The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-15


Of all Official duties. to Q strict observance and
an honest enforcement Of the law and to obedi-
ence to the mandates of the courts.
Sixth-To the maintenance Of these princi-
Piles we invite the support Of all patriotic cti-
zens.
This platform was adopted without q
dissenting vote.
Nominations for acknowledgements
were now in order. j. L. Bristow
nominated J. w. Moore, of Marion; E.
c. Cole, ID. N. Heller, of Barton; j. NJ.
Miller, ]. A. Troutman, of Shawnee;
John N. Ritter, d. w. King, of Chero-
kee; r. w. M. Roe, E. G. Dewey, of
Elk.
On the fourth ballot Troutman was
nominated, the result being Troutman
53s, Heller 34s; total $50.
The convention then adjourned to
o'clock.
The convention got down to business
after the noon hour at 2:15. Following
the name of DIR. III. r. Roberts, of
Riley, which had been put before the
convention for secretary of state pre-
vious to the noon adjournment, those
of Frank l.. Brown, of Anderson; j. NJ.
Smyth, of Greenwood; w. c. Edwards,
of Pawnee; DIR. w. A. Leigh, of Rocks,
and j. S. Mcdowell, of Smith, were
presented. Shawnee county announced
that the name of Col. j. w. +. Hughes
would not be presented.
On the third ballot there were breaks
all along the line to Edwards. Ather-
tons friends in the Sixth district who
had been voting for Mcdowell, went in
large numbers to Edwards. Toward
the close of the roll call delega-
tons tumbled over each other
get to Edwards and when Shawnee
was reached it threw its 25 votes to
him, which insured his nomination.
The ballot at the close stood: Edwards,
$50; Grown, 232; Mcdowell, 20; Smyth,
8; Roberts, 2; Leigh, L; total, 800.
Edwards accepted the nomination in
a neat speech.
The names of ten candidates for aud
itor were presented in the convention
in this order: George w. Clark, of
Mitchell county, by i. ID. Young; S. w.
Gaunt, of Rawlins county, by Col. L.
G. Park; George Washington Jones
(colored), of Graham county, by Alvin
Law; III. p. Myton, of Garden City, by
Judge Abbott; Tom 7. Kelley, of Paola,
by Brown of Manu- J. L. Cook, of
Cove county, by c. E. Pierce; A. HI.
Chase of Wichita, by Charley Lobdell;
George E. Cole, of Crawford county, by
o. 7. Boaz; Glen Hoar, of Trego coun-
ty, by Pierce Metz; Col. III. L. Willard,
of Rice county, by A. w. Brinkerhoff.
The third ballot resulted in the nomi-
nation of Cole, the vote standing as fol-
lows: Cole, 5S4; Kelly, ITO; Myton, 81;
Willard, 5.
The nomination was made unani-
nous. Cole accepted in brief speech.
The convention then adjourned tilDs.
The evening session of the conven-
ton was called to order on time by
Chairman Peters who announced nomi-
nations in order for state treasurer.
j. X. Cubbison presented the name of
w. III. Elicit, of Butler county.
date. The name of ID. w. Eastman, of
Lyons, was presented by 1. E. Lam
bert. The name of J. Bruce Lynch
was presented also, the speaker call
ing attention to the fact that two
years ago when a candidate for the
same office, Lynch led the ticket, HI.
L. Pestana named o. L. Atherton, of
Russell county, in a short, sharp and
brilliant speech. Three ballots settled
the contest as follows: Lynch, 29si
Atherton, $50.
Three candidates were named for at
F. b. Dawes, of Clay |
Center; w. f. Guthrie, of Atchison, and |
Oscar Faust, of Allen county. The
vote was: f. b. Dawes, sos; w. +, |
313; Oscar Faust, rs.
Capt. j. C. Davis, of Chase; Edmund
Stanley, of Lawrence, and A. w.
Stubs, of Haskell, were placed in
for superintendent of pub
lie instruction. The ballot resulted in
q sweeping victory for Prof. Stanley by
the following vote: Davis, 101; Stanley,
54s; Stubs, IA.
1t was IL o'clock when ex-Gov. George
I. Anthony took the platform and
placed the name of Col. X. w. Blue be-
fore the convention for nomination for
ongressman-at-large. The names of
George L. Douglass, Ed p. Greer and
.
The convention. The vote as announced
was as follows: r. w. Blue, AS; George
L. Douglass, 264; Ed p. Greer, ia; j. C.
5.
Mr.. Blue was declared the nominee
IF the convention amid much enthusi-
Ism. He appeared upon the platform
md accepted the nomination in short
speech, and at 12:45 o'clock the conven-
ion, having completed its work, adj
ourned.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The full list of the central committee
men is as follows:
First district. C. F. johnson: Second. J. M
|hism. Atchison; Third w. z. Sterne, Topeka;
FOURTH J. ]. Cox; Fifth. J. L. Senior; Sixth, j.
v. Humphrey. Fort Scott; Seventh, T. S. Slower,
ola; Eighth. G. A. Clark, Junction City; Ninth,
\. L. Greene. Newton; Tenth, 7. J. Hayes. o.
Eleventh. L. S. Crum, Osweg0
twelfth. J. A. Mosier: Thirteenth. George c.
Armstrong. Moline; Fourteenth, George
iuycke. Ellsworth: Fifteenth, s. C. Postle- b
vaite; Sixteenth, w. s. Kenyon; Seventeenth
!. r. Sedgwick; Eighteenth. John Kelly,
Wichita; Nineteenth, T. A. Hubbard. Rome;
twentieth. George H. Burr; Twenty-irst s.
q. Fox, Manhattan: Twenty-second. c. Leland,
roy: Twenty third. K. E. Wilcockson, Oakley:
IWenty fourth. r. u nancy, harper: twenty
fifth. ]. M. Simpson: Twenty-sixth, w. s. Mar
en-; Twenty-seventh. R. NJ. Wright; Twenty
ighth. Morton Albaugh. Kingman; Twenty
inth. James F. Gerty: Thirtieth. J. B. Tomlin-
on, Minneapolis; Thirty first, w. II. Young,
deade; Thirty-second. T. A. Skates: Thirty
bird, B. H. Bum, Rush; Thirty-fourth, ]. A
ill; Thirty-fifth, n. w. Reddick, st. Msrys
A Great Scholar Dead.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, June S--Prof.
v. ID. Whitney died at 1905 this morn
ng of heart disease. his death having