Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-15
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION AT TUR-
NER HALL TO-DAY.
MANY SPIRITED CONTESTS.
WITH VICTORY ASSURED, RIVALRY
FOR PLACES IS STRONG.
Major William Warner Selected by
the Committee for Temporary
and Permanent Chairman
Democrats Trying to
Raise n Big Fund.

AT 10 o'clock this morning the ;iuly elect
ed representatives Of the Republican party
of Jackson county will meet in convention
at Turner hall to nominate candidates for
the various county and legislative offices
which are to be filled at the election on
November 3. Because of the deep and wide
spread belief among citizens OF all classes
that the ticket named to-day will be the
winning ticket more than usual interest
is evinced in the work of the convention,
and there will be spirited contests for most
OF the places on the ticket.
At an executive session OF the county
committee held yesterday it was deter
mined that, with his consent, Major Will
lam Warner should be made temporary
and permanent chairman of the convention
and after the committee had made this
choice it was given out that Major Warn
er had consented to serve. Chairman Oh
son. of the county committee, will call the
convention to order.
Tho county committee had two contests
to pass upon yesterday one in the Sixth
and one in the Fourteenth ward. In the
Sixth ward, where the trouble occurred on
the night of the primary election over the
alleged attempt TO stuff the ballot box in
favor of the Reed delegation, the commit
tee decided that the Simmons delegation
was fairly elected on the actual vote cast,
and this delegation will be on the temper
aIy roll. In the Fourteenth ward the face
of The returns on Saturday night showed
the election of the delegation headed by E.
l.. Winn bat the opposing delegation, head
ed by c. H. Kirshner. brought before the
committee SO much proof of wrongdoing
that the latter delegation was given place
on the temporary roll The Winn delega-
ton protested strongly against this action,
which they termed very unfair, and this
morning at $50 o'clock that delegation will
be given Il hearing at which they will try
to be reinstated on the roll.
\ vast deal of uncertainty prevailed last
night over the makeup of the ticket which
will be nominated to-day, but every proph-
ct agreed that where so much good ma.
teria was in sight, whoever was success
ful the result was bound to be the nom-
nation of the best ticket ever presented
for the suffrages of Jackson county vot-
erS.
The offices for which candidates will ne
nominated to-day are:
State senators from the Fifth and Sew
enth. senatorial districts.
Representatives from the six representa-
tive districts of Jackson county.
Two judges of the circuit court division
Nos. 8 and ~.
Judge of the county court for the East
ern district.
Judge, of the county court for the West
ern district.
Collector of revenue.
Prosecuting attorney.
Sheriff.
County marshal.
County assessor.
County treasurer.
County surveyor
Public administrator.
Coroner.
Constables from the various townships
and from the several justice of the peace
districts of kaw township.
1t is practically conceded by all that Will
lam NJ. Sloan for marshal and J. Scott
Harrison, Jr, for treasurer will have no
opposition in to-day's convention but will
be nominated by acclamation Both are
able and popular candidates who were un-
doubtedly elected by handsome majorties
In 1884, but who were cheated out of their
places by forgeries and ballot box stuffing
Two of the hottest contests in the con-
Vention will be over the nominations for
prosecuting attorney and sheriff For pros
ecuting attorney. W. T. Jamison, the pres
ent incumbent, ana George A. Neal are
the leading candidates. and though there
are one or two others in the field. the race
Will quickly narrow down to these two
For sheriff. c. VI. Crandall who was
counted out in 1891; Bert l. Banta, of West.
port. and Ed EylaT are the leading cam
didates, and the friends of each claim
enough votes to Wiz. Another spirited con-
test Will be over the nomination for county
Judge of the Western district for which
John \. Smith. the present incumbent:
Colonel James G. Stowe and D. D. Drake
of Westport, are the leading candidates
George r. Thompson will undoubtedly b.
cne of the nominee for circuit judge, and
there will be a great fight over the nom
ination for county surveyor. with no less
than seven candidates in the field, all with
more or less strength.