Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-24
Democratic County Convention.

fifty different states and territories
Democratic County Convention.
The democrats of Delaware Coun-
ty held a delegate convention in the
Court House in this city last Satur-
day and transacted the following
business:
The convention was called to
order at IL o'clock a. m.
e. M. Carr was chosen temporary
chairman and T. N. Beacon, secre-
tary. A committee on credentials,
consisting of Fred Ruby, L. NJ
Davis and John Mulvehill, was APP
pointed, after which recess was
taken until o'clock p. m.
The convention met in the after
noon pursuant to adjournment and
on motion the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent
The committee on credentials, not
being quite ready to report, Hon. |.
NJ. Gibson Of Greeley was called for,
and the convention had the pleasure
OF listening to one Of his instructive
and happy speeches.
The report Of the committee on
credentials showed townships and
precincts represented as follows:
Delaware Township outside, by b
Sheldon and others.
Manchester, LIST. ward, by L. M.
Davis and others.
Manchester, End. ward, by T. N.
Beacon and others.
Manchester, 3rd. ward, John Mar
schal and others.
Delhi township, by ]. w. Corbin
and others.
Hazel Green township, by w. L.
Dummy and others.
Milo township, by Matthew Banta
and others.
Prairie township, by Thos. Hines
and others.
Richland township, by s. S. Ives
i civ Op1lS4bo.
Bremen, Fred Ruby and others.
Elk, I. M. Gibson and others.
Collins Grove, John Mulvehill and
others.
The committee recommended that
| the delegates present be empowered
to cast the full vote Of their severa
townships and precincts. The re
port of the committee on credentials
was adopted and the committee dis
charged
A committee Of three, consisting
Of NJ. Eldridge, NJ. Mulvehill, am
L. G.. Lawrence, was selected to re
port lists Of delegates to represen
Delaware county in the coming stat
and senatorial conventions.
A motion prevailed that the cor
vention proceed to the nomination 9
a county ticket.
Charles G. Barry Of Prairie town
ship was nominated for representa-
tive.
VIM. Raster Of Milo township wa
nominated for treasurer.
There being several candidates TO
the office Of sheriff, an informal ba
lot was taken with the following II
suit: John Mulvehill, 26a votes, 1
j. Hennessey, 25aa votes, d. F. Her
nessey, s votes, L. N. Beacon
votes, M. S. VanAuken S votes, an
John Marshall, 3 votes.
The result Of the formal balle
was As votes for L. j. Hennessey, 2
votes for John Mulvehill and Z fc
d. F. Hennessey.
| The nomination of T. j. Henne,
l sey for the office of sheriff was 0
motion made unanimous.
On motion of /. M. Gibson, IL
). country central committee was en-
: powered to nominate candidate fe
), county superintendent or leave IL
o place vacant, if in the Judgment {
4 the committee that course was COZ
9 sidered advisable.
DR.. j. w. Scott of Manchester W;
. nominated for coroner.
: There were three nominations fe
S the office of supervisor, viz: Geore
y Staehle, ST., of Earlville, job
o Reilly, Of Adams, and J. S. M
e Cornell of South Fork. The form
ballot resulted in 81 votes for job
Reilly, 20 votes for j. S. Mcconnell
and Ii votes for George Staehl
The nomination of John Reilly Il
e supervisor was on motion mac
e unanimous.
it The committee on delegates mac
o a report recommending the electit
e Of the following delegation to re
/ resent the county in the coming sta
S convention:
2 DELEGATES ALTERNArEs
6 e. M. Carr Allan Barr
e A. N. Smith Allen Coon
Z e. T. Mulvehill Benjamin Sheldc
: +. N. Beacon Henry Percival
j. Chancey Seger L. M. Davis
9} NJ. Eldridge L. G. Lawrence
t M. S. VanAuken.
And the election of the followin
delegation to represent Delawal
County in the coming senatori;
convention: NJ. Mulvhill, Huber
j Carr, John McElmeel, Thos. /,
Hennessy, Allen Coon, L. G. Law
renee, and S. S. Ives.
The report of the committee o
delegates was approved, an
the above named delegates wer
on motion duly elected.