People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION,
The Ticket.

For High School Trustees H 4 + G ines
For Representatives
North District ............lames Lawrence
SJuth Distr. ct................ Reu Deu Nea
For Commissioner
SJuth District. ................S Samuel Fo,
The Republican convention wa,
called to order ia the district court
T om Tuesday morning atll O'Clock by
DR.. T. G. Emerson, chairman of the
county central Committee. liln. ],
W. Forney was chosen Temporary
chairman and g. D. Brunette was
chosen temporary secretary. Various
committees were appointed aud an
adjournment was taken until 1:3e
o'clock in the afternoon.
The convention met at 1:3O p.m., as
per adjournment. The temporary or,
ganization was made permanent and
Jenn W. Haughey was chosen as as
sistant secretary, Resolutions COM
mending the national administration,
the war with Spain and endorsing the
Republican national platform of 1896
were adopted.
Nominations being in order the
convention proceeded to business.
W. II. StatTelbach was nominated
by reclamation for probate judge.
The names Of J. NJ. Ready, F. A.
DinsmOre and 2. c. Simons were pre-
Sented for the nomination for county
attorney, j. NJ. Ready was nomi.
mated on the first BALLOT. The vote
stood: Ready, l6S; Simons, IS; Dins.
more, %.
W. NJ. Massey and W. S. Warner
were nominated for county superin.
tendent. Massey was nominated on
the first ballot. The vote: Massey,
1893; Warner, lOl.
1t required only one ballot to select
a candidate for district clerk. W. Fl.
Overholtzer and c. E. Murlin were
candidates, The vote resulted as fol.
lows: Overholtzer, 2l7; Murlin, ~.
The convention engaged 10 quite a
lengthy discussion concerning the
question Of nominating candidates
for County High school trustees. H.
L. Woods placed E. L. Cline and II.
}. Donahue, the retiring members OF
the board, in nomination.
A. A. Richards wanted Republicans
nominated, openly advocating the
placing of the County High school in
politics. The convention finally nom.
mated Fl. l.. Games and R. H. Behei.
mer for trustees.
After the county convention had
concluded its work, the representative
districts got together and nominated
candidates. Jas. Lawrence and ]. w
Haughey were placed in nomination
for representative from the North dis
trict. Haughey stated that he was
not candidate, but allowed the ust
OF his name. The ballot resulted il
Lawrence receiving the majority Of
the votes. Reuben Neal was nomin
ated as candidate for representative
from the south district.
The South commissioners district
nominated Samuel Fox for the Office
of county commissioner.
The county central committee mel
and elected c. Everest Elliott chair
man to succeed DR.. f. G. Emerson
and chose G. D. Burnette as secretary
CONVENTION ECHOES.
J.. j. Booth had it in for Cline or
general principles.
W. S. Warner and RI. Simons bott
declined to accept nominations a;
high school trustee.
G. E. Elliott was chosen chairman
of the county central committee
a distinct triumph for the Rocl
Island railroad.
The convention was a very veal
body. 1t was like Hobson's Merrimat
without a rudder. 1t drifted length
wise Of the channel.
Prof. /. E. Swain of Caldwell mad,
a break. He said, "can it be possible
that this convention would think O
preferring two Populists over the Re.
publicans."
The VOICE reporter overheard {
conversation running like this: FRS
man-"Wonder why Yves Ready did
not take the county attorney nomi
nation?" Second man-"Oh, this wa
Jim's year,.
The VOICE has not been advised
whether "the Hon. James Lawrence
has reconsidered, or whether he still
desires none but Republican votes
In the absence Of further order
Democrats and Populists will con
tinue to mass against him at the polls
Much trouble was experienced il
getting some one to act as secretary