The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
THE Citizen CONVENTION
The Citizen Party Holds a Convention
and dominates Ticket

Clty attorney, Travis Morse
City msrshal, Lon Roger
Police Judge, o. II. Adams
Street commissioner, J w Della
plsine
Assessor, }. 3. Walker
Councilmen: First ward, G. M. Bon
nell; Second ward, NJ Shaffer; Third
ward. f. w. Fitzgerald; Fourth ward ,
+. A. Sauer.
School board: First ward, L. G. Me-
Claim; second ward, G.. M. Robinson;
Third ward, g. M. Nelson; Fourth
ward, J. r.. Pepper.
Committeeman: Z. j. Rutledge, l..
1. Purcell, G. l.. johnson, G. G Fergu-
son and c. 8 Ritter at large.
CI-Y CLERK.
Nominations were then in order for
city clerk and G. II. Wheaton NOM
mated VIM. Knapp, and Harry
Thompson named Lewis Coffield :.
The ballot resulted as follows: Knapp
43, Cofiield 80, total 1913.
CITY ATTORNEY.
MIR. Bonnell nominated Travis
Morse and w. J. Ihrig nominated A.
b. Conley. The ballot resulted as
follows: Morse A, Conley 81.
CITY MARSHA l..
The following names were placed in
nominations j. d. Mann, d. Fl.
Brewer, Lou Roger, Chas. Bishop
and Harry Brister.
On the first ballot the vote stood:
Mann 46, Brewer Is, Roger 81, Bishop
"a, Brister 2, total l42. No one hav-
ing a majority a second ballot was
called for and resulted as follows:
Man AZ, Brewer 4, Bishop7, Brister l,
Roger 81. Mr.. Roger was therefore
declared the nominee
POLICE JUDGE.
The following names were placed in
nomination for police judge: VIM.
Knapp, d. b. d. Smeltzer, John Wal
ters, o. H. Adams, and James Taylor
Mr.. Knapp declined to run. The
ballot stood as follows: Smeltzer A,
Walters 38, Adams "a, Taylor 10.
MIR. Walters arose In the conven-
tion and stated that he was Re.
pu blican, that he had voted with the
"non-partisan" organizs tions 30 long
as there was no straight Repu blicsn
ticket out, but now that there WAS
such an one. he proposed % q Re-
publican to support 1t, and therefore
declined the nomination. His frank
and courageous statement was
On the second ballot the result was
ss follows: Adams 80. Walters l3,
Taylor 8, Smeltzer 4S. No choice be-
ing made another ballot was called.
BY this time 1t was 4:3O and fully
OF those present at the open
ing, had left the convention and to
hasten matters the rest of the voting
was done by rising vote.
There was an epidemic Of resignA-
tions. Lewis Coffield, the first man
chosen, was seen by a REGISTER re-
porter and stated that be would most
certainly not run for city clerk, 30
the convention, or more probably, the
standing committee, will have to
n anne Mr.. Knapp or some other
candidate. A. b. Cunley, the NOM
inee for att orney, declined as coon as
be learned of it. Harry Brister, men,
toned Tor marshal, said he could not
serve. VIM, Knapp declined to run
for police judge, as did also John
Walters. 1t Is no wonder that the
which opened up in enthus-
lsm and joy, dissolved in pain and
mutual suspicion and languor. There
were several men who attended the
meeting in the full hope and expec-
5ation of being nominated only to be
side-track ed.
ARepublican tick such as the party !
n lola has material for and such as it |
owes itself to put up if it is going to
the claim that the city af- |
fairs can be run as we'll by it as by
the mon partisan party, will have a |
walk away. All that is necessary is |
10 put up ticket that every man will |
recognize as good one, composed of
men who have their interests wrap
ped up in IOla's welfare.
Eve Successfully RamoVnd