The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-29
Kenosha County Republicans Elected
Delegates to GAINESVILLE Pledged
to His Support.
CONVENTION A HARMONIOUS ONE.
Resolutions Pay Splendid Tribute to
Congressman Cooper's Work in Con-
gress.-H. S. VanIngen Chairman.
(From Saturdays Daily.)


The Republicans of Kenosha county
met in convention assembled at the
Court House this afternoon and sc.
lected delegates to go to GAINESVILLE tc
attend the Congressional couveu ton
10 be held on Tuesday. The conven
ton was distinctly Cooper conveu
ton and resolutions endorsing Cooper
were unanimously passed and the dele
gates of the county go to GAINESVILLE
pledged to support his candidacy. The
convention was a harmonious one aut
the Whitehead-La Toilette feud was
not mentioned.
The convention was called to order
by County Chairman Buckmaster anc
after a short tilt H. S. Van Ingen was
elected chairman of the convention
In taking the chair Mr.. VanInger
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred upon him. Chancey Sven.
son, of Wilmot, was elected secretary
of the convention.
A committee on credentials, consist.
ing of w. B. Van Gasbeck and Capt.
Frantz, was appointed by the chair.
The convention appointed COM
mittee, consisting of George A. Yule,
Charles .Reinardy and Clarence
Williams, on resolutions.
Chairman 'G. A. Yu1e, of the Com
mlttee on Resolutions, presented the
following:
Whereas, Henry Allen Cooper has
honorab1y and with marked abilities
represented the First Congressional
district in Wisconsin in Congress for
several years, and being DESTROYS that
he shall continue to represent said dis.
trict in Congress. Be it
Resolved, That the delegates this
day elected from Kenosha county to
attend the convention to be held in
GAINESVILLE on May 9th, 1902, be and
are hereby instructed to vote for and
use their best efforts to nominate
Henry A. Cooper TO represent said dis
trict in Congress.
GEORGE A. YULE,
G.. E. WILLIAMS,
G. B. REINARDY.
The resolutions were adopted amidst
great applause by the unanimous vote
of the convention.
A motion was passed authorizing
the chair to appoint committee of
five to recommend list of twelve del
egates.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentia1s showed the following dele
gates present.
CITY OF KENOSHA.
First Ward-H. S. Van Ingen, D. M.
Martison, Frank Hansmann.
Second Ward-George A. Yu1e, AL
bert Karne11, William Drake.
Third Ward-J. M. Kehlor, J. T.
Hernsheim, F. w. Becker.
Fourth Ward-C. H. Gonnermann,
D. F. Brister, Paul Pabst.
Fifth Ward-Mike Kleist, Geo. Will
now, Charles Reinhardy.
Sixth Ward-Char1es Frantz, Sr.,
Dwight House, w. B. Van Gasbeck.
Seventh Ward-Otto Koh1s, Frank
Senne, Charles Niles.
Eighth Ward-Fred Joerndt, Phil
Homelsen, Charles Detert.
Town of Somers-W. J. Rhodes,
Henry Lyt1e, E. G. Ozanne.
Town of Pleasant Prairie-S. B.
Cropley, John Clawson, George Tay-
1or.
Town Of Bristo1-A. r. Cornwall, c.
Bishop, GEE. Williams.
Town of Paris--A. A. Burgess, A.
Gu1ick.
Town of Brighton-Joshua Dixon,
W. V. Gull, Jr., F. G.sHartnel1.
Town of sSalem &C. A. Swenson,
James Pease, Ward B1oss.
Town of Randa1l-John F. Reynolds,
William Harrison.
Town of Wheatland-J. H. New
berry, w. F. Newberry, A. Gansmud.
The chair appointed ,Chas. H. Con-
herman, A. r. Cornwall, s.Otto Kohls,
Fred Becker, ands'William ]. Rhodes
as q committee on nomina ton of del
egates.
The following delegates were elected:
G.. A. Yule, C. E. Williams, H. S. Van
Ingen, Newton Newberry, John M.
Kehlor, A. A. Burgess, W. J. Rhodes,
Philip Homelsen,2C. Swenson, C. II.
Gonnermann J. T. Hernsheim, Frank