Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-09
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Held in Audubon Last Saturday was
Well Attended by Representative
Men OF That Party.

| Notwithstanding there was heav,
rain soon after noon, the democrati,
convention had good attenda nc,
from all parts OF the county. The
meeting was called to order by County
Chairman Graham who named j. r.
Lair as temporary chairman anC
John Rutherford as temporary secre'
| tary, and both nominations were
promptly ratified by vote of the dele.
gates. The reading of the call was
| dispensed with and the following
committees We're appointed: On ere,
dentials--Geo. Foley. N. ID. Hamlin,
f. +. Hoffman, On permanent organ
ization--T. j Coglan, j, II, Jones,
M. L. Foley, On resolutions Nj,
Graham, Il. M. Rasmussen, Lars
Christofferson.
made permanent. The committee on
credentials reported that they found
all the townships represented except
Audubon, and that in all the others
the delegates had the right TO cast the
full vote OF the townships represented
The report of the committee on resell
utions was then presented and adopted
as given below:
Randall Hunter was chosen assist
ant secretary. BY nominations made
by members Of the convention, the
following delegations were selected TO
attend the different conventions:
State delegation:--John Mcclure,
r. G. Spencer, S. b. Morrissey, John
Ward, VIM. Northup, r. M. Dickey,
Il, McGovern.
Congressional delegation: Chris
Henriksen, j. M. Graham, Geo. Foley,
John Il, Lohner, II. Hunter, j. II.
Jones, Amos Fancher
Judicial delegation:-T. M, Ras-
mussen, John Kerwin, j. +. Lair,
Orrville Jensen, VIM. Hensley, JAS.
Dudley, f. /. Whitfield
The work of selecting the delegates
having been completed the conyen-
ton proceeded to make nominations
for the several county offices, An In.
formal vote for candidate for repre-
sentative resulted as follows;-J. M.
Graham 20, #. l.. Taylor 10, j. III,
Jones IA, j. w. Mcclure 10, g. w.
Hoover 3, and Il. M. Rasmussen |.
Instead of making an effort TO round
up the votes for nomination on the
next ballot, one declined and then an
other until the slate was practically
wiped out. The rules were then sus-
pended and William Armstrong, who
is now at Colfax taking treatment,
was nominated by reclamation.
On the vote for auditor, there was a
close run between Will Cunningham
and Henry Jacobsen, the former hav-
ing 80 votes and the latter 81. After
two informal ballots for county clerk,
Walter Audas was nominated by ac-
clamation. One informal ballot was
taken for county treasurer and j. IL.
Jones was then nominated by accla-
nation. After an informal ballot, j.
z. Lair was nominated for recorder
by reclamation. VIM. Northup was
then nominated by reclamation for
the office of sheriff j. M. Graham
for county attorney, q. w. Hoover
for coroner, and p. /. Whitfield for
surveyor were nominated in the same
manner.
For members OF the county board,
the following persons were chosen
John T. Baker OF Viola for the north
ern district, w. K. Hensley Of Greeley
for the middle district, and Ham
Covault for the southern district.
A motion was then made and car
ried that the central committee should
fill all vacancies that might occur on
the ticket, and the convention ad-
journed
RESOLUTIONS.
The democrats of Audubon county in con-
ventiOn asse mt led hereby re -affirm our al
legiance TO the well known principles OF the
party, and having faith In the
Integrity of the delegates selected and TO be
selected to attend the state convention TO be
held at Waterloo on August 9TH, we defer
to that convention with the hope and belief
that the candidates there selected Will be
men of honor and worthy OF the oftices TO be
filled.
intendent should be non-poitical ana that
the incumbent of that ONCE should be free
m sxarcisa Sannd diSrrpfi0n I'm flp upr-