Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-10
Eighth District Republicans Action
on Monday, Sept. 80.

OFFICIAL CONVENTION REPORT.
Eighth District Republican, Action
on Monday, Sept. 80.
The Eighth district Republican ju-
dicial convention at Herington, Sept.
| 80, 1895, was called to order by ]. M.
Miller, Of Morris county, chairman Of
the Republican judicial central COM
mittee Of the Eighth judicial district.
H. f. Richter, OF Morris county,
was elected chairman and Thomas
Dever, Of Geary county, was elected
secretary.
A committee on credentials, one
from each county in the district, was
appointed by the chair, the commit
tee consisting Of I. \. Dewey OF
Dickinson, j. s. Dean Of Marion, G.
W. Miller Of Geary and J. X, Owens
OF Morris.
Committee on credentials reported
the following named delegates pres
emit and duly elected and entitled to
seats In the convention, viz;
Dickinson-T. 4. Dewey, ). Har-
mon, W. M. Sherwood, $. 4. Wood.
IL. c. Russell, A. M. Crary, D. X.
Gordon, J. W. Gibson, +. W. Wright,
|C. A. Stannard, H. Springer, II. M.
Reaugh.
Geary--C. b. stebbins, G. W.
! Miller, r. d. Shaw, A. Amthanor,
G. W. Smith, Thos. Dover.
Morris--J. X. Owens, Frank Lower
IS. Mccullough, J. W. DUNN, D. M
Miller, c. s. LeBaron, H. 4. Richter,
J. J. Mccullough.
Marion-D. W. WHEELER, J. H.
Smith, j. s. Dean, Geo. Shirk, o. G.
Billings, Willis Pope, +. Baxter,
John Smith, H. M. Thorp, H.
Williams, 0. Jolitte.
The report Of the committee on
credentials was adopted.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Russell, OF
Dickinson, the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent. Upon
motion OF Mr. Shaw, Of Geary, 1t was
ordered that the judicial central COM
mittee to be chosen shall consist OF
three members from each Of the sew
eral counties in the district. Mr..
Miller, Of Morris, moved that the
convention proceed to place in NOM
ination candidate for the office OF
Judge OF the district court OF the
Eighth judicial district. The names
OF candidates were then called for. A
member Of the delegation from Mar
ion county proposed that as the name
OF but one gentleman would be pre-.
scented to the convention, that that
gentleman should be nominated by
reclamation. Mr.. Miller, Of Morris
county, then presented the name Of
10. l.. Moore, Of Dickinson county
and moved that he be declared the
nominee Of the convention by accla-
, nation. The motion was seconded
by the respective delegates from
; Geary, Marion, and Dickinson coun.
ties. The motion was then put, a
rising vote taken and the motion car
ried unanimously and Mr.. Moore was
declared the Republican nominee tor
Judge OF the district court for the
Eighth judicial district.
Dewey Of Dickinson, Wheeler OF
Marion, Miller Of Morris, and Shaw
Of Geary, were appointed a COM
mittee to notify Mr.. Moore and to
bring him into the hall, which COM
mittee performed the duty assigned
it. Mr.. Moore in a short address to
the convention accepted the nomina-
ton.
The delegations from the several
counties selected three members Of
the new judicial central committee,
as follows:
Dickinson-D. r. Gordon. 7. +.
Munsell, II. M. Reaugh.
Geary-Thos. Dever, H. s. West
, gate, J. R. Kreger.
Marion--J. 5. Dean, r. 7. Battey,
: A. A. Wheeler.
i Morris-J. X. Owens, G, s. Lee
Baron, s. Mccullough.
J A request was made that as soon as
the convention adjourns the members
! OF new central committee meet and
organize. A further request was
, made that copy Of the proceedings