Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-10-12
THE INDEPENDENTS
CONVENE AT WINCHESTER AND
NOMINATE A TICKET.
1t Being the First P0pulist COnven.
tion Ever Held In Emm Ons
COunty..A Few IndOrse.
ments Were Made.

The first convention ever held by the |
populists in Emmons county convened at !
Winchester last Saturday afternoon. The
Call for the mass convention had named |
p. m. as the hour for assembling; but
like both of the preceding conventions
held in this county this year, it was later |
hour than the one named by publication
when business began. A word of explan-
alton may be inserted here as to the name
independents" occurring at the head of
this article. Although the members of
the new third! party, in this state, are
known as "Populists, in order to obtain,
under the Australian ballot act, position
as party on the ticket, they are COM
PEELED to use the name Independent"
the cognomen under which they first re-
ceived vote strong enough in numbers
10 reach the limit of the percentage re-
quired by the law. The names of the
populst candidates in this state will
therefore appear on the official ticket un-
der the heading Independent"
AT a quarter to3 o'clock the convention
was called to order by the chairman of
the county central committee, j. ". Hen.
derson, who read the call as published
in the newspapers of the county and sug-
Kested that u temporary chairman and sec
retary be elected.
On motion j. w. Henderson was chosen
temporary chairman and c. Rowerdink
temporary secretary.
On motion the Chairman was authorized
10 appoint committee of three on organ.
lzatlon and order of business, and the
following were appointed: w. B. Lee.
Albert Morrison and Byron Swarlz.
On motion Geo. A. Riggs, j. j. Young
and q. Rowerdink were appointed by the
| chair as 4 committee on resolutions
On motion recess of fifteen minutes
duration was taken.
On motion j. w. Henderson was chosen
permanent chairman and Geo. A. Riggs
permanent secretary.
Ihe committee on order OF business re.
ported. naming the order in which candi-
dates were to be voted for by ballot, as
appears in the ballots below given:
lhe committee on resolutions reported
| as follows:
We, the committee appointed for the
purpose, report the following resolutions:
resolved, That we affirm the principles
l
the platform of the jamestown conven.
tion this year. 1894; and be it further
Resolved, That we ask the co operation
OIL AL .citizenso of this county, regardless
OF political belief, to nominate an indc-
pendent ticket.
Nominations then being IN order, on
motion the following tellers were appoint
ed by the chair: Byron Swartz and AL
bert Morrison.
The first call to vote was on candidate
for sheriff, and Peter Shler and Michael
Mahaney were nominated. The ballot re.
suited as follows:
Snlef ............ .....................5
| Mahaney ............... .... w 5
dered and resulted;
| Snler ............ . NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mananey ..:'.........'.. ..............
Another tie appearing, the third ballot
was taken, with the following resultl
| Snler Observation-Disclosures. ...
| Mananey ....................
The next in order was clerk of the dis
trict court, and, on motion, the rules
were suspended and the independent can.
didacy of D. r. Streeter was indorsed by
acclamation.
The candidacy of T. P. Lee for treas
urer WAS. on motion, indorsed by accla-
nation.
For auditor there were three nomina-
tions Edward Braddock, Geo. W. Lvnn
and VIM. L. Yeater. The ballot resulted:
Lynn .....................
| John r. Cell was nominated by accia.
nation for register of deeds.
G. Rowerdink, for county Judge, was
nominated by acclamatiOn.
| For states attorney, John Parker was
indorsed by acclamation.
| Michael Fischer, for county surveyor,
was indorsed by reclamation.
| For coroner, Ferdinand Miller was in.
| dorsed by acclamation.
| The following nominations for Justice
| of the peace were made, previous to the
ceiving the higest number of votes be the
| nominees of the conventions: A. M. Wei
| Ter, w. A. Patterson, M. Flick, G. H.
! Edick, VIM. Southwick. Peter Groen.
| The result OF the ballot was as here given
| Weller. Observation-Disclosures. IA
| fIcK ...................
| Eu!ck. .'..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL
| I asterson. ................... IL
| SouthWick
| drOen. ......................
Messrs. Weller, Edick, Patterson and
| Flick having received the highest num-
Der of votes, were declared the nominees
| of the convention.
For constables the following were
l placed in nomination, the four receiving
the most votes to be the nominees: Aren
ID. Cummips, Arthur Chesley,
N. g: Youags JDhn Walden. The result
OF the ballot was as folloR1 S7,.,
Hollaar.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
Cummins s......,s.s...-......
ChesleY ............. Observation-Disclosures. =
| 1Oung ......... -, B
| WAGON ...s.:..',,..;.. ..r....;.... lO
Messrs. Hollaar, Cummins, Waldon and
| Young, having received the highest num-
Der of votes, were announced as the nom.
inees:
For assessor, Charles Carley in the first
district, L. Cell IN the second and Jos. G.
Kraft IN the third were nominated by &C.
clamation.
For commissioner of the third district
Gerrit Haak and Joseph Bollinger were
placed in nomination to be voted for only
| by those from the third district The
ballot resulted as follows:
| aaaK -. .'............'..... .
] bOllnger ........... .............. D
A tie vote appearing, another ballot
was ordered, with the subjoined result:
| HaaK ........a.. ..........
Bolllnger .,..... ..................... 2
| The next order Of business was the ap-
pointment Of county central committee,
and it was named as follows:
! Burroak-To be appointed.
Gayton--A. Winnings.
! Burge--J. w. Henderson.