Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-24
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chairman and Frank King of
Logan as temporary secretary. After
the organization was completed the
chairman appointed the following
committees:
On credentials-J. r. Kennedy, of
Crystal; T. Whitley. of Plum; John
Hahnenkratt, of Phillipsburg; Sam
Albright, of Logan and Lester Gud-
ger of Deer Greek.
Permanent Organization, Rules and
Order of Business-W T. Cowan,
Phillipsbuf W. p. Smith, Prairie
View; Q. O. Freeman. Kirwio; Albert
White, Plum. and Samuel Hood Of
Glenwood.
RasoIutions-D. W. Thomas, Prai-
rie View; W. g. Bissell, Phillipsburg;
James T. Gray, Kirwln; Ed Heth of
Walnut and John Carnahau of Long
Island.
As there was contested delegation
from Arcade and some misunderstend-
ing in Crystal the chairman instruct
ed the committee on credentials to
be sure to settle all difficulties before
reporting to the convention. The
convention then adjourned until after
noon.
The convention met at 2 o'clock and
listened to humorous speeches by var
ious delegates while waiting for the
report of the committee on creden-
tials. Finally the chairman sent
delegate after the committee with
instructions to report at once They
came IN soon after aud gave their
report. The Arcade contest was set
tied by seating three delegates from
each faction. Owing TO lack of space
full list of delegates is not given.
The committee on permanent orgsni-
cation and order of business recon-
mended that the temporary organi-
cation be made peTmsnent, and that
the nominations be made IN the fol-
lowing order: Treasurer, register of
deeds, sheriff, clerk. surveyor and
coroner. The committee on resolu-
tions reported as follows:
| Be it Resolved, that we the republicans of
Phillips county in delegate convention Assem- bled
reaffrm our unqualified approval of the National
Republican platform of 1896, all of the promises
of which have been carried out by the able and
upright administration of William Mckinley, and
eoutions of his efforts to spread the benifcent,
| provisions of free government.
That we heartily endorse the administration in
the stand it has taken regarding our new colonial
possessions, and in it's efforts establish stable
| government, and Christian civilization in the
| far off islands of the Pacific, and that we as
Kansans proud of brave boys who are
| now facing death by disease and savage bullets,
beneath the glare of the tropical sun of that far
off cline.
| That we take same stand today as in the past.
and that we always have been the avowed enem =
of trusts and combinations of capital, organized
to arbitrarily control trade and prevent competi-
th poston we most TearT e es IT. mus
| sition to all such combinations, and pledge our
united eftort 70 RIO our country of the menace
| our land.
That we are justly proud of our present state
administration asd we hereby endorse the manner
/ in which the executive department of our state
| government is carrying out and fulfilling the
| pledges Of the state platform of 1885,
On motion of John Bissell all the
reports of the committees were adop.
ted.
John D. Cheadle was placed in
nomination for county treasurer. On
motion of John BIssell Mr.. OheadIe
was nominated by reclamation.
W. W. Reynolds was named for
register of deeds, and on notion of
S. NJ West was nominated by ACCLAIM
elton.
When the nomination of sheriff
was reached @. q. Freeman nomins-
ted ii. n. Yerton of Prairie View.
Capt. Polling nominated Dempsey II.
Smith of Phillipsburg and Thomas
| Whitley nominated w. r. Randall.
of Plum. Mr.. Yerton was nominated
on the first ballot receiving II votes
out of total of 126. Mr.. Smith re-
oeived A and Mr.. Randall IL. On
motion the nomination of Mr.. Yerton
was made unanimous.
in 0VAar tho
of a candidate for clerk. Elmer
Stroup placed the name of Evan
Hebrew of Bow Greek before the
convention. Sem'l Hood named J. f
Rambo of Glenwood, and Henry
Vincent nominated I. d. Thornton of
Solomon. The first ballot stood He
brew Is, Thornton SO, Rambo Sc
The second ballot gave Hebrew 4.
| Rambo rs, Thornton 40. Mr.. Rambo
was declared the nominee of the con-
vention. No effort WAS made to make
the nomination unanimous.
The next order was the nomination
OF a candidate for surveyor, and the
name OF Sam Newton was placed be-
| fore the convention by I. @. Mellow
ell Mr.. Newton was nominated By
reclamation.
W. G. Bissell nominated John @.
Royce for coroner, but withdrew IL
on account of the latter's holding q
federal cffice Capt. Polling named
DR.. Nelson, and on motion he was
nominated By exclamation. After
naming the county central committee
tie convention adiourned.
The commissioners convention or
ganized by selecting @. @. Freeman
chairman and W. W. Colby secretary.
John Bissell named g D CRIBS of
Kirwin for commissioner of the first
district; L B Riggs named John W;