Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-10

| Whs caiIeu 10 order this morning al
prompt II O'Clock by Chairman w. j.
Patterson The roll was read By Sec
retary Silas Smith On motion of
Charles A Johnson. j. II.
| McDevit was chosen temporary chair
man and S. w. Raymond temporary
| secretary by acclamation In accept.
ing the position Mr. McDevitt urged
upon the convention the necessity OF
placing good men before the voters
| and in uniting in hearty support after
| their nomination.
The roll call as made up by the sec
| retary was on motion accepted as lle
roll call OF the convention, there be.
ing no contests reported from any of
| the precincts
On motion the chair thereupon
named b. w. Ritter. C. A. Pike and j.
c. Sullivan. committee on organiza-
tion. order OF business and resolutions.
wherepon the convention adjourned
| until O'Clock in order to give some
OF the country delegates time to ar
| rive who were delayed by the rain.
The delegates reported are as fol.
lows:
Animas City-Joe Dobbins, F. NJ.
Underhill, K. G. Gibson and NJ. II.
Copeland.
Precinct l.-James o. Smith, Geo.
Shields, o. A. Dalton, w. j. Thompson.
Precinct l4.--W. W. McEwen, Frank
X. Lake. Sr., Jno. Males. ]. II. Nc
| Dewitt. Jno c.. Sullivan, JW Sites.
Jno. Meuser. VIM. Dobbins.
Precinct 15.-Fred w Strater. Chas.
A. Pike, f. c. Carpenter ]. ]. Smell
Ger. Schuyler Morgan.
Precinct l7.--Jos p. Airy. Jas. NJ.
Johnson, w. J. Patterson. George C.
Logan, B. w. Ritter. George N. Ray
| mond.
Precinct l3.-S. W Raymond, Joseph
Jackson. II. Hanno. Elmer Fleisher.
Precinct 9-M. NJ. Preston, Dan
| MacLean, Frank Curtis, Henry Mon.
niger.
Precinct 12.-Chas. A. Johnson, AL
Grant. w. C. Davidson. Silas W.
Smith
Hermosa precinct-Joe Day and
John James with Edgar Buchanan and
Henry Ambold, alternates.
Lower Florida--George Tyner and
J. J. Patterson.
Porter-Sam Smith and Tom Phil.
lips.
Hesperus-J NJ. Crawford and DIR.
Lee.
Rockwood-sarah f. Nickel and
| A. l.. Pierce.
Upper Florida--Dan Thornton and
p. A. Stark.
Lower Pine River-Dr. Robbins.
John Wesch, Robert Lane and Anto-
mia Rodriguez.
Upper Pine River-Howard Charl.
ton. A. e. Knapp.
Dix-George Sponsel and proxy.
La Plata City-C o. Clark and
Henry Bollinger
Upon the convention reconvening
the committee above referred to. re
ported that the temporary organization
be made permanent. and submitted
an order OF business that first called
for naming OF the county central com.
| mittee.
ID. w. w. McEwen was then nomi
mated for representative by acclama
| ton.
Charles A. Pike was named for
county judge by acclamation.
w. J. Patterson was also the unan
inons choice OF the convention fol-
J treasurer.
| For sheriff. W. J. Thompson, j. p
Airy and Mr.. Mccormack were placed
in nomination. Mr.. Thompson was
named on the first ballot the vote
standing as follows: Thompson 81
Airy 16. Mccormick 7. On motion ol
Mr.. Airy the nomination was made
unanimous
| j. s. ID. Hopkins was then nominal
ed for assessor by vote OF so to ii
for F. Leeka.
For county clerk C. C. Eddy receiy
ed 81. F. w. strater 10. W. T. Vale,
10. Mr.. Eddy was declared the unani
nous choice Of the convention.
For school superintendent, Mis-,
Edith b. VI. Young received 43 vote,
to is for J. J. Patterson.
II took three ballots to settle The
contest for commissioner In djstric
No. 2. On the first ballot George Lo
gan received "a votes. Herman Ham,
81. and J. w. Sites IS. The secon,
ballot gave Logan 30. Hanno 20 an,
Sites II. The third resulted In "a fo
Logan. 20 for Hanno and 7 for Sites
This nominated Mr.. Logan.
For commissioner in the third dis
trict the names Of Howard Charlton
and George Tyner were presented
Mr. Charlie roceivsd "A vct.. ..a A..