The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-09
MADE IT STRONG.
Republicans At Kingfisher Nominate
Winning Ticket.

Srecia, Dispatch to In, Olilv Eagle.
kINGFIsRER o 7, Oc 8.-The Repub-
!ican> If the Seventeenth and Eighteenth
Representative districts aud Of the Ninth
council district met in convention here To-
day. Hon. Mccoy of B aine county was
nominated for de-ga'e from the Sevrn-
'eenth district and r ". A. II Dent OF
Heunessy rs delegate from the Eighteenth
district. Hon. c. I. Prouty of this city,
Was nominated as councilman from the
Thri strict.
The usual line of resolutions were passed;
and the usual .nIi u>iastic speeches We're
made by the various Candidates before the
conyeutIon.
The candid ties from the S"ven'eeDth
delegate disiric' were G. B. Garrstt, )
Douglas Russell, Rev. Boone, w II. Will
!iams, ali colorrd and of fbi, county: aud
from he Eighternth delegate district. o.
A. he 'gle, OF Okarche; y. 4 Chrl-tma",
If Cooper; George l. Watspn, of Park,
ami Mr.. Dent Of Heunessey. ali in this
county.
The delegates for councilmen were
MessrS. G. I. ProuIy. L Adams Of the
Free Press. and Milton Boone &c dored)
Mr.. Dent, who was nominated from the
Eighies nth dist ricr, is a re-id-nt of Hen
messy, where he locare'i in 1881. as pa>i or
of the Baptist church there, aui over
which he still pre,des. He Was
born Sc years ago in Hickory county. Mo,
which cuunty he serv-d ia the legislature
OF 1889 He is II gentleman of fiue address
ard prr-eminent rrquisits fer legisl u
tur~. He is fluent talker, forcible, vii b
fair tlDge of rh-ioric He il al-o an *
cellent c~mpaigner. rnd his nomlna ion
Will give ST eDgI TO the local ticket. He
will be electrti. and MS a legi-lo tor will
cut co"spicI nous figure in shaping tue
laws OF Oklahoma.
Mr.. Mccoy is "a yesrs of age. He is
tail aud nrrowy aud OF prepo>sessing ap-
penrance. Blaine couny came with n
solid body OF driegae~ demanding his
nomination, with united ASSURANCE of his
victory or the ticket with him as stan
dnri bearer. Mr. Mccoy is native Of
Fanwert county, OHIO, where he served
two terms as county surveyor on the open
ing of The Cheyenn- country. He came TO
Okl, ,homa and SCI. led on Il honest cad al
joining the iownsi,- of Wsron.a, receiv
Ing AN appointment under Governor Seay
as surveyor of Bl,ine couuty
Colonel c. L. Proury, who was nomi-
mated for the council from the MIN di--
trict, is a native of Onio, being now 80
Years of age. In 1867 b. mov-d TO Csrliu-
vile. Ill, remaining until 1885, when lie
settled in ID. ghton, Kan. an came thence
TO kiugfi,h-r county in 1890. Colonel
IIOutN stEStu MdCOuDlU Y, Ill, III
tue legisln ure of 1865, and was postmaster
of CarlinvlIle from 1868 to 1870 He
is one of the foremost citiz-ns
Of kingfisher county, and of the
territory at large. having taken
an acrive part in the campaigns of his
county and of the territory ever since the
opening. He was Conspicuous candI-
date for the nomination as territorial del
egate two years ago. and came within a
scratch of being elected del
gate instead of Mir. Flynn.
He is powerful speaker from the 81 ump
aud is at home in the X. publican field
Hitherto his time aud energies have beeu
t-lliDgly welded in behalf of OIL hers, aud
if he is as signal success In bis own be
half rs ht h cen for others, his candi-
dacy me ms much for the ticket. He will
no doubt elected. and will figure ut
once among the giants of the upper
house