Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-09-12
Their Ticket.

on last Tuesday, and after consuming
about two hours wrsngling over how to
appoint the different committees, they
finally got down TO the nomination Of
candidates The first Office to fill was
that Of county clerk. Fol this Office
there were five candidates; Frank Only,
/ John Sidlow, E. L. Coen, W. +. Watson
| and p R. Hobble After seven different
! ballots being taken, John Sidlow was
nominated. In the contest for this Office
ii was noticeable that Frank Only was
the choice of large number of the dele
gates, who voted against him because it
had been drummed into their ears by the
friends of other candidates that if elect
ed Sam Gallagher would still run the Of
fee. This was an injustice TO Mr.. Only
as no more honest, upright and compe
tent man for clerk conld be found among
all their candidates. Being thoroughly
versed IN all the business of the clerk $
Office, and liked as he was by all, he would
have made a strong race.
Register Of Deeds. was next taken up
and John Goodwine was nominated By
reclamation as was also L. Sims for
Treasurer.
The next fight in the convention began
when the candidates for sheriff were
brought to the front Fred Singer, d. L.
Sweeney and Peter Incl were placed in
nomination.
The race was close one between Incl
and Sweeney on the first, second and
ready made it so had to go. and Capt.
Sweeney was nominated on the fourth
ballot
John W. Howe was nominated for Sur
veyo, by aclamation as was also d. D.
Rose, for Coroner. For Commissioner Ord
District there were several candidates,
the rest of the ticket was nominated on
the first ballot.
NJ. VI. Sutton introduced resolution |
for the convention TO adopt and made a
very lengthy speech on the wants for a |
Soldiers home. He acknowledged that
all that had been done by him to secure
us Soldiers home was dead failure so |
far unless the County Commissioners
gave up 100000 for a ditch to irrigate
with there was no hopes OF getting the
Home. This resolution was promptly sat
down upon by Capt. Finlay. who said
that there was IA niger in the wood
pile and he did not want the Conven-
ton to endorse any such scheme. r. W.
Evans also was against anv such scheme,
and said that the people would do all
that was necessary for the Soldiers
Home. but if they were to give 81, 900. 90
he did not want it handled by the County
Commissioners, as they had been dishon-
est before in several instances, and he
for one would not trust them again. He
was in favor of committee being ap
pointed to handle any county funds, and
not the Commissioners.
1t was funny to see how hard Karch
worked for the nomination of commits
,ioner, but Dearborn could not find any
me to place him in nomination.
The resolution introduced by Hon. r.
". Evans asking that the convention en-
lorse the same was by motion thrown
nut of the window. and when it was
brown out large number of leading re- !
,ublicans, who had endorsed it, made up
heir mind to vote against the ticket
,laced in nomination. The resolution
denounced the Prohibitory Law as fasce
nd asked that the question be rcsubmit-
ed TO the people.
Dr. Rose said he did not thank the
for the nomination of COro-
Ter. but would serve if clected.-He |
Won't be troubled with the office.
The growl of dissatisfied republicans v
vas not very pleasant to hear, by the S
andidates. il
ID. NJ Frost made good chairman, rs
lso f. E. Smith as secretary. 6
He brought the G. A. X. into politics
n etty heavy. but then Mike was trying
o square himself.
Part OF the ring would have bolted !,
lad they not pledged themselves to the
ickct az made before the convention met.
\ magnificent ticket for the Democrats
0 win against said number of promi- 4
epublicans. n
The TINES was endorsed in its fight t
gains, the County Commissioners by
hree-f ourths of the delegates who d
heered when Evans said the commits I
toner's were dishonest" v