Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1904-09-23

Public Administrator,
County Commissioners,
Justices OF the Peace,
Constables,
Assessors.
On motion the report Of the commit
tee on order of business was adopted.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented report lndorsing the national
and state administrations and plat
forms and strongly advocating di.
rect-primary law.
The committee on permanent Or
ganization favored making the tenn.
porary organization permanent. Re-
port adopted.
On motion the report Of the county
central committee was adopted:
The convention proceeded to the
making of nominations. As there
we're II delegates, It required 80 to
nominate.
Major J. G. Pitts was the unani.
nous choice for county auditor.
Messrs. Wray, Lawler and Colville
were appointed tellers.
The vote for treasurer was as fol.
lows:
G. A. Her0lz.. SO
VIM. Muench. ............. "A
H. w. Allen. 5000. ............. IA
Mr.. Herolz, having received a ma
jority Of the whole vote, vas declared
the nominee.
G. Rowerdink was nominated by &C.
clamation for county Judge.
Peter Shier, for sheriff, went
through In the same way.
The vote for register of deeds re-
suited as follows:
P. B. Wittmayer. er.................. 40
f. B. Irvine. Observation-Disclosures. 81
/ P. B. Wittmayer was declared NOM
mated.
For county superintendent Chas.
Coventry was the unanimous winner
of the nomination.
| And now came a contest the result
of which created considerable feeling.
For the position of nominee for states
attorney G. w. Lynn and r. M. Far.
ringaon were proposed as nominees.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
G.. w. Lynn. ........ .401
Il. NJ. harrington. n.................. 81
Although the right number Of II
votes was cast on this ballot, there
was half vote too many on the count.
1t did pot in the least change the re-
suit, as the throwing OF it out would
have left Lynn with three majority
A motion would have been in order
that, as one vf the six delegates from
CherryGrove with half q vote had failed
TO mark his ballot as such half vote land
as it did not change the result, George
w. Lynn be declared the nominee ol
the convention. 1t would undOubted
ly have passed, as the great majorIt,
Of the delegates were believers in fall
play and wanted a square deal al
around.
| But the motion was not made. 4
motion was, however, made by G. A
Patterson to take . recess for tel
minutes. The members Of the con
vention could not, however. see wha
good reason there was for reces
:. while the question Of nomination
was still under consideration, an
Mr.. Patters0n's motion was vote
down.
Il A motion was then made to rebal
lot. This carried. On the reballo
the vote stood as follows:
Harrington. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ..3e
II Mr.. Harrington was declared til
nominee of the convention.
II w. o. Irwin was the unanimou
nominee for surveyor.
II BY a viva.voce vote Dr.J. f. Snyde
: of Hazelton, was chosen as q candida,
for the position in which he will
required to sit on those people vi
die without giving any reason ther
; for.
The following vote was tnen taK<
{ for public administrator, q new oflc
G. S. Lane. ...................
3. r. HOgue. ...................
Scattering, l.
The four highest on the list beil
! Messrs. Lee, Boschker, BrittS and W.
colt, they were declared the nomine
Of the convention.
q. Wagner, l. z. Spepard, L.
4 Seymour and VIM. Newberry we
nominated BY acclamstion AZ CO
: stable candidates.
:. The nominations for assesson we
& as follows:
For nominee IN the First distrl
4 there we're two ballots:
First Ballot
e. C. COOver. ...................,
= a. M. Weller. ...................,
g Paul Muench .S...................
Second Ballot
1-sI e. G. Co0ver :. i. i.
Al; NJ. Weller Observation-Disclosures.
z. Paul Muench ............. ...........
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