Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-21
COP. CONVENTION
HELDiSATURDAY|
Eight Delegates Selected to Attend
State Convention Tomorrow. f..
j. Hook Chairman of
Delegation.
GOV. LOWDEN'S CANDIDACY
ENDORSED BY CONVENTION
Delegates Instructed to support T.. J..
Curtin for Delegate to National
Convention i'm Chicago.


The republican county convention,
to select delegates to the state con-
vention at Des Moines tomorrow,
Thursday, April 22, was held at the
court house Saturday afternoon.
The convention was called to order
by County Chairman j. J. McAndrews
and on motion E. ]. Hook was select
ed as temporary chairman and J. J.
McAndrews as temporary secretary.
A good sized crowd was in attend
ance, and the women were we'll re-
presented, and it goes without say
ing they have taken hold of the de-
tails of political work like veterans
in the field.
After the convention got under way
motion was made that the chair
Iappoint a committee on credentials
and the following We're appointed:
Ward Curtis, Orleans; Ed Beard,
Decorah and Marion Price, Burr Oak.
The committee found the following
piCClilSlS ISplSSculcu'
Township, Hesper, Fremont, Lincoln,
Burr Oak, Glenwood, Canoe, Frank
vile and the five wards of the city OF
Decorah.
On motion that the chair appoint
committee of three to select list
of delegates. to go to the state con-
vention, the following were appoint
ed: G. F. Baker, o. A. P. Haugen
and Mrs. DR.. Amy. and they reported
the following selections:
E. j. Hook, Chairman; E. J.. Cur
tin, Mrs. N. Willett, L. B. Whitney,
l.. M. Enger, of Decorah. R. J. Sulli-
van OF Usslan, w. B. Linnevold, of
Frankville and o. p Ode. calmar.
The following were chosen as al
ternates:
A. P. Anderson, Ridgeway, Marion
Price. Burr Oak; Gust Johnson, Glen
wood; Mrs. Lattimere. Calmar; Mrs.
z. Mayer, Ossian o. A. P. Haugen.
| Canoe: Mrs. H. Logsdon, Decorah
and Mrs. Nell McLain, Canoe.
1t was moved and carried that the
delegates be empowered to cast the
full vote OF the county at the state
convention.
| Several resolutions were adopted
and one of them was the instruction
of the delegates to support and cast
/
their vote for E. j. Curtin for a
delegate to the National convention
to be held in Chicago.
The following resolution endorsing
Governor Lowden, of Illinois for the
presidency was adopted.
WHEREAS, the life and
! achievements of Frank o. Low
den crowned with his spelendid
record as governor of a great
neighboring state, have made
him an outstanding candidate
as President of the United
| States:
AND, believeing that the pres
ent pressing and critical con-
| ditions in our nations aHairs
| demand man of sound Dusi-
ness Judgment and strong
! character;
AND, believing that the en-
dorsement Of Iowa, the state in
which he passed his boyhood
struggles and won the triumphs
of his early manhood, would
| add strength to his candidacy;
therefore,; be it
RESOLVED. That the Repub-
licans of Winneshiek County,
in convention assembled this
18th day of April 1920. give
our enthusiastic approval and
/ sincere Endorsement to his
candidacy, remembering with
pride that he is a product OF an
| Iowa farm. but in larger
sense, feeling confident that he
would be worthy successor OF
| the great presidents or our
party. We urge our representa-
tives in the Republican State
Convention In - Moines next
+ Thursday to use all honorable
| means toward sending TO the
National Convention solid
Lowden delegation which VIII
! ioin Illinois in giving to the ma
ton this sterling American, VINO
firmly and consistently mas
stood with. the forces that make
for good citizenship, for gooa
government and undying loyal
tv to our country.
While the committee was selecting
the delegates for the state convention
straw vote was taken on the canai-
dates for governor with the following
results: Moore, II, Havner, IA, Ken
dali 10 and Deems 3.
| II every time you find a fault in a
friend you would make 1t point 10
find one in yourself, you'd soon dis-
lcover that your friends are perfect