The Dickinson press., 1902-03-15
CITY NOMINATIONS
Mayor Manning the Unanimous
Choice of the Largely Attended
Mass Meeting Held in the
Opera House Tuesday Evening.
GOOD TICKET NAMED

GOOD TICKET NAMED
At an carly hour Tuesday evening the
opera house was we'll filled with citizens
who wished to participate in the mass
convention which had been called for the
purpose of placing in nomination a city
ticket to be voted at the coming election,
April 7.
r. H. Johnson was nominated for
chairman by F. L. Scofeld. J. c. F..
Parker seconded the nomination, and
Mr.. Johnson, who was unanimously
elected, stepped to the rostrum. w. A.
Carter and M. L. Ayers were elected sec.
retaries.
The chair then stated the object of the
meeting. and announced that nominations
were in order for mayor.
Chas. KoD O nominated Dan Manning,
the present incumbent, for the Office of
mayor, and John w. Currie seconded the
nomination. No other nomination was
made and Mr.. Manning was chosen by
reclamation without a dissenting voice.
Although absent in Minnesota, the peo.
pie cheered heartily for Mayor Manning,
thereby indicating their approval of his
administration Of the last two years.
The next office to fill was that of city
treasurer. J. w. Currie nominated J. S.
White, the present incumbent. and Full
ton Burnett seconded the nomination.
No other nomination was made and Mr..
White was declared the unanimous
choice of the convention.
For police magistrate L. A. Simpson
nominated T. H. Ryan, the present in
cumbent, and Frank Lish seconded the
nomination. No other nominations were
made and Ryan was declared the unani'
nous choice OF the convention.
For the office of city justice it was diff.
ferent.
Geo. Senour nominated A. P. Folsom
Ed. Berry nominated Geo. Burkholder
VIM. Walton nominated w. G. Whinn.
The chair appointed Geo. Senour, Geo
Aud, Ed. Berry and Frank Lish tellers
and the first ballot resulted as follows:
Folsom 81
Whinn 81.
Burkhold.er 81.
Scatteriu.g 6.
There being no choice a new ballo
was ordered which resulted as follows:
Folsom ~.
Burkholder II.
Whinn 80.
The second ballot resulted in a ma
jority for Mr.. Whinn and he was declared
the nominee.
As this completed the nominations t.
be made at large, the voters of the sew
eral wards caucused and announced
their choice to the chair.
In the first ward Frank Lish, Osca
Skeen, Chas. w. Conroy and D.. W
Mckenzie we're placed in nomination.
The first ballot resulted in a majorit,
for Conroy and Mckenzie, who wer'
announced as the nominees for the ward
In the second ward w. L. Richards
A. billiard, Frank kim and E. :Deffe
bach were placed in nomination.
The first ballot resulted in a majorit,
vote for Richards but for no one else
and a second ballot was taken which re
suited in IL votes for Hilliard, II fol
Defebach and "a for Kihm. On the 4tf
ballot Kihm had ~ votes and on the stt
ballot "a votes-a majority over all-and
he was declared the nominee for second
alderman. The Hilliard men mostly
went to Kihm on the final vote.
In the grid ward N. c. Lawrence, ]. c
F. Parker and ]. B. Dehlinger were
placed in nomination.
1t was agreed that the two receiving
the highest number of votes should be
declared the nominees of the ward. The
vote resulted as follows: Lawrence "a
votes, Dehlinger 20 and Parker 26.
In the 4th ward Harry J. Gruschus
Christ Peterson and John Hutmachel
were placed in nomination. Gruschu.
and Peterson received a large majorit,
of the votes.
This completed the work of the con
vention.
The city ticket as nominated is az fol
lows;
Mayor-Dan Manning.
City Treasurer S. White.
Police Magistrate-T. H. Ryan.
City Justice-Wm. Whinn.
Il ALDERMEN
Ist Ward-C. w. Conroy.
Ist Ward-D. w. Mckenzie.
and Ward-W. L..Richards.
and Ward-Frank Kihm.
grid Ward-N. c. Lawrence.
grid Ward-J. B. D~ehlinger.
4th Ward-H. ]. Gruschus.
4th Ward-Christ Peterson.
), w. L. Richards, Chas. W. conroy ant
Frank kim are the only aldermen
placed on the ticket who are in the coun
Gil at the present time.
The ticket is a good one, bearing as i
, does the m of many of the city.
. leading business men. and the nomina
: tons of Tuesday night are considered
equivalent to an election.