Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-11
MIZENER FOR SHERIFF
NOMINATED MONDAY AFTERNOON
ROome for Representative, Hook for
superintendent, Haines for Treas
Schenck for Surveyor, Jewell for
Coroner, Moore and TenOld
for Supervisors.

The republican county convention at
the court house on Monday afternoon
was a large and enthusiastic one. The
delegates and friends of candidates
began coming in through the rain
early in the morning, and by the time
for the convention to convene the
court room was at premium. The
contest for the nomination for Sheriff
had been so exciting that all were
anxious as to the outcome; and they
could hardly wait for the vote to come.
County Chairman ]. J. Marsh called
the convention to order and nominated
DIR. P. M. Jewell as temporary chair
man. M. A. Harman was elected
temporary secretary. On motion the
chair appointed a committee of one
from each Supervisors district on
credentials, as follows: G. F. Gunder-
son, o. p. Ode, DR.. J. c. Lewis, G. o
Maltby, n. III. Nelson. After deliber-
alton the committee reported every
township represented by full delega-
tions, duly accredited. The report was
accepted and the committee discharged.
On motion the temporary organization
was made permanent. A motion that
an informal ballot be taken for the
nomination of a candidate for Repre-
sentative was amended to the effect
that DR.. ]. s. Roome, of Calmar, be
renominated for the office by acclama-
tion. The original motion was
withdrawn and DIR. Roome was so
nominated. On motion E. J. Hook
was renominited for Superintendent of
Schools by acclamation. A notion
dispensing with nominating speeches
was carried. and ON motion the con-
vention proceeded with an informal
ballot for Treasurer. The roll of town.
ships was called with the following
result:
E. r. Haines, 1888.
w. E. Teskey, 12s.
On motion the secretary was in
structed to cast the full vote of the
convention for E. r. Haines, as the
nominee for Treasurer. Then came
the tug of war. An informal ballot to
nominate candidate for Sheriff was
taken, followed by three formal ballots,
before majority was reached. The
voting was exciting, and greeted with
cheers at intervals by the friends of the
different candidates. They resulted as
follows:
Mizener SO 2-S informal, 66 2-S lst
formal, so 2-7 End formal, SS 2-S 3rd
formal.
Olson AZ 6-s informal, 30 6-S lst for
NAL, 65 6-S End formal, 66 6-S 3rd for
NAL.
Hove 80 informal, "a lst formal, 2l
End formal.
Lambert 20 informal, 10 1st formal.
Hargreaves 8 informal.
Shurtliff informal.
Jack informal.
Christen 2 informal.
The announcement of the result after
four ballots that Mr.. Mizener was
nominated was the cause of another
outburst, with calls for Mizener, but it
soon subsidized and the convention pro-
ceeded to business. On motion the
nomination of Mr.. Mizener for Sheriff
was made unanimous.
The denomination of G. E. Schenck
for Surveyor and of DIR. p. M. Jewell
for Coroner were then passed unani-
mously, and the members of the second
and fifth Supervisors districts got to-
gether and nominated candidates for
Supervisor. The second district nomi-
mated o. A. Tenold, of Calmar and the
fifth district G. o. Moore, of Decorah,
the present incumbent.
The different Supervisors districts
selected members of the county central
committee as follows:
1st District
I'd District-O. p. Ode, Calmar.
Sd District-Luther Reed.
4th District
5th District-L. b. Whitney, b. HI.
Adams, w. r. Toye.
A township caucus for Decorah
township was held after the conven-
ton, and II. r. Thomas renominated
for Township Trustee.