The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-06-01
The Beers Have Abandoned Pretoria
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Republicans of Neosho Coun
ty Met in Erie Monday and
Nominated a Strong Ticket.

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most harmony and good feeling pre-.
vailing. We never attended a coun-
ty convention before where there was
such unanimity Of purpose and genu-
inc enthusiasm for the cause mani.
tested. No wrangling, no pickering
and no sore spots to be healed.
The convention was called to order
at 1 a. M. by the chairman, H. G.
Lowrance, who made some very ap-
propriate and sensible remark before
proceeding to business. The call was
read by the secretary Seth Wells, and
Uncle Billy HerUd, Of St. Paul, was
unanimously chosen as temporary
chairman. Uncle Billy stated in his
remarks that he was an original whig
and was at the bornin of the Repub-
lican party and had had the honor of
voting for every Republican president.
Mark Gibson was chosen temporary
secretary.
On motion the four regular commit
tees were appointed, consisting of five
members each.
After recess of ten minutes, to
give the chairman time to arrange
his committees, the following were
appointed:
Credentials-Alva Clark, VIM. Bald
win, R. G. Kaupp, Pat Carroll, j. W,
Ferguson
Order of business-R. N. Allen, d.
L. Houston, G. G. Dutton, Esq. Camp
bell, June Brown.
Resolutions--Seth Wells. g. NJ.
T. G. Sailors.
Permanent organization--A: H.
Turner, T. j. Crapson, H. G. Low
rance, S. R. Adamson, B. w. Garvin
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Committee on credentials reported
the following delegates as entitled tt
seats in the convention:
Grant township-T. M. Hewitt, L
G. Murry, Geo. Sampsel, L. N. Wher-
rett, Sam Bender,'R e. Morgan, T. g
Sailors.
Big Creeks. 2. Mitchell, M. G..
Gibson, E. H. Filson, T. j. Crapson
S. S. Wheatley, H. N. Filson.
Tioga-C. o. Nelson, E. p. Bodle
John Cooper, D. L. Houston, Sam
Ross.
Chanute city-1st ward, R. n. Allen
w. P. Wright, S. Winfield, q. F.
Prange, H. W. Elliott; I'd ward, J. @.
Farmer, John B. Beatty. W. H. Pow
ell, Jno. Dixon, W. H. Johnson, f. NJ,
Dawdy, Elmer Ashcraft; Sd ward, B.
f. Nye, j. L. Sewell, Thos. Ashford,
L. B. Keifer; 4th ward, S. G. Manatt,
G. P. GarYin, F. M. Groome, Dora
Herod, Grant Hurt, John Biles, War
rem Waldrip, A. H. Turner, c. M.
Alexander.
Canville-J. Harkness, G. W. Payne,
Geo. Balch, Geo. Bricker &C. Boman,
F. W. Jones.
Shaw precinct-John c. Guss, John
w. Toomey, John W. Mathes.
Erie precinct-Seth G. Wells, L. S.
Cambern, DR.. Lemon, J. d. Malsbury,
w. V. Kennedy, G. G. Dutton, E. A.
Rice, G. A. Hancock, John R. Garvln,
Joel Lowe, l. Adamson, B. w. Gar
vim.
West Walnut Grove-F. P. Carroll,
Noah Hardman, Robt Babcock
East Walnut Groves. r. Adamson.
Mission-Jos. Boyle, June Brown,
VIM. Herod, l. N. Middlesworth, ,
John Fortune, 1. j. Davis.
East Centerville-John Hines, VIM.
Baldwin, L. G. H. Greene.
West Centerville-A. P. Rosa, o. H.
P. Bowers, J. w. Warren.
Urbana precinct-C. L. Swan.
Thayer-M. S. Elliott, ]. w. Fergu-
son, W. S. Campbell, Fl. G. Lowrance,
R, L. Welch, J. T. Miller, A. e. Win
tiers.
Shiloh-Raymond Kaupp, Riley
Adams, G. H. Bryan.
Ladore-P. B. King, W. T. Way,
VIM. Hackney, G. N. Bacon.
West Lincoln-Alva Clark, Errett
Ellis, Philip Hoover.
East Lincoln-John NJ. Spurgeon,
Chas. Bennett.
Committee on permanent organiza-
tion reported Sam Winfield as per-
manent chairman and Mark Gibson
permanent secretary. Report adopt
ed without division.
The committee on rules and regu-
lations reported that in balloting the
townships should be called and the
chairman arise and announce the vote
of his township. A minority report
was made authorizing each delegate
to deposit his own ballot. Minority
report, after short discussion, was
tabled by vote OF 81 to 46, when the
original report was adopted without
opposition.
AS soon as the committees had all
reported the convention proceeded to
ballot on candidates.
The following candidates were pro-
posed and nominated by acclamation:
]. N. ROseberry-Probate Judge.
A. N. Sailors-COunty Superinten-
dent.
Fred Carter-District Clerk.
James Nation-Representative 3lst. !
district.
The only contest was on county at