Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-07-01
The REPUBLICAN, COUNTY con-
VENTION ELECTS DELEGATES.
HENRY FEIG IS AT The HELM

HENRY El(i
The Republican county convention
for selecting delegates to the state
convention was held at the Opera
House last Thursday afternoon at
three o'clock. The convention was
called to order by T. o. Gilbert,
chairman of the county committee.
S. B. Qvale was elected temporary
chairman and B. F. Kucheman as
temporary secretary. This organi-
cation was afterwards made per-
manent.
On motion of Henry Feig the
chairman named the following COM
mittees:
Credentials-W. j. Pinney, John
Bergeson, F. E. Smith, c. E. John
son, B. Halvorson.
Resolutions-Herny Feig, M. A.
Anderson. J. S. Christensen, Elias
Rachie, w. A. Strand.
Permanent Organization-L. O.
Thorpe, A. H. Rosenquist, Louis
Larson.
The report of the committee on
credentials showed that in a number
Of precincts no caucuses had been
held, but where there WAS anybody
present from such precincts they
were given seats in the convention.
The following is the list of dele
gates elected or admitted by the
committee:
Arctander-C. T. Skindelin, ,.
A. Doe, Henry Handle, B. Halvor-
son, Martin Skaalerud.
Burbank-John o. Dahlb ,rg, S.
H. Stauffer.
Colfax-George johnson.
Dovre-Henry Olson, Magnus o.
son, j. T. Swenson.
Edwards-F. E. Smith, F. O.
Orth, A. H. Rosenquist, Sam Cab
bert.
Fahlun, Frank A. Nelson.
Gennessee-M. A. Anderson, Ar
thur Anderson.
Green Lake-Edw. A. Thorpe, J.
D. Henderson, l.. z. Thompson,
Sivert C. Olson.
Harrison-P. D. Ringstrom, VIM.
Wheeler, Ed. Feig.
Holland-Ernest Roelots, Henry
j. Roelofs.
Irving-A. M. Anderson, Anton
Ziehl.
Lake Andrew-William Peterson.
Lake Elizabeth-C. E. johnson,
Franz Rosenquist.
Lake Lillian-John E. johnson,
John Erickson, Sam R. Aspaas.
Mamre-O. O. Bergstrom.
St. Johns-Clarence Johnson, Nels
Greenfield, w. A. Strand.
Whitefeld-J. G. Freeberg, P.
N. Olson.
Willmar Township-P. j. Haley.
Atwater Village-Henry Feig, A.
w. johnson, Geo. E. johnson, j.
S. SWens0n, Louis P. Larson.
New London Village-John Ber-
geson, Ole johnson, J. M. Monson,
Gustaf Green, J. H. Abrahamson.
Spicer Village-B. F. Kucheman,
Chris Knudson.
Willmar City-First Ward: l..
0. Thorpe, O. K. Severinson, Sam
uel Porter, John A. Johnson, Elias
Rachie; Second Ward: J. H. o.
son, e. A. Nelson, Geo. H. Otter
ness, H. S. Peterson, P. C. Peter
son. J. F. Willard, C. w. Odell;
Third Ward: S. B. Qvale, w. j.
Pinney, DR.. C. Johnson, J. F. Bran
ton, Sam'l Nelson, Edward John
son. T. o. Gilbert; Fourth Ward
F. E. Holmberg. Henry Stenson (by
proxy from M. w. Blomquist), N.
10. Nelson. G. J. Bjornberg.
Henry Feig, chairman of the
committee on resolutions read the
following resolutions, which were
listened to in respectful silence and
were adopted on motion of Henry
Feig:
RESOLUTIONS.
RESOLVED: That we emphat-
ically endorse the nominees and
platform Of the National Republican
Party as recently nominated and
adopted at Chicago. We pledge to
Messrs. Taft and Sherman our un.
qualified support, and we demand
for the promises made in the plat.
form faithful tulfillment.
We emphasize our endorsement
of the splendid executive record
made by President Roosevelt, and
point to this record as an earnest
inducement to support the nominees
of the party for 1908.
Republicanism, as interpreted
by Roosevelt, is strictly in accord
with the modern progressive ideas
Of the American people, and as such
should merit popular approval.
The Republican party has always
kept abreast of the times; it has
solved every great issue that pre-
sented itself and solved it right.
Under the leadership of President
Roosevelt it has heQnn a solution