, 1884-10-15
Schnitger Walks off Labelled as the
Candidate for Sheriff.
Jeffrey 0vereomes Sweet and Sc
cures a denomination.
Bergman for Treasurer and Mann
for Prosecuting Attorney.
How the Remainder of the Ticket
Was Filled.

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d. Warren, Chairman of the Republican
Central committee, called to order the Re
publican County Convention which as
sembled at the District Court room. Mr.
Warren called upon William r. Schnitger
the Secretary of the Central committee
to read the call for the convention.
Isaac Bergman then placed in nomina.
ton Hon. L. S. N. Morgan for permanent
chairman. No ouher nominations
were made and Mr.. Morgan was elected
temporary chairman. Upon taking his
seat Mr.. Morgan made a brief address, Of
which the following is a SYNOPSIS:
1.-THE contest between the two great
political parties is nearly at an end, and
on the 4th of November it will have
closed. The country will bow to the
verdict, and that verdict will be of great
importance to the United States and
Wyoming Mr.. Morgan then referred
to the free trade policy of the Demo
cratic party" and continuing said I'm
all that goes to make a prosperous people
in all that goes to make wages higher in
all that goes to increase the prices of the
products of farms in all that goes to in.
crease the value of cattle, and in all that
goes to decrease the cost of manufactured
articles the policy of the Republican party
is on the side of progress. The record OF
the party is before you; its past history is
well known" The speaker then sarcasti-
cally described an Independent of the
Curtis Sehurz style, his portrayal being
greeted with applause. Concluding, he
said Il have confidence in the wisdom OF
the American people and await the
verdict in November, satisfied that it
will be the old, old story and
that the Republican party will be found
attending to business at the old stand.
The duty of the hour is to place in nomi-
nation a ticket for the coming county
election. 1t should be an invincible
ticket and all should sec thatitis elected -
Mr.. Morgan then expressed his gratifca-
ton at the honor conferred upon him
and asked the convention to nominate a
Secretary,
Mr.. c. n. Potter nominated II. S.
Oliver for temporary Secretary. No other
nominations were made and Mr.. Oliver
was chosen Secretary.
Mr.. n. J. O'Brien moved that the
chair appoint a committee of FIVE on ere
dentials. The motion prevailed but the
the Chair in appointing the COM
mittee overlooked Mr.. O'Brien as
the father of the motion and selected
Messrs. C. w. Riner, p. H.. Scriber,
James Hill, A. d. Kelley and N. j.
O'Brien as the said committee. Suisse
quently the chair ignoring the motion, in
creased the committee to seven by adding
thereto II. o. Shift and c. A. Gurnsey.
The chair suggested a recess pending
the report of the committee and sug-
gested that members of the convention
entertain it with political addresses during
the recess. Thereupon, Thomas Sturgis
hastily sprang to his feet and asked that
a committee on permanent organization
be appointed. Mr.. Morgan explained
that prior to the report of the committee
on credentials it would be impossible to
to know who were entitled to seats
in the convention and therefore the
selection of committees would not
be regular. MIR. Sturgis said that he made
the suggestion in order to save time and
that it was in accordance with precedent.
The Chair then put a motion that a COM
mittee on permanent organization be APP
pointed.
Mr.. c. n. Potter moved that the com
mittee be also the committee on order of
business. The motion was carried and
the Chair asked for nominations. Nomi-
nations were made with a unanimous
rapidity. About half of those mentioned
for membership on the committee de-
clined to serve but finally Messrs. Isaac
Bergman, c. N. Potter, Charles Hecht,
Thomas Sturgis and G. w. Hoyt were
selected as the committee.
Mr.. Sturgis moved that n committee
on resolutions, OF which Mr.. L. A. Slack
be a member, be appointed. The Chair
forgot the evident anxiety of Mr.. Slack
to bea member of some committee and
merely put the motion so far as it applied
to the selection of the committee. The
committee as selected, however, consisted
of +. A. Slack, +. w. Mann, J. II. Ford,
G. b. Durham and j.. b. Thomas.
A recess was her taken pending the
report of the committee on credentials.
Upon the return of the committee the
following report was made:
CHEYENNE, Wyo., October I4.-YouI
committee on credentials beg leave 10 re.
port the following gentlemen entitled to
seats IN this convention:
Cheyenne. First Ward-F. Schweick-
ert, George w. Hoyt, William PHILLIP s,
p II Serb er, Max Idleman, Henry
Conway, Charles Hollingsworth, w W
Corlett, proxy by f w Mann; William
Oakley and c w Sweet, proxy by A G
McGregor.
Second Ward-ES N Morgan, Thomas
Sturgis, H w Holt, proxy by ] A Riner
II Il B~uechner, Thomas Swan, c "
Riner, John Morrison, NJ O'Brien, NJ
P Keefe and II S Oliver.
Third Ward-D r Cowhick, proxy BY
T NJ Fisher; George A Coffman, g \
Potter, Charles Hecht, j b Thomas, j Il