The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-03

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-Traylor's.
Report received and committee dis
charged.
Five tellers were then appointed, as
follows; 1. d. Fox, Dwight Bill, A. w.
Plumb. ID. s. Gilmore and Charles
Fletcher.
On motion recess of five minutes
was taken to allow the delegates of the
various precincts to get together and fill
all vacancies and select places in the
hall to be set apart for the delegates as
precints.
j. III. Hibben being delegate Charles
Cavaness was appointed secretary. AZ
ter recess the roll of delegates was called.
Nominations for County Clerk being
next in order, A. w. Plumb presented
the name o: w. f. Ewing. On motion
the rules were suspended and Mr.. Ewing
nominated by reclamation. w. w. Scott
then put in nomination ID. w. Eastman
for County Treasurer, and upon motion
Mr. Eastman's nomination was made
unanimous.
Nominations for Register of Deeds
being announced, l. N Strickler put in
nomination Mr.. o. J. Russell; George
Miller of Americus, MIR. +. S. Domm;
Geo. Hnrlburt OF Fremont, Mr. III. r. Per
lsins; John Mcleod of Jackson township
Mr.. w. b. Scott.
Mr.. Borton then nominated the pres
ent Register of Deeds, w. j. Jones, max
ing short speech in his behalf, and
reading the letter OF AIR Jones to the
NEWS, declining the Greenback conven-
ton nomination. Mr.. Borton stated that
Mr. Jones had filled the office well, and
was Republican. Miller, of Americas,
raised laugh by stating that Domm
had always been Republican, and that
he did not deem it necessary to come
out in any card. Various speeches were
made. A ballot was then taken with the
following result:
Jones, 70; Domm, As; Russell, A;
Scott, % Perkins, 81 Total, 207. Neces-
sary to choice, 104. Second ballot or
dered, which resulted as follows: Jones,
90; Domm, Sc; Russell, AZ; Scott, 10;
Perkins, 8. Total, 2l3. Necessary to a
choice, 107. Chairman then instructed
the delegates to prepare for another vote.
Third ballot Jones, 107; Domm, 80;
Russell, s; total EOS. WI. Jones having
received IA majority of votes, was declared
the nominee for Register of Deeds.
During the balloting, w. F. Ewing,
who had just been nominated, showed
his appreciation by giving all cool
drink of water, which he passed around
the hall by the bucketful. During the
third ballot, the third ward of Emporia
was obliged to vote over, as a repeater
was found among them. Nominations
for sheriff being then in order, the fol-
lowing were made:
II. B. Lowe, by 1. N. Strickler of En-
poria; I. johnson, by Mr.. Wells of Ere
mont, and j. B. Moon, by ]. Miles of
Pike. A ballot was then taken, with
the following result: Johnson, 46;
Moon, 1O1; Lowe, 65. Total, 212
Necessary to choice. LOG. The sec
ond ballot was then ordered, resulting as
follows: Moon, ITO; Johnson, 81 Lowe,
&C. Total, GA j. b. Moon having re-
ceived a majority, was declared the NOM
inee for Sheriff,
| During the ilrst ballot for Sheriff Rock
Greek precinct left the room (for refresh
ments probably, rs there was plenty of
water in the halD. Just as they were al
most given up, in they came, blushing
at the cheers which greeted them.
Nominations for Coroner being in or.
der J. NJ. Butler nominated Dr. Morris,
and L. A. Wood of Americas, nominated
DIR. w. W. Hibben. On motion the
nomination was made by rising vote
and DIR. Hibben receiving the nomina-
ton it was made unanimous.
Nomination for Surveyor being called
L. w. Cunningham presented the name
of Robert Millikcn. Moved that
the nomination be made unanimous
by exclamation. Maj. L. B. Fuller
nominated j. II. Hibben. Moved that
his nomination be made unanimous by
acclamauon. Here followed shor
scene of confusion, and it was declared
necessary Ia proceed To vote by ballot
Result of ballot as follows: Hibben
1911; Nnlikcn, AZ; total 203. j. II
lIibben WAS then declared the nomine,
for surveyor.
Chairman Mcmillan then requested
The delegates who were to nominate tho
commissioner for Second district 10 re
main, and then declared the convention
adjourned.
The delegates from the second com
missioner district then assembled, III. +
Mcmillan in the chair. j. r. MoYs, o
Agnes City township, nominated S. NJ
J, Wheeler, for county commissioner from
second district; nomination seconded il
a speech by Hon ]. W, 10y.
J. C. Holderness, OF Americas town
; ship, presented the name of Charlie
Rosecrans. John Wyman, of Water
loo township. put in nomination Fl.
Holmes. Ballot was taken, resulting ii
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! II. +. Holmes 81 total g. This beini
/ a tie, a second ballot was called. Til
, vote resulted in making II. f. Holme
/ the nominee, by a vote of34 to %.
5 The convention was too large in nun
a Der for quick work, but was of such
size that packed delegation was out @
/ the question, and the nominations mad
5 may be considered the general choice Q
G all the Republicans. Some Of tho del,
!, gates worked like beavers, many of ther
{ with their coats off. Major Fuller, Q
S the first ward. in his shirt sleeves an
/. collar and necktie flowing, worked as h
/ builds railroad. The bloody third
4 went in for sport, but didn't find it prof
3 able to repeat more than once. II. !
, Mcmillan made a very good chairma
over so large convention.