Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
County conven-

The Republican County Cor
vention met in Missouri Valley
today, September 26th, pur-
suant to a call by George A.
Kellogg, county chairman.
The convention was called to
order at II o'clock and the call
read by Chairman Kellogg, who
asked for nomination for tenn
porary chairman, and the name
of DR.. S. j. Patterson, of Dun
lap, was presented and on mo-
ton he was made temporary
chairman. For temporary sec
retary the name of j. C. Nc
Cabe, of Logan, was presented
and on motion carried. Chair
man Patterson responded with
a short speech in which he
stated that he hoped that the
debris from the recent political
cyclone that had struck the
city Saturday last during the
Senatorial Convention here)
had all been cleared up and
that the work of the conven-
tion would be expedited as
rapidly as possible. On motion
| the chair was instructed to
appoint a committee of three
each on credentials, permanent
organization and resolutions.
He appointed the following:
Committee on Credentials
w. L. Stearn, of Logan, j. S.
Dewell, of Missouri Valley, and
B. r. Roberts, of Dunlap.
Committee on Permanent
Organization C. w. Reed, of
Woodbine, l.. H. McWilliams of
Little Sioux, and 0. P. Murphy
Magnolia.
The chair stated that owing
to the resolutions adopted at q
former convention at Logan,
he did not deem it necessasy to
appoint a committee on resolu
tions. We might state those
resolutions were strongly anti
Cummins in aspect. At IL
lo'clOck the convention ad
| journed for dinner until loo
O'Clock.
The city bore the aspect of 9
busy political day and there
wera many discussions of 2
secret order showing that there
would be a pretty good fight
when the time. came for nomi-
nations.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The afternoon session was
called to order at 1::2O p. m
The committee on credentials
was asked to report which they
did, finding no contesting dele
cations. Committee ON per
manent organization moved
temporary organization be
made permanent. Motion car.
ried. A motion was made tc
nominate representative BY
formal ballot which was carried
Just before a ballot was
taken C. w. Hunt Withdrew
from the race for representive
This left Geo. A. Kellogg and
/ A. II. Sniff. The result of the
ballot was as follows:
Geo. A. Kellogg, 121 votes.
A. II. Sniff, "a votes.
G.. w. Hunt, 49,. g votes.
w. l.. Doughlas, 3 votes.
Mr.. Kellogg was declared the
nominee for representative.
For supervisor, full term to
succeed John Hal. the names
of Thos. Cover, of Dunlap, Johr
Holton, of Woodbine, and S. G.
Eshelman, of Woodbine, were
presanted and on formal ballot
Holton received eighty-two
votes; Eshelman fifty-three
and Cover twenty-five, Mr.
Holton being declared the
nominee.
For supervisor to succeed A.
B. Hosbrook, full term, the
names of David Coulthard, OF
California Junction, Frank
Zahner, Of Modale, and A. B.
Hosbrook, of Missouri Valley
We re presented. After an infor-
NAL ballot had been taken, a mo-
tion was made to declare Mr.,
Hosbrook the nominee by max
ing the informal ballot formal,
but motion was lost. On formal
ballot the following was the
result: A. B. Hosbrook ninety
seven votes; Frank Zahner
thirty-six, and David Coulthard
twenty-four. Mr.. Hosbrook
was declared nominated.
For supervisor full term to
succeed M. Murray, the names