The Redwood gazette., 1902-06-25
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION
Held Yesterday Afternoon to Elect Four
teen Delegates to the State
Convention.
A Number of the Precincts of the County
Neglected to Hold Primaries
Saturday.

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the Republican county convention
held at the court house in this city
yesterday was practically decided
upon at a caucus held in the court
room commencing at II clock.
Nearly every one Of the elected del
gates were present and all Of the
proceedings passed off harmonious
ly.
The caucus was called to order by
S. J. Race. and after he stated the
object, Jas. A. Larson moved that
Mr.. Race act as chairman OF the
caucus. No other nominations were
made, and Mr. Race was elected by
unanimous vote. George NJ. Long
Of Walnut Grove was placed in NOM
ination for secretary by Fred. l..
Warner, and this nomination was
made by acclamatiOn. The Organi-
zation for the caucus being perfect
GU N1 Ldl oOi1 tJ1dSCO Ill uOA11lAoCloLl
the name of H. NJ. Ball for tempo
rarv chairman Of the convention.
This was quickly seconded. Mr..
Ball made a protest and nominated
Mr.. Race. The latter put the mo-
tion on Mr.. Ball, amid the cries Of
Ball. Ball, and the latter was
declared the choice of the conven-
ton for temporary chairman. Geo.
W. Dickinson of Redwood Falls was
placed in nomination for temporary
secretary, and this was carried
without opposition.
Fred L. Warner then moved that
when the convention meet it select
| four delegates-at large to the State
convention. and afterwards two
delegates from each commissioner
district, making a total of II dele
gates to be selected This motion
was carried without a dissent,
whereupOn the convention ad-
lOurned.
The delegates were slow in assem-
bling. and it was some time after
one O clock, the stated hour, that
Chairman A. E. King called it to
order. Mr.. King made short
speech congratulating the party on
the number of delegates present
from all over the county. and by the
magnificent record made by the Ma
tional and State administrations He
predicted overwhelming Republic
can success at the polls this fall for
both State and county tickets.
S. J. Race placed H. NJ Ball in
nomination for temporary chairman
and Mr.. Ball was elected without
opposition. After thanking the del
egates for the honor and expressing
hope for a harmonious convention
and pointing to the glorious admin
lstratlon be received the nomina-
ton OF George W. Dickinson of Red
| wood Falls for temporary secretary.
The latter was unanimously elected.
Here Mr.. Larson. in order to eX-
pedlte business. moved that the
work OF the committee on creden-
| tials be dispensed with and that the
delegates present be given seats in
the convention. This was carried
without opposition.
Brookvile-Wm Schultz. w H
Schulz, Hans c Jensen and H W
Schmidt
Charlestown-E. j. Breutkreutz, AL
bert Gown, Wager. George Bartholo-
new, George SHELTON and John Lind
quist,
GaIes-S. E. Weber, ). $. Gale and
5. p. Hicks.
hnsonville-Christ Larson. Chas
Olson, J w Marvin and Robt Beltner.
htuNie-A - IlultueStau. y r POt-
tratz. L I Braaf1adt, Grant Adsit and
Peter Mckay.
Lamberton vil-Frank Clague. G b
Tretbar, \ Gehhard and Chas Ches-
ter.
Lamoerton township-H J Mckirdy,
Edgar Pierce, c N Herremau and E y
Hosmer.
Morgan twp-Milton Is votes
Morgan Will NJ Ball Julius AL
brecht. Pollard, Frank Ellington.
New Avon-Fred Murset, A. P.
Henderson and James Garuer.
Sheridan L II Hodge, a W Mil
bradt, Roy Tuttle and Cnas Davis.