The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-08-01
CONVENTION.

IuIpudut VI CuiI VI tOt COunty
central committee the Republicans
OF Montgomery county met in
delegated convention In this city
at the Court House Monday July
u, and with d. w. Major chair
man and X. s.. Paul secretary,
nominated the following ticket:
For Representative, d. S. Baker,
Of Americus; Recorder, Leslie
Ellis, OF wcllsville; Sheriff. Frank
Wells, of Jonesburg: Prosecuting
Attorney, A. w. Laficrty, Of
Montgomery; County Clerk, John
J. Slcight, of Montgomery, Cir
cult clerk, Everett Barton, of
Mineola; Presiding Judge, Fred
Lichte, Of Big Spring; Public Ad-
ministrator, Jesse McQuic, Of
Wcllsville; Judge Of County Court
First District, Ben Gillilanc; Sc
cond District, II. c. Bauer.
The following Is the vote on the
different candidates where there
were more than one for the ofiicc:
Rccordcr-Lcslie Ellis ~, Dan
Grcnnan 35, DIR. McDugsl II.
Sheriff-Frank Wells SO, Geo.
Bethel y, T. W. Clark IL.
Prosecuting Attorney-A. w.
Lafferty 8s i-2, L. NJ. Lewis % i-2.
Presiding J udge-Fred Lichtc 81
John Mason -.
There were no candidates for the
Offices .of collector and treasure
and these places were left vacant
to be filed by the county central
committee.
The committee ON resolutions
presented the following resolutions
which were read and adopted:
We the Republicans of the
County OF Montgomery State of
Missouri assembled In n delegated
convention mt Montgomery City
Mo. hereby re-oficr our unfalter-
principles oi the Republican party
which enacted into law, have
brought happiness and prospcri-
ty to our people In broad measure.
The wisdom OF Republican po-
licies is seen In our expanded COM
merce, our increased volumn OF
money and employed labor mt
increased wages and the success
full extension OF law and order to
all insular possessions. We point
with pride to the Republican plat
form OF 1896 and 1900 We pledge
our unqualified support TO our
courageous young President,
Theodore Roosevelt, in carrying
the Republican principles and
policies and We declare him to be
the candidate OF the Republican
party for President in 1901.
We heartily indorse the plat
form adopted by the State Repub-
lican convention at Jefferson City
on June "a 1902 and pledge our
selves to united effort for the
success OF the Republican party at
the poles in the coming election.
We condemn the Democratic
State platform because we believe
1t to be opposed to all principals
of sound and patriotic government
We condemn the proposed con-
stitutional amendment lcgalizing
the School Fund certificate of in
debtedness because we believe
that institution, our public school,
which Is nearest the heart OF every
true American citizen should be In
alegal shape.
We pledge our county nominee
to work under the direction of the
executive committee of our county
organization.
The following were the delegates
from the different townships and
precincts;
BEAR CREEK.
JoNEsBURo-H. c. Bcgeman,
b. F. Conklin, NJ. Reisch.
HIGH HrLL--Wm. Consonant,
Fred Kruger, Jno. Nebel, c. p.
Miller.
PRICES BRANcH-Geo. Cope,
j. Suarrh, j. o. Wilson.
BELLFLowER-F. II. Hupe, c.
c. Moorehead, Ben Geeting j. w.
Showengcrdt.
LoUTRE.
RHINELAND-Jno. Dolan, Frank