Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-17
THE RESULT.


candidate for congress in the Sixth
district, on the SD ballot, the vote
being as follows:
For Turner-Cheyenne 4, Decatur
8, Ellis 3, Graham 4, Lincoln 5, Lo-
gan 3, Mitchell, 81, Rawlins 5,
Rocks q Russell 8, Sheridan 8,
Thomas 4, Trego 3-total, As.
For McNall-Decatur 2, Els
worth 5, Cove 3, Jewell 9, Mitchell
81, Norton 6, Osborne Z, Phillips 7,
Rocks p; Russell 2, Sherman 4,
Smith Z, Wallace 3-total, 81.
After long, bitter fight over the
report of the committee on creden-
tials, over seating contesting delega-
tons balloting began Saturday night.
The first ballot stood: For Turner,
40; Hanback,, SO; McLennan, 10;
McNall, Z; Hamilton, s. Seventy
one more ballots were taken with
out material change and then the
convention adjourned until Monday
morning.
Sunday was quiet, but the leaders
among the candidates were hard at
work trying to affect combinations.
Hanback, claimed that he was to be
the candidate on whom the oppOsi-
ton would unite. McLennan, it
was thought, had no doubt gone
over to Hanback,. McNall and
Hamilton both claimed they were
not in the combination and that
without them Hanback, could not be
nominated. Turner's friends were
still confident that they were the
strongest.
The convention was called to Or
der at 8 o'clock Monday morning.
McLennan went to Hanback, on the
first ballot. On the fourth Russell
connty's four votes went to Turner,
as did also two of Sherman's, which
made the ballot stand: Turner 81,
Hanback, 30, McLennan II, McNall
z, Hamilton Z.
After this ballot an adjournment
was taken until 10 o'clock.
One ballot was taken after the
convention reconvened. Turner d.
vided his forces with H. A. Allen,
of Russell county, an alliance man,
and the ballot resulted: Turner IS,
McLennan 81, McNall Z, Hamilton
s, Allen "a, Rathbone.5, Stewart 4.
The convention then adjourned for
one hour.
When the convention reassembled
another ballot was taken, resulting
as follows: Turner III, Hanback, 8,
McLennan "a, McNall Z, Hamilton
s, Allen 923, Rathbone 4.
On the next ballot it was sup
posed Turner would be nominated,
but several delegates depended on
''few the track" and Turner re-
ceived only 48 votes. A motion to
adjourn until 3 o'clock was lost.
The next ballot gave Turner 40,
one delegate from Decatur coming
back to him. On this ballot McNall
received II, Hanback, u, McLennan
Is, Hamilton 6, Allen Z, Rathbone
2-from Ellis county. The conven-
ton then adjourned to 3 o'clock.
The convention reassembled at 3
p. m. and the eighty-second ballot
was taken with the result as above
stated. On motion Of Mr.. Harwi,
of Graham county, the nomination
was made unanlm0uS-thuS ending
one of the most exciting conven-
tons ever held in Kansas.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE NoMI-
NEE.
Hon. Webb McNall has for MANY
years been prominent in the politics
of Kansas. He was born in Ran
dolph, Cattaraugus county, New
York, on October IL, 1S4S. He lie
moved to Iowa in August, 1861, and
from there to Gaylord, Smith coun-
ty, Kansas, in September, 1871. He
took homestead one mile north
east of Gaylord and has since pur-
chased enough land in the vicinity
to give him full section. He has
at various times been farmer, insur-