Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-29

MI. stevens IN a lew very appIO-
pirate remarks accepted.
j. G. Churchill, of Lancaster, was
chosen secretary.
j. T. Bennett, of Lancaster, NOV
ed the appointment Of committee
of three on credentials, which was
carried.
Committee named consisted Of
Mr.. Bennett, P. B. Mcintyre, of
Muscoda, and j. M Gelvin, Of Fen
nimore.
John G.. Clark, of Lancaster,
moved for a similar committee on
resolutions and this committee was
Mr.. Clark, VIM. Nichols, Of Mont
fort, and Thos. Marsden, of Fenni-
more.
Both committees retired and re-
cess of twenty minutes was taken.
On call to order the committee on
resolutions through Col. Clark, re-
ported as follows;
Resolved, that we favor such leg
islation as will compel each individ-
ual, company and corporation to
pay taxes on all taxable property
owned by such person, company or
corporation. -
Resolved, that we favor such
careful amendment to our registry,
primary, caucus and election laws
as will enable each voter in the
state to express his views in eau
cuses, conventions and at the polls
in the nomination of candidates and
the election of officers.
Resolved, that we have the ut
most confidence in John G. Spooner
and favor his reelection to the u.
S. senate, and demand that our
members vote for and use all hon
Orable means to secure his re-elec-
ton"
The resolutions as read were car
ried without any opposition.
The committee on credentials re-
ported, favoring seating Of all dele
gates as announced by Mr.. Parker;
seated Rev. F. w. Schoenfeld of
Bloomington in place Of Grit. He
kok, whose seat was contested, and
authorized r. Meyer, Jr., to cast
ballot of G. G. Roberts from the
4th ward, city of Lancaster.
Report was adopted.
An informal ballot was called for
and the chair appointed four tellers,
G. A. Armstrong of Boscobel, John
Allen of Montfort, Paul Humphrey
# Patch Grove, and w. r. johnson
Of Castle Rock.
The first ballot was declared IL
legal, SO votes being cast where
there should have been but 81, two
spectators believing it to be a free
! fOr-all and cast ballots into the hats
that passed them.
The first informal ballot resulted
as follows:
Chandler 80, Glenn 26, Howe %,
Leighton T.
The first formal ballot resulted
thus: Chandler 80, Glenn 26, Howe
%, Leighton 6.
Eleven ballots were then taken.
Two were thrown out as illegal on
j account of a surplus of votes. But
little change was noted until the
eighth, when Nh. Leighton with
drew, having his vote reduced to
J three on 5th. On the 10th and final
Mr.. Chandler won out, the result
as announced being as follows:
Chandler 48, Glenn "a, Howe 21.
| This was the number required to
land the plum and Mr.. Chandler was
declared the nominee.
R. Meyer, Jr, and Jacob Miller
were named by the chair to inform
the successful candidate of the action
of the convention and bring him
forth. While they were performing
this duty, Messrs. Howe, Glenn and
Leighton upon call made some very
neat addresses, pledging support to
the winner.
Mr.. Chandler appeared and ac-
copied the honor gracefully.
The present assembly district
committee was chosen for the en-
suing two years.
Senator John G. Spooner was
endorsed unconditionally at the con-
vention of Republicans of the 1st
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