The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-03

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son.
The Convention, ON motion, proceeded to
nominate in the order named in the call OF
the Central Committee.
Tbos Leonardo name WAS announced for
Sheriff. and there being no other candidates
he was nominated by acclamation.
| ATTORNEY.
The names of F. p. Fitzwilliam, }. Z.
Hemingway. Il. Il. Rees and James ket-
ner were presented, but the two latter were
afterwards Withdrawn.
The ballot being taken resulted rs follows:
Fitzwilliam, %; Hemingway, q; Rees, !; and
Mr.. Fitzwilliam was declared the nominee.
| PROBATE JUDGE.
The following names were presented: X. K.
Rees, w. G. Matthias, James Ketner.
The ballot being taken, resulted as follows:
Rees, 26; Matthias, 8; Ketner, 3; A. F. Cal
lahan, l; and Mr. Rees was declared the
nominee.
DISTRICT CLERK.
The names of Charles Currier and H. c.
Hollister were presented, as candidate for
Clerk of the District Court, and the ballot re-
suited as follows: Currier, 30; HOllister, 3;
and Mr.. Currier, was declared nominated.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
| The name of John Bauserman being the
only one presented for this Office, he was
nominated by reclamation.
SENATORS.
The following gentlemen were named for
candidates for State Senator'S: NJ. Holman,
X. II. Palmer, w. s. Vandoren, c. il. Cha
pin, and b. L. Moore.
On motion, Mr.. Hoffman, was nominated
Ix- ac.l. ,afi
On motion, Mr.. Vandoren was nominated
by reclamation.
Mr.. Chaplin withdrew, and the vote as
between Messrs. Moore and Palmer was
taken by ballot, with the following result:
Moore, is; Palmer, IL; Harlow, 3.
Mr.. Moore, having received a majority Of
all the votes cast, was declared nominated
for Senator.
The committee on resolutions made a re-
port, which was adopted, endorsing the plat
form and candidates Of the State Democratic
Convention; cultivating the acquaintance Of
the labor party; denounciug the Radicals, &c.
The following County Central Committee
was selected by the respective delegations:
First Ward, C. r. Morehead; Second Ward,
Ii. NJ. Moore; Third Ward, j. Messed;
Fourth Ward, T. p. Fenlon; KickapOo, L.
J. Hines; Easton, Simeon Ruth; Alexandria,
c. ii. Chaplin; High Prairie, W. b. Abels;
Sherman, J. Ii. Saunders; Tonganoxie,
Sherman and Reno not represented. Della
ware, p J. Mcintyre; Paramount, n. c.
Taylor.
The President announced that there was
little bill of $50 for Use of the Opera House,
which the generosity of the Convention
would undoubtedly permit the candidates to
liquida,c.
The Convention then adjourned.
Rep""'ic"" County Central Commit
The Committee held meeting at Judge
Griswold's Office Monday, at ; O'Clock,
Geo. ii. spry, member at large, presiding.
1t was resolved to hold meetings at the
following times and places, to be addressed
by speakers named:
At Springdale on the LIST Of November, at
O'Clock p. m. Speakers, Josiah Kellogg
and ii. Griswold.
At Tonganoxie on the same day and hour.
Speakers, James +. Legate, W. ID. Mat
thews. and ii. ID. McCarty.
At Reno on the I'd of November, at Z
o'clock p. m. Speakers, General William
Larimer and III. ID. McCary.
In Sherman, at Stranger, on the 81 of No
vember, at o'clock p. m. Speakers, Geo.
Il. Anthony and \. l.. Stone.
At Paramount on the 4th of November, ut
O'Clock. Speakers, W. q. Coffin and 4.
l.. Stone.
At Spcer's School House on November
9Th at o'clock. Speakers, Col. Coffin, w.
ID. Matthews and J. +. Legate.
At High Prairie on the 9th Of November
/" Z O'Clock p. NJ. Speakers, Judge Brewer
and l.. \. Stone.
At Harbison's SolIvul House on the eth of
November. Speakers, b. L. Baldridge and
Gen. Larimer.
At Leavenworth on the 9TH OF November,
at O'Clock p. M. Speakers, NJ J. PARROT,
J. c. Embry, Hiram Griswold, Byron
Sherry, W. ID. Matthews, J. +. Legate,
Judge Brewer, Col. Houston, Col. J. NJ.
Haeberlein, Col. ID. Il. Anthony, Col. W.
G. Coffin, Col. w. S. Jenkins, Capt Geo. L.
Anthony and Alexander Caldwell, Esq.
After appointing committees TO manage
the campaign the meeting adjourned.
G. II. SPRY, Chairman.
Joint Canvass in KtekaPoo Township.
\ joint canvass has been arranged be-
tween DIR. J. +. Hathaway, Republican nom
inee for Representative, and DIR. J. J. Crook,
Democratic nominee for the same Office. in
the Twenty-sixth District. The first meet
ing will take place at Junction School House,
near the Eight Mile House, on the Thurs
day of the present week, (Nov. Sd at Z
o'clock 2. m.
The second will be held at the school
house in Kickapoo, on Saturday evening,
9TH, at o'clock.
The third will he held at Mount Olivet
school house, on Monday evening Novem-
her 9TH, at p. m.
All Republicans and Democrats are ex-
Tected to turn out at each of their meetings |
and hear the merits Of the respective can
didates and their parties discussed.
By the last change of time on the Leaven-
worth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad, the
mail train leaves Lawrence for the south be-
fore the train gets in from this city, delaying
Ill mails from the northeastern part Of the
State to Southern Kansas, one day. We can
zee no reason why an hours delay could
rot he made in the Galveston train in order
o accommodate so large and widespread an
l; is to be hoped the Superintend-
mt of that road will make this connection.
THE Chetopa -Adrdnce learns from W. II.
Superintendent of Transports
ion on the Atlantic 4 Pacific Railroad, that
hat read will be open to Neosho, twenty
our miles southeast of Baxter, in about
hree weeks. The road has completed a con-
ract with Ficklin & Sawyer, the well known
tagists, to run double daily stage from
Neosho to Chetopa, connecting with each
rain.
Mr.. {. MOsER, Of Pleasant Ridge, brought
nto our Office three sweet potatoes, raised by
leo. NJ. Mitchell, near that place, this year,
hat would make a pretty large family three
,retty large mcsses, and then have some left
Kansas, as a sweet potato country, is excclled
" no other State in the Union.