Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-31
REPUBLICANS
NAME TICKET
BIG CONVENTION SATURDAY.
Out Of Unusually Large List of Candi-
dates Republicans Nominate a
Strong County Ticket, After
Some Close Contests.

For Clerk of the Court S. E. Brickne
For Auditor ........ l. LinDevolt
For Recorder II. S. Stinsor
If there is anyone in Winnesheii
county who has not heard of the po
litical excitement the past few weeks
we do not know him. For there ha:
been an unusually large field of can.
didates for the republican nomina
tions this fall, and for several weeks
they have been industriously travers.
ing the county from one end to the
other, each presenting his individual
claims for the nomination. 1t is great.
ly to the credit of the candidates that
through it all there has been nothing
but the best of feeling between them
all, and that they recognize that the
convention on Saturday afternoon
selected as its candidates those whom
a majority of the delegates believed
to be the best men for the positions,
and they will be elected at the coming
election by characteristic Winnesheik
republican majorities.
There was large crowd in the city
Saturday, many who were not dele
gates coming in from all parts of the
county to see the fun. The conven-
tion was held in the Grand opera house
where there was plenty of room for
all. and was enthusiastic and harmon
ious from beginning to end.
The convention was called to order
by the County Chairman, who read
the call and announced that Mayor F.
". Daubney of Decorah had been
nominated for temporary chairman.
After few very forceful and pleasing
remarks, G. F. Baker of Decorah was
elected temporary secretary and DR..
| ". III. Emmons of Burr Oak assistant.
On motion each precinct represented
in the convention was instructed to
select chairman. and to vote by bal
lot on all questions before the conven-
tion, tine chairman announcing the
vote. A committee of five. one from
each supervisors district, was then
elected on credentials, consisting of
Prof. 9 E. Russell, 10. Graf, G. r.
Baker, John Young, .. N. Goddard.
After deliberation the committee re-
ported all townships and wards pro-
perly represented with full delega-
tions, ard no contests. The temporary
organization was on motion made per-
manent. 1t was then moved and
carried that nominating speeches be
dispensed with and the convention
proceed TO take an informal ballot for
the nomination of candidate for the
office of County Attorney. One in
formal and two formal ballots were
taken, resulting as follows
Informal Ballot-Strand 6914, Boice
80 a, Johnson 30 a, Harmon II "a,
Berg 12, Willett 9.
lst Formal Ballot-Strand 80, Boice
36, Johnson 25. Harmon 10. Willett IL
!. I'd Formal Ballot-Straud 80, Boice
SO. johnson 2S, Harmon 6, Willett 4.
". NJ. Strand having received ma
jority of all votes cast was declared
the nominee of the convention fol
County Attorney, and being called te
the front in short speech thanked the
convention for the honor conferred
upon him. expressed his gratitude to
his opponents for the manly campaign
they had made against him. and con.
graduated the republican party upon
it's national leaders.
Ballots were then taken for the
nomination of a candidate for CLERK
of the Court, resulting as follows:
Informal Ballot - Brickner 9611,
Reed 671S, Haakenson 4.
Formal Ballot-Brickner 10. Reed
81, Haakenson g.
S. Z. Brickner was declared the
nominee for Clerk of the Court, and
being called for thanked the conven-
tion for the honor of being its nomi-
nee. The convention then proceeded
to ballot for a candidate for Auditor,
with the following result:
Informal Ballot-Linnevold 105,
Langland SO, Masters 9.
On motion the informal ballot was
declared formal and l. Linnevold de.
clared the nominee for Auditor. Mr..
Linnevold was called for and expressed
his thanks for the honor in few
words.
| The closest contest of the conven.
tion was then begun in taking the bal
lots for Recorder of Deeds, with this
result:
Informal Ballot-Stinson 40. Arne
son 4S. Rowe S3, Summers %, Law
J renee IL.
, 1st Formal Ballot-Stinson 80, Arne
son 55, Rowe 33, Summers l3, Law
renee 8.
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