The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-10-16
4 Most Glorious and Stupendous
Fraud.
The Ballot Boxes Stu!fri to Over
flowing.
High Words Between the Farm
ers and Mechanics.
They Work Till Dark and then
Declare all Their Actions
Null and Void.

I 10 Dft'FT
q. ". n Moon va. chosen tfmporar,
Chairman, x. :. NcCre-ry temporary Serte
| tsrv.
Eigh:y-.;x deiegs,e- were reported iron
tn comfy, md sor'y-ihr-e rom the ely
ly9 del+gare- in all.
Committee on Permanent Organization re
ported c. ". lawrence President: A. A
Fem. Jno. Henderson, Vice President-; K
| =. MoCrsry, Z. II. Messenger. J c. Martin
Secretaries.
The Chairman on taking the chair ssid b.
wanted 10 redeem the fair name Of Kansas
and blot out the name. OF Pumeroy and York
We onyht 10 nominee a ticket of the PEG
pie ard fer the people.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following. which we're adopted
WHEREAS, This convention considerini
that there are no politi al i-sues before IN,
country that nerd div De the sentiment o
the people, and
WHrREAs. Certain reforms are needed
in tn. mana cement of our county and Stat,
A"I - IT,, ,ad citizen, q, Is.v
en- worth county, We -houid work for It's in.
terest, snd are in favor of nominating anc
.lec,ing county rGicers and our represents
tive in the Legislature without regard Il
psrrv utilization.
P,.oirsJ rh,, We are in favor of a re,iuc
ton o, tax ,,ion and All honest adninIstra'
Ion OF sffair.;
IIe' ~ :" na- 49,
r.,s md W. demand the r-,rsl OF the pres
en-, law relating to the assessment of rail
roads and other corporations AID monopo
lies.
he'"ted' ins' VIC 'e"a"u y
alan tho "-o-c.ll,d" d.brpru,e law. and ia.
6nv per en-, penalty law.
Resoiged, That We are opposed to Senators
ana nrPre-eo'a'i'eS feeei'i's P' nun
BssoTn.s Tbs, we ar. oono..d 10 the Law
of Congress making ia. salaries of its mem.
Der. retroactive.
te'%'eo' i"A' vi: o"E ai w
n,c;,v 10 ,arf,,,n il. Lu,;es
gfsoi,si. That We ask the cordial co-o..e
ration of all good citizens IN carrying ou'
'ne1e "'e1" IT,, ., ., ,;
mating nr,ssss;o,,I uo,i,ic,,u. and ottic.
seekers, believing tina. otic- should seek III.
man and not the man the Office
Ga motion Of {. IL. Messenger the fol-
lowing WA adopted:
Re'o'0et, That It The duty 81
'he government 10 1S'a Ju'
# c,n;,sJ and Of labor, NV p,oyid.
ing a purify nations! circulating medium
based on the faith and resources OF the ma
hoh, '.-hfn a'rse''! 10 .rr p"p ht h1u
oa,,.o,.,;o,s vh;ch ,,,.,.y sb,II ba i, leu,l
tender in the paymen, OF all debi., public
and private.
John Z. Murphy advocated the t~o-third'
rule, urging that nom'nsticn 90 made
would command the support OF the people.
Mr.. Moore moved that majority nomi-
nate, which ~ss adopted.
On motion. they proceeded to an informal
ballot for Sheriff. with the following result:
Vandoren, Is; Trower. 9; Bond, =; Creigh-
ton, l; Moonlight, :, Evans, II; Palmer,
IL; Mcdonald, Is; Stewart, IS; Brown, Is
Chaplin, 2; with several scattering.
At the request Of Col. Moonlight his name
~as Withdrawn, as the vote for him was with.
out authority, a. he was not csndi.
date before tina; convention.
Mr.. g. W. H. Moore then moved that the
three highest candidates in the informal hal.
lot for Sheriff be made the candidates of the
convention. The motion va. carried.
On the fourth ballot Mr.. bell moved tha'
he candidate, be conneed 10 the Two high'
est. Carried
Mr.. c. II. Messenger then moved to re.
consider the motion, which wa Lost.
On the filth ballot Mr.. s. B. Stewart re-
ceiysd Il votes, J. Mcdonald so. Mr..
Stewart, having received a m.jority Of the
votes cast, was declared the nominee of the
convention.
On motion the convention then proceeded
to an informal ballot for county treasurer,
which re.ul,ed ~ follows:
First bsllor-Georye Smith, 25; E Nc.
Crillns, 81; Leonard, "a. Mr.. Smith.
name WA. then Withdrawn.
Second bsIla-E. McCrillu., 81; Leonard,
S. At this poin, J. C. Murphy arose in the
interest O, the the city DELEGATION of me,