Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-03
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONvEN.
TION.

The Delaware County Republican
convention convened in the court
room Saturday at II a. m. and was at
tended by representatives from all
precincts in the county except North
Fork and Delhi and the meeting was
characterized by harmonious and
patriotic spirit throughout. A. NJ
Cloud of Manchester was chosen
chairman of the convention and S. T.
Knox of Oneida, secretary.
Upon motion of s. w. Klaus Of
Earlville, the chairman appointed as
committee of three to select dele
gates to the state convention, F. B.
Blair, F. E. Dutton and DR.. H. A
Tobie Upon motion of NJ ]. Yoran,
the chairman appointed COMMITTEES
on resolutions consisting Of M. J.
Yoran, E. B. Stiles and R. j. Bixby.
While waiting for the committees
to report, A. NJ Cloud was called up
on to address the meeting and he gave
a characteristically emphatic talk on
the place of the republican party and
the part it has always had in shaping
the great events of our country's his
tory and he said that the large num-
ber of delegates present at the county
convention where the only matter 81
Importance was the choosing Of dele
gates to the state convention and the
furthering Of the candidacy of resi-
dent Of this county for the office of
state superintendent Of public in
1struction, was an evidence of the in
terest taken by the citizens of this
county in public affairs and good gov
ernment
The committee on delegates made
their report which was adopted, elect
ing the following as delegates to the
state convention: E. H. Hoyt. S.: w.
Klaus, j. D. McAlister, A. D. Brown,
R. ]. Bixby, e. E. Moore, w. B. Robin
son, F. e. Williamson, F. A. Mead, H.
L. Ram, R. J. Guthrie, w. A. Lang.
Is. T. Knox, DR.. H. M Bradley, F. A.
Grimes and A. M. Cloud. Alternates:
Jules Gleason, H: c. Seeds, A. c.
Philip, B. W. Gfems, George Hunt, C.
R. Nelson. Fred Doolittle, Fred Hou-
ston, I. C. Odell, B. B. Schwietert,
Morrell Hamblin, F. L. Durey, r. F.
Hockaday, M. o. Smith, w. H. Sharp
and c. D. Hunt.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported and their report was adopted
in the following language:
BE it resolved by the Republicans
of Delaware county, Iowa, in con-
vention assembled:
"That we renewedly pledge our sup
port to the government in this crisis
of the worlds history, and urge up
on all loyal citizens the exercise of
cheerful compliance with all war
measures, and the utmost self-sacri-
fee to the end that our country may
carry to it's final conclusion with the
fullest success, the conflict in which
we are engaged.
"That we heartily endorse the can
didacy for State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction of our fellow citt-
zen, Frank D. Joseph, whose long and
successful service in the public schools
of our county and elsewhere. and
service as our county superintendent
of schools and subsequent service as
deputy in the office which he now
seeks, have demonstrated his unus-
ual capability for the office and we
pledge him our support, requesting OF
our delegates to the state convention
that they use all honorable means
within their power to secure his nom-
ination for superintendent Of public
instruction of the state of Iowa"
After the business of the convention
was concluded, short talks were CIV
en- by F. A. Grimes. Colesburg; S. W,
Klaus, Earlville; Charles Reeve, Hop
kinton; r. J. Bixby, Edgewood; E.
B. Stiles and H. L. Ram, Manches-
ter; w. B. Robinson, Robinson.