The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03
Slow Work. Much Wrangline
Delays Business.
White, Hurlburt and Ernst
Put in Nomination.
white Was Nominated on the
Fourth Ballot.
Moore, Stahl and Worster ali
Nominated by AccIanation.
Bitter RenOminated in Third
Commissioners District.

4uO republican county COuNCublOA
met Saturday at 10 O'Clock in jays OPP
era house. The convention was called
to order by I. E. Lambert, chairman of
the county central committee. The
call was read by A. F. Flory, secretary
of the committee.
w. w. Scott was made temporary
chairman. A. +. Flory was nominated
for temporary secretary, but declined.
o. B. Wharton was then nominated for
that post, and elected
d. w. Eastman moved that COM
mittee of five be appointed on resolu-
tions. Motion carried.
DR.. Wright moved that the tempo
rary organization be made permanent.
Carried. s5a
J. w. Eastman moved a committee
of five on organization. Carried.
A. w. Plumb moved committee of
five on credentials. Carried.
The following are the names of the
gentlemen on each committee:
ResoIutions-D. w. Eastman, FL. B.
Morse, w. 81. Wyckof, j. S. Gibson.
Geo. Plumb.
Credentials-A. w. Plumb, P. Ed
wards, A. G. Sheppard, o. F. Rich
mnnd, j. T Burton.
Order of business-J. w. Eastman,
E. w. Cunningham, L. B. Morlage, j.
B. Moon and G. w. CleaVer.
On motion of A. w. Plumb, the con-
vention adjourned until half past
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention was called to order
shortly before O'Clock. A. w. Plumb
chairman, read report of the committee
on credentials. The list of delegates
as published was read aud adopted.
Several delegations were short and
were filed by substitutes.
j. Eastman, chairman of commit
tee on order of business, read report of
committee.
| D. w. Eastman, chairman of COM
mittee on resolutions read report, en-
dorsing prohibition, condemning
trusts, demanding free ballot and a
fair count, asking for deep water con
vention, endorsing President Harrison
and his administration and calling fol-
q service pension bill.
Judge Buck moved that plank be
inserted endorsing the state admins
tratioD. Carried.
The resolutions were then adopted
Nominations for county clerk were
now in order. A wrangle arose as t.
the method of taking the vote. 1t wal
finally decided that each delegats
should rise in his place and declare hi
choice of a candidate.
DIR. Wright placed in nomination tn,
name of O. w. white, in very nea
speech. The nomination of Mr.. vii
hite was seconded by Emporia town
ship.
i 7. G. Sutton nominated VIM. Ernst
lECap" Warren AMI A w. Plumb sec
onded the nomination.
/ Perry Edwards nominated A. Hurl
burt. This closed the nominations
Balloting then began. The first bal
lot resulted as follows: White, 1O1
Ernst, SIS and Hurlbult "a. No on
having majority of all the votes cas-
the balloting was resumed. On tn
fourth ballot Mr.. White was nomina
ted, the ballot standing White, 103l
Ernst, 964 and Hurlburt q. ID. A
Stahl was nominated for county treas
f urer by reclamation. Eliza Moor
r and Waldo Worster were each in turl
: nominated by reclamation for reg
lister and sheriff. S. V. Bitter wa
nominated for commissioner of Thir
district on the frstballot. The cor
vention was still in session at goin
to press.