The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-10-21
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The Republican County Conven
ton Of Saline County, to nominate
candidates for county officers, met q
the Court House on Saturday, Oct. Is
1856, az 10 o'clock An.
The call Of the Convention wa
read by R. H. MARYLAND, Esq, chair
man Of the County Central Com
mittee.
J. Wayne Amos, editor Of the Gyp
sum City Echo, was nominated BY
Capt. G. w. Banks for temporary
chairman, and T. D. Fitzpatrick, Of
Salina, was nominated by Capt. J. g.
MOhler for the same position. The
ballot stood 50 votes for Mr.. Amos
and 81 for Mr.. Fitzpatrick, and Mr..
Amos was declared the unanimous
choice Of the convention.
]. H. johnson, Of Assaria, was
chosen temporary secretary, and J.
w. Going, Of Salina, assistant secre-
tary.
Capt. ]. G.. Mohler moved that the
/ temporary organization be made per.
manent, and also In view Of the fact
! that there were no eOntesting delega-
/ lions that the appointment Of all COM
mittees be dispensed with, which mo-
ton was adopted without a dissenting
voice.
On motion. T. d. Fitzpatrick and
J. E. Anderson were appointed
lellers, when the convention pro-
ceeded to nominations.
Joseph Moore was nominated by
reclamation for County Attorney.
G.. J. FredricksOn was nominated
by reclamation for District Clerk.
Mrs. Agnes ]. Carruthers was nom
inateC by reclamation for Superin-
tendent Of Public instruction.
For Probate Judge the following
gentlemen were named: Z. 4. Lam
kin, Liberty; w. n. Bishop, Salina
Jacob Dewitt, Salina F. A. Smith,
Salina; G.. W. Perrill, Walnut-re-
sulting successfully IN the following
ballots:
LIST BalIot-Lamkin, 80, Bishop %,
Dewitt Is, Smith 10, Perrill, s.
2nd BallOt-Lamkin IS, Bishop 81,
Dewitt Is, Smith s, Perrill Z.
Sd BallOt-Lamkin 81, RishOp 80,
Dewitt II, Smith 4, Perrill Z.
4th ballOt-Lamkin As, Bishop 43,
Dewitt 5.
9th ballOt-Lamkin As, Bishop As.
9Th ballOt-Lamkin 46, Bishop so.
On motion, the nomination Of w.
H. Bishop for Probate Judge was
made unanimous.
For Representative, Capt. J. q.
Mohler placed J. Wayne Amos in
nomination, and 7. ID. Fitzpatrick
placed A. p. Collins In non InatiOn.
The vote was 81 for Amos, and 80 for
Collins.
The motion to make Amos nOmin-
alton unanimous WAS carried.
The nomination Of A. L. Dodge for
Commissioner Of the First District to
fill vacancy was made by reclamation
by that portion Of the delegates em-
braced within the prescribed territory.
The following County Central Com
mittee was selected by the respective
presinets:
Cambria-W. A. Murphy.
Dayton I5-S. w. Collins.
Dayton 9-R. 5. A. Tarbell.
Eureka. w. Adams.
Glendale-W. CbilsOn.
North Greeley. Z. Woodward, Sr.
South Greeley. M. Anderson.
Liberty-C. T.. Lamkin.
Pleasant Valley-H. c. Smith.
Smoky View-JOhn A. Larson, ID.
T. Hopkins.
SOlOmOn-ROe Jay.
Summit-R. I. BabcOek.
Walnut-W A. Parker.
Elm Creek-A. L. Brown.
Falun-JaeOb Malmgren, il.
GYPSUM. B. Sikking.
OhiO-A. n. Case.
Smoky Hill-ThOmas Anderson.
SmOlan-Gust Nelson.
Spring Creek-C. E. Granger. d. G.
Denton.
washingtOn-A. J. Swedlund.
SALIVA.
First Ward-J. Z. Anderson.
Second Ward-R. H. MARYLAND.
Third Ward-T. ID. Fitzpatrick.
Fourth Ward-C. w. Banks.
At q subsequent meeting Of the
committee G. w. Banks was chosen
chairman and w. A. Murphy, Seere-
tary.
BY order Of the Central Committee,
the chairman appointed the following
Executive Committee: Q. +. Gran
ger, BroOkville; John A. Larson, As
saria H. G. Smith, Pleasant Valley /;
]. e Anderson, Salina.
At II 80 o'clock the convention adj
journed sine die, having been In haT-
mOniOus session for q period Of two
hours and q half.
At2 P. L., the convention for the
Third Commissioner District assem-
bled at the Court House and pro-
ceeded to the nomination Of q candl-
date for Commissioner. There was q
spirited contest, samuel Parsons and
Geo. c. HogRbOOm, Of BrOOkviile, A.
n. Case, ofBavaria, and J W Burke,
Of Elm Greek, being ballOted for, Mr..
Burke was finally nominated. At
times each Of the other candidates
came within four ballots Of being
nominated. Mr. Burke was made
the unanimous choice Of the cOnven-
ton for Commissioner Of the Third
District.
The convention having completed
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