The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-10-21
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Republican Conelave at Odd
Fellows Hall Yesterday
Afternoon.
A Perfect Harmony and UEanim.
ity IF Sentiment Prevailed.
A Full County Ticket Put in
Nomination.

at noon, and were called to order BY Mr.
S. A. Couch, chairman Of the County Cen
trail Committee. In effecting = temporary
, organization, Hon. Jacob Winner, Of Kick
, apoo township, was chosen Temporal.
chairman, and Joseph Clarke, of this city
temporary secretary. After the appoint
ment Of a committee on credentials
permanent organization and reso
buttons, the Convention adjourned until
o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order
} shortly after two O'Clock, by Hon. jacob
Winter. The chairman OF the committee
on permanent organization reported the
following gentlemen as the officers chosen
for the session:
President-Lucien Baker.
I Secretary-Jos. Clarke.
The following was the order of business
of the Convention
| Roll call; Report of the commit
tee on resolutions 3-homination of can
didates, in the following order: Sheriff,
Treasurer, Clerk, Register Of Deeds, Sur
veyor, Coroner, three County Commission
ers Appointment of a county central
committee, one member from each Of the
wards of the city, and one from each town.
ship in the county, outside the city. The
report Of the committee on credentials was
read and adopted.
Mr.. II. L. S. McLanathan moved that
the members of each delegation sit by them
selves, in order to facilitate matters when
they come to vote. Carried.
Senator Jacob Winter moved that all
candidates be nominated by a riua uoce vote.
Carried by vote OF AZ to %.
ID. A. Hook moved that the members Of
the First Ward delegation be privileged to
select from their alternates one to fill the
vacancy caused 6y the absence of Mr.. VIM.
Phillips, whose alternate was also absent.
Amended by Mr.. McLanathan, who
moved that all the delegations be allowed
the same privilege. Amendment carried.
First ward-Mr. E. Hensley was chosen
to fill vacancy caused by the absence Of
VIM. Phillips; D. A. Hook, in place Of H.
ID. MacKay, and Christ. Staiber in place of
Chas. Salinger.
Second Ward-F. A. Miller in place Of r.
Partridge.
Third Ward-Dr. Lemons in place of II.
Garrett.
Fourth Ward-John Delfs in place Of o.
B. Taylor.
Stranger township. Haney in place Of
Mr.. Craig.
All the delegations being present, the
nomination Of county officers was proceeded
with.
w. H. Bond was nominated for Sheriff.
There were three candidates for the NOM
| ination of Treasurer: Enos Hook, John
klrch and Henry NewDy. Inc iatteI Will
drew, however, peiofe ,ne paiio'lhs ua..
On motion oil JACOB winter each aeiesa; ;e
name WAS called.
Inc hrst vote on Inc treasurer question
Gecided the matter, II staho,nS as ioiio.
y: HOOK, II 'ho. hircn; 81. vi mo'ioh
Mr. HOOK was declared 'he "iiaHii'io"'
nominee oil Inc convention. ,
hr. iiooN INC" Iaiiie i'i aiu anu 'A"nN
ed The convention lof inc hohor lney naa
conferred upon him ana assured ,ne me -
DeIs that were ne elected, ne "ouiu M ni, enc
once 70 the oes' OF ms apiiits' anu iuini'
The STRICT letter oil Inc law.
LIVELY FIGHT
i.
took place 70 secure the hoihiha.ion Vi
c'efh, mere oSI's u'G c"u $500 ~ nv
convention: II, w. hiSe, a: IasPI, ". W.
M Meaoer, " .. hIa.i anu nal a. t sn,ese
me Two ia''eI seh'ieiheh "i'in'e" nI" te.
before .ne paiiolihs oeSeh. % opon .ne n ss.
Dailot the woe $1,000 hice' 90 CasF' So'
1"eaoer' 0; heauT, .nen Si'" INV .le
second and last n oailot $1,000 NICE 20; oas,
pe'' - M ~ ny 1n,o.t;o.
ii -. III -, % ho,v h;s .,L,ovI
Judgements, thanked the members warmly
and stated that 1t was an honor he sincerely
hoped he would prove himself worthy oil.
FOR REs1srER OF DEEDS
there were three nominations-A. Casper,
I. NJ. OBrien and L. l.. johnson. The lat
ter Withdrew however, and the result oethe
first ballot was: Casper, 90; CBrien, 70.
The former was, thereupon, declared the
unanimous nominee.
Mr.. Powell, OF l"nganox'e, look Inc place
Of Mr.. Jones, who was absent.
There were three names placed before
the convention for the nomination OF Sur.
veyor: NJ. D. Parlin, d. N. Barnes and
JnO. Freeman. The first ballot stood,
Barnes, 81 Parlin, 8; Freeman, 4. The
former was declared the unanimous nomi-
nee.
Several nominations were made for Cor
oner, but all declining, it was moved to
suspend the rules and nominate Abraham
Brown by reclamation. The motion was
carried and Mr.. Brown declared the unan-
imous nominee. =.
When the question OF the nomination OF
three.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Gam. ~, n. fob, h.,.r and Il m. op,x
h. r...p p, Of Saif comn,on,;.e tb.t nom;,
~. 49, sac,r.J Tba names IF tbe foi.
ioS;," as,,lsnsn -.rs mn. befors The con-
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tlemsn were vithdr.vn before the voting
began
Senator Winter moved that the conven-
ton vote for one candidate at a time. Car
ried.
The first vote stood as follows Couch Is.
Eon.vth & Lucas 4 Rolling 8 Abern.thy
9, fArcnitd :, van NIKE =, Wmtney IL.
t;on make m. nomination and the country
DELEGATION one vith one At Iarpe Cartel
TSe foI,ov;no nominat;on. v.ra ,ben
mad. & Concb n w Honsto, r
Eor,v,b n. Ahernatbv VIM F.;rcb;ld
The s.cond vote then stood Conch ss
Hons,on I sForsvtb & Abern,tbv "a s
A Concb vas then declared The nn,n;n,ons
no,,;n.s
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