Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-05
COUNTY CONVENTIONS
HELD SATURDAY
Republicans Ns Democrats Held
Conventions - g. Court House
Saturday to Ch DELEGATES
to State Con nns.
REPUBLICAN MEETIM @
LARGE AND ENN 8 >STIC
Atty. f.. j. Hook Re-electeN
man Republican County Cent? II
Committee, Atty. j. A.
Nelson, Secretary and
III. Nj. Cummings
Treasurer.

Republicans and Democrats of the
county met according to law in con-
vention last Saturday at eleven o.
clock at the court house. Attorney
e. j. Hook, chairman of the Repub-
lican county central committee called
the republican convention to order,
and Hon. l.. M. Enger was chosen
chairman Of the convention. and in
accepting he made a speech appropri-
ate to the occasion. E. c. Bailey was
chosen secretary. The convention
was then organized, and list Of the
delegates from the different pre-
cincts which were ascertified to by
the county auditor was read, and it
was found that all precincts were re-
presented except Sumner, Jackson
and Washington.
On motion a committee of five was
chosen to nominate delegates to the
state and congressional conventions.
The committee chosen was Atty. E..
j. Hook, chairman, G. c. Brown, Or
leans, E. F. Chase. Fremont, Alonzo
Harvey, Bloomfield and w. E. Hoyt,
Madison.
While the committee was deliber-
ating the candidates for different
county and state Offices were called
upon, and they made brief address
ses to the convention.
The state convention will be held
at Des Moines on July 10, and the
following delegates were chosen:
49, w. C. Flnald. Fremont; A. a.
Seeyle, Burr Oak; Mons Tweet,
Pleasant; F. o. Farnsworth. Orleans;
w. e. Hoyt, Madison; Gus Johnson,
Glenwcod; Hon. H. p. Nicholson,
Military; A. o. Flaskerud and o. A.
Tenold, Calmar; A. F. Smith. Bloom
field L. B. Whitney. w. R. Toye,
Atty. c.. N. Houck and Atty. E. j.
Hook, Decorah.
The duties of these delegates at
the state convention will be to choose
candidates for all Offices where cam
didates in the primary did not receive
35 per cent of the vote. This year
the convention will have to decide
on the candidates for railroad COM
missioner and attorney general A
resolution was passed by the couven-
tion Saturday to support John A.
Guiher, Of Winterset, for railroad
commissioner, and H. M. Havner, of
Marengo, for attorney general. Hav-
Der carried more counties in the state
than any other candidate, although
Wilson, of Polk county, received a
larger vote. But Wilson is not con-
stdered as able man as Havner, be
sides he is son of the present men,
Der of the railroad commission,
James H. Wilson.
The following delegates to the
congressional convention to be held
at Calmar. the date of which is not
set yet, were chosen: Atty. M. A. Har-
mon, Decorah; G. A. Bucknam,
Bloomfield; F. w. Gross, Decorah; /;
Sven Tovson, Springfield; John p.
Nesvik, Military: Ole l.. Hamre, De-
corah; Atty C. s. Boice. Decorah; NJ.
F, Price. Burr Oak; Ward Curtis.
Orleans; E. o. Flaskerud. Madison;
Hon. w. H. Klemme, Lincoln; o. o.
Rodvang, Springfield; A. p. Ander-
SON, Sumner; Waiter Pilgram, Frank.
Vile.
The convention was one of the
most enthusiastic held in years, with
big attendance, and 1t was the gen.
eral consensus of opinion of all the
delegates that the G. o. p. would
win a rousing victory next fall from
the president down.
County Central Committee.
At two O'Clock the republican
county central committee met. and
the meeting was called to order by
chairman Hook. On motion of COM
mitteeman Murry Marsh, of Burr
Oak. c. w. Brittendahl was elected
to fill vacancy of Bluffton township.
Other vacancies elected were Ed. K.
Hovden, Decorah first ward and A.
r. Anderson, Sumner township.
In the election of officers for the
central committee, Atty. e. ]. Hook
was reelected II rmanent chairman.
which means that the central COM
mittee work will be we'll handled.
Atty. Hook is an untirinG, clean
worker. and an excellent man for
the place. Atty. ]. A. Nelson was
elected escretary and H. n. Cum