Dodge City times., 1891-04-03
FITZGERALD, that the

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nomination of ward counciimen and
members of the school board be deferred
TO some later date.
Moved and carried that the voting for
the various candidates be done by ballet.
Charles F. Mills then placed the name
of. Ii. SWEET in nomination for mayor,
which was duly seconded. followed by
the nomination of X. ". Evans by W.
J. Fitzgerald. which having received a
second. and there being 10 other names
to come before the meeting ballot was
taken. The teilers appointed by the
Chair, Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr.. Mills after
a canvass of the votes. declared the
whole number of votes cast, ninety, of
which r. w. Evans received fifty, a
majority of ten votes and was declared
BY the Chair as the nomiree of the con-
vention for mayor.
Moved and seconded that the rules be
suspended and that the balance of the
nominations be made by rising vote
The Chair declared this motion out of
order.
Moved and seconded that the order of
business be suspended and committee
be appointed to wait upon Mr.. Evans to
ascertain if he would accept the nomina-
ton for mayor. This motion having
been carried the Chair appointed the
following committee. Messrs. Fitzgerald,
Hoover, Arment, Sughrue, and Mullen
dOre.
On resolution the Chair appointed X.
w. Evans, L. G. Grobety and S. Gall;-
CHER, Jr. as committee to draft suit
able resolutions TO be sent to the city Of
New Orleans regarding the late disturb
ance.
The committee appointed to wait upon
Mr.. Evans at this time returned with
Mr.. Evans in person, who with evident
reluctance formally accepted the NOM
ination for mayor, and upon motion the
nomination was made unanimous.
The nominations of Justices of the
Peace being next in order, Mr.. j. B.
MOflitt was nominated by MIR. Fitzgerald,
and J. NJ. Kirkpatrick by Mr. Watson.
and Mr.. Grobety by p. ii. Sughrue and
Mr. E. r. Henry by Mr.. Simms, all of
which were duly seconded. The names
of j. Il. Moffitt and Z. X. Henry having
been Withdrawn, motion was made that
J. NJ. kirkpatrick and l.. g. GrObety be
declared the unanimous choice of this
convention as candidates for the posi-
tions OF Justices of the Peace.
Judge II. NJ. Beverly was placed in
nomination for city treasurer, and on
motion of Mr.. Watson the rules were
suspended and he was unanimously
nominated by acclimation.
Mr.. Fred Gardner was then placed in
nomination by C.. W. Averill for the
office of Treasurer of School District No. |
1, and on motion the rules we're suspend.
ed and he was unanimously nominated
by acc 'amatiOa.
W. II. LyBrand was unanimously |
nominated for Police Judge and John
Martin and E. r. Henry for Constables.
The committee on resolutions to be |
sent to New Orleans then made the fol- |
lowing report. which on motion was de-
clared the sense of the meeting.
To the Mayor and City of New Orleans:
The people of Dodge City. Kan. IN
mass convl ntiOn assembled:
RESOLVED: That this meeting express
es the sentiment of this city and county
and say to the people of the Crescent
City that 1000 able bodied men spoken
for by this resolution are ready to go to
Louisiana and shoot, as they will shoot.
if called upon by our government and
Italy's hostile attitude demands it.
Signed: r. W. EVANS, Mayor.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
w. E. TEARE, Sec'y.