The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-11
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Republicans of LYON County
In Cornell.
Harmonious = action and Good
Feeling.
A Good Ticket ps1t EEs the
Field.

The Republicans of Lyon county
met in delegate convention, at the
court house, on Saturday last, Au-
gust 9Th, pursuant 10 call of the
County Central Committee.
Col. j. Jay Buck, chairman of the
committee, called the convention to
order.
On motion, Capt. 1. A. Taylor, of
Hartford, was elected temporary
chairman, and E. w. Spencer, OF
Emporia, temporary secretary.
On motion, Col. J. NJ. Steele, C.
E. Paine, II. F. Holmes, Robert
Clark, of Agnes City, and John II.
Cowan were appointed a committee
On permanent organization. This
committee was also instructed to
nominate a Republican Central
Committee for the ensuing term.
The committee reported as fol-
lows: Chairman, j. NJ. Griffith
Secretary, E. w. Spencer; County
Committee, Jacob Stotler, E. Ber-
ton, Isaac A. Taylor, John W. 10y,
and j. M. Kerr. Report adopted.
On motion, E. Borton, c. N. Sler-
ry, L. o. Priest, j. L. Coffman and
A. j. Andrews were appointed a
committee on credentials.
After some time spent in the ex-
animation of credentials the COM
mittee reported the following as
entitled to act:
READING-OliVerP Phillips, H. F. ii dimes.
JAcKsoN-NeoshoR Rapids Precinct-W.
F. Hancock, ]. E. Mcleod, q. F. Rich
mond, NJ. L. Brown, A. j. Andrews, A..
Spencer, j. G.. Davis, j. r. Medaris.
Traylor's Precinct d. ii. Kelley, M.
Myers, w. C. Smith.
PIKE-Plymouth Precinct james Nj.
Kerr, j. l.. Coffman. T. N. Dixon, John
Carter. Patty's Mill Precinct-H. G. Cop
Pock, VIM. Baker, James Phenis, j. Spill
man.
FREMoNT-D. G. Edwards, John cow
an, j. NJ. Miller, w. L. McCreary, w
McCreary.
ELMENDARo-Hartford Precinct-I. A.
Taylor, G.. w. Sutton, w, II. Priest, j. G.
Cooley, Chas. ManIey.
Elmendaro Precinct-L. A.Yager, Chas
Butcher, w. H. Smith.
AGNES CITY-H. T. Mcmillan, Robert
Clark, Robert Wells.
| AMERICUs-N. Wise, L. N. Segar. T.
A. Wright, A. G.. Edmiston, John L. Nor
gan, Samuel McCaw, II. NJ. Elliott, j. A.
Miller, j. W. 10y, s. c. James.
| EMPORIA TOWNSVILLE. L. Davis, J.
N. Griffith, Joseph Ernst, j. E. Davis, j.
L. Griffith, w. s. Jay, Ellis Roberts, P. G.
Hallberg.
EMPoRIA CITY First Ward j. Z.
Jones, r. s. Thomas, a. G. Lakin, W. NJ.
Wicks, A. A. Baker, II. Conner.
Second Ward-H. B. Lowe, j. II. Davis,
w. F. Ewing, F. Henick, John Morgan,
o. Douglass, d. S. Bill, w. T. Hobbs.
Third Ward-W. w. Hibben, j. Ii.
Steele, C. N. sterry, E. w. Spencer, j. A.
Young, M. Stubs (by A. w. Stubbs,)
w. r. Griffith.
Fourth Ward-E. Borton, Ouane Clark,
A. S. Smith, S. j. Smith, j. s. Walton,
(absent, E. BOrton, proxy,)J. L.Dough-
erty.
On motion, the report of the
committee on credentials was
amended by striking out the names
of the delegates reported for Tray
Ior's precinct, and inserting the fol-
lowing: j. NJ. Traylor, w. D.
Scott and Samuel Hutton.
On motion, delegations were au-
thorized to cast the full vote of their
respective townships or precincts
when any member or members were
absent. This was so amended that
proxies which were present from
portions of Emporia were admitted,
to represent those who were I'M
avoidably absent, and whose alter
mates had not been elected.
Before proceeding to nominate
candidates for county offices, and to
expedite the work of the conyen.
ton, Capt. G. N. Sterry moved that
committee of five be appointed to
nominate sixteen delegates to rep
resent Lyon county in the Senate
rial district convention. Commit
tee, G. N. Sterry, W. A. McCreary,
A. A. Baker, L. A. Taylor and M.
r. Brown.
They reported the following as
the delegates to the Senatorial con-
vention:
Emporia-E. Borton, H. w. Nc
Cune, j. NJ. Steele, j. II. Davis, w.
w. Hibben, VIM. Jay, Joseph Ernst.
Centre-R. H. Chittenden.
Reading-H. F. Holmes.
Elmendaro-W. p. Gould, 1. A.
Taylor.
Americus-J. D. Gibson, r. H.
Edmiston.
Fremont-W. E. McCreary.
Pike. M. Kerr.
Jackson-M. r. Brown.
Report adopted.
The convention then proceeded to |
nominate candidates for county Of
ices in the order fixed by the call
of the Central Committee.
CLERK OF COURT.
John B. Morgan, of Americans.
W. II. Skinner, and Geo. w. Fred
erick were placed in nomination.
Ballot resulted as follows: Morgan
"A; Skinner IL /; Frederick So. Fred.
erick declared the nominee. Made
unanimous.
PROBATE JUDGE.
E. W. Cunningham and L. B.
Kellogg nominated. Ballot result
ed as follows: Cunningham so:
Kellogg SO. Cunningham's nomi-
nation made unanimous.
I. N. Sedgwick nominated by &C.
for county attorney.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
Miss Augusta j. Slocum and o.
b. Wharton were placed in nomina-