CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1897-10-07
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.

Saturday of last week, in Canon City,
was entirely given over to politics and
political conventions. Three conven-
tions took place and the next county
officers were nominated.
THE REPUBLICANS.
The Republicans met at the G.. A. r.
Hall. Juage NJ. 5. Adams was made
temporary chairman and III. j. Sohns
secretary. Guy U. Hardy, Geo. L. Col
gate and j. III. Powell were appointed .
committee on Credentials. They report
ed the following delegates entitled to
seats in the convention:
No. l, Canon City-C. ]. Fredrick-
son, Allen Jameson, Guy U. Hardy, Fl.
]. Sohns, NJ. S. Adams, ]. H. Nc
Dewitt, A. c. Brown, Jr., Mrs. G. B.
Twitchell by proxy, George w. Bethel
by proxy, James Pennington, DR.. A.
III. Geiger, DIR. Mary E. Phelps. w. H.
Edwards, ]. F. Mckenzie.
No. ,, Florence-J. w. Rambo, J. b.
T. Fisk, J. H. Clark by proxy, c. H.
Stanard by proxy.
Messerye, V. S. Simon, F. X. Goble,
r. Humphrey, E. E. Wood.
No. 4, Coal Creek-J. S. Hardy, A.
M. Williams by proxy, John Graham
by proxy, John Snyder, Thos. Evans.
No. 8. Hardscrabble-S. Allen by
proxy.
No. 9, Eidred-A. S. Sage.
No. 10, Parkdale-W. M. Hale.
No. 13, South Canon-W. ]. Davis,
w. S. Jones, G. E. Colgate, S. ]. An
drews, L. J. Elliott, w. S. Dunbar. A.
S. Bailey.
No. IA, Howard-L. Morgan, S.
Cooper by proxy.
! No. Is, williamsburg Allen
by proxy, John S. Williams by proxy.
No. 10, Rockvale--J. H. Powell, and
proxies for John Kyle, Il. M. Howells,
J. P. Lloyd, N. Phillips, d. L. Jones,
w. z. Williams.
No. II, Cottonwood-Sam Cox.
| No. 10, Brooksidc-L. Wingert, T.
Davis by proxy, G.. F. snyder.
No. IS, Bare Hills-H. Mckinley.
The American Eagle was adopted as
the emblem. 4 conference committee
consisting of j. IL. McDevitt, q. j
Fredrickson, Jas Pennington, j. s
Hardy and V. 5. Simon was appointed
4. BY motion the committee was instruc.
ted TO confer with the Silver Republi-
cans.
After a long recess and much confer
ring the committee reported that the
Silver Republicans were willing to
make a combination and the committee
had agreed to take for the Republicans
the Treasurer, Sheriff and surveyor
| The report was adopted.
| Nominations being in order the name
of Geo. II. Cassidy was presented for
Treasurer. His nomination was made
| by acclamation. w. J.. Hawkins OF
Coal Creek. was likewise nominated for
Sheriff and G. +. Nicholl of Bare Hills
for surveyor.
The Silver Republicans sent word
that they had nominated J. W. Milsom
for Clerk, Henry l.. Lloyd for Assessor
| V. A. Hutton for Superintendent of
Schools and DIR. J. A. Baker for Coro.
ner. These nominations were then en-
dorsed by making them the nominees
OF this convention.
Allen jameson was elected chairman
of the county central committee.
committee composed of ", s. 81.
mon, Guy u. Hardy and L. ID. Elliott
was appointed to fill vacancies.
vER-REPuBLIcANs.
The Silver Republicans met at the
Court House. NJ. T. Lewis of Florence
was elected chairman and II. M. Min.
gay secretary. A committee on Gre.
dentials consisting of Messrs. Cooper
Percival, Bancroft, Williams, McCand
less and FELTON, reported the following
delegates entitled to seats:
No. 1, Canon City-C. c. Dawson,
John Cleghorn, chas. Swanson, II. s.
Lewis, G. G. Silliman, G. c. Conklc,
B. r. Rockafeliow, H. M. Mingay, J.
e. Hasbrouck. w. B. MCGEE, Sam p.
Dale, James L. Cooper, J. H. Peabody,
A. r. Frisbie, S. T. Higgins. George
Baker, W. M, Mayhem, p. M. Linneer,
c. A. Keables, U. s. Okey, N. F.
Handy. Charles e. Waldo. F. N. Car.
rier. A. M. Hawiey. john D. Brodie.