Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-03-21
CITIZENS CONVENTION.


City Treasurer, j. GEO. BRIEKMAN.
Police Judge, w. HI. GUNNELL,
School Treasurer, G. L. Chaplain.
Justices, j. II. JRNNIsoN and 4. L. MILLER.
Constables W. P. CONE and A. B. MILLER.
A citizens delegate convention was
held in the court house last Saturday
evening, composed of 81 delegates,
which were selected in the different
wards on the evening before.
VIM. Torrey was made chairman of
the convention, and W. P. FEEDER and
w. F. Honnen secretaries.
Mr.. Torrey stated that the object of
dates for city officers without party
lines or affiliations, the movement was
in the line of municipal reform, and he
believed the ticket there named, by
delegates composed of the best citizens
of Great Bend, would receive the sup
port of all good people regardless Of
party. and would be elected on the I'd
of April.
The different committee reports were
presented and adopted; and a motion
prevailed that candidates be brought
out by informal ballot. as also a motion
that each delegation be empowered to
fill any vacancies in The delegations,
and to cast the full vote of the delega
ton.
THE BALLOT.
For Mayor-informal ballot: VIM.
Osmond 4, r. A. Allison 45, G.. n.
Moses 4, w. E. Carr 2, John Tilton l,
W. w. Culver f. Will Kelley l, George
Brinkman 2, u. G. Luse 4, J. K. Hum
phrey /. First formal: Allison So,
Osmond II, Luse 8, Brinkman 1. Mr..
Allison was declared the nominee, and
in neat little speech accepted the
nomination.
For Police Judge-Informal: w. M.
Gunnell SO, A B. Miller IA, J. K.
Humphrey 7, A. L. Miller 8, T. J. Ross
2, Will Siegler 2, II. J. Smith 1.
Formal: Gunnell 81, Miller 26, Hum
phrey Z. Mr.. Gunnell was declared
the nominee for police judge.
A motion was offered and carried,
that the candidate for treasurer of the
school board pledge himself to serve
without salary. The result of the in
formal ballot for school treasurer
(which was declared formal BALLOT was
as follows: G.. L. Chapman At, George
Brinkman II, Ernest Bolinger 8. D. G.
the nominee.
For City treasurer, George Brinkman
received the whole 81 votes, and was
declared the unanimous choice of the
convention for city treasurer.
For Constables, three ballots were
taken, the final one resulting in the
nomination of A. B. Miller (35 votes)
and w. P. Cone (34 votes).
A motion to suspend the rules and
elect a chairman of the central COM
mittee by reclamation was carried,
and Prof. e. b. Smith was unanimous
~ chosen as such.
The convention was a harmonious
one. The court room was filed with
friends of the movement and with re-
publican politicians whose faces wore
black looks of hatred for their fellow
citizens who were independent enough
to pledge themselves for reform.
F. AS near as the DEMOCRAT could
count there were 38 republicans, Is
populists, and IL democrats acting
in the convention.
WARD TICKETS.
The different wards selected their
own candidates for councilmen and
members of the school board, on Fri
day evening, rs follows:
First ward-C. G. Morrison, council;
w. L. Honnen, school board.
Second ward-John Dickson, council
E. L. Hotchkiss, school board.
Third ward. F. Tilton, council;
D. G. Luse, school board.
Fourth ward-C. S. Allison, council;
Fred Vollmer, school board.