Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-09-16
REPUBLICAN
co. CONVENTION
THE CONVENTION In DETAIL

was CalleO TO order at l1:ZU today by
Secretary J. H. Jennison in the alb
sence of Chairman C. L. Chapman.
Call was read by w. L. Townsley
w. R. Bunting was then nominated
for temporary chairman and A. ].
Holslngton as temporary secretary.
A. J. Hoisington moved the appoint
ment of five to be appointed to select
committees. Carried. Convention
took a recess of five minutes. Com
mittees were then read by chairman.
| On Credentials: R. c. Russell, H.
A. c. Hartman, W. H. Swartz, War
rem Vincent, Geo. Bicknel. Reso-
lutionss: w. Leo Bockemohle, A. J..
Hoisington, Levi Gum, M. E.
Keynes, Jno. Tilton. Order of Bust
ness: Ira H. Clark, o. E. O'Bleniss,
]. w. A. Cooke, Ed. Kellam, S. J.
Williams. Permanent Organization:
Porter Young, Will Brown, Tom
White, E. w. Moses, Frank Willard.
Convention then adjourned until 100.
About IS delegates are present out
of representation of $50.
Convention called to order at 1:30.
Report of the committee on creden-
tails read. About one-fourth of the
townships in the county were not rep
resented. Report adopted. Moved
that townships not represented by
credentials be allowed full vote by
any person from township; adopted.
Order of business read and adopted.
w. R. Bunting named as permanent
chairman and w. Leo Bockemohle as
secretary. Ira Clark and w. l..
lTownsley elected assistant secretaries.
Resolutions read by W. Leo Bocke-
mobile. Resolutions eulogiling the
national, state and congressional ad-
ministrations and candidates; report
adopted.
Nominations of candidates for rep
resentative were called for. On roll
call A. Goodwin OF Hoisington and
Bert Steckel of Ellinwood were
brought out. Goodwin withdrew after
informal ballot and Steckel was nom
mated.
For register of deeds the rules were
suspended and Miss Flora Smith was
nominated by reclamation.
For county treasurer the informal
ballot brought out M. B. Fits 35
! Thos. DeWerff II, Frank Millard
100, L. Zutavern l. On first forma
ballot being called Mr.. Fits withdrew
and Millard was nominated.
For county clerk, informal ballot
H. D. Ashpole 81, Henry S. Harper
So. First formal, Ashpole 90, Har
per 81. Ashpole nominated.
For clerk of the court the rules
were suspended and Sam Kellan
nominated by reclamation.
For probate judge VIM. Torrey
!; received 81, Albert Allison 40, anc
c. P. Ayers votes on informal bal
lot. Mr.. Allison withdrew and Tor
. rey nominated by reclamation.
i For county superintendent OF
schools Walter Matthewson was nom
mated by reclamation.
! P. G. Kopplin was nominated by
reclamation for county attorney.
Rules were suspended and S. A.
! Newcombe was nominated for vi
-veyor.
Under similar action DR.. E. E.
Morrison was nominated for cononer
and w. L. Townsley for county prin-
ter.
The big fight of the day was on
sheriff. On informal ballot NJ. Gil
more received 81 votes, Bob Bidle-
man %. 7. S. DalZiel 43. w. P. Cone
SO, F. J. Kramer II, J. R. Brown of
/ Galatia 5. On first formal ballot
Dalziel "A, Gilmore %, Cone %,
Kramer II, Bidleman 9. No nom
nation being arrived at secretary
called the roll for second formal bal
lot. On this ballot Jim Dalziel of
Clafln ran like thoroughbred and
came under the wire with S21 votes
to his credit which was 81 votes more
than necessary to nominate. Gilmore
was second with All votes, Kramer
I, and Bidleman /.
Porter Young of Great Bend was
made chairman of the county central
committee and the township commit
| teemen were selected.
| Convention then adjourned.
For county commissioners, Frank
Wood was nominated in the second
district and Steve Williams in the
third district.
For Justices in Great Bend, ]. H.
Jennison and B. F. Ogie were nomi-
mated, and w. B. King and w. P.
Cone for constables.
PARKER MEN FEEL Ennn