River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-17
Republican County Convention.

The Republican county conven-
ton held at Ellsworth on Monday
proved to be very entertaining af-
fair, and in anticipation of this a
goodly number of spectators were
present. The convention was held
for the purpose of choosing delegates
to represent this county in the state
convention which convened at Mad
ison yesterday, and there was just
enough in the way of factional diff
terences to make the matter interest
ing to those having a preference.
Strong partisans in each of the two
factions, not only in Pierce county,
but throughout the state, have in
volved in the issue the question of
retaining Hon. John c. Spooner in
the United States Senate.
The convention was called to or
der by w. E. Warren, chairman of
the Republican county committee,
who read a list of names of persons
certified to him as having been reg
ularly and lawfully elected delegates
to the convention, including a con-
testing delegation from the town Of
Salem. Pending a motion to pro-
coed to the election of a chairman,
by BALLOT, the La Toilette people
gave verbal notice of a contesting
delegation from the village of Els
worth. Not to be outdone in the
contesting business, and incidentally
in the matter of votes upon the or
ganization of the convention, the
leaders of the stalWart forces turned
in notice of contesting delegation
from the town of Trimbelle, soon
followed by similar notice from
the town of Ellsworth. AT this
juncture the chairman, Mr.. Warren,
pulled himself together and in the
face of a vigorous protest from c.
Owen of Maiden Rock announced
his decision that only those having
been duly certified to him as having
been duly chosen delegates, includ
ing the contestants from Salem
should vote upon the organization.
The delegates SO certified then pro-
ceeded to the election of chairman,
E. r. Holiday of Ellsworth receiv-
ing 481a votes to 4315 votes for Mr..
Owen. w. c. Condit of Rock Elm
was chosen secretary by substantially
the same vote, and then the stall
warts, or anti-La Toilette faction
controlled the convention.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following delegates enti-
tied to seats in the convention:
Clifton-J. S. Copley 2 votes.
Diamond Bluff-Wm zimmerman,
u. B. Judd.
Town E1lsworth-T B Eaton, M.
Hanson, Ed. Murphy, C. Lantz, A.
C. Sanford.
Village E1lsworth-E. R. Holli-
day, w. E. Warren, T Bowers, A.
Combacker, Herbert Wood.
Ell Paso-J. M. Johnson, L. H.
Place.
Gilman-Ole Melsby, Martin Mel
son, Christ Kruger, John Hammer,
John Clark, c. F. Osmer.
Observation-Disclosures Swanson 2
votes, A. C. Buettner, c. F. Vance,
Thos. Gilmore.
Isabelle-F. A. Young, F. M.
Crowe1
Martell-W. A. Kay, Herman Pet
erson, O. A. Falde, A. S. Barg, H.
H. VAIL, P. L. Place, J. Engebret-
son.
Oak Grove-A. w. Corcoran, C.
S. Davis.
Village Maiden Rock-W COwen.
City Prescott-D. J. Dill 2 votes.
Town River Falls P Adams,
Mike Finn, L E Green, L Healy 2
votes.
City River Falls. Z, Anderson,
w. H. Sanderson, A. H. Lord, Harry
Chinook, R. S. Freeman, A. w.
Kaler, G. E. Pratt, T. w. TAFT.
Rock E1m-James Ingalls,, w. I.
Churchill, w. Grear, w. C. Condit,
w. O. Fedderly.
Salem-George Zwickey, George
Kane, Frank Prime, Henry Meyers.
Spring Lake-John Hamilton, P.
MCFARLAND, G. w. Weldon, C. Lar
son, ]. Jacobson.
Village Spring Valley. c. Tan
berg, Fred MCGEE, Ole Garden,
Charles Lowater, Martin missing.
Trenton-J ames Gilmore, E. H.
Bradshaw, ]. Park, H. ]. Sharp z
vote, Victor Swanson Il vote.
Trimbe1le-C. J. Baker, John
Ouist, C. c. Larson, Alfred Ander-
son, A. Anderson, M. F. Harris,