Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-06-23
Ticket Completed.

WIcHITA.-On the third day of the people:
convention nominations were made complet
ing the state ticket.
First action was had on associate justice
Judge John Martin and Judge w. C. Webt
| of Topeka, Judge NJ. b. Nicholson of Morris
county, and Judge Stephen II. Allen of Linn
county were placed in nomination.
| The candidates were called out. Judge
Nicholson and Judge Frank Doster spoke
/ favoring Judge John Martin.
Judge Webb made quite speech and was
catechised at length.
| Those favoring fusion were against Webb
and for Martin the anti-fusiOnists were for
Allen.
The first ballot resulted as follows: Allen,
IA; Martin, 1888; Webb, 70. This gave Allen
one more than a majority and he was de
| clared the nominee.
For congressman-at-large Colonel William
A. Harris of LeaYenworth county, was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
After many speeches for and against the
convention adopted resolution condemn
| ing the state board of railroad assessors for
| lowering the assessed valuation of railroad
properly. Attorney General Ives was not
permitted TO reply to the bitter speeches
made against his action as one of that board.
For lieutenant governor the anti-fusionists,
including Nincent's friends, Vincent having
declined the nomination. put up =. NJ. Scott,
of Mcpherson; and those favoring fusion
were for D. NJ. Rice alliance member of the
Legislature from COhey county. Colonel Percy
Daniels of Crawford county, was also put in
nomination.
The first ballot gave Scott 245; Rice. of
Cotfey, ZIG; Colonel Percy Daniels, of Craw-
ford county, 80; Clark Richardson, of Ander-
son county, 8, and A. Reed, of Bourbon coun-
ty, 8.
convention for speeches. Following them
Rev. L. H. Gold, of Crawford county, spoke
in Daniels interest. He said that Daniels
was at home behind his pillow. That he was
The second ballot gave Rice 248, Scott 2O5,
and Daniels 128.
On the third ballot Colonel Daniels was
nominated.
For secretary of state the following nomi-
nations were then made. Captain X. S. Os-
born, Rocks county; j. B. French, state sec
rotary of the farmers alliance; Sam Strong,
Cowley county, ID. G. Torcher johnson
county; John ii. Couch, Bourbon county +;
Harry Mills, Labette county; T. Z. Leach,
NeoshO county.
Captain Osborn was nominated.
For attorney general four candidates were
presented. They were: John L. Little, Ola
the; II. X. Vrooman, Kansas City; S. A. Nc
Ginnis, ElDorado, and ]. F. Mcdonald, Par
sons.
The first ballot resulted: Little, 235; Vroo-
man, 1856; Mcdonald, 123; McGinnis, IL
During a second ballot a boom was started
for Judge Frank Doster, which spread like a
prairie hre. Judge Doster, however, said he
would not take the nomination.
Little was then nominated by big major
Ity.
For delegates-at-large to the Omaha con-
vention the following were chosen: Dr. Nc
Lallin, Topeka; Mrs. NJ. Z. Lease, Wichita +;
James L. Brek (colored), Wabaunsee coun-
| ty; Geo. Wagner, editor of the Alliance Trib-
une, Sumner county w. L. Brown, editor of
the Kingman journal.
The three candidates for presidential
electors at large chosen are Walter n. Allen,
Jefferson county; Z. B. Cabbell (colored) I,
Pratt county; H. A. White, Butler county.
One presidential electOr from each con-
gressional district was selected, as follows
| ID. Z. Barry, Atchison county; A. G. Shinn,
Franklin; II. c. Bowen, Montgomery S. A.
Martin, Greenwood; A. J. McAllister Cloud ;
L: d. Reynolds, Jewell; Noah Allen, Sedg-
wick.
For auditor of state Van B. Prather, Of
| Cherokee county, was nominated on the first
ballot.
For state treasurer, w. H. Biddle, of But
| Ter county, was nominated on the first bal
| lot.
Prof. H. A. Gaines, of Saline county, was
chosen for state superintendent.