The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26

seemed to be the purpose of every delegat
to put up men for the various places il
| the city government who would com
mand the respect of the people and be
credit to the party which will be response
| bic for their work aud acts for the mex
| two years.
| 1t is seldom that political convention
| has been seen that was composed of such
clean. honorable and representative BODY
of delegates as that Of yesterday. ThI
ticket nominated is as follows:
For Mayor.
/. N. cox.
For Councilman First Ward,
j. L. SAWYER.
For Councilman Second Ward,
c. o. ALBERTS.
For Councilman Third Ward,
J. H. MCCALL.
For Councilman Fourth Ward,
II. T. GOODE.
For Councilman Fifth Ward,
H A HILL
For Councilman Sixth Ward.
JOHN MARTIN.
For School Board, First Ward,
J. H. BLACK.
For School Board, Second Ward,
J. L POWELL.
For School Board. Third Ward,
J. T. d. CASEY.
For School Board, Fourth Ward.
ED GOLDBERG.
For School Board. Fifth Ward,
JAMES ALLISON.
For School Board, Sixth Ward,
L KECK-
For Justices of the Peace,
BRUCE L. KEENAN,,
q. W. G. JONES,
S NJ. TUCKER.
For COnstables,
TOM VOSS,
G. NJ. GREEN,
5. w. JONES.
At II o'clock the convention was called
to order by John E. Hume who, in a short
speech, explained the object of the conyen-
ton in bis usual unmistakable style, after
which James Allison of the Fifth ward
was made chairman, Messrs. Scott Cor
bett, G. Z. Potts and James H. Black.
vice presidents, and Wendell Mclaughlin,
secretary.
The first thing done was to announce
the decision of the supreme court of the
state sustaining the Republican house.
The announcement was received with eu-
thusiasm which broke out into laundering
applause.
On motion all committees were dis
pensed with so that everything might be
done in the fairest possible manner.
When it was announced that nomiua.
lions for mayor were in order, DR.. Hays
placed the name OF Dr. c. c. Furley before
the convention, and Mr.. Corbett nominal
ed L. NJ. Cox. After Dr. Furley receiving
the vote of the delegates OF his own ward
he withdrew from the race and l.. N, Cox
was nominated by reclamation amid great
applause which fairly shook the building.
Not a dissenting voice was heard any,
where
Then followed the nomination of candi
dates for justices The following gentle
men were placed before the convention:
G. w. C. Jones, S. NJ. Tucker, B. L, Keen
an, J. G. Redfield, s. W. Walker and A.
G. Stanley. On the first ballot Jones,
Tucker and keenan, received a majority of
the votes cast and were duly declared the
nominees
The following gentlemen were then
placed in nomination for constables:
George NJ Green, Jake Harmon, Sam
Jones, 7. T. Truesdale. Tom Voss, w. II.
Harrah, 5. F. Draper, J. H, Mercer and &.
Biglow.
On the first ballot Sam Jones and Tom
Voss were nominated and on the fifth bal
lot George Green received seven votes
more than the required majority and was
declared the nominee of the convention.
The names of the counci;men, members
of the school board and committeeman,
selected in separate ward meetings were
then read and heartily Endorsed by the
The committeeman are as
follows:
First ward-O. u Valentine, G. f.
Richards and Fred Buckley
Second ward--C. l.. Adams, S L. Will
Jams ard W. S. Morris.
Third ward-John w. Adams, George
F. Campbell and l. c. Roberts.
Fourth ward-O. z, Smith, H R.
Farnum, Paul Mellirger aud John J. II
Duff.
Fifth ward-M. S. Rochelle and J. V.
Koogle.
Sixth ward-J. H. Alexander and John
Kelley.
After the following resolutions was
passed the convention ad iourued.
Resolved, By the Republicans of Wich-
tia in convention assem- bled. that we en-
dorse the action of the Republican house
of representatives of the state and espec-
tally do we endorse our fellow townsmau,
Speaker George i. Douglass, for their
noble position in defense of constitutional
liberty in this state, and we pledge our I'M
swerying devotion TO our legislature with
the firm conviction that their action will
be endorsed by the people Of the state.