The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-10-11

hccnl-W ID. W lllldllis, II. JOnnsOI
George Gregg.
Grant-C. Pringle, j. Beard, j. c.
Hyde.
Park-F. w. Chase, f. j. Canton.
Ninnescah-R. Watt, J. Hammers.
Garden Plains-N. SouthwIck, ID. ID.
Carlton.
Gypsum-J. j. Yaple, L. Stafford.
Wace-G. B. Robbins, &. E. Morgan,
j. b. Carroll.
Union-C. F. Hyde, G. w. Steinrod,
3. w. Ross.
Greeley-A. NJ. Durand, W. Eddy.
Salem-R. G. Cutter. w. Navel, E. W.
Phillips.
Illinois-James Sackett, NJ. Mead.
Attica-C. Miles, o. Dresser.
Sherman-D. McMurdy, N. Gensman-
Payne-T. Covill, J. Devore.
Ohio--S. D. Pallett, W. H. Baughman.
Lincoln-Georgo Lent, Grin Smith.
Reckford-Geo. Litzenberg, r. Wy
| Sdls, "A. SHdiiiDcIltlb.
Morton-G. Walters, VIM. Myers.
Viola-J. Goudie, John c. Wells:
Fayette-W. Embry, A. Pitcher.
Afton-W. S. Johnson, w. Lyman.
Eagle-Silas IL all, Robert Rogers.
On motion of NJ. w. Levy the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
Committee on order of business re-
ported the following:
We, the members of your commit
tee, would respectfully report the fol-
lowing order of business:
1. Nomination of Sheriff.
2. County Clerk.
8. County Treasurer.
4. Register of Deeds.
5. County Surveyor.
6. Coanty Coroner.
z. County Commissioners,
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted,
[Signedl d. d. CARLTON,
W. B. WILLIAMS, Chairman.
Clerk.
W. Il. Williams moved the adop-
ton of the report. A spirited discus
sion took place on, the adoption of
this report, in which G. II. Litzen-
berg, r. c. Culter, w, b. Williams
and NJ. w. Levy participated. The
latter moved an amendment to the
report that the order of business, as
published in the EAGLE under the
call for the convention, be adopted.
Amendment lost. Original motion of
W. b. Williams prevailed.
Il. B. Massey, chairman of commit
tee on permanent organization, re-
ported the following:
For permanent chairman-M. w.
Levy.
Permanent secretary-G. IL. Litz-
enberg.
They farther recommended the ap-
pointment of one member from each
township and ward in the city of
Wichita, to constitute the County
Central Committee.
On motion of w. A. Richey the re-
port was adopted.
Temporary chairman Steinrod, ap-
pointed committee OF two to escort
the permanent chairman to his seat,
who was introduced to the conven-
ton by w, B. Williams.
Mr.. Levy addressed the convention
in some we'll chosen remarks, thank
ing them for the honor of being called
upon to preside over their dellbera-
lions. urging upon the members the
necessity of harmony in the ranks OF
he party, and appealing to them to
ay aside all persnal feelings, to accept
he action of the convention in the I
of candidates to fill the vari- {
,us offices, and to give them their I
United support and thus assure an
'ther overwhelming victory for the
party of Sedgwick county.
G. II. Litzenberg asked to be ex-
used from serving as permanent Sec {
etary. On motion of II. c. Sluss he {
vas excused. On motion of w. 3. {
Williams, j. L. Cooper was elected {
secretary.
Committee on resolutions offered {
he following, which, on motion of III.
). Sluss, was adopted:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN Your committee i
N resolutions beg leave to report c
hat, after consultation, we do not q
eem it appropriate for this conyen- \
ion to adopt resolutions. We there h
ore beg to be excused. Signed by the a
ommittee.
The chair, on motion of III. G.. Sluss, a
ppointed two tellers, consisting of n
|. c. Sluss and W. Embry. 7
Nominations for sheriff being in or J.
err, W. B. Williams presented the t
ame of III. w. Dunning, aud j. C. C
[yde the name of NJ. Z. Goodell. "
A motion prevailed to take an in k
,rmal ballot for each office to be filled. e
On motion the lowest candidate was a
, be dropped after each formal ballot. Il
The informal ballot for sheriff re- II
ilted as follows: Whole number Il
votes cast ~; necessary for choice fl
:. II. w. Dunning received 45, NJ. al
Goodell, 81; r. II. Massey, 8. I
On motion II. w. Dunning was al