The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-24
VERY Strong TICKET
Put Out By the Oklahoma
County Republicans.
TWO HISTORIC NAMES
NAMES
Trosper and GristmiII Jones
Are on the List.

Guthrie, o. II, Sept 23.-(SpeciaL)-Th
Republicans of Oklahoma county have
placed a very strong ticket in the field
H. G. Trosper, who was nominated Tor
the council. is a prosperous farmer, in
spite of his active interest in politics He
was a member of the second legislature,
where he made an exceptionally strong
record as a safe and able lSwmaker.
c. C. Jones. who is nominated for q
place in the lower branch of the legislat-
ure. is the same "Gristmin' Jones who
made his fame secure as a politician
when he was temporary speaker in the
First legislature. Jones has filed various
Offices in the territory and notwithstand-
ing his home town and county are heavily
Democratic he has never been defeated
at the polls HIS is considered by many
a. the shrewdest politician in Oklahoma.
After the burning of the big mill at Okla
homa City through which Franm McMas-
ter gave him his SobriQuet of ''Grktmlll,
Jones turned his attention to railroad
building, taking up the old Sapulpa pro-
ject which many had before essayed to
sajvanize into life but without accom-
plishine any Roadway. "Gristmill' how
ever, applied his rustling qualities 10 the
projec- and after overcoming stupendous
difficulties his efforts were crowned with
success and within less than month the
steam cars of Oklahoma's third railroad
will be steaming into that city. 1t is safe
to predict that he will carry his district
by a large majority, notwithstanding its
strong fusion tendencies.
The resolutions adopted by the conven-
ton reaffirm the platform adopted in the
county convention of last month, endorse
the nomiration of Flynn and condemn the
AIya normal school contract
The county ticket placed in the field by
the Oklahoma county Republicans is as
follows:
Sherif-Dr. Lundberg.
TIcAsurer-J. A. Hsrtzeu.
Probate Judge-Major d. D. Leach.
Register of Deeds-J. A. J. Bouguess.
County Attorney-W. P. Harper.
Superintendent of SchooIs-Mrs. Mary
D. Couch.
Surveyor-E. e. Henderson.
County Clerk. G. Denny.
Coroner-B. F. Watterson
Assessor-R. L. Payne.
County Welgher-J. A Courtney.
Captain Roy Hoffman, commanding one
of the companies in Major John Stones
battalion. which is under orders TO pro-
coed to the military rendezvous at Lexing-
ton, KY, may be termed an exceedingly
lucky young man. Though scarcely 20
years of age, his young life has been filed
with honor and advancement, having
pushed his way upward through success
i've stages of advancement from an hum
bic, though expert, manipulation of the
typewriter to the position OF governors
private secretary, assistant United States
a.t'rrey, owner of a daily Newspaper
plant and now the possessor Ct a c lain's
commiss en- in Uncle Sans army. Pot for
tune deigns to still further cast her fav-
orins smiles upon the ambitions young
politician and soldier IN the announce
ment Of his forthcoming marriage to one
of the loveliest of her sex, Miss Conkling,
residing with her father, a wealthy stock
man and trader at the Sac and Fox
g gency. This coming elimination of for
tunes favor will occur on October and
viii he celebrated with a joyous magnif-
cence that viii long linger in the memory
of the legion OF friends.