The Lamar register., 1901-10-16
Judge Novels Assemblies Himself Convention for the Dem
ocraic Party of Prowcrs County, Resolues, Nomi
mates and Adourns. Is Ably Assisted by
E. c. Novels and Ezra.

vertised rcd hot fight to finish over
superintendent, but he buncoed the
people as no fight materialized. Re
alizing this was his only drawing at
traction the judge carefully arranged
the details so that the nomination for
superintendent came last on the pro
gram, even alter surveyor and coro-
ner. This gave the judge an audi
ence to the last and prevented any of
his thirty six eloquent speeches from
being wasted.
The populists were treated to Sc
we're snub by the judge. The demo
Gratis have been holding most of the
offices here for some years, and sole
ly through populist aid, and all the
populists asked was the denomination
of the present superintendent. But
the judge, for very evident reasons,
needed that office is his business, SO
he kicked the populist committee out
of his play house bodily. The only
grain of comfort the populists had
was that they had carried the Holly
primaries and the democrats fIom
that precinct had to also watch the
performance from outside the railing
Some of them wouldn't stay as the
Judge afterwards discovered to his
embarrassment.
The early work of the convention,
temporary organization, appointing
committees including the fusion con-
ference committee, and such routine
work, passed off quietly and smooth.
ly, all being carefully attended to by
E. q. Novels and Ezra. After NJ. NJ.
Brown was made permanent chair
man, and H. p. Syp, secretary, the
report of the fusion committee was
called for, and it was that the popu-
lists wanted the office of superinten
dent. A lengthy parliamentary snarl
ensued during which Judge Novels
made SIX motions, eight speeches and
had the floor all the time. The com.
mittee finally on motion of Il. O.
Novels was discharged, and then
Judge Novels moved that the con
vention proceed to nominate straight
democratic ticket The vote on this
proposition was 16 to B, not quo.
rum, but the judge followed the eni
nent example of Thomas b. Reed,
and allowed no such trivial matters
to interfere with the show. 1t was
soon evident, however, that the
straight democratic resolution referr-
ed to superintendent alone. On mo-
tion of Ezra, Judge Novels was ap
pointed on a committee to notify the
populists that they had been duly
kicked out.
When it came to resolutions it was
discovered that the judge had been
too busy with his various speeches to
write any, so he had them take the
republican resolutions aud add lit.
tie taffy for the fusion Legislature,
which bungled the states laws up TO
such an extent that the lawyers are
now reaping rich harvest.
Nominations for county clerk be
ing now in order after short pause
Judge Novels moved that the nomi-
nations be closed. A delegate arose
timidly, however, and addressing the
indge placed Bert Rowe in nomina-
ton. L. G. Novels Immediately sec
onded it, and the nomination was
hurried through for fear Mr. Rowe
would hear of it and decline
Next came the nomination for
county treasurer, and as the judge
had been quiescent for exactly one
minute and thirty seven seconds he
arose and made lengthy speech
nominating Herbert Hopkins of Am
ity and informing the delegates that
the young man had come and con
suited him about the matter several
days before. This of course settled