The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-02-21

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The first Demo ratio nominating
convention for the purpose of select
ing candidates for ,ity offices eve held
in Guthrie. assembled yesterday in the
district court room. An anomalous
feature of the proceeding was a goodly
S%prinkling of colored citlz ms. who
showed by their presence and partici-
patton in the exerc SEES the continue
ZION of their announced intention to
quit for good and all the 2. O. party
which has never had any use for them
except for voting purposes. Their was
"A full attcndan Z and when Central
Committee Cha rman Taylor raped
the house to order nearly every nan If
the 100 delegates was in ms seat
j. NJ. Brooks was made temporary
chairman and w. + II Scar y, secre-
tary A tommittec on permanent or
ganizAtion wa, srle ted with the var
iOus wards composed of two members
from each ard The committee COM
listed of j. A. Bake, w B llerod,
First ward; Judge Bucker, J.. II Lar
welt. Second; G. W. taylor, L. Y. Ho-
gan, Third; James Montgomery, 5 5.
lIomine Fourth; J. w snyder. w. ii.
Giil. Fifth.
The following committees were also
elected:
Committee on creientials-First
ward, II. =. o d.; Second ward, j. A
Overbay; Third ward, D. IL Goode;
Fourth ward, C. Cameron; Fifth ward,
j S Taylor.
Committee on resolutions-F.rst
ward. j. b. Brown; Second ward. A
C. Sclnell; Third ward, Roy Hofpan;
Fourth ward, d. c. Saddler; Fifth
ward, j.. A. Sampsell
A recess of thirty minutes was then
taken pending report Of com
mittees. The committee on creden-
tails was the first to make its report,
and the names of delegates as pre-
viously announced in THE LEADER
were declared entitled to seats The
= ommittee on permanent organization
and order of business followed, o
mending VIM. A. Deeds of the Fifth
ward for perm lnent chairman, and
Roy Hoffman of the Third ward for
secretary. The following order of bust
.ne. ne ra,,,r,,I urug n1nntnA.
/. Report of committee on creden-
tials.
.. Roll call.
.. Report Of committees.
4. Nomination OF candidates.
a Mayor.
h.. Clerk.
e. rolice Judge.
d Attorney.
e. Treasurer.
{. Assessor.
z. Two justices of the peace.
h. Two constables
l. CounciImen aud members school
board
TIL committee on resolutions sub
mitted a report which was adopte
and is appended below
A spirited contest arose over the
nomination of Mayor. The first ward
ed off on call for ,audidates and W.
b. Iierod presented the name of J. Nj.
Brooks. The Sc ond ward countered
IN its turn aud by Judge Buckner pre-
scented the name of c. G. Horner. No
more candidates were presented but
MIR. Hogan of the third ward and Kea-
on of the fourth warmly endorsed Mr..
Horner while Olsmith of the third,
Montgomery of the fourth and Capt
Taylor of the fifth followed with
strong testimonials, in behalf of Mr.
Brooks. A vote was taken by ballot
resulting in forty-eight for Mr.. Brooks
and fifty-one for Mr.. HOrner, Mr.
|llorner v as declared the nominee OF
he convention and his election made
u animous
Mr.. NJ Is Cherry was declared by
clamation the nominee for city clere.
Three names were entered for police
Judge, Deal, Todd and >ampsel.
rhe first ballot resulted in
Deal, 81
Todd, q
Nampsel, : 81
The second ballot
Deal, 81
Todd. q
Sampsel, 81
MIR. Todd's name va withdraw
and the third ballot proceeded will
resulting in selection of Mr.. Deal by
vote of fifty two to forty-eight Mr.
;, arcy made an eloquent speech noun
mating Mr., J A. Baker for city attor
ney. Attorneys Buckner and HogaI
were also placed in the field for thi
place but before a vote was taken eacI
withdrew has name and the nomina
tion Of Mr.. Baker vas made by accla
4 nation
Mr.. w. A. Frazier wos nominate