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named above were elected by the
convention.
A HOT DEBATE.

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For some time past Mr.. Camp
bell and Mr.. Dovenor have been
trying to get together to discuss
their merits and it was suggested
by F. D. Young, Esq for Mr..
Dovenor, that the convention allow
these two gentlemen to state their
cases, to which proposition the con-
vention agreed. Mr.. Campbell
opened the discussion in twenty
minutes speech, and he was follow
ed by Dovenor who spoke 40 min
utes and Campbell closed in a 80
minutes speech and Dovenor then
spoke 10 minutes.
Campbell began a TRADE from
the first against Dovenor and
roasted him numerically during
the greater part of his address but
the convention very plainly showed
thew did not endorse his words.
He spoke of some circulars which
had been issued at the time of the
convention held in Lewis county,
which Instead of being detriment
to Campbell as would naturally be
supposed. they were against Dove
nor. He laid particular stress on
the fact that Dovenor had been In
Congress two terms and thought
he ought to be satisfied with that
and be considerate enough to retire
to private life again and allow some
one else to have a chance to repre-
sent their district in Congress.
Mr.. Governor was introduced by
chairman Gregory. He spoke at
length in regard to the charges
made by his opponent to the effect
that postmasters were making this
canvass for him. 1t was a case OF
roast from beginning to end and
before either of the candidates were
through with their talk they COM
menced to get pretty warm. Dow
enor stated that Campbell COM
plaiued of the shortness of his time
for canvassing for the nomination.
He showed that Campbell had been
in all the convention or counties
in the state, while he, Dovenor,
had STAYED in Congress until few
years ago.
Campbell made good closing
speech and materially aided and
strengthened his candidacy. While
there was some very plain and
sarcastic language used by each
gentleman it is but meet to say
that their speeches were surprising
ly free from personalities.
Mr.. Dovenor is a far better
speaker than is his opponent. He
has had more experience and it was
pretty generally admitted that he
had made the best speech.
The committee on resolutions
then made its report. The reso.
lutions were short and sweet. They
endorsed the Republican platform
of 1896 as adopted at St. Louis and
the administration of President Nc
Kinley as being both wise and pa
triotic. The resolutions were un-
animously adopted.
The other committees reported,
and the reports were adopted with
out debate. The next thing in
order was the selection of delegates.
There was no trouble in doing this
in any district but Lincoln. These
delegates assembled in the grand
Jury room and numbered about 90.
R. L. Moore was chosen chairman,
and P. T. Campbell secretary. On
preliminary motion the Campbell
men, lead by Lawrence, Stocking,
Campbell, Lowry and Lowther,
discovered that the Doveuor men
had a majority of the delegates by
a majority of one, and that one was
a delegate the Campbell men had
hauled over to Middlebourne and
had paid for his dinner. Then the
fun began. 1t was proposed to
nominate four Governor men and
three Campbell men, but this would
not go. The Campbell men then
went off to themselves and nomi-
mated delegates. The Governor
men held the chairman, Moore,
and also nominated delegates.
Both sets of delegates were re-
ported to the convention which
very promptly endorsed the Camp
bell men. A very funny incident
occurred here. Mayor Lawrence
was a red hot Campbell man and
while making speech to have the
Campbell men elected said in sub
stance: gentlemen, the Dovenor
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