Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-23
POLITICAL PALAVER.
THE OFFICE SEEKS OUT SOME
CANDIDATES.
Doubts and Disappointments of the
Defeated Judicial Convention at
Junction City Well Attended
Various Items.


Various Items.
Tie county convention of the ALI
ance resulted in the choice of two can
didates for each Office who will be
voted Cd by the sub-alliances and one
chosen. The delegates at the conven-
ton had all sorts of instructions, there
being so many candidates, and as
result number of trades were made
which completely let out two or three
ambitious workers and put in as many
others. Out CT the % candidates for
sheriff James A. Smith, of NeWbern,
and John Lacey, of Sherman, were
successful. For register of deeds w.
D. Nichols and }. B. Harshman are
contestants. E. G.. Betz and b. NJ.
Anderson for county clerk; w. l.. Nix
on and Geo. F. Livingston, for county
treasurer; A. S. Phillips and S. w.
Howard for surveyor; r. F. Russell and
John Sheppard for coroner; w. R.
Moore and John Martz for county
commissioner complete the list. After
these have been voted on there will he
made up the complete ticket.
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There was wailing and crashing of
teeth on the part of some of the de-
feated so or more candidates last even
ing and they openly threatened ven
geance on the whole ticket. One prom
inent officer of the alliance offered to
bet $40 to SIS with a successful candi-
date that that the ticket would not be
all elected but found no taker. There
is a good deal of speculation about
Nichols chances as it is thought third
termism will defeat him sure.
Surveyor ROmig was asked by GER
tain alliances for his political views
and told the committees squarely and
fairly that he was republican and ex-
pected to be so. This manliness was
in such contrast with the Sinking of
some former republicans who have
wanted alliance nominations that he
was honored with several endorse
ments. The county alliance however
was not after ability and Mr.. Romig
will be reelected by his own party to
the office he has filled so we'll.
B. NJ. Wallace who was a strong
candidate for sheriff fell down all
around. He should congratulate him
self on it. AS the head of the Abilene
Bridge Co. he has a bonanza that is
better than any Office in the county and
will find that he will be money ahead.
The Bridge works are becoming more
and more widely known and we hope
to see them built up until they are the
leading institution Of the kind in the
west. Every such industry helps Alb
ilene.
The county alliance elected new Off
GERS yesterday. S. Palmer was chosen
president, NJ. BrysOn secretary and
Josh Humbargar county lecturer.
John Blagg who has been doing the
county lecturer act was let out COM
pletely, chiefly because John is too
Straightforward, outspoken and indie
pendent. He will not shed any tears
however. Neither will w. A. Birch
whose career as president and candi-
date for sheriff came to an untimely
end. But look out for the knivee that
rest neryously inside the defeated
warriors belts.
Today is the Eighth Judicial conven-
ton at Junction City. Thirty delegates
and many outsiders are present. Dick
inson's delegates have much mixed
instructions, Crawford, Nicholson, r.
n. Smith, J. A Smith and others bav-
inc followers. The fight will be
lively one.
TheIe was but little interest taken
in the sub-alliance primaries Thursday
night compared with year ago. Many
did not have interest enough to meet
and vote at all while the majority of
the meetings were dictated by less
than half dozen men: The reform
racket is playing out.
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1t is reported that Detroit will have
a new alliance. making two branches
! of the order in one neighborhood.