates chosen
by this convention be and they are in
structed TO use their best efforts to Sc
cure the election of delegates TO the
national convention who are pledged
to the support of VIM. j. Bryan for
president.
NOTES.
The fact may not be known to many
but the flag on the court house staff
foated at half-mast throughout the
Democratic convention.
The resolution endorsing Mr.. Bryan
for president was introduced by j. w.
Brooks of Boscobel, one of the energet-
ic young Democrats of the county.
AS first drawn it outlined Mr.. Bryan's
platform quite extensively and was
objected to on the grounds of being
premature, the platform not yet be-
ing decided upon. 1t was modified
TO suit the taste.
Boscobel was represented by full
delegation of nine-frst time this
has happened IN our recollection. In
years past two or three standard bear
ers of the party there usually came
over to speak for the town.
The way Tom Cleary raked the
press OF this country over the Goals
would make the editors of reputed
Democratic and Independent papers
fairly crimson about the ears. Mr..
Cleary stated that all were owned and
controlled by trusts and monopolies.
and that every act Of Mr.. Bryan and
his campaign we're misrepresented, as
well a every resolution. etc. passed
at Democratic gatherings. The reso-
luton passed Thursday he feared
would be mutilated by the county
preSS before hpintr Dlaped FL the ham!