Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-05
REPUBLICAN co. CONVENTION.
Good Attendance. Old Fashioned
RepublIcanlsm Wanted. AM
endment Of Primary
Rules.

The county convention Monday was
we'll attended considering the busy
time of year and that the convention
only had to do with selecting dele
gates to the superior conventions. A
large number of the tried and reliable
party leaders of the different town
ships were there. Almost without ex-
ception they spoke encouragingly of
the prospects of the party this fall.
1t is an inspiration for those solid
men to meet and exchange ideas on
party matters and public policy. 1t
makes one proud to belong to party
containing such high average intell-
gence among the rank and file.
The convention was called to order
by county chairman Greennwaldt at
p. m. w. G. Elliott was made tenn
porary chairman and A. p. Hansen
temporary secretary. Later A. Fl.
Edwards was chosen assistant secre-
tary. Mr.. Elliott delivered a short
speech on the principles of the party.
LII was very we'll received.
By call of roll of townships a com
mittee on credentials was appointed as
follows: F. Buckner, G. Ell. Somers,
E. d. Powell, Claude Jayne, r. w.
Mullenger, Chas. Bagley, j. A. Camp
bell, Thos. Law, Paul Petersen E. f.
Johnson, d. d. Sampson. They re-
ported all townships represented ex-
cept Audubon. Nearly all the dele
gates from the eleven other townships
were present.
w. H. O'Connell, Fred Reynolds
and Clark Wilson were appointed as
committee on permanent organization.
They reported in favor of the tempo
rary organization being made perma-
nent. 1t was adopted.
BY call of townships committees
were appointed of one member from
each township one committee to report
list of nine delegates to the first
state convention, another to report
list for the second state convention,
another to report list for the con-
gressiOnal convention and another to
report list for judicial convention.
ton are also the delegates to the Ninth
district convention called to meet in
Des MOines the same day as the state
convention to select two Ninth district
delegates to the national convention.
The several delegations are as follows:
FIRST STATE.
A. Boysen, S. G.. Handles, F. M.
Leet, E. d. Powell, Thos. Law,
D. c. Mott, C. E. BRENNAN, M. N.
Esbeck, F. H. Blume.
SECOND STATE.
j. G. Bonwell, John Weighton, w.
H. O'Connell, Geo. Ross, L. NJ. Estes,
c. w. Boysen, N. P. Hoegh, A. Camp
bell, John Mcclure.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Audubon Shelley, w. G. Elliott, w.
R. Copeland, A. G. Forsbeck, J. N.
Esbeck, j. T. Jenkins, Geo. N. Higley,
w. D. Stanley, E. A. Bates.
JUDICIAL.
F.. G. Miller, Ed Lewis, Ed Johnson,
Geo. Scott, F. II. Blume, G. w. Cos
son, F. II. Andrews, S. F. Garmire,
John Conrardy.
John Lovelace moved that the dele
gates to the first state convention be
requested to vote for VIM. B. Allison,
j. p. Dolliver, A. B. Cummins and J.
w. Blythe for delegates at large. A
| rising vote was called for and the
motion carried by vote of So to %,
several of those voting in the negative
| saying they did so because they were
opposed to Gov. Cummins being on
the delegation, because of his recipro-
city views.
Then came the most animated fea-
| ture of the convention. M. n. Esbeck
of Sharon township moved the adop-
ton of the following resolutions:
That the following article, adopted
lican party in Audubon county held in
the year 1908, be inserted in Sec. II of
of the rules, as published, now gov
erning the county primaries, and that
the rules as they were published be
modified to that extent:
SIN the canvass of the votes each
| tOwDShin shall he UiVaD the full vota
which it cast at the last general cleo
tion for the head of the republican
ticket, which vote shall be divided
among the competing candidates in
proportion to the number of votes each
candidate has received in that town
ship at the primary"
Mr.. Esbeck supported his motion by
an able speech and there were a large
number who spoke on either side, but
the debate was good natured. Mr..
Esbeck contended that this change in
substance was adopted at last year.
convention, but omitted in the records
by mistake. There is difference of
opinion about this, but the convention
Monday put that at rest by adopting
the resolution by the decisive vote of
IA to 80. 1t was done by roll call, the
vote by townships being
For Against
| Cameron S--
Douglas - 5--2
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