The Delta independent., 1894-09-19

tions for auditor were called for, and
Mayer Harrison of Arapahoe county.
in very neat speech, placed l.. $, Nc
Lain of Pueblo In nomination. Pueb-
los delegation cried mo. no." as the
name of McLain was announced.
Senator NJ. B. Carpenter took the
platform and placed in nomination
Cliff Parks of the Western slope. The
name of Parks was loudly cheered.
Senator Drake Of Pueblo county
said: hLadies and Gentlemen Of this
ConventiOn-Pueblo county came to
this convention with man Whom they
wanted for state treasurer. We pre-
sented q man who would have been an
honor to the state and to the ticket.
We came solidly for him and his nomi-
nation was all we asked. We were de-
feated in this matter. and now we ask
for nothing more. Pueblo's delegation
will cast 81 votes for Cliff Parks"
Several counties seconded the nomi-
nation of Parks. and Dickinson 6f FL
bert nominated Edwin Price, or rather
named Parks, although he intended to
mention the name of Price, which he
afterward mentioned.
| A delegate from Fremont county
seconded the nomination of Price.
A roll call resulted In 394 for Price
and 64S for Parks.
Before the result was announced a
delegate from Mesa county. on behalf
of Mr.. Price, moved that the nomina-
| tlon of Mr.. Parks be made unanimous.
His motion carried amid the greatest
enthusiasm.
Nominations for attorney general
| were now Iii 6rderi, Delegate sHaines
of Weld presented the name Of Byron
l.. Carr of Longmont. He said that
| Col. Carr had been in active practice
| for % years before the courts of this
state. Mr.. Carr was in every way fit
| ted to occupy the office. His name on
the ticket would add strength to 1t.
| He had a fine war record md had al.
| ways been II Republican.
EX-tniiau States District Attorney
.Johr ID. Fleming of Arapahoe, at the
request of Chaffee county and on be-
half of large portion of Arapahoe's
delegation. said he would present the
name of Hon. Charles $. Libby OF
Buena Vista. Mr.. Fleming said that
Mr.. Libby's Republcansm was bound
ed by the boundaries of the United
States. He added that Mr. Libby had
every qualification for the office dnd
he hoped lie would be Nominated.
Mr.. Fleming of Arapahoe. just before
the result of the vote was maue
known, arose and said that on behnlf
of Mr.. Libby. he would move that the
nomination of Mr.. Carr be made unani-
nous. His motion was adopted whiie
great enthusiasm prevailed.
Gen. Carr was called to the. stage.
He thanked the convention for the
honor conferred upon him. He said
that the office of attorney general was
n very important one and he hoped to
fill it in an acceptable manner.
County Superintendent OF Schools
Shepari of ArapaliOe, when the All
nouncement was made that the nbnli-
nation for state superintendent OF
| schools was in order, walked to the
stage. He said that the office required
n person of good executive ability as
well ,s educational ability. The gen
| tlpnan he would nominate had been
principal of one of the public schools
| for eleven years. He then named War
ren T.. Knapp of Arapahoc.
Judge Decker. also of Arapahoe, nom
mated Mrs. A. J Peavey OF Arapahoe.
| whom he said had supported herself
since the war. when her husband was
killed fighting for tile flag.
| He added that they had nominated
men OF legal ability and men of execu.
| tive ability. they had also nominated
| n man with one leg and another with
one arm. and 1t would only be proper
to complete the ticket by placirg n
woman on 1t.
Mr.. Morey. OIL behalf of the business
men of Arnpahoc county. seconded the
nomination Of Mrs Peavey. dele
gate from IIucrfanO said 1t would be
n graceful thing for the two men
whose names had been mentioned to
withdraw. A hundred voices cried
| Yes
William Arnctt moved that the nomi-
nations close. and his motion carried.
The name of Professor Haggctt was
| now withdrawn. a moment later Pro
| fessor Knapp. the other candidate, ap-
peared on the stage. He said that
wears ago he WAS asked to run for
state superintendent of schools, but he
| declined to run because he thought lie
was not competent.
Two years ago he consented to run,
but withdrew at the Pueblo conven-
| ton in favor of Mr.. Timbcrlake. Then
| he was promised that his time would
come later. He bad consented to allow
his name to he used today.
When he left home his wife and
daughter told him not to give up too
soon. The statesmen from Arnpaloc
| COUNTY lIhu OliIVN'u A p'''~' 't-p'
| had been made by HIM, but 1t was an
| honorable one.
He thanked God that 1t was not him
nor any of his supporters who had
| questioned Mrs. Pcavey's American
ism. He would rather be doorkeeper
| in the house OF the Republican party
| than serve in the tents Of the Populists.
| lie had the hardest fight of any OF tIa
| candidates on the ticket because a
woman was his opponent. lie would
accept his fate and 20 down into oh.
livion and give UP his hopes. He would
withdraw from the race. There were
tears in his eyes.
| The chairman ordered a roll call.
dozen men said that Professor Knapp
had moved that Mrs. Peavey be nom''
mated by acclamatlon. There were
others who said this was not SO. MIR.
| Todd, who was acting as chairman,
ordered the roll call to continue