The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-10-11
A Large Delegation Of City and
Country Voters Choose Their
Men to Fill County
Offices.
Full Report Of the Proceeding al
Turner Hall Yesterday.

| cuslT. IL was tnen mOVeu Dy j. dOpp
|, that a committee of seven be appointed
!, permanent organization. This motion "
!, amended by Judge Sherry to make the nun
, Der eight. This amendment was amended I
Mr.. Ashton to make the number five. Jud,
Sherry then moved 10 lay the motion on u
: table, which motion was lost. Mr.. Ashto
then amended that three from the city an
/, two from the country be appointed on the con
,, mittee. This was amended by Judge Sherr
/ TO make the number two from the city an
! three from the country, which was ultimat,
ly carried, and the following were appointed
From the country-Nesssrs. West and Foste
From the the city,. Hopper, Henry witter
berg and Mr.. Downing.
On motion of Mr.. Ashton, a committee {
| three was appointed on credentials; tvs o frof
| the city and one from the country, consist
Ing Of Messrs. Ashton and Burgess and inc
Oliphint.
Mr.. Thos. Cow, was then elected temporal
Secretary. On motion Of Judge Sherry, III
Convention was adjourned until 2 O'Clock
TO give the various committees time To max
up their report.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT the appointed hour, in the afternoon
the Convention was called to order by Mr.
Castle ano Mr.. Ashton. the chairman of tn,
committee ON credentials, made the follow
ing report:
Your committee on credentials beg leave (,
report follows:
That the following named gentlemen ar,
| entitled 10 seats In this Convention:
FIRST WARD.
Henry Wittenberg, l. Michael,
+. L. Castle, VIM. Johnston,
Jas. Boyian.
SECOND WARD.
John O'Brien, John Caddell.
Timothy McCarfy, Gorfkieivoz,
| ThOs. Ryan.
| THIRD WARD.
L. NJ. Goddard, Geo. Linck.
| IL. Carroll, Scott Ashton,
j. +. Hopper.
| FOURTH WARD.
5 By TSsf sherry, + / T SEoasnor,
| James Fahey.
| ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP.
| John Mahan, and Wesley Davidson. NJ
| aliernates reported.
| DELAWARE TOwNHIP.
l.. A. Ramsey and r. C. Foster. A ternates
i j. u. Mcintyre and r. NJ. Wells.
EAsToN TOWNSHIP.
John Oliphint and Moses Mccarthy. Al.
ternaies-none reported.
HIGH PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP.
John Hyde and George Burgess. Alternates
-none reported.
KIcKAPoo TOWNSHIP.
Henry Squires and L. n. Motion. Alter.
| nates-John Taylor and ]. Conway.
SHERMAN TOWNSHIP.
William ii. Downing and Charles Grove.
Alternates-George Il ever and ID. L. Eaton.
STRANGER TOWNSHIP.
Disappointment Connor, Geo. A.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Duley, NJ. Burwell.
RENO TOWNSHIP.
Delegates-John Smelzer, John Z. Jewet..
No alternates.
ToNGANoyIE TOWNSHIP
Delegates-John Geib, John Greist.
No aiternates.
PARAMOUNT TOWNSHIP.
Delegaies-M. Page, A. Lyncn.
No alternates.
BY order of committee.
SCoTr ASHTON, Chairman.
This report was on motion OF Mr.. Squires
OF kickapoo, adopted and the roll being called
all delegates we've found in their seats. The
committee on permanent organization then
reported the name OF Hon. Byron sherry as
permanent chairman and p. b. Castle perma-
and Judge sherry on taking his seat said
he had no speech TO make, as
business. He thanked the convention for the
honor extended TO him, and earnestly asked
that there might be harmony and the election
OF ticket that would enable the party to I'M
furi the banner Of victory after the coming
election His remarks were greeted by n
round of applause.
On motion of Mr.. Michael, it was decided
should
PLEDGE HIMSELF
to support the nominees of the convention
whether he was successful or not. +. Hopper
Resolved. LIST That the officers shall be vo-
ted for in the following order: Sheriff, Trea-
surer, County Clerk, Register of Deeds, Coun-
I'd District County Commissioner
Sd District. That the Commissioners shall
be nominaied by the delegates from each
n -fr-f.
the dele gates for the District, then the Con-
vention shall make nomination.
Resolved, I'd. That after the names OF the
candidates are mentioned the Secretary hall
call the roll Of delegates, and each delegate
when his name Is called, shall deposit his
ballot with the teller"
This was adopted.
Mr.. Jewett OF Reno, moved to reconsider
that portion of the resolution relative to yo-
ting by ballot, which motion was lost. A d. |
vision was called for and the roll being called
The vote against the motion stood 81 too.
FOR SHERIFF.
The chairman, following the regular order of |
bust ness. announced that nominations would
be in order and that q candidate for Sheriff |
would be the first in order. Mr.. Jewett Of
Reno presented the name Of Hon. p. G. Lowe
'ented the name of Thomas Moonlight Mr. |
/. b. Castle presented the name OF o. F. John /
Mr.. Martin, of Kickapoo, nominated Tbos. /
Il Eugene Chaplin and the names al Mrssrs
John Rohr and +. NJ. Gable were announced.
Mr.. Goddard made . strong speech IN favor
II his candidate, remarking that the parfv
1as under OBLIGATIONS to Mr.. Chaplin for the
,ariy in the past aud thought he was entitled /
low.
Mr.. Jewett then made q few remarks in
avor Of the gentleman whose name he had
presented and said that coming from the Il
,ountry as he did, he was surprised At the op-
,osition made TO the county candidate. he
4 city candidates and thought they deserved
raise but as the country asked but
me Office he thought Mr.. Lowe was |
Untitled to more than ordinary Consideration.
IS he, too, had done something in the way OF
Eork iof the party. HIS remarks were greet
he hnSineI ~ The convensson SS.ue.InS sna. |
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hi Ioonlf~ht vas 6oGever .sISad -. a.Os1s |
made . FEW remsrrs IN vhich - ~, s1o
,ieieesi himseif r., land Nv fhs n,,n ssas.y
& the convention, ana hoped they Womb
csed. - $500 A ' " ca
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n Lore. IN = shorf s.idness yhich C.s a.
vered o1ietlv' s~iei. he <tfS csher. Ssvtr,I
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rouid mot cause their cnusfituenfa n ~ |