Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-14

i Morris County, So
Frank Lower Of Council Grove In
said county and state upon oath says
that he was the secretary Of the Re-
publican judicial convention Of the
9th judicial district Of the state OF
Kansas held in White City In said
Morris county Of the 9th day Of June,
A. d. 1899. That at the said conven-
tion the following named persons to-
wit: j. X. Owens, G. G. Moore and
M. J. Kimmell were duly elected %
members Of the Republican judicial
committee Of said district for the
term Of four years from said 9th day
Of June, A. D. 1899 or until the regu--
lar term for the election Of q COM
mittse for said district. That he, %
the secretary Of said convention afore-
said. caused to be published in the
Council Grove Republican the list Of
names Of the persons above named as
the duly elected members Of said
committee from Morris county.
FRANK LOWER.
Sworn to and subcribed before me
this llth day Of April, A. D. 1904.
D. W. MICKEY,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Sept. list,
1906.
He then offered the files Of the
White City Register Of June 10th,
1899. which contained the proceedings
Of the Judicial convention Of 1899,
among which proceedings was the
following:
1.-THE following committeeman were
then chosen:
Morris county, ]. x. Owens, @. G.
Moore, N. j. Kimmell."
he then offered from the files Of the
Council Grove Republican containing
the proceedings Of the 9Th judicial
convention Of June 9th, 1899, the fol
lowing extract;
"The following are new members
Of the Morris county judicial central
committee: J. X. Owens, Council
Grove; Chas. Moore, White City; M.
J. Klmmell. Wilsey."
He then produced Major P. J. Potts
Of Morris county as witness. Mr..
Potts stated to the committee that he
was q delegate to said judicial con-
vsntion OF 1899 held at White City.
and that he, Frank Lower, and the
other delegates from Morris county
In said convention selected and pro-
posed the names Of the members Of
the judicial central committee for
Morris county and that he distinctly
membered that the said delegates
from Morris county proposed among
others the name Of J. X. Owens as o
OF said committee and that
X. Ovens was by said judicial con-
vention Of 1899 duly elected mem.
Der Of the judicial central committee
for this Judicial district.
Mr.. Scott offere the following pre-
amble and resolution:
"Whereas, at regularly called
Of the Republican central
committee Of the 9Th judicial district
OF the state OF Kansas neld in the city
OF Marion on Saturday, April End,
1904. q majority Of the living mem
bers OF saiu committee consisting Of
]. +. Haskell, P. II. Halleck, Hiram.
Springer proxy for A. Bohannan, N.
d. SWenson, W. =. Scott and J. K.
01ens did upon motion Of W. s.
Scott duly vote for and elect J. K.
Owens OF said committee chairmanof.
said committee, and,
Whereas, the said above named six
OF said committee being
then and there . legal and clear ma
jority Of all the living members Of
said committee did at said meeting Of
said committee duly vote for and
elect Adam Moser. Jr., Of Council
Grove TO b. q full member Of this
committee from Morris county in
place OF N. j. Kimmell, deceased. he,
the said Adam Moser, Jr.. having
been before that time duly elected
and endorsed to I'LL such vacancy by
The Republican county central COM
nittee Of Morris county, and
Whereas, this committee so organ
zsd as Aforesaid adopted the follow
ng resolutions by the unanimous
yote OF the above named seven mem
Ders Of this committee including the
'aid Adam Moser. Jr., to-wit:
Resolved, that
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