The Chanute times., 1897-08-27
A TALE OF TWO COUNTIES
AS Told by the Times Correspondents in Neosho and
Wilson Counties.

three tickets in the field, and hat
spent lots of time and more money, ,ant
yet got left; this brought tears to th'
eyes Of some of the reformers, lone maj
claimed that Sam had spent $2.75 il
said campaign G. II. Mills then made
speech, but no one could tell which
side he was on. Reformer Allison
then made speech, admonishing the
faithful to do their duty and adopt
the report Of the conference commit.
tee. About this time it was discovered
that there were six or seven motions
three or four substitutes and couple
Of amendments before the house, at.the
same time and after a parliamentary
tilt between Speaker (?) Dunsmore
and George Coffman they were all with
drawn and Coffman made a motion to
adopt the report and Dunsy got in an
amendment to strike the word sheriff
from the report, leaving the democrats
with simply recorder and coroner; the
motion was put and apparently carried
but some one suggested a roll call The
vote was by ''yes" and mo, "and there
was lot Of good time wasted deciding
which was what. S. E. Beach declared
that the Chanute delegation was vot-
ing wrong. Perhaps one in ten knew
where he was 'at" but it is doubtful,
but finally order was restored and the
amendment was declared lost, A mo-
tion was then made to offer to trade
the democrats clerk for sheriff, but
this failed and the conference report
was then adopted. Seth Nation was
then nominated for treasurer by accla-
nation. The names of j. +. Allen
Hamilton and - Page, were presented
for clerk ,and on the second ballot Mr.,
Allen was nominated. N. V. Cook was
then nominated for coroner by accla-
nation. After the democrats found
that the pops had accepted the confer
ence report they quietly nominated
Jno. w. Locke for register CT deeds,
Jesse Parsons for Sheriff and j. A.
Demoss for coroner. The pops ratified
the democratic nominees and vice
versa.
THE Committeeman.
The pop committeeman from each
township are as follows:
Grant, J.Spohr, Kimball; Big Creek,
S. L. Keys, Chanute; Tioga, H. Mon
tague, Chanute; Chanute City: 1st
ward, R. j. J.VanLaningham; End ward,
G. A. Howke; Sd ward, G. V. Dennis;
4th ward, A. S. Lapham; Canville, w.
S. Lindsay, carlton; Shaw, w. F.
Glessmaa, 1lI ~, T B. Shackle-
ton, Erie; West Walnut Grove, B. F.
Roe, Erie; East Walnut Grove, r. G.
Kimball; Mission, B. Venne-
man, st. Paul; East Centerville, VIM.
Boaz, Erie; West Centerville, G. S.
Galesbnrg; Urbana, H.C.Dry-
den, Urbana; Chetopa, ]. w. Thomas.
Shiloh, w. A. Waithal, Thay-
er, Ladore, Geo. Harris, Parsons; West
Lincoln, A. J.Bejy, South Mound;Ea
E. A. Dixon, Island.
The committee organized by the Sc
lection of the following executive COM
mittee: Chairman, W. H. Nation;
Secretary, w. D. Rice; Treasurer, j. |
NJ. Allen.
Executive committee: VIM. Gless-
nan, Shaw; H. G. Dryden, Urbana; f.
B. Shackleman, Erie; B. Venneman,
st. Paul; j W. Thomas, Thayer.
Democratic committeeman for the
coming year;
Grant, c. II. Thomas; Big Creek,
Ralph Bowman; Tioga, w. D. Parsons;
Ianville, ], H, Whistler; Shaw, j. A.
Phelps; Erie, j. V. Sponenberger;
Vest Walnut Grove, B. f. Roe; East
Walnut Grove, J. B, Jones, Mission,
a. B. Fitzsimmons; East Centerville,
). D. Smith; West Centerville, G. H.
Jross; Urbana. ]. d. Likens; Thayer,
}. M. MCGOWAN; Shiloh, A S Rexford;
adore, Ed Ewing; West Lincoln, F.
n. Denton; East Lincoln,G. H. Junks;
}hanute: 1st ward, l. D. Boschert;
nd ward, Ed Royster; Sd ward, H. P.
Tarrelly; 4th ward, John Kimbrough.
ohm f. Roe, of Chanute, was elected
hartman and ]. d. Likens. of Urbana
ecretary.
NOTES OF THE CONVENTIONS.