Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-01
CONVENTIONS HELD
INDECORAH SATURDAY
Delegates to State Conventions Were
Named by the Republicans and
Democrats at Court
House Saturday. 81
OSCAR W1NGER NOMINATED
FOR AUDITOR By REPUBLICANS
Fair Sized Crowds Attend Both Con-
ventions. Progressives Fail to
Show Up.

The county conventions of the re,
publican and democratic parties were
held at the court house Saturday,
and delegates to the state conven-
.tions were selected, and the county
central committees organized.
The republican convention was
.quartered in the west court room
and the democrats transacted their
business in the big east room, where
they had plenty of room to discuss
the problems before them.
The Republican convention was
called to order by Chairman C. Chris
ten, and G. G. Oyloe, of Ossian was
elected temporary chairman and VIM.
,Linnevold, secretary, and they made
excellent officials, and carried the
work through in a capital manner.
There was really no very important
matters to come before the conven-
ton, other than the filling of the va
cancy for county auditor, caused by
the resignation OF NJ. Lee Hathaway
of Ridgeway, who was nominated In
the primaries and afterwards with
drew, owing to the fact of leaving the
county, to take up newspaper work
in Fayette county. And the selecting
sof delegates to the state convention
at Des Moines. on July 18th.
= For a candidate for county auditor
the name Of Oscar Winger, of Spring
field twp, was presented sRd he was
duly nominated to fill the vacancy.
in Mr.. Winger the party has an en-
cepssonally strong candidate for the
Once He comes from one of the
representative families of Springfield
township, and is an energetic bright
young man. He has taught school In
the county for the past ten or twelve
years, and is possessed Of gilt
edged education, and business quail
ifications in general. That he would
makeSan excellent, painstaking off,
cial Tor the county there is no doubt,
for ne has every qualification for the
podtion. He will make an active
ctnvass for the Office, and in casting
vote for Mr.. Winger the voters can
rest assured that the duties of the
office, IL he is elected to it, will be
looked after in a conscientious AID
businesslike manner.
After the filling of the Office of au-
ditor was completed the chairman
srpointed a committee Of three. con-
sisting Of Atty. Allen, of Military
E. C. Bailey. Decorah and Ole Sell
ness, Of Hesper, to select the dele
gates to the state 9pnvention. and
! the following were chosen;
Hon. L. NJ. Enger, L. B. Whitney
G. N. Hoaek. Decorah; H. P. Nichol
son, Jr. Military; F. j. Crawford
Frankville: O. p. Ode, Galmar; Geo
Summers, Fort Atkinson; DR.. EN-.
mons, Burr Oak; &. Morton, Orleans:
sQle Saxvix, Pleasant; John Young
.Heeper; John G. Hovden, Madisol; ;
Fred Gross. Decorah.
While the committee was choosing
the tdelegat tes. the time was spent by
the convention in listening to num-
Der of iexcellent harmonious speeches.
The chair called upon attorneys E.
j. Hook, C.-N. Houck, and Hon. l..
M. Enger, and all gave excellent en-
tertaining talks.
After the naming Of the delegates
and they were selected by the con-
vention. 1t was moved and carried
that the delegates go to the conven-
'tion uninstructed. The convention
then adjourned until 1880, when the
county central committee met to or
.ganize.
At this meeting Atty. E. j. Hook
was elected chairman, F.. E. Cratsen-
berg, Secretary, and Chas. Trzcinski,
Treasurer. The other members Of
the committee are: N. Olson, Ere.
mont, Guy Masters, Burr Oak, John
Young, Hesper. (appointed to fill va
cancy,) i'heo. Scheldahl, Highland,
w. l.. Curtis, Orleans, G. w. Britten-
dali, Blua:cn, tappointed to fill va
cancy,) l.. .. Ellingson, Canoe, Ed
win Hover. Peasant, Jacob Jacobson,
Lincoln, b. q. Bakken, Madison, Nels
Ramsey, Decc""h Twp, G. T. Pear
son, Decorah ~ ward, l.. j. Mesh
elm, second wa.a, F. =. cratsenberg.