Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-29


be adopted. Agreed to.
Committee on permanent organlza-
ton made the following report, which
on motion of e, B. Sewell was
adopted:
THAT the temporary organization be
made permanent. That the business of
the convention proceed in the following
order, after disposition of reports of
committees, the candidates for county
offices be nominated in the following
order;
First-Register Of deeds
Second-Treasurer
Third-County Clerk
Fourth-Sheritf.
Fifth-Surveyor.
SiXth-Coroner.
o. w. Hull moved that the COM
mlttee on resolutions be requested to
report and A. f. Walker, of Prairie
View, read the following:
RESOLVED, That we, the republicans
of Phillips county in convention as.
sembled, do point to the splendid record
and achievements Of the republican
party, state, national and locally, and
do hereby renew our allegiance to its
time honored principles, and pledge our
selves to the support Of the nominees
of this convention.
Thatwe are in favor OF the fullest
possible use of silver as money, con-
sistent with sound and staple hnan-
cial system, under such regulations as
shall insure to every kind of money, be
1t gold, silver or paper, equal purchas-
ing and debt paying power.
That we are in favor of service pen
sion for all surviving Union soldiers of
the late war, and that we are tired of
the treatment given the pensioners by
eX-confederate Hoke Smith.
That we are in favor of the election
of United States senator by direct
vote of the people.
That we are in favor Of instructing
our next representative in the legisla-
ture to use all honorable means TO Sc
cure the election of John j. Ingalls, for
United States Senator to succeed Sena-
tor PETER
A delegate moved that the resoIu-
tions be adopted. This brought Maj.
Drumhiller to his feet in opposition
to the Ingalls, portion and favored O.
W. Hull for senator. O. w. Hull
favored the resolutions as presented.
Frank Strain opposed the Ingalls,
portion. Maj. Drumhiller said that
the resolutions were inconsistent IN
as much as he favored the election of
senators by the people and then in-
structed their representative to vote
for Ingalls,. A vote was taken end
few stood by Ingalls,, but the major
lty were against and nipped the In
gals boom in the bud.
O. w. Hull suggested that the
committee on order Of business had
said nothing about commissioner
from the Sd district. By consent
this nomination was placed at the end
of the list.
Then came the nominations. Maj.
Drumhiller nominated V. e. Hugh
min, who was nominated by acclama-
ton.
Maj Drumhiller moved that when
there was but one candidate for an
office, the nomination be made by &C.
clamatlon. Agreedto Frank Strain
nominated @. A. Porter for treasurer.
There being no other candidate, he
was nominated by reclamation.
Fred Veeh nominated I. D. Thorn
ton for county clerk, and on a second
by Maj Drumhiller, he was placed on
the ticket by reclamation.
E. B. Sewell and Chas Wilcox were
appointed tellers and the convention
started on its work Of getting a man
for sheriff.
The roll was called with responses
as follows:
Arcade, j. B. Woods named J. A.
Hoover; Belmont, Fred Veeh named
w. T. Cowan; Deer Greek, -
named Irving Mcdowell; Granite,
Chas Hartzoy named A. L. Barrett;
Klrwin, Chas Hull named Frank
Boddington; Long Island, j. M. Fig
ley seconded A. L. Barrett; Phillips
burg, Frank Strain seconed W. f.
Cowan; DaytoB, H. M. Ferguson
named W, T. West; Plum, @. E.
Lowe named W. r. Randall; Prairie
view, Maj Drumhiller named Fl. N.