Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-20

j. Warner Mills son CT Judge Mills
has teen nominated for judge of the
Supreme Court OF Colorado oy the pop
ulists OF that state. Warner is well
known in this county and his friends
here will watch the outcome of bis nom-
nation with Interest He lives in Dem
ser and for several years has beeh very
popular there with all classes of work
ing men and on all their holiday occa-
sions he is one of the prominent speak
ers. The following clippings from the
Rocky Mountain News, the leading
paper in Denver, will be found racy IN
its description OF the convention. For
Justice OF the supreme court, by vote of
the convention. LATE Pense was allowed
10 present The name of J.Warner Mills,
on behalf of Lake county. The Araps
hoe kickers tried to pull the two minu
rule on him, he and the convention TO-
getner sat on then: hard and be was
given all the time he wanted. He said
he regretted that Arapahoe county. be-
cause instructed by Frost should try
to tie him up He said it was Mills who
orig inally stood alone for suffrage and
who really nominated Waite two years
ago. DaInell Of Arapahoe made q hot
talk for Police Judge Frost of Denver,
the first judge. he said. who had declar-
ed poverty not a crime. Tony Saun-
ders, messenger for the police board
spoke for Frost Hewett, of Cedar
Greek nominated Charles e Post for
supreme Judge. The friends of Post
and Frost roasted Lake county for seek
ing the help OF Congressman Pense.
Denver was roasted by the Post men for
wanting all the offices and Hewitt even
charged that Waite is Denver man,
which is tough on Denver. Then j II.
Croxton of Denver was presented. Mrs.
Minerva Roberts accused j. Warner
Mills of being an anti-Waite man and
shouted for Frost. The roll call proceed.
ed after vigorous attempt by Larimer
county to protest against the chairman
ruling that motion closing nomina-
tiors was carried, The chair hoped
on him as usual. Despite its instruc-
tions, Arapahoe polled one for Croxton
and three for Mills aud held aLocal riot
to find who put them in the hat. At
Ills am. the roll call got under way
with a very tired lot of ladies in the
hall. Miss Bierce, assistant secretary
collapsed long before and was replaced
by T. w. Mcneil, In the body of the
hall the excessive heat and long ses-
sion had driven many ladies out. Fans
moved YEARLY and spectators had gone
home, but the delegates shouted as
loudly and fought as hard as at 9 a. m.
The roll call resulted, Mills, 1870; Frost,
126; Post, IS; Croxton, &c. No choice
was made. Croxton dropped out and
another call was ordered.
MILLS NOMINATED.
The second call resulted: Mills. POS;
Frost 100; Post. 50. There were many
changes after the formal call. with
great yelling by the Mills and Frost
men. The Frost workers from Arapa-
hoe claimed that Mills, if elected, would
at once close all saloons. as he is a pro-
hibitionist. There was no choice and
Post was dropped, in spite of protest.
The third call started at 1:50 a. m.
Chairman Nicholson went down and
patrolled the middle aisle personally,
in consequence of delegate roaring
protest against Arspahoe for ''robbing
and stealing and acting this way all
over the hall :" There was great Yell
ing as each county voted The result
was: Mills, 232; Frost. 1856. And
everyone howled like maniac. Mills
was declared the nominee.