Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-03-25

uOuS0 Al buIS Guy 1dSO 1uuISudy dIG0I'
noon, and when President Chas B.
Ziegler called the meeting to order he
faced two hundred and fifty earnest
faced, representative men from every
portion of this big county, about 100
of whom we're duly accredited delegat
es from their respective towns and
cities, assembled to voice and vote
their protests against existing condi-
tions in our state affairs, the abnor
NAL increase in taxation, extreme
length of legislative sessions, extrava-
gance in appropriations, apparently
unlimited power given by law or
usurped by existing commissions to
supervise and control public and pri-
vate business and the activity of the
University in political and legislative
affairs. Of the thirty-one town ships
and three cities in this county. entitled
under the call to four delegates and
four alternates each, ali but three pre-
cincts sent delegates, and citizens other
than delegates were present from two of
these. County chairman Walter J.
Brennan was elected permanent chair
man and FIX Mayor Joseph T. Bennett
secretary. The assemblage was entire.
ly non partisan in it's make up, demo-
Gratis. republicans and prohibitionists
mingling together without regard to
former party alignments-former stall
warts atfiliating with their former
half breed foes; regular republicans
with progressives. all imbued with
common purpose. to place the seal of
their emphatic disapproval upon the
men and measures that are surely and
steadily taking away from the people
their right to home rule and the run
ing of their own affairs without dict
alton and control from Madison; and
to find some means, if possible, to bring
about needed reforms in our state gov
eminent.
A credentials committee consist
ing of A. V. Wells. of Clifton, W.
A. johnson of Lancaster and Matt
Petry, of Glen Haven, was appointed.
They reported the following dele
gates entitled to seats in the conven-
tion:
Beetown--Anton Vogt. Geo Peterson. Holl
Stephens. Henry SchIoesser, Lee Sturmer,
John Joyce, Frank Tebo, Will Barr.
Blooming ton-Henry Bonn, Valentine
Ertel, Thos. Bailie, E. M. Pendleton. Fred
Tnh IN
Gates.
Boscobel-Hugh Mathews, r. Holt, Ira
Brainerd, Ben Sitter, Andrew Brown
Robert Rand, Alvie Mathews, VIM. HUI
settler.
Cliften-A V: Wells J. w Watson, Arch
Rundell, Leon 10y.
Ellenboro-Sam Galbraith, Chas Graney,
James Mcpherson, VIM. Mcconnell
Fennimore-Ed Heathcote. L. c. Berry,
Peter Gunderson, George Needham.
Glen Haven-Wm. Forck, NJ w. Metcalf
M. y. Petry, Jas. w Millin. Z. S; Metcalf, L.
H. Bennett, Frank thinner, Joe Noises.
Harrison-H. A. Russell, F. A. Jentz. N. E.
Addison, Walter Steinhoff.
Hazel Green-Bert Clemens, G. II. Doyle,
Ben Day, John Ralph.
Hickory Groye-Olaf Holland John Ever
son, E. r. Botten. VIM. Hammond, VIM.
FrankenhOff, G. Walker, Julius Fricke, John
SteineS.
Jamestown-James Cullen, Elmer c. MAY,
Fred Skemp, H. G. LenStra. M. j. Powers,
Barney Budden, Anton Brink. Glenn Brandt.
Liberty-Louis BOerner, August LentZ l..
Fl. Wagner, Adam Hirsch. Louis Lenz L. A.
Smith, Chas. Fritz, VIM. Fischer
Lima-T. Mathews, j. N. Mcleod, VIM
Edge, s. c. Craven.
Little Grant-W. D. Burr, Chas. Jeide. Dan
TrailOr, A ]. Hamer r. II. GrifiS.
Marion-Fred Freymiller, c. d. Blanchard,
M. H. Lampert, ChaS. Zimmerman.
Mil1Ui11o-H q BROWN r William
Fred f Foster w. f. Pease, Frank Goan ,
Chas. Loomis, James Beadle, VIM Foster
Mt. Hope-Anthony Abraham; M. J. Car
mody, Fred Garthwaite, F. M. Seaman.
Mt, Idd-P. S. Graham John Cohen.
Muscoda-Jos. Silxhart, VIM Krause
Frank Pospichal, Jacob Bremmer.
North Lancaster-John W. Jerrett Peter
Berndt, w. A Johnson, John Rowdon. w. B.
GriSwold, w. c. Bailie, Frank Beetham,
Sherm Pittinger.
Paris-John Longbotham, Peter Miller.
Patch Grove-F, G.. Wetmore Geo. Mon
roe, j. McKichan ThOs. Millin, Jr.
Observation-Disclosures F. Schroeder A. G.
Stephens, John Schroeder. Ed M. Reilly, Ed
Richards, W. f. Kramer. G. Wilkins B. j.
Bailie.
Potosi-w. F. westing Geo. A. Bailie, Leo
Lesser, Henry Abiding. w. j. Richardson.
Henry Korber, H. B. Uppena. John Nc
Kelvey.
South Lancaster-Louis Vesperman. E. j.
Morehouse. Adolph Vesperman, Chas. Cox
w. r. Kerr.
Waterloo-John Elwell. VIM. Hauck, Chas.
RoSchi. Frank Oakleaf. Henry Shinoe John
J. Martin, James Johnson, Dan Reed.
Watterstown-Louis Craigo, John Jones,
K. Roen, A. E. Cudney.
wingville-Thomas F1aherty. j. H. John
son. j. t. Biddick, E. H. CordtS, VIM.
Walters, Ben Walker, A. F. Harms August
Ostendorf.
Woodman-F w Heller Thomas Glvnn
A. w Heating. l.. E. Hammond.
Wyalusing-Del Morrissey. f. M. wager,
Edwin Glenn, Lewis Newman.
Cuba City Village-W. G. Schulz.
FennimOre Village-J. NJ. Gelvin, Q. 2.
Him, J. B. Bradbury, John Draggs.
Potosi Village-T H. Rnnkel. L. G.
Edwards, Peter Markus, c. j. Ragatz.
City of Boscobel-L. g. Armstrong, John
t. Ruka, James E. Foley, Elmer Peterson,
Jacob Scott, Amos De Voc. Daniel RoSeman,
John Scheinpfug.
City of Lancaster-Geo lockwood Frank
Schreiner, W. j. Bailie. J. 7. Bennett, DelOs
Abrams. w. j. Brennan, c. B. Ziegler, F. P.
Barnett.