Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-09
RATIFIED.
The Republican County Convention Pat It's
0. K. on the Slate Fixed Up
by the Boss.

The republican delegate convention
met in the court house in this city
last Wednesday. The organization
was effected by the election of Chas.
w. Hull of Kirwin as temporary
chairman and l. D. Thornton as
temporary secretary.
On motion the chair was authorized
to appoint committee of 3 on rules
and order of business on credentials,
and 3 on resolutions. The committees
were announced as follows
RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS.
E. L King. Harvey Bradley, F. a.
DixSon, G. +. Lowe, George Locke.
RESOLUTIONS.
J. f Gray, W. NJ. Dunning, Geo.
Culbertson, A. w. Robertson, J. II
Kennedy.
CREDENTIALS.
Ed Heath, W. A. Jackson, J. S.
Kelley, Benz. La Pour, Elmer Stromp.
On motion of John Q. Royce, the
Hon. Ed Hoch who was present was
invited to address the convention.
After listening to him the convention
adjourned until 1:3O p. m.
On reassemb bling after noon the
chairman appointed G. e. Lowe and
Harvey Bradley as assistant secre-
taries. The report of the committee
on credentials was then presented and
adopted.
The report of committee on rules
and order OF business recommended
that the temporary organization be
made permanent. That the nomina-
tion of candidates be made in the
following order;-
Representative, Clerk District
Court, County Attorney, Sheriff
Treasurer, Register of Deeds, County
Superintendent, County Clerk, Pro
bate Judge, Surveyor, Coroner. Re-
port adopted.
The resolutions committee reported
as follows
The republicans in Phillips county
in convention assembled, renew their
allegiance to the principles of republic
caniSm as administered by our wise,
careful and fearless President, Theo-
dOre Roosevelt, whose administration
of affairs at home and abroad we
| heartily endorse and whose Cuban
reciprocity policy we desire to COM
mend as fitting and browning act of
our great and generous government in
its unSeltish struggle to emancipate
the people of that island from the ty-
rannical slavery Of Spain and to secure
for them full republic.
We point with pride to the clean
and able administration of Governor
W. e. Stanley as among the brightest
pages Of Kansas history. We desire
to especially endorse the course of our
able Congressman w. a. Reeder and
thank him for his untiring labors in
behalf OF the people he represents
and to pledge him our united support
in his reelection to the high Office he
has shown himself so we'll qualified to
I'LL. Recognizing in Judge John R.
Hamilton, our present district judge,
man of superior qualifications and
ability for the position we pledge
him our best efforts and united sup
port in his election this fall.
s'We pledge our undivided support
OF the ticket nominated by the state
convention at Wichita
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John Thomas and Evan Hebrew
were then placed in nomination for
representative. Thomas was chosen
on the first ballot by a vote of 81 to As
for Mr.. Hebrew.
Hugh Duff of Kirwin was nomi-
mated for Clerk of the District Court
by reclamation.
For County Attorney W. G. Bissell
and G. A. Lewis were placed in nomi-
nation. The vote stood Bisseu III,
Lewis q and w. A. Barron l.
For Sheriff Harry White, H. n.
Yerton, Sam Cox and G. NJ Mcclure
were placed before the convention.
-Four ballots were taken resulting in
the nomination of Mr.. Yerton. They
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Yerton 63, Cox 81, Mcclure IS. Sec
Ond: White 10, Yerton So, Cox II,
Mcguire Al. Fourth: White 8,
Yerton Il, Cox 10, Mcclure 46.
Next came Treasurer. L. E.
Countryman and Chas. S. Adams were
named. The ballot resulted as fol-
lows, Countryman 81, Adams II.
On Register of Deeds only two can
didates were voted for. j. F. King
received IS votes and w. N. McIlyain
SO.
The contest for County Superin-
tendent was decided on one ballot as
follows: Gilman earle 81, Prof. Frank
H. Baker "a.
County Clerk was next called. The
two contestants were ]. f. Rambo
and Lyman Matteson. The former
received s. votes and the latter so.
For Probate Judge F. NJ. Justin,
J. W. Breed, J. 81. Newell and John