Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
COUNTY CONVfN-
ton SENDS men
UNRESTRICTED
Republican County Convention Meets
Mt Court House in Morning and
Holds an Uninterrupted
Session.
SPARBOE IS OVERRIDDEN.
Delegations to Both Senatorial and
State Conventions are Unin.
structed
SPARBOE IS OVERRIDDEN.

was controlled by those opposed t.
H. NJ. Sparboe for senator and tn
: delegation selected to the distric
senatorial convention, though unin
structed, is opposed to him.
An attempt was made by thu
Sparboe adherents to get the usua
adjournment over the noon hour, blu
the opposition, realizing their advant
age, refused, and the session was I'M
interrupted. The convention wa:
adjourned before some of the dele
gates arrived in the city.
J. E. Peterson of Ellsworth, chair.
man of the county central committee
called the convention to order al
11:10 o'clock and the fireworks start.
ed almost Immediately. r. G. Remley
nominated Wesley Martin as perman-
ent chairman. Chairman Peterson
expressed the belief that it was his
privilege to name a temporary chair
man, following which the convention
could elect permanent chairman. j.
7. Drug of Stratford expressed the
same view. Mr.. Remley, assisted by
J. D. Porter, however, insisted upon
his motion being voted upon and it
was carried.
Claud V. Campbell, secretary OF
the county central committee, read
the list of delegates as certified by
the county auditor.
AS soon as Mr.. Martin took the
| chair, f. F. Cash nominated w. F.
Hunter as secretary and his election
was unanimous.
J. d. Porter then moved that the
convention proceed to name a COM
mittee composed of one from each
township to select the state and
senatorial delegations. j. T. Drug Of
fered an amendment that the con-
vention adjourn over the noon hour
while awaiting the report Of this
the amendment out of order. The
motion then passed and, upon a roll
call of townships, this committee was
named as follows:
Blairsburg-F. A. Burcham
Fremont-W. H. VanNote.
Independence-F. A. Gerber.
Cass-F. E. Hupp.
Lincoln-E. o. Erickson.
Scott. o. Alexander.
Lyon-Att Alexander.
Liberty-Edward Brock.
Ellsworth-T. Henderson.
Willams-John Mccartney.
Hamilton-C. ]. Sckinger.
Marion-J. T. Drug.
Webster-H l.. Corbin.
Clear Lake-H E. Fardal.
Freedom-Boyd Weidlein.
Webster City, Fourth ward-L. E.
Crowter.
Webster City, Second ward-J. D. !
Porter.
Webster City, Fifth ward-W. H.
Richardson.
Webster City, First ward-F. F.
Cash.
Webster City, Third ward-W. L.
Whitman.
Rose Grove-Z. S. Talcott.
Committees Report.
The committee to select delegates
to the state convention submitted the
following names:
d. C. Chase, R. G. Clark, Ed.
Waller, Ed. Eppard, E. w. Slater, Att
Walter Terrell, Ray
G. E. Blodgett, H. l. Thomp-
son, E. w. Hawbaker, Fred Hupp, c.
S. Vegors, James Silver, NJ. l.. Nc
Collough, W. B. Rood, Geo. Martin,
A. L. Fleenor
The committee submitted the fol-
lowing list as delegates to the sena-
tOrial convention, both state and
senatorial delegates being unin-
Wesley Martin, John Nc
Carley, H. L. Corbin, F. F. Hall, Fred
Hupp, r. G. Remley, E. w. Slater, NJ.
w. Scott, G. T. McCauliff, w. II.
VanNote, ]. d. Porter, James Hem
minger, Willard Groves, L. E. Crowt-
err w. J. Monroe, Att Alexander,
Harry Ricke, H. /. Thompson.
J. T. Drug moved as an amendment
hat H. M. Sparboe be permitted to
elect the delegation to the senatorial
The chair ruled this out Of