The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23
REPUBLICANS NAME A TICKET.
The Ticket Which was Nominated Saturday does
not Suit all the Party.
Neither does the Selection Of County Charm
THE TICKET.
$500. JAMES F. GILL.
:. SPENCE KELLER.
...............A. p. OLSEN.
CHARLES e. LANE.
w. H. CAMPBELL.

ity which the voters roll up each year.
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination of county officers, the first
office being that of auditor.
On the informal ballot James F. Gill
received 1853, David +. Morgan 70, ]. J.
Evans 8.
Gill captured the nomination on the
first formal ballot receiving III votes,
Morgan 81.
The biggest fight was for the nomina.
ton of clerk, for the Leon ring had
taken a decided hand in this office, but
the winning candidate. Mr.. Keller, won
out by sheer hard work.
The informal ballot resulted @. w.
Beck 81, Spence Keller SO. Sam L.
parrah &C..
The first formal ballot gave Beck IS,
Keller o., Darrah 81.
The second formal ballot Beck 81,
Keller Ill, Darrah AZ. After the result
Of this ballot was announced Mr.. Darrah
withdrew his name and took occasion to
say that he was a republican and would
support the nominees of the convention
| If they were good men.
The third formal ballot gave the nom.
ination to Keller with 1853 votes to SO
for Beck.
For county attorney the fight was be-
tween Olsen and Russell, both of Fay
cite township. On the informal ballot
A. P. Olsen received l44, 4, M. Russell
293, Sam L. Darrah a, Ed. II. Sharp !.
Both Darrah and Sharp announced
they were not candidates and on the
first formal ballot Olsen was nominated
with 1853 votes, Russell So, Rarrah 5,
Sharp 8,
1t took only two ballots to decide the
recorder, which was given Charles E,
Lane, Of Franklin township, on the first
formal ballot.
On the informal ballot Charles E.
Lane received 1881, ]. j. Evans cog,
James x. Williamson as, Guy Calhoun
u, G. R. Rileyl:
The first formal ballot gave Lane 1872,
Evans 80. Williamson 81. Before this
vote was taken Mr.. F.. varga withdrew
the name Of Guy Calhoun.
For member Of the board of super.
visors, w. H. Campbell, of Grand River
township, was nominated by acclama-
ton although there were a few nays
when the vote was put.
The convention then adjourned.
GARRETT DEFEATED FOR AIRMAN.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the convention the members of the
county committee met to select chair.
man, and here was where the Leon ring
which was turned down week before
at the Leon caucus, got in their work b.
defeating B. w. Garrett. There are
nineteen members Of the county com.
mittee, one from each precinct. For
many years it has been the custom to
name the committeeman from Leon as
chairman as it is thought best to have
the chairman located at the county seat.
As has been we'll known for some time,
more especially since he was the recog.
nized leader of the Cummins' republi.
cans in Decatur county, Mr.. Garrett has
been vigorously opposed by the Leon
gang Of wire pullers, railroad attorneys
and federal office holders, but at the
Leon caucus he was endorsed by an
overwhelming majority. smarting
under their defeat the Leon ring made
their boasts that he should never be
chairman, and from that hour until the
chairman was selected they LETT no stone
unturned to accomplish their purpose,
even going so far as to force proxies
from some of the committeeman who
were in favor of Garrett and those
proxies were used against him. 1t re.
CURED several ballots to defeat Garrett
who received on the FIRST ballot 8, N.
Gates I, Pr. q. w. Foxworthy /, G. @.
Beck 2: But finally all the opposition
agreed on Gates and ne was elected,
receiving 10 votes to q for Garrett. It
was stormy session and when Mr.. Gar.
rett was turned down several Of the
committee gave expression to their feel.
ings, in which the gang was handled
without gloves. Never before in Decatur
county politics has the gang resorted to
| such desperate and underhand methods
to accomplish their purpose. and the re.
suit Of Saturdays work will surely result
IN the complete downfall Of the ring.
Good republicans In all parts Of the
county say that the men who have
been bossing the party must step down
and out and the party be reorganized
with new leaders.
NOTES.
Although G. r. Riley has kept his an
nouncement as a candidate for auditor
in the Journal for several weeks he did
not receive single vote in the conven.
zion.
The 1--we Of the republican party for
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