Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-03-28
REPUBLICAN CITY CONVENTION.


Justices-B. F. OeLK and JOHN w. Brown.
ConstabIes-J. W. DAWSON and GEO. THATCHER
The republican city convention met
Friday night last. Joshus Clayton was
made chairman and Joe Borders and
Vern Russell secretaries. The conven-
ton was composed of rs delegates.
After the reports of committees on Gre
dentials and order of business, nomin-
ations began.
Mayor E. W. Moses placed Geo. n.
Moses in nomination for mayor. He
being the gentleman slated for the
place by the machine, no other names
were offered, and Mr.. Moses was NOM
mated by reclamation.
For Police Judge. Mr.. Banta placed
Parker Corbin in nomination.
John Langham named Capt. Lewis
for the place, when G. W. Nimocks
stated that police judge was not the
snap that Cap. was after and while the
chairman was telling the convention to
prepare to ballot, Nimocks "saw" Mr..
Langham, and Mr.. Langham then
withdrew the name of Lewis, and
Corbin was nominated by reclamation.
For City Treasurer, Rube Charles
named E. w. Bolinger, who was nom
mated by acclamatlon. Mr.. Bollnger
was called forward and said he was
proud that he was a republican and OF
his standing in Great Bend.
A committee which had been sent
after Geo. Moses here appeared with
the victim and presented him to the
convention. Mr.. Moses said his being
nominated for mayor was surprise to
him, as he had repeatedly told differ
ent ones who had consulted him that
he could not, under any circumstances
accept. ut seems" said Mr.. Moses,
81 cannot, in honor to myself. accept
this nomination. AS understand the
matter, the issue is joints or no joints.
don't want anybody to misunder-
stand me. If accept and am elected,
there will be no strings tied to me. If
the matter of enforcing the law is in
question. 1 believe in enforcing it,"
MIR. Heller here interrupted: 1.-The
republican party is in favor of enforc-
ing the law.') Some one in the con-
vention suggested that Mr.. Moses sit
down and let Mr.. Heller accept for
him; on which Mr.. Moses sat down, and
| Mr.. Heller accepted the nomination for
| him.
Candidates for Justice of the Peace
were then brought out by an informal
ballot. as follows:
B. F. Ogle "a votes, John w. Brown
10, A. J. auckland, IL. J. F. Lewis Z
Jas. w. Brown 9, J. II. Jennison L.
First formal-Ogle So, Jas. W.
Brown 10, John w. Brown IL, Lewis
5. auckland 4, and JennisOn 8.
Second-Ogle 80, John w. Brown
q, Jas. W. Brown 9, Lewis 6, Buck
land 2.
Third-Ogle 36, John W. Brown 81
Jas. w. Brown 6. Lewis 2.
Fourth-Ogle Al. John W. Brown
80, Jas. W. Brown 8. Necessary to g
choice 38. Mr.. Ogle was declared the
nominee.
Informal ballot for the second justice
of the peace-John W. Brown SO
Lewis %, Jas. w. Brown Is, auckland
1, Jennison l.
First formal-John Brown SO, Lewis
81, Jas. Brown II, auckland, 2, Jenni
son 1.
Second-John Brown 80, Lewis 26
Jas. Brown s. John Brown was de
clared the nominee.
i For Constables, there was good
deal of horse play, but the machine
finally got the thing to working proper
ly, and John Dawson and George
Thatcher were nominated.
And so you have it. The two ticket:
are in the field. The candidate fol
mayor on the straight republican
ticket, which is understood to be til,
ticket in favor of letting the joints rur
and collecting fine from them, has
assured the public that if,elected b.
will endeavor to enforce the law; ant
the candidate for mayor en- the citi
zens' ticket is supposed TO have beer
selected as the proper man to do thu
same thing.
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