Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-24

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The Republicans o. Trego uounty
Assemble in Convention ond
Nominate Ticket.
The republicans Of Trego county met
in delegate convention. pursuant to csll
on Sept. 18th. 1892. at the court house IN
Wa-Keeney. Kansas.
Convention was called to order BY W.
81. Damn. chairman OF the county central
committee, and. on motion, J. b. Bell
OF Franklin. vas elected temporary chair
man and C. c. Yefter, Of Ogallah, tempo.
rary secretary.
The peoples party desiring the use OF
the court house Tor political speaking. on
n otion convention adjourned to meet at
the Opera house.
Upon reassembling the following CON-
mitteee were appointed: On order Of
business g. w. Cross, Charles Loflin,
John LofliD, W. B. Robinson. ]. F. Far
IRISH, II. I'idball, and 7. s. Howe. Cred
entials-W. G. Marshall, w. A. Eppler.
Ed. Horton, W. F. Barber, A. J. john
son, 8. L. Garland, James B. Bell. A
committee on permanent organization
was also appointed but the names were
misplaced and we cannot give them. A
short recess was then taken to enable the
committees to make their reports.
The committee on credentials reported
the following as entitled to seats in the
conventions:
Wa-Keeney-W. F. Tilton, Frank
Walker, A. B. Mumert, Riley Moore.
o. w. Lahman, W. G. Marshall, c. M.
Brown, John A. Nelson, A. p Hinshaw,
George Brown, Theodore Courtney, Ed.
Bryant, George Cross.
Willcox-S. L. Garland, J. Parrish,
Edward Badgley.
Ogallah-T. S. Howe, W. A. Eppler.
G. c. Yetter.
Glencoe-D. J. Wilson, Ed. Orion,
John Loflin.
Franklin--W. B. Robinson. C. NJ. Bell,
w. A. Hiatt.
Collyer-Charles Bamberg, Hugh
Tidball, s. b. North, Lewis Jones and
A. j. johnson.
Riverside-John Altman. W. F. Barber,
George Palmer. Charles Lofin.
J. l.. Altman, Of Riverside, being
absent, his place was filled by w. F.
King. alternate. o. W. Lahman, A. B.
Mummert, Frank Walker and E. F. Bry-
ant, of the Wa-Keeney delegation, were
also absent and their places were filed
by alternates C. N. Gibson, o. A. Cort-
right, Geo. 1. Verbeck, and NJ. w. Cliff.
The committee on order Of business
made the following report: ave. your
committee on order Of business respect
fully recommend that nominations be
made by ballot in the following order:
representative, probate Judge, county at
torney, superintendent of public instruct
ion. district clerk, commissioner for 3rd
commissioner district, to be nominated
by delegates from Collyer and Franklin
townships. That majority of all the
votes cast be required to nominate. -
The committee on permanent organiza-
recommended James b. Bell for perma-
nent chairman and w. B. Robinson for
permanent secretary.
The reports of the several com mittees
we're adopted, and on motion, the con.
vention proceeded to nominate county
ticket. The rnles were suspended aud
A. Fl. Blair for representative, j. M.
WEIGH for probate judge, s. r. Cowlck
for county attorney, A. s. Peacock for
county superintendent we're all nomina-
ted by reclamation, as was also G. n.
Nef for commissioner OF the 3rd district.
For district clerk, 8. NJ. Hutzel and d.
b. Rogers we're nominated. On the first
ballot each candidate received II votes.
The second ballot was a repetition OF the
first On the third ballot Rogers receiv-
ed 10 votes and Hntzel 10 votes and
Rogers was declared elected.
The following were elected members of
the county central committee from the
several townships in the county:
Wa-Keeney-F. NJ. Morgan, w. e.
Tilton.
Glencoe-D. J. Wilson, E. NJ. Orion.
Riverside-G. A. Palmer, w. F. Barber.
Willcox-W. B. CIPHER, s. L. Garland.
Ogallah &C. c. Ridgway, T. 8. Howe.
Collyer- Lewis Jones, G. J. Davis,
Franklin-C. NJ Bell, A. Fl. Hiatt.
s. r. Cowick was elected chairman Of
the county central COMMITTEES.
The following resolution was presented
by G. c. Yetter and adopted:
Resolved that it is the sense OF this
convention that central committeeman in
appointing proxies, appoint some one
within their own township" Convention
adjourned.
JAMES B. BELL, Chm'n.
w. B. Robinson, Sec'y.
Dentistry.