The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-09-18
is AN IRON RIVER ATTORNEY.
At the County Conyentlon on Monday He
was Unanimously Endorsed. At the
Assembly Convention He was
Named on the First Ballot.

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day morning, by G. B. Simpson,
chairman of the assembly committee.
After the reading of the call ]. E..
Jones Of Washburn, was elected tenn
porary chairman, and Andrew Ryan,
OF Shell Lake, temporary secretary.
Upon motion the following com
mitties were named by the Chair.
towit
Resolutions: ~ M. Oscar, of
Washburn; Robert Pugh, OF Hay
ward, and A. A, Lavalle, Of Shell
Lake.
Credentials: Currie G.. Bell, OF
bayfield,; VIM. Biegler, Of Hayward,
and Andrew Ryan, Of Shell Lake.
Organization: A. E. Mich Dis, of
Hayward; P. J. Savage, of Iron
River and r. A. Herring, of Wash
burn.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following delegates en-
titled to seats in the convention.
Bayfield, County: Currie g. Bell,
P. ]. Savage, ], e. Jones, f. A. Bell,
Nels Oscar, Harry Olson, Peter Les
Brash. c. o. Sowder, r. A. Herring,
John Wilson, Ed. Williams, Joseph
Andre.
Sawyer County. A. F. Nichols,
VIM. Beigler, r. G. Pugh and John
Britton.s
Washburn County: B. E. Hoar,
Andrew Ryan,fA. A. Lavalle and e.
M. Kirkeby. Messrs.. Lavell and
Ryan were the only delegates pres
ent from the county, and cast the
four votes.
/ The report of the committee that
1.-THE temporary organization be made
permanent was adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions
took time by the forelock, and were
SO well pleased with the resolutions
adopted by the Bayfield, County Con-
vention the day before, that the
same resolutions were passed by the
convention. Delegate Pugh. of Hay
ward, had a resolution which he IN
troduced, raking down Bayfield,
county to some extent for taking the
nomination away from Sawyer coun
| ty. 1t was tabled.
Editor P. J. Savage, of Iron River,
presented the name of Charles f.
Morris to the convention in neat
little speech, which greatly pleased
the friends of Mr.. Morris. He was
followed by Andrew Ryan, of Shell
Lake, who presented the name of W.
L. Mccormick, taking advantage OF
| the opportunity to pay.his respects
to Bayfield, county's politicians who
insisted on the nomination coming
to BAYFIELD, county.
| A ballot found that the twelve
votes of Bayfield, county were for Mr.
Morris, while the lower counties vot
ed for Mr.. Mccormick. The inform.
| al ballot was declared formal, anc
| Mr.. Morris was declared the unani
nous choice of the conven ton.
| Mr.. Morris responded to call fol
| a speech, and in a few we'll chosen
remarks stated that he stood square
ly upon the principles laid down II
the Republican state platform. Ht
paid eulogy to Governor LaFol
llette, and said as member of ths
Legislature, if elected, he would do his
utmost to carry out the platform
pledges for primary election system
and to bring about an equitable
system of taxation. He eulogizet
United States Senator John G
| Spooner, and said it would give hin
great pleasure to give his vote ane
| influence to the reelection of tn,
lillustrous statesman, to whom h
Internationally pledged himself.
| The new assembly committee wa.
named as follows: Chairman, G. B
Simpson, of Washburn for bayfield,
county, Peter J. Savage, of Irol
River; for Sawyer county, Robert J
Pugh, of Hayward; for. Washburl
county, Andrew Ryan, of Shell Lake