The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-18
REPUBLICAN
DELEGATES
Precinct Caucuses Held Mon
day Evening; Delegates
Selected.

Republican caucuSes for the selection
of fifteen delegates from the city OF
Ely, two from the town Of Morse and
two from Winton, were held IN the city
Monday evening. In order TO facilitate
the selection OF delegates a general
meeting Of all the precincts was called
for the Community Center by Com
mitteeman johnson and Chairman
Bang.
The objects Of the meeting were
stated by the chairman who also stated
that the several precincts would sep
arate TO several sections of the room
and choose their delegates TO the county
convention IN Duluth on wednesday.
Those chosen as delegates and alter
mates were as follows:
[ Delegates L. Pete. A. W. Mel
son, Mrs william Jones, j. A Rothman,
John E. johnson, F. B. James, Mrs Rex
Larson, Andrew Luthanen, Mrs. Peter
Schaefer, Ben S. Richards, MIS-. Peter
Svetich, Peter Schaefer, A j. Thomas,
James Moonan, 3. o. Strachan. Alex
Peura, Carl Indy, L. NJ Bang, E z.
Starkman.
Alternates-A. o. Knutson, NJ j.
Murphy, L. NJ Brownell, Jas I LANG.
Carl Johnson, Ed c. Bolitho, Richard
Chinn, o. w. Parker, Mrs. John Som
rock, Joseph Mertel, Mrs. NJ W. Peter
son, M. w. Peterson
All the delegates and many Of the
alternates left Wednesday morning by
car for Duluth where the county con-
vention was held beginning at loo
O'Clock at the Shrine Auditorium $50
delegates were present from Duluth and
the range towns. At the county con-
vention 81 delegates to the state con-
vention at st. Paul tomorrow were
chosen and delegates and alternate
delegates TO the national convention at
Chicago were endorsed The endorsed
delegates will be chosen at an Eighth
District convention TO be held IN
Duluth on April 9th
County Chairman Thos. McCabe
called the convention TO order at 200
o'clock. Herman Olson Of Tower was
made temporary chairman and Il E
Smith of Duluth secretary Short talks
were made by Dr. S. H Boyer Of Duluth
and Fred Bessette of Orr. Ely dele
gates Jared very well on the committee
appointments
Peter Schaefer was named on the
resolutions committee; Jacob l. Pete
on the nominating committee and L NJ.
Bang on the credentials committee.
Several resolutions were presented BY
the committee and unanimously
adopted by the convention The re-
ports Of the other committees were
also unanimously adopted
The Ely members chosen as delegates
to attend the conference in St. Paul
tomorrow were Jacob L Pete, Luther
M Bang and Peter Sciaefer. Mrs
Peter Svetich, Mrs. Rex Larson and
Mrs Peter Schaefer were named as
alternates
For the Eighth District convention
on April 9th and the state convention
at st. Paul on April 10th, John Z. John
son, A. w. Nelson and Ben s. Richards
were chosen from Ely with w P. Wolf.
James Moonan and John Z. Porthan
as alternates-
Other Vermilion range delegates are
Herman Olson. c. c. Carlson and John
Tregear of Tower who VIII serve On
both the state conference and the
eighth district convention and the state
convention, MIR. Tregear being the al
ternate
All the delegates from Ely and Tower
were transported to the convention By
cars kindly placed at their disposal By
members Of the delegation, John z
johnson, B. o. Strachan, Jacob L Pete
and A j. Thomas.
The Ely, Winton and Town Of Morse
delegates numbered I9 The Ely dele-
CATION was organized BY the election Of
B. o. Strachan as chairman and L NJ
Bang was chairman for the winton and
Town Of Morse delegation
The ladies Of the party were the
guests at a noon luncheon az the ball
room IN the Hotel Duluth at which
Mrs Banning, Mrs. Coleman Ms
Rosemeier. Mrs Devoist, Mrs Coventry