Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-12
RepuhlIoan conventIon.

The republican county convention
met at the Auditorium on Thursday
morning agreeable to call l72 dele
gates were assigned to duty by the
committee on credentials. Judge
Martin was made both the temporary
and the perm nent chairman. That
Judge Martin should be selected TO
preside over republican conventions
in Reno county seems to be rule Of
law, established by precedent and as
uniform as the plank in their sterO-
typed platform, pointing with pride
tO the wonderful things of the past. "
William, the senior and liliputian
blow hard of the News, was made sec
rotary. After the usual formula of
appointing committees the convention
adjourned until half past one.
Prompt to the hour every delegate
was IN bis seat ready for the conflict.
Reports of committees were acted on
with but little discussion and less in
terest. While awaiting the tardiness
of one committee the chairman init
mated that the Honorable Thomas
Keddie, the representative for 77th.
district was present and might be pre-
vailed on to entertain the convention.
He was Loudly called for Of course.
He quietly rose to his feet, brushed the
hay seed from his hair and moved
slowly in the direction of the rOstrum
with the conscious dignity of ye Ro-
man senator. His movement was 30
slow and affectlngly deliberate the
audience was disposed to credit him
with the idea that he thinks he is think
ing ascending the platform. He was
met ami formally greeted by the ever
courteous chairman who introduced
him to the audience as the one repre-
sentative who failed to get any Doodle.
That was good and the old hall
trembled with applause. Sizing up
the man as he appeared from back
seat, it occurred to your reporter that
the reason he failed to get any Doodle
was the fact that the government
failed to provide token coin of less
value than a penny, and as Doodle was
distributed ad valorem they could not
make the change. His honor pro-
ceeded to make a speech and he felt it
to be duty to tell them about every
thing that came under his observation
while at Topeka. He got things so
badly mixed there was feeling of
disgust manifest in every part of the
hall and to everybody except the
speaker. He was 80 conscious of his
own Importance he was wanting in
ready wit and incapable of distinguish.
ing between ridicule and applause.
Fortunately for the speaker, delegates
and everybody present, the expected
committee abruptly announced that
they were ready to report. In this
way the great and mighty Scion was
chOked off and the convention got
down to business.
The real object of the assembled
delegates was to nominate sheriff.
1t was a foregone conclusion for some
time that the old Off ;ers would I've
given an opportunity for second
term and be nominated by reclamation.
This was done as the last act of the
convention.
There were Ave candidates for sheriff;
Long, Vincent, Metz, Stone and Hand.
All day the talk was anything to beat
Vincent, and the changes in the pro-
gress of bsIlOting proved that there
was combination against him. On
the first ballot Vincent got 48 votes,
necessary TO a choice 81, Long S6,
Metz 40, Stone Al and Hand 10. Long
was nominated on the fifth ballot re-
ceiYing 81 votes, just the required
number without a vote to spare. Long
will prove to be the weakest man be.
fore the people, and gentlemen of the
convention will learn of their mistake
when it is too late. He resides close
up to the Kingman county line and is
more a citizen of Kingman than Reno
in business transactions. He is
prominent prohibitionist, active at all
times with that faction of the republic
can party. He has no magnetism what
ever. The usual formula Of defeated
candidates seconding the motion to
make the nomination unanimous was
gone through with before the motion
To adjourn could be put. Delegates
we're stsmpedinG for the doors "san
cermOnie A better ticket will be
offered to the people on the 2lst.
Try GrAin-OI Try GFaln-OI