The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-10-19
County Republican Convention.

The delegates 10 the Republican
convention Of Laramie county met at
the City Hall yesterday afternoon. An
organization vas effected by the elee-
ton of Dr. g. W. corey a temporary
chairman, and ii. G. Hay as temporary
secretary.
On motion the chair appointed the
following gentlemen as a committee on
credentials and permanent organiza-
ton: Messrs. Snow, Guiterman, Tru-
FAINT, Crawley and Davis.
This committee reported eighteen
regularly elected delegates present, and
in favor of making the temporary or
ganization permanent.
Report accepted and adopted.
On motion it was voted to proceed to
the nomination of candidates for the
several county offices, and the follow
ing gentlemen were unanimously chosen
by exclamation:
For Sheriff-N. J. O'Brien.
Clerk-G. b. Simpson.
Judge of Probate-Oscar b. Sharp
less.
Attorney-E. z. johnson.
Commissioners-A. II. Swan, d. X.
Smith, E. Maggie.
Surveyor-Geo. X. Thomas.
Assessor-Geo. r. Thomas.
Superintendent of Schools-Rev. q.
NJ. Sanders.
On motion of Mr.. Ellis, an informal
ballot was ordered for Justice of the
Peace, which resulted as follows:
Slaughter, 8; Fisher, Z; Carroll, 2
A formal ballot was then taken, with
the following result:
Slaughter, 13; Fisher, A; Carroll, /.
Judge Slaughter was declared the
nominee.
The second informal ballot for JUS
tice of the Peace resulted as follows:
Fisher, ~; Carroll, 8.
On the formal ballot the same result
was obtained, and Judge Fisher was
declared the nominee.
A ballot for Coroner elected Mr.. A.
Z. Hawes. trt1lnmt s
For Constable, Nj. r. II. Kipp was
chosen.
Egbert precinct officers: Justice Of
the Peace, D. c. Dickson; Constable,
A. Martin.
Fort Laramie precinct: Justice of the
Peace, t. Battleyum; Constable, A. W.
Means.
The following gentlemen were then
chosen a county central committee for
the ensuing two years:
E. P. Snow, w. H. Dudley, H. q.
Conley, G.. W. Corey, 1. Bergman.
The following resolutions were then
adopted unanimously, and the conven-
ton adjourned sine die:
Resolved, by the Republican party Of
Laramie county, represented by its dele
gates in Contention assembled, That we
promulgated i'll the platform adopted
vention that met at Rawlins on the 14th
instant;
That we accept the nomination of w.
SOAANtt ho = " 0SA~6ahS
in Congress as the most fit that could
have been made; and we, his neighbors,
who have known him for many years,
most unreservedly recommend him to
the people of this Territory as a man Of
marked ability, of sterling integrity,
and great honesty;
That we are in favor of economy and
retrenchment in the management of
our county affairs, and that in future
we shall hold all county officers to a
strict accountability in the performance
of their official duties;
That we most earnestly recommend
and urge the Board of County Commits
sioners of Laramie county to take such
action as may be necessary to locate and
open good wagon roads on the most
feasible and direct lines between Chey-
enne, in Laramie county, and Custer
City and Deadwood, in the Black Hills,
and we do hereby pledge to them our
united support in all judicious meas
ures they may adopt to carry out such
an enterprise.
Mountain trout at Oyster Bay.
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