Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-06-25
Slate is BUSTED,
llILRNH POPS COULD NOT Run
THINGS.
The Country Delegates Sit Down on
Them in the Convention and Select
Delegates q They Please.

torial conventions to select beside
naming the county ticket in accord
ance with the primaries Of Thursday.
The latter duty was attended to in
the morning when the central COM
mittee counted the votes. The fol-
lowing ticket was declared nominated
Representative. J. R. Vickers,
Flora.
District clerk, F. NJ. Dahlstrom,
Fragrant Hill.
County attorney, R. H. Kane Abb
iene.
Superintendent, Levi Humbargar,
Abilene.
High school trustees, P. Scanlon Of
Chapman and J. D. Blake Of Cheever'
Commissioner, S. H. Gugeler,
Liberty.
The committee did not complete
It's count in the morning, ow'
jng to one precinct, Solomon, not be-
ing reported. However, about 500
votes we're cast. Vickers beat Close
BY about 100; Humbargar beat Carter
BY about 1926. Erwin had not ma
iority over all. l.. P. Moore was
second and II any names 60 back for
1 second vote theirs will. Mr.. Moore
said to the REFLECTOR, II have not
decided to withdraw but will an
0ounce my decision after consultation
with my friends. Erwin will with
out doubt be the nominee.
In the afternoon the delegates, OF
which 1O4 had been named, met in
the court room to name delegates to
the various conventions.
Chairman Nixon called the conven-
ton to order. L. P. Houtz was
chosen temporary chairman and W.
T. Hopkins secretary; later the or
ganization was made permanent.
Committees Of three each were
chosen on order of business, creden-
tials, resolutions and permanent or
ganization.
j. R. Vickers, candidate for repre-
sentative, made a short speech to the
convention.
Mr.. Vickers, the nominee for repre-
sentative, is a farmer Of Flora, an ex-
Democrat. He emigrated to Texas
two or three years ago but returned
and is now farming his old place.
Frank Close who has been chasing
office through two decades and three
parties gets his tenth consecutive de-
feat.
Peyton Carriers little aspiration to
be superintendent is dead and his
wisdom in taking a high school JOB is
patent to all.
Mr.. Dahlstrom is Swede and is the
gentleman who is so skilled pianist
as to play Beethoven's Sonata without
notes. He and Robert Kane had no
opposition for their POSITIONS
The selection of delegates caused
considerable discussion. Finally a
motion that each committee district
select its share of the delegates to
congressional and state conventions,
odd delegates to be selected by body
Of convention, was adopted. After
approving the report on credentials
the selection Of delegates began.
The arrangement on delegates was
surprise to the Abilene gang which
kicked and roared Justify. The slate
was all fixed and the delegates select
ed but the convention broke every
parliamentar rule in the book and
ran things itself The Abilene men
Of course had their county ticket,
except Vickers whom Matteson and
his crowd fought like tigers because
Vickers unhesitatingly denounced
Matteson and his business methods
two years ago when Dave was run
ming for commissioner As for MIR.
Moore he has decided to try the pro-
bate judgeship again. This after
noon he remarked: I'm like Grant
at vicksburg. I'll fight it out on this
line II it takes all summer. We can
bust that Abilene slate and we pro-
pose to do it." Altogether things
seem to be be of brilliant carmine
hue around the Pop camp.
The delegates chosen were:
STATE, ABILENE, AUG. B.
Delegates. Alternates.
sc Maugherman, T Cuban,
CB Hoffman, j Ostrom,
j Murphy, u Merrilatt,
G Livingston, r Kane,