The Lamar register., 1890-09-27
Tho District Convention.

ordered that committee OF nve be ap
| pointed on resolutions. On motion it
| was ordered that the chairman OF each
delegation furnish the secretary with
list of delegates.
The chairman appointed j. G. Coad, of
Bent county, Thos. Hoffmire, of Otero
county, R. w. Hutchcraft and H. X.
Linger, Of Kiowa county, and A. B. Stew
| art, Of Prowers county, on the committee
| on resolutions.
1t was moved that a committee on per-
manent organization consisting of one
member from each county and one mem
Der at large be appointed.
The delegations then selected the fol-
| lowing to serve on the committee on cre-
| dentials, viz:
Otero county, T. B. Wilson,
Kiowa county, ]. c. Funderburg,
Prowers county, W. H. Harper,
Bent county, W. G. Burke.
The chairman then appointed the fol-
lowing committee on,.permanent organi-
| zatlon, viz:
Otero county, R. G. Dalton,
Prowers county, W. A. Leonard,
Bent county, w. M. Cummings,
Kiowa county, o. Rusk and D. Rogers.
The committee on credentials then re-
ported the following as entitled to seats
| in the convention, viz:
BENT COUNTY:
w. C. Burke, w. NJ Cummings,
John A. Murphy, H. G. Abbott,
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oTERo COUNTY:
R. G. Dalton, A. R. Bartholomew,
G. A. Henry, Roe Powell,
M. ]. Daley, Thos. Hofmire,
T. B. Wilson, J.J Elser,
E. c. Goblin, c. D. Stewart.
KIowA COUNTY:
John Punteney, J.C Funderburgh,
H. X. Linger, R W. Hutchraft,
D. Rogers, G. Frost Liggstt,
| o. A. Rusk, G. N. Smith.
PRowERs COUNTY:
VIM. Harper, w. A. Leonard,
o. G. Hess, E. E. Pike,
c. L. Mcpherson, NJ. j. McMillen,
A. G. Swift, A. B. Stewart.
On motion the report Of the committee
on credentials was adopted.
On motion the chairman appointed the
following committee on resolutions:
Bent county, w. M. Cummings,
Otero county, G. A. Henry,
Kiowa county, R w. Hutchcraft.
Convention then adjourned to 1:3O
o'clock p. m.
On re-assembling at the appointed
hour the report of the committee on per-
manent organization that the temporary
organization be made permanent was
adopted
The committee on resolutions reported
as follows:
"We, your committee on resolutions,
beg leave to report as follows:
BE it resolved by the Republicans
Of the Bent Legislative district in con-
vention assembled,
THAT we adopt the platform adopted
by the Republican State convention at
Denver on last week, and further,
"That We strongly condemn the prac-
tice of corporations employing force Of
men, known as private detectives, or
Pinkerton associations, but who are the
usurpers of the functions of the civil Of
ficers; we believe it to be contrary to the
spirit OF free government, and return
to a system of barbarous age"
On motion the report of the committee
was received, the resolutions adopted
and the committee discharged.
The following resolution was then Of
fered and adopted as an amendment to
the resolutions already adopted
"Be it resolved that the county lines
of the various counties should remain as
they are.'
Nominations being in order the follow
ing were placed in nomination for Rep
resentatve:
G. II. Allen, of Otero county, was nom
mated by G. A. Henry, of Otero county,
and ]. N. Huddleston, of Kiowa, county,
was nominated by H. X. Linger, of Kiowa
county,
There being no further nominations it
was on motion ordered that the chair
man OF each delegation report the vote
OF his delegation on roll call.
The result of the first ballot was as
follows:
Bent county, votes for Allen,
Kiowa county, 8 votes for Huddleston.
Otero county, 10 votes for Allen,
Prowers county, 8 votes for Huddle-
ston and votes for Allen.
Total, 13 votes for Huddleston and IS
votes for Allen.
On motion of H. K Linger, of Kiowa
county, the nomination of c. H. Allen
for representative was made unanimous.
The following Legislative district COM
mittee was then announced by the vari-
GUS delegations, viz:
Bent county, w. G. Burke,
Kiowa county, G. Frost Liggett,
Otero county, 7. B. Wilson,
Prowers county, H. A. Billow.
On motion the convention adjourned,