, 1884-10-14
peagnostieation u DC resalt q the trst

Bi'6hOoAhldlibu VI Nut rltCulA VI AilC mo-
ballot ofthe evening session.
Promptly on time Chairman Glover
called the meeting to order The roll was
called and siA delegates were reported
absent Mr.. Isaac G~reentree moved that
three t%ellers, or rather hat one additional
tellers be appointed. The motion was
carried and the chair appointed Luke
Voorhees, as the third teller.
T. JEFF Carr moved a recess of fifteen
minutes, pending the arrival of the alb
sentees. The vote on the question was
not easy to decide, but a standing vote re-
suited in a decision that it was lost. By
the time the matter wa settled the clock
indicated TAO. Col. Murrin then moved
that the convention adjourn until 7:45
o'clock. This motion passed through the
various trials of its predecessor, and like
it, was also lost.
The convention then proceeded to cast
its fifth formal ballot for its nominee for
Sheriff. The result was as follows:
N. n. Craig II, F. c. Thomasson %.
L. r. Bresnahen IL, making a total of so
votes cast.
The sixth ballot caused some excite
men. as it indicated a weakening of the
Craig forces and a slight strengthening in
the Thomasson camp, while Mr.. Bresna-
hens vote showed that his strength was
also being gained from the Craig forces as
well as from the votes hitherto claimed by
Ihomasson. The ballot stood lG for
Craig, 81 for Thomasson and IA for Bres-
nahen, making a total Of 81.
In the seventh ballot Craig gained one
vote, Brcsnahen gained two and Thomas
son lost three. The vote stood as follows:
Craig II, Thomasson IS, Bresnahen l6.
The ballot caused considerable excitement
and a little applause.
The eighth ballot showed no change in
the vote for Mr.. Craig. MI. Thomasson
gained one vote, one vote was cast for
T JEFF Carr, and Mr.. Bresnahen lost two
votes. The ballot stood: Craig, Ii;
Thomasson, 10; Bresnahen, IA; Carr, l.
Total, 81.
The ninth vote showed that some Skin
mishing was being resorted to. The
Craig forces still showed a solid front.
Thomasson gained again, getting two
more than on the eighth ballot, while Mr..
Bresnahen lost by the skirmishing tactics.
The vote as announced was Craig, II;
Thomasson, 81; Bresnahen, IL; Luke
Murrin, /, Capt. Smith, l, and Thos-
Reed, l..
The tenth ballot, according to the Off
cial count, which varied little from other
%tallies, gave Craig Is, a gain of l; Thorn
asson, Is, a loss of /; Bresnahen IL, the
same vote as on the ninth ballot, while
three votes were thrown away, being cast
for persons other than those before the
convention.
The eleventh ballot showed hat dodg-
ing the issue was still the scheme. Craig
and Thomasson each lost one vote, both
going to Bresnahen, and three votes be-
ing designated as scattering. The ballot
s'ood Oraig' ~ 1homasson' ~ Dresna-
hen, -; scattering, 3.
Inc tweii'n Daiiot showed oo'ai vote
of only 40, while 50 delegates and proxies
"ere On 'he rols' II 'oue was d CLOSE
one, being nearly a tie between the three
candidates, yet showing a strong gain for
Dresnahen' IL $1,000 II lor Oralg' !, Ior
Ihonasson ana 10 Tor bresnahen' Inc
"Dsehce ol scattering No'es was hotlce-
aple,
Ahe 'nlr'eentn DAnoe sno"eu 'na'
Dresnaheh , previous VoOe uiu hoV inu,-
ca'e permanent progresS the strehstn
Oh MS iono"lng' WINE ano'her ue vote
1--WE Orag n AnomaSSon ra'ner al
ueu 10 the uncertainty Oh .he nnai result
II Oalio' soooui Or@ig' ~ AhomaSson'
Dresnaheh, IL scattering l.
Inc teners began counting tne iour-
baiiot Just one hour aiter the COM
inencement OF the evening session Inc
paiiot showed u Dreak In the Ihomasson
forces, win a large scattering whlch
looked suspicious Inc vote stood craig,
10; IhomasSon. II bresnahen' 10 ana
- +, Nlilier' o. Inc next ballot was
looked forward TO with suspense ana
Justly so IN TACT, as Its announcement
showed the lono"lhg result Crag' 49,
loss OF three lhomasson, u the same as
the previous ballot bresnahen' H. a
loss Oh l. ana Judge Mller' ~ gam OF
D Ihe outlook Tor the DARK Horse
began TO DC interesting anu the excite
ment increased notieeaDiy IN the loDoy.