Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-09
Name Candidates for County
Offices and Assembly.
EDWARDS FOR SHERIFF
Could Not Find Candidate for County
Superintendent of Schools. Name
Good Ticket.

Grant county Democrats to the
number of nearly four score assem-.
bled at the county seat Thursday of
last week to nominate candidates for
assemblymen from the two districts
of Grant county and to also name
candidates for the various county
Offices made vacant Jan. 1st next.
The assembly conventions were
called at II a. m. at the city hall.
Organization was perfected and an
adjournment taken to 1 p m. as the
major part Of the delegates had not
yet arrived. At the appointed
hour the conventions were again
called to order, the delegates from
the first assembly district going
through their deliberations in the
front part Of the room and the pro-
gram for the second district being
rendered in the rear k4 r,~
James H37vey of Hazel Green
was named assemblyman from
the first dist and w. L. Miller Of
Lancaster fro the second neither
gentleman having any opposition,
and their nominations were made
unanimous. T. L. Clearly acted as
chairman and J. J Tobin as secre-
tary off the convention for the first
district and f. NJ Scanlan and w.
L. Miller officiated in similar ca
pacityl for the convention of the
Democrats from the second assem-
bly, district. Assembly district COM
mittee for the first district for ensu-
ing two years is T. L. Clearly of
Platteville, VIM. Hodge of Hazel
Green and J. j. Tobin Of Potosi.
For the second district, J. j. Scan
Ian OF Fennimore, VIM. Patterson,
Bloomington and Ed. Meyer, Bosco-
bel
The county convention was called
to order by Chairman Bushnell of
the county committee Immediately
after the assembly conventions and
organized by electing t. =. Clearly of
Platteville chairman, and j. j. Tobin
of Potosi, secretary. Jas. TOrmey
of Fennimore was made assistant
secretary.
Mr.. Clearly on taking the chair
took occasion to make an lmpas-
stoned appeal to his fellow Demo
Gratis to do their utmost for the sue
cess of the party in the coming cam
paign. The Republican party also
came IN for it's share of attention
from him. The. speakers remarks
were well received by the conven-
ton. .s@ &
P BARLEY of Bloomington moved
that the lists of delegates on file and
approved by the committee on Gre
dentials be accepted without read
ing to save time. &Ff%
By vote of the convention John
Whitcher of Lima was permitted to
represent the town Of Lima, Mr..
Jeffery to represent the town of
Waterloo and JAS. Millen the town
of Glen Haven.
F. M. Scanlan Of Mt. Hope moved
that the election of county officers
be taken up in the order named in
the official notice of election. 1t
was carried but was not strictly adj
hered to.
For sheriff, Anthony Vogt of Bee
town nominated MIC. Edwards of
the same place. His nomination
was seconded by DR.. Holford of
Cassville, BARLEY of Bloomington
and Scanlan of Mt. Hope, H. B. Up
pena of Potosi nominated P. J. Bin
dert of Potosi. H
The informal ballot resulted as
follows, B. T. Reed of Platteville
and j. Mcnamara of Patch Grove
acting as tellers: Edwards 40, Bin
dert %.
On motion of Mr.. BARLEY the in
formal ballot was made formal and
Mr.. Edwards nominated for sheriff.
The nomination for coroner, which
was next in order, was passed, the
chair stating that BARLEY had a
cinch on that anyway.
Fred J. Zimmerman of Fenni-
more was placed in nomination for
clerk of court by P. BARLEY and
seconded by John Scanlan. F. M.
Scanlan of Mt. Hope moved that
Mr. Zimmerman be nominated by
reclamation and the secretary be in
structed to cast the ballot Of the
convention for him: The motion
was carried unanimously.
I. L. Clearly nominated VIM. j.
Carr, young lawyer of PlatteYille,
who has acquired the law practice