Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-03-25

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Offices will make their selections and
line up their forces.
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
c. A. Swartz was made chairman
and J. A. Townsley secretary. All
formalities were dispensed with, and
the convention proceeded to nominate
in the order named in the call.
MAYOR Informal ballot; Tho Griffith
53, Geo. Moses 13, John O'Brien 49,.
Gus. Shaeffer s. MIR. Griffith started
to announce that be would not accept
the nomination, but the delegates would
not hear him. A formal ballot was
taken, resulting: Griffith 63. Moses 9,
Griffith declared the nominee. He
then got the floor, and insisted that he
would not accept and would not qualify
if elected. On motion of Mr.. Banta
the nomination just made for mayor
was set aside, and another ballot taken,
resulting; Moses 81. O'Brien e. A. H.
Shaeffer g, Will Bunting I. 81 being
majority of one, Mr.. Moses was de-
clared the nominee for mayor.
CLERK-Informal, Earl Holsington
Al, ]. A. Townsley 2e, John Quillin I,
Ist formal, Hoisington 81, Townsley 3S,
Geo Crummack I. Townsley declared
the nominee
CITY TREAsURER---On motion the
rules were suspended and E. w. BoIin-
ger nominated by reclamation.
MARsKAL---Info.maf ballot, r. T.
Ewalt 20, w. 1. Mendenhall 10, D. P
Robertson 9, w. P. Cone 7, Foster
Jordan 7, B. S. Dale 6. L. F. Likes 6,
1st formal Ewalt "a, Mendenhall 70,
Gone II, Jordan 9, Robertson 4. Likes 3
Dale 2. I'd, Ewalt 29. Mendenhall II,
Jordan 10, Cone 7, Likes 2. Sd Ewalt 81,
Mendenhall IS, Jordan s, Cone S, Likes
2. 4th Ewalt S., Mendenhall II, Jor-
dan 4. Ewalt declared the nominee.
STREET COMMISSIONER. Informal
ballot, J. K. P. Sloniger "a. w. A. Rush
2z, Will Seigler II. Geo. Moore 3, 1st
formal Seigler 20, SIoniger IS. Rush IS,
Moore 2. I'd Sloniger 29, SeigIer II,
Rush IS, Moore 3, Sd Sloniger 29,
Seigler II, Rush 20, Moore I. 4th
Sloniger 81, Seigler 23, Rush IS. 5th
Sloniger 81, Seigler rs, Rush IS. 9th
Sloniger SO, Se1gler II, Rush 5. Sloni-
ger declared nominated.
| JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Informal
ballot. A. ]. Buckland so. B. F. Ogle
"A, J. H. Jennison rs, w. R. Bunting
10, Joshua Clayton g, N. Nickerson 5,
| Jno F. Lewis 2, Jim Duncan l. Ist
Ogle so, Bucklamd ~, Jennison 23,
Bunting 10, Nickerson 5, Lewis 3, Clay
ton 2. Will FEEDER I, as they voted fol
two at time Ogle and Buckland were
declared nominated, although neither
one got a maj jority of all the votes cast.
POLICE JUDGE Informal c. A.
Swartz 10, P. Corbin I3, w. NJ. Gun.
nell II, n. Nickerson II, w. R. Bunt-
ing s, A. ]. Hoisington I. w. P. Bruce
I. Ist formal. Swartz II, Nickerson II
Corbin IS. R. A: Charles II, Bunting
5, Gunnell 3, Russell I. I'd Nickerson
81, Corbin II, Swartz 6, Gunnell I,
Duncan I, Shep Brisco I. Sd, Nicker-
son 40. Corbin 81 Nickerson nomi.
mated.
CoNsTABLEs---Inform ballot, John
Dawson 81, Bob Brown 81, Geo.
Thatcher 81. Dawson was declared
nominated. and second ballot called
for. The question was raised, that one
vote too many was cast in I'd ward,
and it was ruled that Browns total
should have.been but 36--one less than
| Thatcher---and Thatcher declared the
second nominee. A motion was then
made to take another ballot, which re.
suited, Brown AZ, Thatcher 80, Brown
was then declared the nominee.
| On motion the rules were suspended