The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-20
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES
WARDS SELECT DELEGATES TO
CITY CONVENTION.
coUNcILMEN ARE NOMINATED
Winter, krahn, euchholz and Ramp.
man Are Named by the Four Demo-
cratic Wards as Candidates for the
Counclmanic Race.

cratic Wards as Candidates for the
Councilmanic Race.
Democratic candidates for the
council:
First ward, Herman Winter.
Second ward c. II. Krahn.
Third ward, Anton Buchholz,
Fourth ward, G. r. Kampman.
Mayor Durland and former Mayor
Friday divided strength at the demo
cratic caucuses Thursday night.
Neither man was an active candidate
in the caucuses but the friends OF
both were active. The First ward
delegation is divided. In the Second
ward, the big" ward in democratic
politics, there was something like
forty democratic voters present and
nearly all the delegates elected were
supposed to be friendly to Friday.
The Third ward delegation is ac-
credited to Durland. Friday will
have strength in the Fourth ward.
| The democratic convention does
not meet until Wednesday. The sit
uation is liable to considerable change
by that time. After the caucus sup
porters OF both John Friday and c. b..
Durland figured out majorities. 1t was
predicted that as result Of the con-
test arising and the supposed close
ness of the vote some other man such
as former Mayor H. G. Matrau or
Councilman Kaufman, might be given
the nomination as a compromise can
didate.
One OF the features Of the caucuses
was the big attendance at the Second
ward meeting, which took on the APP
pearance OF city convention. About
forty democrats were present. In
addition to putting c. H. Krahn up
for the council the ward proposed G.
Is. Bridge as a member of the board
Of education.
The result Of the ward meetings
follows:
First Ward.
The First ward caucus met at the
man and julius Huff as secretary
III. F. Flynn presented the name OF
| Henry Haase for reelection to the
council William Uecker nominated
! Herman Winter. A ballot resulted
Winter 8, Haase 4, Friday /. Haase
had stated before the meeting that
he did not want the nomination
: Seven delegates were elected to the
city convention: w. c. Roland
William Uecker, Fred H. Madsen
julius Huff, Gus Nitz, ]. F. Flynn
Frank Flynn, William Cook, Herman
Winter. w. c. Roland was selected
as ward committeeman.
Second Ward.
. The big Second ward caucus wa
presided over by Carl Wilde as chair
man and Paul Luebcke as secretary
C. H. Krahn was nominated for coun
Gilman on the third ballot. numbe
of candidates were voted for, the vot'
of the final ballot standing, c, II
Krahn 1S, T. Willie 10. When the mat
ter of selecting the ward delegation
: came up Councilman Kaufman Tough
for what was termed square deal
. ballot, each voter to vote for fifteel
, delegates without the Formally o
nominations This delegation wa
selected: ]. E. Haase, T. Willie, A
D. Howe, Carl Wilde, DR.. A. Bear
e John Wiedenfeller, J. F. Redman, Pau
l Luebcke, w. G. Berner, A. Morrison
e &c. S. Bridge, Paul Nordwig, Charlie
l. Rice, c. F. Haase, James Reed
+ Councilman Kaufman and c. H
|, Krahn, the ward nominee, were elect
ed delegates but withdrew their name
T A. Morrison stated that the Secon
b ward was without a representative o.
D the school board and on his motio'
u the caucus endorsed C. s. Bridge TO
e the nomination. Carl Wilde was elect
r ed committeeman.
Third Ward.
l. The Third ward democrats held
S short session in the city hall no cor
test being in evidence S. G. Dea
was chosen chairman. H. c. Matra
secretary. Councilman Anton Buct
holz was renominated. The follOwin
. delegation was chosen: Anton Buct
holz, a. Degner, Julius Degner, V.
:, Nenow, H. C. Matrau, J. c. Stitt, Ere
- Leu, A. Steffens A. Hellerman,
" Stafford, S. G. Dean.
Fourth Ward.
The Fourth ward caucus was hel
= in Railroad hall John KOerber wa
elected chairman, Matt Shaffer, jr
secretary Councilman John Spell
y man, who has been an efficient men
= Der of the council for a good man
! years past and who is now presden
- Of the council, having declined t
= serve longer, the caucus nominate
c. R. Kampman. The delegates were
John KoerOer, Matt Shaffer Jr,, Mix
Mullen, Mike Moolick, F. J. Burnet
H. p. White, c. R. Kampman, Mat
shaffer, sT., Howard Beymer,