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resolutions in full to show their utterly

ization reported that the temporary or
ganization be made permanent. and
after all the reports had been accepted
and thoroughly swallowed the august
body wanted to adjourn two minutes to
wash the mess down. To this the
chair agreed. He called them to order
again, however, in exactly two min
utes, for 1t was fast approaching sup
per time. No sooner that it was given
out that the nominations were in or
der than Mr.. Rouse, whom everyone
thought was Indifferent and insensible
to his environments owing to his assid-
uous welding of the Faber, arose IN
stately grace and placed in nomination
for the Office of county clerk, A. M.
Houchin. Mr.. Rouse was not asleep.
he was exactly onto his job, Another
one OF the skaters arose and moved that
the rules be suspended and Mr.. Houch-
IN nominated by reclamation. The
motion to suspend the rules was put
and carried, but no other vote was TAX
en-. The convention probably thought
it had voted on the nomination.
Nominations tor treasurer were
called for, and DR.. Osborne i'm
mediately arose and placed before the
convention the name of D. E. Tedrow.
James Huffaker seconded and for a
time the solemn and dignified body was
threatened with burst Of eloquence.
But such an occurrence was happilv
averted, and some one moved to sus-
pend the rules and elect Tedrow by ac-
clamation. 1t was carried, and just as
in the previous case, the matter was
dropped at this juncture.
For Register of Deeds Cam Smith
and Miss Helen Cameron were placed
in nomination. The ballot resulted in
the choice of MIR. Smith by about 20
majority. A weak attempt at applause
was made but some of the wiser heads
happened to think what a spectacle 1t
would present if the party of equal
suffrage planks galore should applaud
the defeat of lady, and the demon
stration in embryo was squelched.
SO far the slate had been preserved
intact and run through like channel
cat through mill race. It had been
whispered about for some time that
Boyd's nomination for sheriff would be
opposed by l.. M. Axline and G.. s.
Jobes, and so when the nominations
for that office were called there was a
look of expectancy among those who
knew of the opposition. AS soon as
the chairman had announced that the
order was before the house, Hugh
Rankin of Sharon was nominated and a
second given like shot. For a minute
there was silence, so oppressive that
one might have heard a cough drop.
Everyone looked at someone else but
did not speak. Boyd's friends were
far IN the majority but the man who
was to nominate him was not there.
1t was only for moment, however,
and JObes moved that as there were no
other nominations the rules be sus-
pended and Rankin be declared the
nominee for sheriff. The motion was
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chairman been Boyd man the motion
would have taken precedence. AS it
was Glenn, of Kiowa, thinking it was
time to act, started to rise. He heard
Axline tapping on the table behind
him and sat down again but as quickly
arose and placed Boyd in nomination.
Half dozen seconds were given and
BOyd's candidacy was insured. The
anti-Boyd element had missed their
aim but a very small fraction. When
it came to vote Boyd received over
three-fourths of the vote.
For Surveyor surprise was sprung
on the convention by the nomination
OF VIM. Mexican, and it is doubtful if
those who voted knew whether he is a
surveyor or not.
Some waggish individual, who evil
IDENTIFY realizes the eternal fitness of
things, nominated chairman Gould for
coroner. Undoubtedly he thought that
if the doctor could preside so well over
a dead convention of dead party he
would be just the man for the place.
Accordingly the chairman was nomi-
mated by reclamation, and in an appro-
pirate speech of acceptance expressed
the hope that he should be called to
sit on each one of their bodies.
The first commissioner district then
met and nominated D. n. Dewitt for
| commissioner. Thus closed one of the
most remarkable conventions ever
held in this county; remarkable be-
cause of it's slate, its dull monotony
its lack of interest or enthusiasm and
last but not least tho personnel of the
! ticket. From first to last there was no
incident calculated to mar the dreary
and dismal routine. 1t worked like
most any automatic machine that has
been geared before starting. A plain
er or more evident result of fixing is
hardly ever seen than was that of Sat-
urday. The ring needed no pointing
out, it was about all ring. OF the forty
delegates or Whereabouts it is doubtful
if there were a dozen who did not
know what would be done before they
went into the convention, 80 that it
was essentially mere matter of form,
and bad form at that. While witness
ing the grave performance one could
not help but think Of the parliamentary
deliberations of an amateur base ball
nine or the Lime Kiln club. The NOV
ers would move and the whole flock
would vote aye. If Cameron or Johes
had moved that Marquis of Queens
is 10 doubt but that the motion would
have passed without a dissenting voice.
The constant and wearing monotony
together with the mournful gravity
that was Characteristic of the occasion.