Morris tribune., 1910-06-24
COUNTY CONVENTION
Stevens County Republicans
Hold Biennial Meeting.

inc SUdU0 COuN0uUIOus
The meeting was called to order by
County Chairman Devenney, who
read the call and responded to the
call for speech with few remarks
on Senator Clapp and Judge Brown.
Geo. w. Beise was selected as tenn
porary chairman and made some good
suggestions to the convention along
the lines of harmony. Carl Sather
and E. J. Babe we're nominated for
temporary secretary, but the former
withdrew, and Mr.. Babe was elected.
Carl Sather, A. Overstad and Carl
Leaman were appointed a committee
of credentials, and L. @. Spooner,
o. N. Dohlen, J. L. Morton, Fred Carl
son, P. Ernst, @. B. Randall, I'll. B.
Lund, F. Wilcox, F. J. Mclaughlin
and J. H. Hendrix were appointed a
committee on resolutions.
While the committees were at work,
the convention took a short recess.
The credential committee found
that not all the towns were repre-
sented, and the convention later gave
seats to Republicans present from
those towns. The complete list is as
follows
Morris, list Ward-W. c. Bicknell,
J. G. Morrison, Chas. E. Game, w. H.
Cherry, c. B. Randall, N. Vinje, S.
A. Siverts, Erick Peterson. E. B. Rim
iker was seated as substitute for
e. j. Jones, who was unable to be
present.
Morris, I'd Ward-Geo. w. Beise, L..
G. Spooner, Geo. Danielson, Frank
Zahl, Martin Holmland, Geo. Hogan,
H. B. Lund, Peter Miller, E. E. Saw
yer, Anton Watzke and John Lime.
Hancock-Andrew Overstad, John
Hunter, Frank Wilcox, John Atz, E.
J. Babe, A. J. Maylott. John Atz held
the proxy Of A. F. Mcclellan, who was
unable to attend
Village of Donnelly-F. ]. McLaugh-
lin, John Hartung, G. R. Sather.
Chokio-John H. Hendrix, Carl Lea
man, Stephen Burt.
Pepperton-Philip Ernst, Henry
Hoyer, VIM. Gausman, G. A. Gausman
Moore-Henry Fels, E. E. Walpole,
J. L. Morton.
Framnas-L. L. Hanse, E. E. Sol
seth, A NJ EttesvoId, o. T. O. Lee,
Chris Nicholson.
Swan Lake-O. n Dohlen, Martin
Hendrickson, Peter G.. Larson.
Scott-H. J. Mitlyng, A. o. Gaarder,
Ludvik Larson, Chris Eysatd.
Stevens-F. A. Carlson, J. H. o.
Brten. The former also held the place
of J. J. Brown, and the latter the
proxy of w. ]. O'Brien.
Everglade-H. G. Hubert, G. E.
Summer.
Eldorado-T. G. Klinger, K. T. Berg,
Andrew Stoneberg.
There were no delegates elected in
the town of Synnes, and L. Seamans
being present from that town, he was
voted the power to act as a dele
gate and cast the full vote of that
town.
The town of Morris sent no dele
gates and R. J. Hall was empowered
to cast the full vote of that town.
The township of Donnelly was like
wise given representation thru M. L.
Strand and Nels Bergren.
Ole Satter, Ole Falk and A. J.
Brandt were present from the town
of Rendsville and were given seats
in the convention.
The townships of Baker, Hodges
and Horton were not represented.
The temporary organization was
made permanent.
The resolutions committee made the
following report
MIR. Chairman:
Your committee on resolutions
beg leave to report that it recon-
mends that this convention adopt the
resolution following:
''1-Resolved, that the eight dele
gates to the State convention to be
held in St. Paul June 81, elected by
this convention, be and they hereby
are, instructed to vote for the en-
dorsement and nomination of Hon.
Moses E. Clapp as the candidate of
the republican party of this state for
the United States senate to succeed
himself-to be elected by the next
legislature of this state.
"2-Resolved, that the eight dele
gates to the State convention to be
held in st. Paul, June 81, elected by
this convention, be and they hereby
are, instructed to vote for the re-
nomination of Hon. Calvin L. Brown
as Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court to succeed himself-and to do
all and whatever they may be able