The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-06

The permanent chairman adj
dressed the convention, thanking
them for the honor conferred.
NOMINATIONS.
For District Attorney J. S. Gray,
Edgar A. Wilson and S. w, Moody
were named. Nominations closed
and ballot ordered. DR.. Maxey
and Joseph Perrault were appoint
ed tellers. Necessary to choice, %.
First ballot, Gray, Is; Wilson, %;
Moody, 3. Wilson declared the
nominee. Mr.. Wilson responded to
calls in short address accepting
the nomination.
Orlando Robbins was placed in
nomination for Sheriff. Moved and
seconded that Mr.. Robbins be nom
mated by reclamation. Carried
Mr.. Robbins was declared the NOM
inee.
Geo. Pettengill was nominated for
Assessor and Tax Collector by ac-
clamation.
For Auditor and Recorder VIM.
Childs, S. B. Mann and Chas. s.
Kingsley were placed in nominal
ton. On the first ballot Childs re-
ceived 8; Mann so; Kingsley 5.
Mann was declared the nominee,
and accepted the nomination in a
few well chosen remarks.
For Treasurer C. S. Mcconnell,
Jas. A Pinney, ID. +. Baker were
placed in nomination.
First ballot: Jas. Pinney, IA;
D. f. Baker, Is; N, S. Hubbell, 2;
Chas. Mcconnell, 13.
Second ballot: Jas. II. Pinney,
Is; d. f. Baker, IS; Chas Hubbell,
1; Chas. Mcconnell, II.
Third ballot: Jas. Pinney, 10;
D. f. Baker, 26; Chas. Hubbell, 0;
Chas. Mcconnell, 8.
D. F. Baker was declared the
nominee.
Mr.. B. s. Pricket was nominated
for Probate Judge by reclamation.
On motion the convention took a
recess for five minutes.
The convention ratified the nom.
ination of Fred Campbell, of Boise
County, for Joint Councilman with
Boise County.
For Councilman D. p. B. Pride,
Jas. S. Negley, Jr. and D. l.. Bad
ley were nominated. Badley's
name was Withdrawn. First bal
lot: Pride, 10, Negley %. Mr..
Ncgley's nomination was then made
unanimous by motion. of Mr.. Per-
rault. Mr.. Negley was then sent
for and his appearance was loudly
cheered. He made a neat speech
of thanks.
For Assemblymen, NJ. A. Kurtz,
J. M. Martin, D. l.. Bailey and
Ephraim Smith were nominated.
On the first ballot, Kurtz received
40, Bailey IS, Martin 81 and Smith
10. Messrs. Kurtz, Martin and
Bailey were declared the nom
inees.
Mr.. Kurtz upon being called
made the usual radical address.
d. L. Bailey made common
sense address accepting the nomi-
nation.
J. NJ. Martin accepted in few
well-ch6sen words.
For Superintendent of Schools,
Rev. J. H. Barton was named. ST.
las w. Moody was named but with
drew. Barton's nomination was
made unanimous by reclamation.
Recess for ten minutes was taken
to enable district delegates to select
their nominees for commissioners.
After recess, the nominations for
county commissioners were made
as follows: First district, J. C..
Pence, of Boise; second, W. r.
Langtree, of Middleton; third, W.
L. Reddington, of Payette.
For County Surveyor, i. H..
Hesse was nominated by acclama-
ton.
For Coroner, DR.. Geo. w. Coils
ter was nominated by reclamation.
Chairman County Central Com
mittee, Charles II. Reed.
NOTES.
Chairman Brown made model
presiding officer.
Bosses Pride got left, but Cald-
Wells Pride got there.
The hall was very handsomely
decorated with flags and bunting.
The Caldwell band filled the con-
vention hall with patriotic music.
The successful candidates filled
the hall with eloquence and the un-
successful ones came up smiling.
The best-attended convention
ever held in Ada county-only six
proxies in the entire body. Moral
always come to Caldwell, the
central point.
II got banged right square in the
ear" said Judge Gray after the fir,
ng ceased; "and that is exactly
What man deserves when he puts
MS ear where it don't belong"
'Republicanism the Essence of
Progress" was one of the conven-
ion NOTES. Uncle Dan. Bacon.
says this means the Nampa Pro-
yress. The essence is only $500
per year.
Boise, 8; Caldwell, 2; Nampa, ] /;
Emmett, 1; Payette, 1; Middleton,
[. That's the proportion of the
ticket.
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