The advocate., 1897-09-08
SILVER CONVENTIONS.
Tickets Satisfactory to the Opposition to
the Republican Party Named,

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5 August 30 and nominated Judge An
drews, the Populist nominee for Judge.
The resolutions would make a very fair
Populist platform.
In Washington county the PopuIlsts
have nominated the following ticket
Treasurer, r. i. Foster; Clerk, II. L.
Allen; Sheriff, Byron Markham (silyer
Republican,; Register, TheO. Jungck
Dem); Coroner, Doctor Hoover; Sur
veyOr G.. =. Ross; Commissioner, J. B.
Denning.
In Cloud county the POpulsts have
nominated this ticket: Treasurer, H. M.
Spalding; Clerk r. A. Thompson; Sher-
iff, A, Morisette; Register Of Deeds, II.
vi. Wilcox; Surveyor, J. Byrne; Coroner,
Dr. G. w. Coffey; Commissioner, A. r.
Maddox. All of these nominees are now
in Office except f. A. Thompson.
Finney county POpulists have nOmi-
mated the following ticket: Clerk, jeff
Hanna; Treasurer, l.. V. Lawrence; Sher-
iff, John Edwards; Register Of Deeds, w.
Med. ROwen; Surveyor, Herman Reeves;
Coroner, A. B. Patton; County Commits
sioner, David Godfrey. L. V. Lawrence,
w. Med Rowen and Herman Reeves
were renominated.
The silver forces in Nemaha county
have nominated the following ticket:
Sheriff, J. e. Payne; Treasurer, r. D.
McCliman; Clerk, W. o. Humes; Regis
ter, William Callahan; Coroner, Doctor
Townsend; Surveyor, William Conrad.
II all OF the nominees are as good men as
ex-Representative Dick McCliman, then
the ticket is certainly all right.
Barton county PopuIists have nomi
mated the following ticket: Treasurer
Henry Schweir; Sheriff, DC. Luse; Clerk,
Il. G. Davis; Register, Elmer Brodie;
Coroner, p. ]. Bartel; Commissioner, Ed
Tyler. Luse and Schweir are Democrats
and Bartel and Tyler are silver Republl-
cans. The resolutions declare for silver
and indorse the State administration.
The ticket is very strong.
The Rice county Popullst convention
nominated the following ticket: Treas
urer, TheO GOdshalk; Sheriff, r. j. Wat
kins: Clerk, Jeff Dunham; Register, Ja-
cob Hoops; Surveyor, r. P. Johnson;
Coroner, L. E.Vermillion; Commissioner,
J. r. Kerfoot. Dunham Is Democrat
and Hoops Is a silver Republican. The
resolutions indOrse the Omaha and st,
Louis platforms, affirm faith in Bryan,
welcome silver Republicans, and set
forth that all reform parties must unite
to thwart the plans Of the money oligar-
chy.
The largest and most enthusiastic Pop
Mist convention ever held in Pottawato>
inie county convened at WestmOreland,
August 80. The following ticket was
named: Register J. H. Cooper (renom-
inated); Sheriff, Charles Umscheid; Sur
yeyOr, f. X. Donaldson Coroner, Doctor
Chilcote; Clerk, Clint Graham; Treas
urer, J. d. Smith; Commissioner, Fred
Pitcher. Graham and Smith are Demo-
Gratis The resolutions indorse the st,
Louis and Abilene platforms, indOrse
Governor Leedy and Attorney General
Boyle and condemn Republican extrava-
gance In county affairs. The ticket gives,
it is said, good satisfaction,
Senator Helmick was Chairman and
Editor Johnson, of the Sedan Lance, Sec
retary of the ChautauQua Populist con-
yention. The following ticket was
named. Treasurer, Ferd Thomas; Sher
fR, J. G. Teney; Clerk, N. A. Mccoy;
Register, Benton Smith; Coroner, DR..
Rowland; Surveyor, j. G. Ross; Commits
siOner, w. S. Dyer. All of the nomina-
tions were by acclamation and are the
same az the Democrat nominees. Editor
johnson was elected Chairman Of the
Central committee. The resolutions in.
llOrse the St. Louis and Chicago plat
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