The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-10-19
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1871.
~ GOUNTY CONvEN1sON.

caN COUNTY CONVENTION.
FARMERS, Hall. Saturday Oct hAsh-
Or Saturday morning 4 10 O'Clock, the
Conv.p,;ou was called 10 fder and Col. H.
y M-Ksy nominated temporary Chairman
anu Frank i. Hunt, Jr., chosen Secretary.
The following Committee on Credentials
and Permanent Organization was appointed:
First Ward, Me-srs. Flesher and Newman;
Sec,nd Ward. K. Kihm and N. H. Weed;
Thifd Ward, J. II. ROthenberger snd VI:
S.Grsp,: Fourth Ward, VIM. Endres and
John Davis: Twenty-third District, J. r.
Fen,on and S. w. Moore; Twenty fourth
Districs. G. V. Boiling and H z. Fields;
Twentv.fitth District, w. q. Mckeon and
J. Haney.
The Convection then adjourned and reas-
The Committee on Cre0 I6tials reported
the following list of qualified members:
FIRST WARD.
II. Reese, Hos. Newton, H. ID. Mckay:
N. Lighuoot Flesher, Fl. Mart'On and
F. z. Fosfer.
X. kim. j. II. Steiner, NJ. H. Weed,
Julius Hsngy H. n. Coffin and Z. W..
Kiefer. =
MS. Grant, &. II. Miller. q. IL. Miller,
J. H. Rothenberger, VIM. Kaufman, Jas.
Howard, and Thomas Jones.
FOURTH WARD.
FEE. Hunt, Jr, WIN. Endres, 4. Bader,
H. Heintz, j. Weary, J. Davis, and X. Sain-
80 * x,ckAroo.
kle and J. Dickson
~ q and II. Sutton.
Charlie. springer.
q. W::.Gardener and II. {. Fields.
PARAMOUNT.
c. F. Morris and +. W. Lucas.
HIGH PRAIRIE.
T.. A. Mason and DIR. Bowling.
ALEXANDRIA.
SD. REYNOLDS and r. E. Courtney.
&C. ToNGANoXIE.
WIG. McKehan and A. knight.
RENO.
CO. Bemis and X. &. Taylor.
SHERMAN.
j. Haney.
W. McGinnis.
The report was adopted, and the commit
tee then reported the following officers TO
permanent organization:
DIR. T. V. G. Boiling, President, and NJ
H. Weed Secretary, which report was adopt
ed. and the officers having taken their places
ON motio:: Of Mr.. Miller the roll was called
and on motion of Col. Mckay the delegate
from the different townships and wards tool
seats together.
The nomination Of Sheriff then being il
order, Col. Mckay moved that each candi
date nominated should pledge himself 4
abide by the decision of the Convention
Adopted.
Mr.. C. H. Miller nominated w. H. Bon,
for Sheriff. Messrs Brown and Trower weI'
also nominated, when
The first and last being called on, pledges
themselves in accordance with the resolutio,
adopted, and Mr.. Brown withdrew.
The vote was taken by ballot, with tn
following result Bond, 80; Trower, ii
blank, l.
Messrs. Coffin and Springer acted as tellers
COUNTY TREASURER.
put in nomination, and having pledge
themselves, the vote was taken, Smith bein
nominated BY vote of 3S TO 10 for kircf
COUNTY CLERK.
The following nominations were made
C. II. Linston, A. B. Keller, W: W
Creighton, J. w. Niehaus, w. F. Goblt
2 = Lsrimer snd Il. Allen.
Ne-sr-. Allen, Creighton and Niehsu
- Il Ill
Gobie, ~; Larimer, IL; Linton, 3; Me
haus, l.
Second ballot-Keller, %; Larimer, 20
being polled, another ballot was ordered
when
Mr.. Keller was nominated as follows
Kellar, %; Larimer, 20.
COUNTY TREASURER.
Mr.. G. c, Mast was unanimously nOmin
aied.
SURVEYOR.
Mr.. Weed nominated Mr.. NJ. d. Parlin
and Col. Mckay Mr.. D. n. Barnes. Til
vote stood: Parlin 81, barnes 16.
M,j. o. J. Hopkins, NJ. Hoffman, an
James Medill were put in nomination
First ballot: MediD l9, Hoffman, IA
Hopkins IA.
Second ballot Medill %, Hoffman Il
Hopkins -,
Third ballot: Medill Is, Hoffman,, q
Hopkins 2.
The nomination of Medill was mad
unanimous
CORONER.
Or. A. c. Van .Duyn was unanimousl
nominated.
This was a period Of great enthusiasm
for the two contt stants, Mr.. Jennison an
Mr.. Wellhouse being in nomination, BOT
made speeches, when
The ballot was taken with the follOwin
result:
Jennison 80, Wellhouse 8.
The nominations having been mad
unanimous, the following
COUNTY COMMITTEE
was chosen for the ensuing year:
First ward, II. ID. Mckay; Second wan
Charles Robinson; Third ward, L. H. Baker
Fourth ward. II. Grouse; Sherman, job
Jewett; Paramount, o. S. Hiatt; Hig
Prairie, DIR. Boiling; Stranger. A. A: Ha
bison; Tonganoxie, c. H. Linton; kickapo'
w. F. Goble; Easton, J. H. Fenton; For
c. Springer; Delaware, H. c. Fields; Ale,
sndria, J. Medill; Reno, r. c. Taylor, an
Geo. II. Spry at large.
The Convention then adjourded.
The County Committee Immediately o
Ranized BY electing Geo. H. Spry As Chat
man and w. F. Goble Secretary, and AZ
burned.