Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-09

report, and adopted. On motion it was
decided that the candidates should be
brought before the convention by an
informal ballot.
On motion a county central commit
tee was then selected, as follows:
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Albion Tp.. Henry Boyle. .Oimitz.
Beaver. . Peter Meyers. >. Dubuque
Buffalo ....... Jake Alefs ...... Great Bend.
Cheyenne.
Clarence. John Bement.. -. .Pawnee Rock.
Cleveland.
Comanche. John Komorch. 49,. Ellinwood
Eureka ........ Jake Trester. Great Bend
Fsir'ie"
Grant Henry Moore OlmitZ
Great Bend. Ben Kelley ........ Great Bend
Homestead. "A Houck -. Hoisington
Independent 49,. John Dunston Clahin
LakiD Joe Sprinkler. 80. Ellinwood
Liberty. It Lyons -. -. Great Bend
Logan .-..--.....-..-...
Pawnee Rock -. ID Cnruh .Pawnee Rock
South Bend John Reigel Great Bend
MON.
Wheatland. ...John Bechtel. Millard
Walnut. John Gallon on........... Albert
Wasbburn.
GREAT BEND, KANSAS.
First ward -. e G Looney. Second %. R Pleger
Third. Jas. W. Clarke. Fourth L. NJ. Krause
An informal ballot was then taken
for candidates for the Office of county
attorney, resulting: c. F. Diffenbacher
127, f. l.. Hotchkiss %, James w.
Clarke 6; whole number of votes cast
being 1852. On motion the rules we're
suspended and C. F. Diffenbacher was
nominated by acclamation.
An informal ballot was then taken
for probate judge, resulting: G. R.
Archer 8S, James w. Clarke 43, John
II. Bement %, A. A. German 1, W. E.
Huffman 1. Mr.. Clarke addressed the
convention declined to run as candi-
date for the nomination, and moved
the rules be suspended and G. r. Archer
be nominated by acclamation, which
was done.
G. F. Diffenbacher then placed r. F.
Pleger in nomination for superintend-
ent of schools, which nomination was
seconded by Col. w. E. Huttmann.
Mr.. Pleger declined to have his name
used as candidate. An informal bal
lot was taken resulting in 16l votes for
r. f. Pleger and for F. D. Wilson.
a motion was made to have Mr..
Pleger nominated by acclamation,
which motion prevailed, and he grace
fully accepted.
Judge Toepke was appointed COM
mittee of one to notify the republican
resubmission convention of the nomi-
nees of this convention.
On motion ballot was taken by
the delegates of the townships compos-
ing the first commissioner district for a
candidate for commissioner, resulting:
Joseph F. Strothman Al, Henry Lang
field Is. The rules were suspended,
and Mr.. StrOthman nominated by accla-
| nation.
Col. Huffman, chairman of the con-
sultatiOn committee, reported that the
democratic nominees had been ratified
| by the resubmissiOn convention, and
that that convention had placed in
nomination for representative w. F.
Peck; for clerk of the court w. r.
Bunting, and for coroner DR.. j. F.
Hess, and moved the adoption OF the
report. James w. Clarke moved as an
amendment to the motion that the
ratification of the candidates be acted
upon one at time. Amendment lost
and after considerable discussion the
original motion adopting the report and
thus accepting the nominees of the
resubmission republicans was carried
Three cheers were given for the success.
of the resubmission ticket in Bartor
county, and the convention adjourned
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