Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-09-18
The Republican County Convention.
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official call.
DR.. e. e. Overtisld, of Elma, was
chosen.as temporary chairman and
Geo. L. Ghamplin was chosen secre-
tary. Later, this temporary organiza-
tion was made permanent.
The chairmen of the various dele
cations were chosen as a credentials
committee and they reported dele
gates present from every precinct as
follows:
Albion. A. Ludwig, Will Kreuger,
Otto Stevens, Albert Wienkauf, Ed,
Kreuger.
| Chester-F. E. Lawson, G. Madison,
Chas. F. Tomas, Ed. Capper, G. Zook,
Ed. Tibballs.
Howard Center-Frank Paul, John
Briefly, Will Stone, 81. L. Perry.
/ Oak Dale-A. L. Halver, Chas. Howe,
1. N. Steele, Geo. M. Smith.
| Howard No. 2-W. b. Dinger, Fred
Marshall.
Alton No. 1-E. e. Overfeld, F. K.
Elwood, S. D. Young, B. K. Klemme,
L. w. English.
New Oregon No. ARTHUR Kucker,
VIM. Kratz, Peter Travel.
| Cresco Ward No. 3-Judge Upton, G.
F. Robinson, Ed.sWells, J. H, Luers,
w. L. Richards, Geo. Story, T. E.
Glass, Otto Johnson.
/ Cresco Ward No. DIR. Kessel, VIM.
Wilbraham, Geo.. L. Champlin, c. G.
Upton, VIM. A. Smith, C. D. Nichols,
is A. Converse.
| Cresco Ward No. 1-E. A. Church,
Herbert Morgan, Myron Converse,
Chas. Everett, John Holman, D. b.
Brooks, Fred Dnnneman.
Forest City-Morris Fl. Jones, G. v.
Summers, A. j. Cray, Joe Wilhelm,
Peter J. Anderson, Geo. Hall, W. j.
Lean, r. w. Davis, John G. Roberts,
Fl. FL. Thomas.
| New Oregon No. 2-Andrew Jacob
son, Nels Borlaug.
| Paris No. 2-Thos. J. Hooper, Geo.
Il. Miller, Fred Heimerdinger.
| Vernon Springs-H. G. Salisbury, G.
V. johnson, John Sherman, T. Ruther.
ford, Julius Doolittle.
Saratoga-E. A. Watson, Joshua
Hamer, J. D. Jones, Ed. Hanneman,
Oscar Hadley.
Paris No. John Barnes, G. II.
Hollister, VIM. Reinhart.
i Howard No. Joseph Irwin, Alex
Hutton, D. Fl. Tidgwell, Frank Bern.
hard, VIM. Watson.
| Jamestown-W. G. Fox, DR.. Adams
Frank Smart, Fred Cornelius, A,
Rivers, Warren Coffee, P. M. Mosher.
| Alton No. flames Irwin, Geo. D.
Locke.
Following the acceptance of the
credentials COMMITTEE reporta motion
was carried to dispense with all nomi-
mating speeches, and the convention
proceeded to make nominations for
the county ticket.
For county attorney the name of d.
L. Grannis was presented by Cresco
and no other name being mentioned,
he was made the nominee by accla-
nation.
In quick order, all by reclamation,
followed the nomination OF O. L. Ter.
ry for auditor, Eugene Irvine for
| clerk, and DR., G.. A. Plummer for
coroner.
With the call for nominations for
recorder came the first contest. I. L.
Eaton was named by Cresco, Oak
Dale presented Christian Forthum
and Albion named T. R. Mason.
Elmer Glass, B. f. Klemme and e
A. Church were named as tellers, an
informal ballot taken resulting Eaton
I36, Forthum 80, Mason 10. A form.
al ballot followed and Eaton received
40, Forthum A and Mason 8. Al be.
Ing necessary to choice, second
formal ballot was taken and Eaton
received 37i, Forthum 55t and the
latter was declared the nominee, and
on motion of O. @. Upton the nomi.
nation was made unanimous.
With the nomination for repre-.
sentative came the big surprise Of
the convention. Ithad been supposed
that the present Incumbent, 81. L.
Spaulding, would be accorded the
courtesy Of second term but he was
turned down with cold, hard PUNK
He was put in nomination, as was
also A. ]. Gray, OF Lime Springs, and
an informal ballot called for, to which
Joseph Irwin, OF Howard, objected
The chairman explained that such 9
ballot would "bring out the candi
dates" Mr.. Irwin retorted that Mit
would bring out too many,n which re-