Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
The DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Representative ....... Mike Foley
Treasurer. ................ John Doak
Sheriff. .............. Dick Northup
Superintendent. Joseph Bell
Supervisor. Doug Hamlin
Surveyor. ..............P. ]. Whitfield
Coroner. DIR. Beers
The convention was called to order
by j. M. Graham who called John
Rutherford to the chair and Randall
Hunter to the secretary's desk, A
motion by r. C. Spencer was made
for a committee ON credentials. The
following were appointed, r. C. Spen-
Ger, Frank Hoffman, John Mcclure.
A motion was made for permanent Or
ganization committee and the follow
ing were appointed, James Burkey,
j. II. Jones and Reese Dickey.
r. c. Spencer reported all the town.
ships represented except Audubon,
Viola and Sharon. J. H. Jones re-
ported favorable to making the tempo
rary organization permanent, carried.
j. M. Graham moved that the conven-
ton proceed to nomination of candi-
dates. A motion was made that the
selection be by informal ballot. Some
one advocating nomination by accla-
nation, Hon. L. II Griffith, of Oak
field township, denounced the plan
and said everything must be fair. He
said further that the republican can
didates were quarrelling so that the
democrats now had their opportunity.
Motion by j. M. Graham that Mike
Foley be nominated by reclamation.
Objected to and motion by j. C. F.
Wicker to lay it on the table. Ora
ham withdrew his motion, after some
discussion.
The roll was called and Mr.. Foley
received all the votes and DIR. Evans
moved the rules be suspended and his
nomination be made formal Carried
Mr.. Foley was called out and mod
estly thanked the convention.
The roll being called for treasurer,
John Doak received all the votes and
on motion of r. c. Spencer the infor-
NAL ballot was declared formal.
The roll was then called on the NOM
ination for sheriff.
The informal vote for sheriff gave
Dick Northup 81 and Walter Crees 25.
The formal gave Northup Al and Crees
Is.
The informal ballot for superintendent
gave M. Brinkerhoff 3Ol, Joe Bell 3O.
The formal gave Brinkerhoff 2si and
Bell 33I.
The Informal ballot for member of
the board gave ]. /. Hensley s and
Doug Hamlin 40 and Frank Hensley 8.
On the formal Doug Hamlin received
62 votes.
In the race for the nomination for
coroner Tom McGovern was likely to
be nominated when he withdrew and
DR.. Beers was nominated.
p. |. Whitfield was nominated for
surveyor. Convention adjourned at
end of one hours session.
NOTES.
DR.. Evans made an impassioned
appeal for committee to be appoint
ed to conduct the campaign who will
advocate true democratic principles.
He intimated that campaigns hereto
fore were not conducted that way. r.
c. Spencer put in the report of his
committee at once, shutting off further
discussion of the delicate matter.
The most evident thing in the con-
vention was the unanimity with which
the nomination of the leading candi-
dates was arranged. Foley, Doak
and Hamlin had their nominations
without opposition. That there was
an arrangement between them was ev-
ident to all observers.
Northup had opposition for sheriff,
but the "main guys, as one ex-
pressed it, were for Northup, and
Crees was set down on. No agree
ment for superintendent could be