The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-05-17
Wilson For Judge.

Wilson For Judge.
Last Saturday afternoon represent
atives of the fusion forces met in the
court house and selected delegation
to go to Larned Tuesday to attend the
judicial nominating convention. 1t
was the unanimous expression of those
present that the name of A. G. Dyer
be presented to the convention.
Tuesday morning when the Edwards
county delegates arrived they found
that all of the rest had assembled the
day before and that the candidates in
the field were Hale, of Rush, Stidger,
of Ness, Wilson, of Hodgeman, and
Dyer, of Edwards.
The sentiment of the candidates
seemed TO be everyone for himself and
ell against Hale.
The convention was organized by
the anti-Hale delegates. G.. w. Fin
ney, chairman; Wagner, of Ness, Sec
retary, and Winn, of Hodgeman, as
sistant secretary.
The usual committees we're appointed
and made brief reports. The informal
BALLOT for judge gave Hale nineteen
votes from Rush, Scott, Wichita and
Greeley; Stidger twelve from Ness and
Lane, Cline nine from Pawnee; Dyer
seven from Edward; Wilson five from
HOdgeman. The vote stood in this
way until ad jour nment was taken for
supper. 1t then became apparent that
a break was likely to soon be made.
The break was made by Edwards
county soon after assembling for the
evening session.
In the roll call OF counties Edwards
came first and when the call came the
chairman of the delegation cast seven
votes for Stidger, dropping Dyer and
making Stidger's vote nineteen, the
same as Hale's.
There was no change for four more
ballots. It had then been demonstrate
ed to the satisfaction of the Ness men
that Stidger could not win and SO for
five BALLOTS the Stidger votes came
back to Dyer, making his vote nine
teen. Dyer failing TO get the requisite
twenty seven votes on this break the
Stidger and Dyer men dropped back
to their respective candidate
At this stage of the proceedings,
when it looked like dead lock, the
Pawnee delegation which had been
operating under the unit rule asked
for ten minutes that they might ad-
Jour to private room and caucus.
This was granted and they took about
an hour. All the fun the delegates
had during this time was to go out in
to the hall and inhale the sulphur
fumes escaping through the keyhole
and listening to the loud and angry
voices of this delegation.
When they had returned it was at
once apparent that they had reached
an understanding that after a certain
number of votes they would go to
Hale, for the roll calls had been far
apart and now they tramped briskly
on the heels of each other.
The last vote of the Pawnee delega-
tion before going TO Hale had been
conceded to Wilson, and right there
was where the Hale managers fell
down, for when this roll call was
made it was found that through some
mysterious agency Edwards, Ness and
Lane had decided to compliment Will
son on the same BALLOT and he was
nominated.
A. Fl. Wilson, our candidate for
Judge, is a young man who has grown
up in HOdgeman county. He has been
county attorney for several years and
has the respect and esteem of all peo-
ple who know him. Should be be
elected we will have a capable and
honest man m the bench. Mr.. Wilson
will imme6 = ly sake steps to test the
election laN
This convention was somewhat re.
markable in that while it was hOtly
contested, the best feeling prevailed
among the candidates and their sup
DOrierS from first to last