The Globe-republican., 1891-11-05
Chalk Beeson Knocks
Bells Man Out With
100 .PIuraIty--Ott0
in Again by q
Scratch.
connaway and Gardner are
the Commissioner8..The
Peoples Party Vote
light-.No 0hdce
for DtS Chiefs.

The people Of Ford county have risen
In their might and dealt the old ring =
blow which has cleft it In twain. Divi-
ded as the opposition to it was, the peo-
pie still had power to capture the sher-
ifs office, the citadel of its strength,
and three other places, including the
exceedingly important post Of county
commissioner from the Third district.
The ring still has the treasurer and one
commissioner, but the other two menu
bers of the board are alert and vigilant
guardians of the peoples interests.
They will ever be found at their posts
of duty and no great wrong can be done
after next January.
C.. NJ. BeesOn. IL stalwart republican,,
ii thrifty farmer. successful stock man.
carried the county for sheriff by about
100. Cha!k's titnesss for that position
carried him through in spite of the des-
perate efforts Of the gang and the popu-
larity of the Third Party candidate.
Now that the tussel is over the entire
county is saying, ''well, I'm glad Chalk
got there. The other boys are good fe:-
lows, but T.. Mis- the man for the place. y
James A. Arment was elected to the
office of Register Of Deeds solely upon
his merits and the friendship the people
feel for him. Ford county never had a
better man in that office than Jim will
prove himself to be, and he will he re-
elected by ten times the plurality that
he received last Tuesday.
Otto Miller was elected by the earnest
work and hard scheming of his friends.
No one doubts OttO's personal fitness
for the position. but he will have to get
better control of his temper or the next
time his plurality of thirty will be n 800
majority for his opponent.
The hard work of the young men of
Dodge City gave X. 5. Crane plurality
of Is over Il. +. ScOffern of Bucklin.
Both these gentlemen are thoroughly
competent and reliable and 1t Is owing
to the fact that Mr.. Crane has really
been county clerk the past two years
that he succeeded in holding al even
hand with MIR. ScOffern.
John Sheldon came IN by score
of votes ahead of T.. l.. Dellinger. Mr..
Dellingcr had made no canvas and rs u
surveyor was little known in the county.
while bis opponents are well known in
that particular line. hence 4. l.. may
well think the vote he received Il high
compliment.
DR.. Crumbine was elected coroner in
time to determine the cause of the sud-
den taking off Of the Peoples Party.
The little Dr's. fitness for the place is
shown by the fact that though his name
was ut the tail of the ticket, the voters
placed him near the head in number of
votes and the strenuous efforts Of the
mighty John were of no avail.
D. II. CoNNAwvY, the successful can
didate for commissioner in the third
district, is twenty eight years old, a
farmer and stock raiser, of Royal
township, and a graduate of the Mis-
souri, State University. He is a man
of sound judgment, and will depend
upon his own mental resources for
conclusions in the performance Of his
official duties. The fact that he re-
ceived all but three votes in his own
precinct shows what confidence his
neighbors have in him.