Wichita eagle., 1886-09-05
our ticket viii be elected" His speech was
followed with protracted applause and
cheers.

our ticket VIII be elected His speech was
followed with protracted applause end
cheers.
The vote was as follows:
Jones ..--.-.--........ liz
HattOn 10
Morris o
Before the vote was counted. cries for
Jones went up FROM every portion of the
house. The call for order by the chairman,
and his vigorous pounding upon the table for
time had but little effect. Finally it weak
ened and the official announcement was made
seemingly in hurry, before the wave could
rebound. The news if it may so
be called. gave new impetus
to the boundless enthusiasm 1t
rang out loud and long, ana long and loud,
until verify, it did seem that the walls of the
building trembled. Il
Finally the successful candidate found
himself before the assembly. He tried in
vain for a moment to get the chairman to
hear him distance of twelve or fifteen feet,
but the latter seeing what was wanted nod
ded assent, and then he turned to the crowd
to await its pleasure. At last the noise sub
sided sufficiently for him to commence. Il
thank you, gentleman of the convention"
he said, most heartily for this honor. l
am for the nominee" This proved sufficient
cause for another outburst of prolonged
cheers II have tried to treat my opponents
with fairness and hope / have succeeded.
| again thank you for the nomination.
When he had finished someone called for
''three cheers for Jones'" Three good round
Republican cheers followed in regular
cadence. This seemed to render the enthusi-
asm comfortable.
Mr.. BalderstOn was then called. He eslowly
stepped to the front in response. He stated
that he had performed the duties of the Office
to the best of his ability. He was confident
that no one could say he had not done his
duty as county attorney. He assured the
convention that he would support the NOM
ination.
Mr.. Hatton being called appeared with
speech that drew out several rounds of APP
plause. He said: have not got single
thing to kick about. Have known Mr.. Jones
for years and he is as good boy as God ever
made. You could not have selected a man
in the county-except myself-that would
rather see have the position. [Cheersl. He
will perform the duties of the office to the
very best Of his ability, and he has the ability
to do it WELL 1t is useless for me to say
support him. will do all in my power to
help him and he will be elected by a rousing
majority"
Mr.. Morris, who had also appeared in the
balloting, was called He said the support
he received was unsolicited by him. as he was
not q candidate. He had no fears
but the men who voted for him
would vote for the nominee. He thought it
the duty of every delegate to vote for all the
ticket. ''The Democrats" he said ''say they
can beat such and such man, but I say
every man that is or will be placed on that
ticket will be elected" He was given a
hearty cheer for his good prophecy.
The fight for superintendent of public in
structlon was next called Mr. John V
Koogle was soon upon his feet for the pur-
pose of nominating Prof. D. S. Pence.
He said that the Professor had not been
here long but the many who were acquainted
with him were certain of his ability to do all
the business connected with the office He
had made his own way through this world
and merited the position.
Mr.. E. w. Phillips seconded the nomina-
ton of Prof. Pence He said he would visit
months
j. r. Snively stated that he had known
the professor for years and he would be glad
to vote for him.
A. B. Minnick nominated Prof 3 D. Ham
mond the present Incumbent He said he
had performed the duties of the Office well
and he deserved a second nomination.
j. d. Caldwell then gained the floor and
stated that he had male arrangements with
Farmer Doolitt!e to place him before the
convention, but the many speeches of the
latter had about pJlaped him out of wind
and as he was well supplied with that article
he would speak for himself. He declined to
have his name placed before the convention
and said he did not draw off il favor of any
particular candidate. He told his friends to
vote for their choice and said he would will
lingly support the nominee.
The following is the vote:
f1aHiloHu -
Prof Pence was declared by the chair
nominated, and Prof Hammond moved that
the nomination be made unanimous, which
carried with another good sizeI cheer.
Prof. Pence responded to the usual call for
the candidate speech in a fitting manner
and Prof Hammond took his defeat manly
and stated he would support the nomination
This completed the work for the county
convention Everything passed off harmon
iously and not single defeated candidate
made ''kick" with howl that he would
not support the ticket. After the conven-
ton was over many We're heard say tie per-
sonnel could not have been better All SEEM
ed to be delighted with the days work and
confident that when the sun goes down on
the day of election, that victory will have
perched itself upon the Republican banners.
REPRESENTATIVE CONVENTIONS.
The delegates to nominate a candidate for
representative in the S4th district convened on
the first floor of the Opera house Immediately
after the county convention adjourned.
W. F. Walker Esq. was male chairman