Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-13
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION.

The convention of Tenth Congress
| ,ioDal district of Wisconsin of the dem
| ocratic party was called to order at
Merrill, Wis, on Saturday afternoon,
Sept. 10, 1904, by o. L. Ringle, chair
man.
ID d. Conway, of Wood county, was
chosen temporary chairman, and A. b.
| Millard, Of Langlade, was chosen tenn
porary secretary.
On motion the chairman appointed
the following committees
Credentials-Jul Thielman, of Lin
coin; Henry Kronenwetter, of Mara
thon, and M. j Collins, of Ashland
Permanent OrganiZation-A. w Shell
ton, of Oneida; Nj. G. Flickstein, OF
Shawano, and c. Poquette, of Taylor.
Resolutions-H. II. Manson, of Mara
thon; e. K. Schwindt, of Price, and
Chas. Holman, of Lincoln.
Convention then took recess of fif-
teen minutes to allow committees time
to report.
Report of committee on credentials
was presented, and on motion of o. l..
Ringle it was adopted. The report
showed the following entitled to seats
in the convention
Ashland county-M. j. Collins, j. j..
McGeehan II votes and Clarence Den
mis- II votes.
Iron county-Hipolis Pawlicki2 votes.
Langlade county-A. B. Willard, Jos.
Spoerl and Frank Reindl.
Lincoln county-Jul. Thielman, Chas.
Hyman, S. j Jourdan and Jos Downie.
Marathon countv-John F. Lamont,
VIM Nuremberg, E. G.. Kretlow, Oscar
Ringle, H. H Manson, e. A. Gardner,
Fred hmm. Jr., H. M. Kronenwetter
and j. H. Zimmerman.
Oneida county-Henry Miner and A.
W. Shelton.
Price county-Rublee A Cole and g.
X. Schwendt
Shawano county-L. Rothman votes
and +. +. Green votes.
Taylor cOunty-C. Poquette votes.
Villas county, Not represented
Wood counfy-D. d. Conway, w. A.
Drumb, Chas Pomainville, E. &. POrs
and Mike Flickenstein.
Committees on permanent organiza-
ton reported that the temporary organ
ization be made permanent, and on
motion of e. f. Schwendt, of Price
county, the report was adopted.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented the following report, and on
motion it W as unanimously adopted,
viz:
We, the democrats of the Tenth Con-
gresSional district in convention assem-
bled, do hereby endorse the platform
adopted at the last National Democrat
ic convention and the platform adopted
at the last Democratic State convention
held at Oshkosh, and we pledge the
nominees of said conventions ourhearty
and earnest support We further pledge
for the nominees of this convention
that we will at all times work and vote
in the interest of all the people; that
we will not labor or vote in the inter-
ests of any favored class, and that we
will faithfully carry out, so far as lies
in his power, the principles outlined in
the democratic national platform.
On motion the roll of counties was
called for nominations.
Ashland county presented the name
of Wells NJ Ruggles, seconded by Mar
athon and Lincoln counties.
Price county presented the name of
Rublee A. Cole
On informal ballot Wells NJ Ruggles
received SO votes and Rublee A. Cole 5
votes On motion of Rublee A. Cole
the informal vote was made formal and
Wells NJ R1ggles was declared the
unanimous nominee of the convention.
On motion of H. II Manson the chair
man appointed a committee of two,
consisting of II. H. Manson and Rublee
A. Cole, to notify Mr.. Ruggles and
bring him before the convention.
Mr.. Ruggles was received with APP
plause.
After an address by him the conven-
ton then proceeded to the selection of
a congressional committee, as follows:
John f. Lamont, of Marathon county,
was chosen chairman of congressional
committee and A. b. Willard, of Lang
lade county, secretary.
On roll call, the following were
chosen members of the Congressional
committee
Ashland-W G. Fordyce, Butternut.
Florence-Frank Waring, Florence.
Forest-JohE Mosbaum, Crandon.
Iron-W. L. Lennon, Hurley.
Langlade-Frank Reindl, Amigo.
Lincoln-Joseph Downie, Merrill.
Nlarathon-E c. Kretlow, Wausau.
Oneida-Henry Miner, Pelican Lake.
Price-G E. Schwindt, Phillips.
Shawano-F + Green, Shawano.
Taylor-M w. Ryan, Medford.
Vilas-Francis Colman, Eagle River.
Wood-D, ID. Conway, Grand Rapids.
Moved that the Congressional COM
mittee have power to fill vacancy on
ticket, if any occur, and vacancy Oh
committee.
Adjourned.
A. B. WILLARD, Secretary