The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-17
0MMISSI0N
BROKE RECORD
OF OKLAHOMA
In the Matter of Completing
Official Ticket,
TAKES 100000 SHEETS
An increase of $4,000 Over
the Last Election.
TAKES 100000 SHEETS

Guthrie, Q. T, Oct 16.-The territora
board Of election commissioners met II
the office Of the governor and broke al
records by completing their work the
same day. The board is composed OF
Governor Ferguson, ex-onicio chairman
Fred L. Wenner, who was selected Sec
retary. and Otto C. Bekemeyer, the Dem
ocratic member Of the board. The board
announced there are six hundred and for
ty-nine voting precincts in the territory,
and that It will take 100000 ballots for the
coming election, an increase Of 1900 IN
two years.
The certificates Of nomination fled for
the office of delegate to congress were
taken up and approved as follows:
Republican party. Bird S. MCGUIRE;
Democratic party, William NJ Cross; So
cialist party, Thomas S. Smith
The devices being respectively an eagle.
q rooster, a plow, and an open hand.
The petition of Lindsey Thomas Van
C.eave TO be placed on the ticket as a
Prohibitionist candidate for delegate TO
congress, under the device Of risins
sun, was found TO be in due form and
as named ordered placed thereon
TERRITORIAL COUNCIL.
Certificates and petitions for members
OF the territorial council were next taken
UP and found to be in due form and with
out conflict or contest in al of the thir-
teen districts, except the Seventh, the
candidates being ordered placed upon the
ticket in each district as follows:
First district-James II. Clapp. Of Ponca
City, Republican; James P. Woolsey, of
Perry, Democrat.
Second district-John P HicGam, Of
Perkins, Republican; Freeman E Miller,
OF Saltwater. Democrat; Freeman E. NIL
Ter, Of Saltwater. Peoples party
Third district-John Calvin Foster, of
Guthrie, Republican; Miles W. Allen, Of
Meridian. Democrat; A. G. Copeland, Of
Guthrie. Socialist: Thomas S. Walker of
Guthrie, Independent Reform party.
Fourth district-Grant Stanley. of Lu-
tier, Republican,; Z. NJ. Campbell, Okla
hcma City, Democrat; Thomas J. Hen
erickson, of Oklahoma City, People 9
party.
Fifth district-Ephraim Dudey, Lexing-
ten. Republican; John o. Blakeney, of
Shawnee. Democrat; Ephraim Dufey, Of
Lexington, Peoples party
Sixth district-Herbert II. Campln. of
Enid. Republican; ?. J. Fouldine, of Enid,
Peoples party: James D. Carpenter, Of
CARRIER Socialist
Seventh district-Felix I. Winkler. OF
K.ngfisher, Republican; John G. Strong
OF FL Reno, Democrat; Archilles William
Renshaw. of Lacey. Socialist; Hiram G.
Barker Of Sheridan, Democratic-People ;
party.
Eighth district-Alpha c. Updegran. Of
Augusta, Republican; W. D. Wilkinson,
OF Capron. Democrat: W. D. Wilkinson,
oi Capron, Peoples party; $. Joseph Full
kerson. of Walthu. Socialist.
Ninth district-George 7. Webster Re
publican; 4. \. Salyer. Of Arapaho, Dem
corat.
Tenth district-Charles R. Alexander,
Of Woodward. Republican; Benjamin e.
Smith. Of Woodward. Democrat.
Eleventh district-Obediah c. Fren,h,
OF Temple. Republican; Thomas z. Gore,
OF Lawton Democrat.
Twelfth district-Winiam T. Judkins, az
Hobart. Republican; sam Massingale, of
Corden Democrat.
Thirteenth district-Jarues Kelly, of
Mangum, Republican; Frank Mathews, Of
Mangum, Democrat.
Pending the examination of apparently
conflicting petitions in the Seventh coua-
Gil district. the board adjourned for dip-
ner, to meet al 1870 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board convened at 1870.
Various certificates and petitions or
nomination for members of the house Of
Representatives were taken up and foul
20 be in due form and without confi t
Of contest, in all districts, except tie
Thirteenth. Nineteenth and Twenty-ffta
districts, and were ordered placed upIn
the ticket as follows:
First district-James Wnkin. of Ton
kawas Republican; Edward Manley. of
Pierceton, Democrat; Allen c. FELTON,. Of
Newkirk. Socialist
Second district-Anthony c. Hinde, Of
Perry. Republican; William w. Rowles,
Of Perry. Democrat.
Third district-Herbert w. Williams. Of
Pawnee. Republican,; William IL Red
wine, Of Pawnee. Democrat; w. T. Belden
OF Bryan. Peoples party; ". i. Belden,
OF Bryan, Socialist
Fourth district Melvin Fairchild. of
Marena, Republican: J. L. Mathews. Of
Glencoe, Democrat: J. 7. Mathews o,
Glencoe. Peoples party; Roy J. Hays. OF
Goodnight. Socialist.
Fifth district-James J. Merricl. Of Nc
Kinley. Republican,; II. n Jarrett, of
Stroud. Democrat.
Sixth district-Wilam H. Merten, of
Guthrie. Republican. Edgar ". Jones, Of
Guthrie. Democrat: Norman A. Myers. OF
Guthrie. Socialist
Seventh district-John Threa6EiI, Of Ok
lehoma City. Republican, John II. Beatty,
OF Oklahoma City. Democrat; Noses p.
Brown. Of Oklahoma City. Socialist.
Eighth district-Fred a. N'asCacr Of
Chandler Republican; J. F. Todd. OF
Chandler, Democrat; 7. T. Todd. Of
Chandler. Peoples party
Ninth district-Frank =. Stearns. OF
Shawnee. Republican; B. 5. Nesbitt, OF
Aurora Democrat
Tenth district-Jay Sherman Of Lexiug-
ten. Republican; William T. James. ot
Lexington. Democrat. Jay sherman. of
Lexington. Peoples party,
Eleventh distriot-John II. Decker. Of
Fcnd Greek. Republican, il. ~. Brewer
OF Modford, Democrat. II. II. Brewer. o'
AIedford. Peoples party: L. {. QWgley.
o, Pond Greek. Socialist.
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