The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-03-23
The REPUBLICAN
COUNTY CONVENTION.

The republi can county convention
met at the court house Monday after
noon. The gathering was called to order
at o'clock After the reading of the
call, a temporary organization was
effected A. j. Torrison being selected
as chairman of the convention and j. q.
Lemkuhl as secretary. On motion a
committee on credentials was appointed.
This committee consisted Of John Nor
gan, Louis Busse and Carl Duvanek. A
short recess was taken while the com
mittee was examining the re1entials of
the delegates and preparing the report.
During the recess it became evident that
the sentiment of the majority of the
delegates WAS averse to making nomi-
nations. The report of the committee
on credentials, which showed total of
"a delegates present and entitled to seats
out of a possible SO, was read and, on
motion, the same was adopted. Attorney
G. G. Sedgwick moved that the tempo
rary organization be declared perma-
nent. The motion was carried. 1t was
then moved and seconded that COM
mittee on resolutions be appointed. The
motion was carried and the following
delegates were chosen to draw up reso
lutions DR.. F. II. Gehbe, Edward Will
son and Charles Duvenik. A recess
was then taken to allow the committee
time to prepare report. After the re-
cess the following resolution was read
by DR.. Gehbe, chairman of the com
mittee:
"To the convention of Republicans of
Manitowoc county:
Your committee on resolutions beg
leave to report rs follows Political
parties are necessary in n popular gov
eminent to the end that just principles
may be declared rs the policy of the
government and that faithful men may
be named rs candidates of the party
who can be trusted to carry out the
principles to be declared 10y the people
in convention We believe that the
party of Lincoln, Garfield, Mckinley
and Roosevelt can be trusted to set
forth proper principles for the guidance
of the government and to place faithful
men in nomination for offices to be filed
Without passing upon the question as
to the ACCESSIBILITY of nominating candi
dates for judges or school officers by
political parties when occasion requires,
we believe at this time that it is not ad
visable to do so under existing circum-
stances.
Certain gentlemen have obtained
and filed papers for non-partisaa nomi-
nation for the offices of county and
municipal judge and superintendent of
schools and, there being considerable
sentiment in the county favoring that
mode of nominating, we therefore pre-.
sent the following resolution:
" Be it resolved, that it be the judg-
ment of this convention that no party
nominations for the offices of county
superintendent of schools, county judge
or municipal judge be made by this con
vention."
Several delegates, including G.. G.
Sedgwick spoke in favor of making no
nominations for the judiciary and the
county school superintendency for the
reason that non partisan calls had been
signed by both republicans and demo-
Gratis The resolution was adopted.
After an address by Attorney Albert H.
Schmidt, the convention was adjourned.
Republican caucuses for the election
of delegates to Mondays convention
| were held last Saturday evening in the