The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-09-19
THE FUSION Convention
dominates the Candidates Who
Will Be Victorious i'm the
November Election.

been much in evidence among repub-
lican politicians of late-of the Long
and Bailey variety-who were loud
in their talk of love for the flag, but
who. when the opportunity offered
about four years ago to show their
zeal in the cause by works. were con-
spicuous by their silence. He touched
up few other sore spots, talking for
about half an hour and making a
very favorable impression, when the
conference committee arrived and
offered the following report:
We, your committee on conference,
beg leave to submit the flowing re-
port:
We have agreed to recommend to
each convention that as your COM
mittee to give the democrats the Offices
of representative, treasurer, sheriff,
and clerk of the district court, and
the balance of the ticket to be made
up by the populist convention.
G. W. BROCKWAY,
Chairman.
G. L. Hubbard of Logan moved the
rejection of the report under the i'm
preston that the democrats had asked
for register of deeds in addition to
the ones named. While the conven-
tion was determining how to vote on
the question, he discovered his mis-
take and withdrew the motion, and
the report of the committee was
adopted almost unanimously.
At this point, Mr.. Evans came be-
notwithstanding the fact that ma
jOrity of the conference committee
was in favor of his nomination for
register of deeds he had withdrawn
mony, and asked that his friends in
the convention vote for Mr.. Russell.
The committee on order of business
made their report and recommended
that nomin ations be made in the fol-
lowing order: County attorney, pro-
bate judge, county superintendent.
surveyor, county clerk, coroner, and
register of deeds. The report was
adopted.
On the informal ballot for county
attorney, Mr.. Dyer received the en-
tire vote of the convention. The rules
were suspended and he was nominated
by acclamation.
The informal ballot for probate
Judge gave Blanchard 4S, Fletcher 4,
Harvey l, Brockway l. The two last
withdrew from the race.j The formal
ballot resulted in the nomination of
Blanchard, he receiving 40 votes and
Fletcher s.
The informal ballot for superin-
teudent gave Clark 30, Gonder Il,
Sturdevant I. Mr.. Gonder withdrew
from the race and stated that Mr.
Clark and he had agreed to both
withdraw in favor of Mr.. Sturdevaut.
Mr.. Clark stated that he had not
agreed to withdraw, but had stated
that he was willing to leave the mat
ter to the convention. Mr.. Sturde-
want stated that he was not candi-
date for superintendent aud withdrew
from the race. Mr.. Clark, being the
only candidate remaining in the field,
was nominated by acclamation.
The informal ballot for surveyor
gave II. A. Reeder 80, J. 1. Foster IA,
the balance scattering. Formal ballot
was Reeder 35, Foster 20, Shepherd ,.
The informal ballot for county
clerk gave Sturdevant %, balance
scattering. The formal ballot gave
Sturdevant "a, Frost s, Boetcher 10,
Gonder 3, Brelsford 3.
For coroner, the informal ballot
gave Knisley 10, Brockway u, and
the rest scattering. Brockway with.
drew and Knisley was nominated on
the second formal ballot.
The informal ballot for register oil
deeds was Copp 13, Russell Is. Evans
6, Woods Is. The first formal ballot
was Woods Ia, Russell %, Copp 15,
Evans ,. The second formal ballo,
was thrown out on account of an
error which had resulted in putting
too many ballots in the hat. The
third ballot resulted Copp L. Woods
| Is, Russell 81.
Before the vote on county clerk was
taken, Levi Smith came before the
convention and stated that he had
withdrawn from the race for that
Office and thanked his many friends
who had promised him their support