The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-02
REPUeLICAs CoNYENrItISi
Ticket Noninated.
List Of Delegates.
Proceedings OF the Convention.

Proceedings oT the Convention
The Lyon county Republican CONVEX
ton met at the court house in this city s
/ 10 o'clock, Il. In.. Tuesday, Septembe
2sth.
The convention was called to order b
George Frederick, chairman of the Re
publican central committee. " no read tn
call Of the convention.
On motion George Johntson, OF Pix
township was elected president, and d
w Eastman, OF EnpOria, Secretary.
Or motion, j. Jay Buck, W. d. Holt
and \. N. Hanna were appointed a com
mittee on credentials.
until O'Clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention assembled at p. m
and was called TO order by the chairman
The committee on credentials, through
its chairman. j. Jay Buck. reported thu
following delegates entitled IL seats il
the conventions:
LIST OF DELEGA rEs.
AGNES CITY-H. r. Mcmillan. e.. W
Lester, Robert CiArk.
AMERIcUS-J. ID. JAquitL. n Wise, A
c.. Edmiston, j. S. Gibson. K. :. David.
son, L. A. Wood. Z. MoorehexL, j. a
Finley, S. Bell.
CENrER-L. o. Priest, II. N. Clark, NJ.
c. stark.
ELNENDARO Hartford precinct--W. r.
Gould, G. w sutton. W. j. Combs, WIN.
b. Holt. ElmendarO precinct-O. II. p.
VansickIe, Frank Ross.
FREMoNT-P B. MaxsOB, s. II. Wheel
er, A. w. Plumb, John II. Cowan. +. IL.
Finley.
EMPoRIA TOWNSHIP. B. Noon,
Harvey Bancroft, A. A. Hickox, W. H =.
skinner. B. F. Parker, James Doyle, Rev.
Henry Wright, Lewis Lutz. Jno. Weaver
VIM. NJ. Young. =. G. Halberg.
JAcKsON-Neosho Rapids preeinct-D.
l.. Ward, }. II. LOcklIn, j. 5. Pigman, A.
j. Andrews, c. Talford. Benz. Robinson,
w. r. Hancock. Elisha White.
PIKE-Plymouth precinct. l.. Cod-
man. &. e. Lynch, J. ii. Thomas, George
Johnston.
WATERLoO-L. w. Hutchinson, Chris
topher Ward. These were authorized
by their caucus TO csst the five votes OF
the tOwnship.l
CITY OF EBPORIA-F First waFd--D. w.
Eastman, J. Jay Buck, II. Conner, John
Carter, A. n. Hanna Second ward
Robert Milliken, f. 4. Nichols, w. III.
Wicks, &. Beckes, John Warneke, n. T.
Nix, l.. ID. Jacobs. Third ward--JOseph
Hall, John Young. Isaiah Jones, r. P.
Brnner, W. b. Luther, Z. +. Bancroft.
Fourth ward-E. Nichols, 5. j. Smith,
JAS. L. Dougherty, VIM. Gilchriest.
The committee found that no delegates
were elected in Reading township, in
Patty's mill precinct, Pike township, and
in Beckes' precinct, of Jackson township.
The committee reported ID. w. Appleby
present from Reading, NJ. w Kirken-
tall, David johnson and Chas. johnson
from Patty's mill. These were afterwards
Admitted. f. II. Smith was also admitted
as delegate from Beckes' precinct.
The following resolution, offered by z.
P. Bancroft, was adopted:
Resolved, That this convention do now
proceed to nominate candidates for coun-
y officers in the following order. Conn.,
y Attorney, Clerk of the District Court,
Probate Judge, Superintendent of Public
instruction. And that the delegates OF
Zach township and ward be instructed to
announce through their chairman for
whom the votes of such township or ward
ire cast, when called by the president.
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
Unde the above resolution nominations
or County Attorney were announced by
he chairman
j. Jay Buck nominated Almerin uiilstt,
md be was endorsed by the convention
~ acclamatiOn.
CLERK OF COURT.
George W. Frederick, of Hmporia, }. l..
Of Emendaro. and w. l.. Tray
or were put in nOmiRstlon for Clerk OF
lie District Court.
The following was the first ballot
Frederick, 40; Williams, 81; Traylor, 10;
swinG,2. Necessary to a choice, ~.
The second ballot was as follows: Fred
rick, Al; Williams, 80; Traylor, 8. Mr..
was declared the nominee.
PROBATE JUDGE
anne next. and Z. W. Cunningham. pres |
mt incumbent, w. II. Skinner and 2. NJ.
iilliland were put in nomination.
The first vote resulted as follows: Cum |
bingham, 20; Skinner, 8; Gilliland,G q.
SUPERINTENDENT.
A. ID. Chambers, Miss L. 4. SiOcpm and |
Robert Milliken were placed In nOmina-
ion for superintendent OF Public In
truction. The first vote resulted as fol-
Ows: Chambers, IS; Slocum 10; Milli-
zen 10.
On motion the conven tion adjourned.