Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-02
G. 8. Osborne
HARRISON COUNTY REPUBLICANS
Meet In Delegate Convention
Today.
MACHINES IUBRlClTY MANIFEST.
Candidates Nominated and
Delegates Selected.

Candidates Nominated and
Delegates Selected.
The following ticket for the re-
spective offices to be- filled at the
comingelection this fall was placed
in nomination by the republicans
of Harrison county, who met in
delegate convention in this city
this forenoon:
Ed. s. Garrison, Clerk, (present
incumbent.
John A. Traver, County Attor-
ney, (present incumbent.
Harry Harvey, Recorder.
B. +. Huff, County Auditor,
present incumbent.
81. b. Cox, Supervisor Third
District.
Delegates to tho state conven-
ton, which meets in Des Moines
Wednesday. August L:
e. G. Arthur, 81. A. Kinney, G..
I. Hood, A. P. Lyman, d. i. Dew.
ell, T. @. Campbell, A. w. Brown,
Thomas Arthur. Almor Stearn, M.
Matson. Geo. Kellogg. Geo. w
Egan, j. s. Dewell, G. W. kellogg,
Wiley Middleton.
The deleg ties to the Harrison
county republican convention
which met in Missouri Valley this
forenoon consumed just exactly
seventy-four minutes in removing
the swaddling clothes from the
closing campaign of the present
century, and already the festive
candidate is abroad with the ubi-
quitous narcotic and glib tongue
endeavoring to lnstill into the
mind of the supposedly unsuspect-
ing voter what mean thing rep
resents the opposition and what a
general good fellow he is.
Promptly at 1925 Harry L
Harvey Of Logan, chairman Of the
Harrison county republican cen.
trail committee, assumed his posi-.
ton GU the stage of the theatre
and Immediately called the con.
vention to order.
Hon. s. /. King, of Logan, pre-.
scented the name Of III. A. Kinney,
of Woodbine, for temporary chair
man. The convention acted on
Mr.. Kings presentation with a
Unanimous vote in favor of the af.
6rmative.
Geo. W. Egap, of Cincinnati
township, moved the convention
select Mr.. 7. u. Bradley, of Dun
LAP, temporary secretary, which
the convention proceeded to do
with unanimous vote.
Acting on motion by Mr.. King
the chairman appointed commit.
tee of three on credentials and &
committee consisting of like
number on permanent organiza.
tion. The following we're selected
On permanent organization-G
W. Egan, G. I Beys, I. L. Can.
field.
Committee on credertials-G.
G. Cronkelton, s. /. King, +. M
Dance.
Owing to the fact that seyera
of the delegations were not full,
represented, Almor Stearn moved
the delegates in attendance cas-
the full vote of the respective del
cations. Carried.
i Geo W Egan, member of the
committee on permanent organiza
ton, read that committees report
In it the highest encomiums were
-howered upon VIM Mckinley
the following being the initia
sentence: eve reaffirm our al
legiance to him because he hal
been tried and tested in q mos
critical period and not foune
wanting in any respect" Also
} "Wm Mckinley, the believer il
the entire freedom of the sons ane
daughters of the Earth" Theo
dore, the assistant musician il
the coming concert, was spoken o
IS "the great purifier Of American
politics. Great in things writer
and accomplished" When tn,
; nomination Of offic rs was consid
cred, some time was consumed il
q discussion, as whether or no th,
convention should await the re
: turn of the delegates from som,
! districts, at the time being with
out representation. A majority
vote OF the convention was appar
emily in favor of expediting mat
{ ters, so the convention proceeded
! with the nominations. Geo "
Egan addressed the convention
: choosing for his theme, a genera
: answer to the charges ofthe Dem
ocracy in the coming campaign
, In speaking of the trusts, h,
stated the unbiased history of III,
: ; republican party proved most con
.. clusively that the G OP was un.
: alterably opposed to trusts ane
combinations of any kind. Tha