The herald., 1894-08-04
THE REPUBLICANS.
THEY CALL THEIR CAUCUSFS
PRIMARIES AND CONVENTION.
The Proceedings OF the Executive Com
mittee of the County Central
Commits Last
Night

The executive committee OF the Re-
puslican central committee met in
Judge Silent's Offices in the Temple
block last night. and decided to hold
their caucuses Tuesday, August 28th;
the primaries Thursday, August S0th,
and the convention Tuesday, Septen-
ber 4th.
After the meeting had been called to
order by the chairman, Judge Silent,
Mr.. A. B. Conrad, the secretary, called
the roll, the following responding: B.
W. Lee, Col. Melvin Nudge, W. J.
Shanklin, o. B. Phillips, Edwin Booth,
Col. John Brooker, F. W. Stein. g. M
Haskell, i. A. Miller, W. n. White.
more, R. D. Wade and A. A. Bayley.
The chair stated that the object OF
the meeting WAS to discuss and deter
mine the time for holding the primaries
and convention; also whether or not an
carly convention was desirable.
Considerable discussion followed
whether the county central committee
should be called together or II the ex-
ecutive committee would proceed to fix
the time for holding tho primaries and
convention. o. B. Phillips thought it
would be proper to call the central COM
mittee together. Judge Silent, W. II.
Whittemore. s. M. Haskell and w. s.
Shanklin favored his suggestion.
Colonel Brooker said it was unneces-
sary to put the country delegates to the
expense and trouble of coming to the
city to attend the meeting when the ex-
ecutive committee had the power to act
in the matter.
Mr.. Shsnklin moved that the next
convention be called Tuesday, Ssptem-
ber 4th, and that the cauouses and pri-
msries be held according to the plan
adopted at the meeting OF the county
central committee at its meeting prior to
the last convention.
Mr.. Haskell suggested holding the
convention at q later date, as the en-
campment of the National guard would
be held the present month from the Goth
to the 30th inst.
A. A. Bayley offered % q substitute to
Mr.. Sbanklin's motion. that the execu-
tive committee fix date fer calling the
county central committee together. A
vote being taken, it WAS defeated
ayes, w. ii. Whittemore, Charles Silent,
s. M. Haekell, o. B. Phillips, A. A. Bay
ley and E. A. Miller; noes, r. w. Stein,
B. w. Lee, Melvin Nudge, r. ID. Wade,
OUAA DtooAoIS W. AiA ahN Eu-
win Booth.
The original motion by Mr.. ShAnklin
WAS then put to vote, and was carried.
Colonel Brooksr moved that the pri-
maries be held Thursday. August Both.
from IL m. to p. M, which was
adopted.
On motion OF B. w. Lee. il was decided
that the csucusea be held Tuesday, Au-
gust 2Sth, at 8 p. m.
The chairman and secretary were au-
thorizsd to formulate cali for the hold
ing of the primaries and convention to
conform with the purity election law.
On E. A. Miller's motion it was decided
that il the caucuaes be held outside of
the cities they be hold the same day as
those inside the city.
The chair was authorized to appoint q
committee of five attorneys to advise the
county central committee and conven.
tion upon the manner of carrying on the
campaign according to the new law.
Judge Silent appointed the following
3. w. Lee, chairman; j. l.. Murphy, 8.
0. Houghton, II. d. Barclay and J. r.
Finlayaon.
1t was decided that tho chair appoint
the election officers throughout the
county upon the Recommendation OF the
committeemen from the various pre-
cincts and wards.
The resignation of L. II. Valentine
from the Forth-fourth precinct was &C.
cspted. and A. @. Day appointed in his
stead.